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prisoners* honor rol!.
Ratledge and Briggs schemed to
try to raoape from 'he workhnuss
yesterday during church servir»». |
Ale Dip, » n East Indian srrvln* a
sentence of eix month» for a.aaul.
ed on Sa fur da v° had been directed by
the home of
ohini.a,.
(hlppe,
the plotters t
Ginger
street.
and get a gun from her for her
husband, which was to be taken to
go t<
1105
Briggs at
•here Brigs«' wife resides.
!
Din was also to
the workhouse
go to the house of Ratledge s mother
and tell her of the arrangements
being made as set forth In the let
ters taken from a nephew of Rat-j
ledge during his visit at the work
house on Friday, by an 'honor pris- :
oner."
The letyrs taken from a nephew
• •
cape plat, read:
Thursday A. M.
Dear Mother:
Hope to see James tomorrow
therefore decided to send you
a letter by him.
I sent yoti a letter advising
that'Mr. Gooden would call y
up last night. He told me he
had not been working where
there was a phone
either call as soon he o«n or
atop as he gnee through town
he has has «orne work to do out
near Penny Hill and will have rn
drive by. Now do nor tell him
anything, you might give him a
bottle or send *ome letter out
I suppose that you me*
Faulkner was not out
you? Now J feel disappointed
in him. but /if he does not come
there arc </t
not know
much difference as there is a
fellow here that goes out on
either Sunday or Monday. Now
he will
I
!
that
•
1
her plans and I do
thot It will make
he is the main one anyhow,
if he comes to *ve you Invite
him in, do not talk on *he porch,
you will know him and if Faulk
ner does not show up in time
tell her to (on the aftpointed
timet go out with him he is per
fectly safe, tell her not to he
afraid.„and to do as I .said, tell
them to see that the clothe« «re
there, also that the Colts are
brought along and under no cir
cumstances fail me. as 1 am
holding on :o th at on* hops like |
• •'h. Now 'his fellow Is
!
.
j
î
an Indian or Spaniard or Mexi
can really is an East Indian
cannot talk very plain end dark
coqiplected. all she will ha
do is to drive the car to a place
then open the doors and wait, of
course will want the car es han
dy as possible, also want It
to
!
filled with water, gas and plenty
of oil. a* I cannot tell how far
it will have to go maybe only 4
or 5 miles or it might be that
we would want to go a hundred
depends on Faulkner ln that re
(
]
spect
Now I do not want you to
worry as 1 will get m touch with
you Just «a «non as I can ar
range to do §o and I wi'l see
you before long as I have plans
for you and James al«o Amos.
The rest does not make much
difference I can hardly wait, no
one could begin to imagin' my
feeling« or my desire m see you
and she and to breathe one
more lung full of pure air. get
a good meal and one good cup
of coffee. But if all goe* well
I will yet have some p'easure
Klsa Lillian for me dear also
James and lots of love to you
Dear Mother
Lovingly
Tour boy
letter io L—
Friday A. M.
Now Just ho'd yourself in
readiness as if Faulkner has not
ffhown up yet. I see no reason
' for putting it off. so you Just he
ready any time after today,
some one will be at Mother's
tomorrow I understand.^talk to
them and
accordingly,
that I am cran to
make
arrangements
Just know Dear
*ee you will
tell all when I see you Be a good
girl think of me often and love
me a lot.
Hope to see you
soon.
C
While the letter
,n the
woma n <
friend is simply addressed to "I
Mrs Lillian Moreton. who ho«
tired
fig- ;
the case, having been with 1
n s ght he escaped
who tried to ar-1
rest him a charge of transport- !
ing liquor, said last night that!
neither she n or Ra,ledge's moth-'
knowledge ,hat he
Ratledge on the
from two officers.
er had any
planned to escape,
they would not have aided hi
his plans. Mrs Moreton was at a!
h
Faulkner and
She further said
in i
the Gooden refer
to in »he letter« are Federal
prisoners committed for making!
moonshine whisky and dispensing
Gooden is still in the Work- 1
house and Faulkner's time expired!
Warden Plum
ere
red
it.
prisoner. 1 . I. -*:i
hT 2*™' '! a,rt
frisrH f n / womBn
friend of Ratledge referred to lr
«h» letters all her .Ife-they
on Tuesday last
mer said tha r both men
emplary
Gooden
ho h a a rear u' n J"' y ' mr
borhood down the State. It Is no.
believed by the Werden the. either
Faulkner or Gooden would ««sis:
Ra.ledye or Bn„, in trying to
eacape or in any manner do any- |
thing to injure the "honor system "
It «as through Ra ledge's letters
f these two men j
fere brought into ihe ease. I
that th»
ïames
When Warden Plummer was talk
ed to relative to rhe
and Brig»«, he stated shat lie fell
proud of the loyalty a t/d fidelity of]
99 per c^nt of hi« .nciaje«. He «aid
RaLedre and Briggs have
,
», . . ... en j
"Sr*r m
Worth»»» 'T" m Jî t d ,h "
or kh s !.\ -ry kindness and
cons,deration possih e have been
«hown these two outlaws but they
• and nav# been *o ateeped n me'work
[crimes »nil doirir* of the under
" rM ' r< ,n ""' HhiH nf
; .«ponding to decent find
treatment and therefor#
treated aceordinirly Warden Plum
met- ^dded Le h of ! h**«e men have
! boasted «me .mprisonmen,
here >f rheir Influence on the nut
side and no dotebt though, they were
' Immune from the rule« regulation«
• >
humane
will he
and discipline of this prison, hut
j they forgot to take Into account
that 99 per cent of the inmates in
:he New Castle County Work how
are loyal to the core, and further
thot no Influence from within and
from without in sympathy with
crime and with those who do not
respond IO hliman( . ,rratm-n.
., o(r anvlhinK 0 ,„ h . r „. suoce»,
fu „ v rt „ rlmtntlll ln Honor |
Svstpm . and in terea.a nf thi. in
i
Mlttillnii. If the attempt to escape
* nrt ,h * mesn ' Intended to earn out
the daatardly act by. Ratledse and
Rr tvere not ao brar.en It would
be laughable_they aholild have had/"I
• that they
I
of Delaware's he*t citizens irrespec- j
tiv# of their religious or political j
i
ported to the Trustees by the Warden
for such action as they may see fit)
sens# enough ti
kn
or their sympa
cannot overcome
thizers and friends on the outside.
P"«' 1 * of I* 11 P' r r '' nl '' f ' nma "' s
of this institiiflon. The Honor s > ! '
mm still prevail*, getting stronger
»s oach day goes by. not onl\ by
'the acts of th* loyal Inmates but in
addition through the efforts ">' n, P H - !
the loyalty, fidelity and the high pur
has been re
afTlliations. The ca
acquain
1
to take."
It has been 1
Plummer that a
•
Warden i
rned by
woma
neeting |
♦ lit side the j
weeks.
tance of Ratledge has been
rorked
[a prisoner wh
workhouse for the past tw
,and it is claimed that the pr
itool^ a note t
Hier
I
he
Ratledge from
That prisoner has since left
visitor,
the workhouse.
the
orks
whisky
reported t
a prisoner wh
he instittition that
has beei
It ah
warden by
outside
It ajso ha« been learned that Ale
Din had been
a prisoner working out
hn*
as given t
lake to Ratledge. and
side t
!the prisoner drank the liquor instead
of delivering H.
r^ed by Ratledge » nd
Briggs to go to th»* workhouse Run- j
{day morning with a rifle and rope j
}'adder with hooks on it. Din.
'oording to the plan outlined, was t
hang the ladder from the exerris * I
.yard wall and If-necessary with the ;
r 'fi* h< ' l,i nfr P'"-,"»'', whits Ratladks '
and Brigg« scaled the wall, and then I
all were to enter an auto and speed :
away. A prisoner on outside work J
whose search of Ratledge'« nephew!
PP his visit to ths workhouse the two 1
to make the hooks for the lad
der. Warden PI
["p'ans became known to some mem- ,
,hers of the honor committee of pri«- j
[oners, who were on the watch for j
further developments and through'
id these
imei
J
letters were fpund.
n>er also said there
that « gunman known as "Billy," re
cently released from a penitentiary
s to aid Din out
Warden Plum
wa« evidence |
!
jat Philadelphia.
{side in helping Ratledge and Rrigg« j
to escape.
Attorney
[matter, replied that he could not aa.v
:at this time as the matter had not 1
Wn brought to hi« attention hv the'
New Castle County Workhouse nf-J
Iflcla's. .
I
Gei
Sylvester
Townsend, when asked this morning
•what action he would take in the
I
S I) FROM RUN
*
FOMirnpoi;
f
(Continued Ffom Pag» One.)
and 1-00 p»r cent. American In
stitu'ion. the members of Wil
mington Klan. No. 7. Knight«
I
•
the Kti KIux Klan. R a alm
of Delaware, he.'ehy donates the
»um of 8 50 to he used bv vi
of
• in providing Thanksgiving bas
kets for 'he poor and needy of
your congregation and vicinity.
We have^ selected your church
a« the medium t<
gift hecau:
notice of
;
distribute this
it hM come to the
veral of our mem
I
heps, ho'
you as a pastor are en
deavoring to uplift your fellow
ten and hi
:
!
• sincerely and ear
preaching the
s Christ (The Llv
neatly you are
Gospel of J
ing Christ, who is
he criterio
character for all Klansrnen.
For your
the enlightenment
gtegarion permit
enl ehtenment and
your c
e to
fen; of the principle* f or which
our glorious order elands..
First—For a pure
hood.
Second—For the advancement
of patriotism.
Third—For the furtherance of
charity.
Fou rt h — F
with the ohu
Fifth —For rhe
chitroh and state.
woman«
co-operation
pa ration of
Sixth—For a free press«
Seventh—For
»choole.
Eighth
proper enforcement of all con
stitutional laws.
Signed.
f r e t> t pu blic
For liher y
and the
Yours
pert fully
K 1 j ra pp
church
Member« of
K in es wood
the Society
joined fiith pupils of
hool of that church yesterday af
church yesterday af
celebra tion
annlvsraar.v of th. fnondin« of th
school. Th. Rev. William ,'owirk
"f rhllutlelphia. th
„„e-aLer h # ..ino
heine.^HntenPen" ^^.
rn ^' k "'ll nf th- Struts
Par!y davs . Myin th ,,
rh „reh hr,, s ar,L i,
., on nt r-attl's 'hurrh
Ano , h e r fe a ,„ r e of the n ,
waa , hp reeim.ion of .
p0 e m hv Mrs R.ehel Vi. '
, hat , h .. h , d ... 01ted
fhristma«
„-nod ch.ireli..
ternoon i
f the .ittth
principal
first
been the
•hool.
I*.
if th*
; n
a* a mis
Kings
•aIf Raid
first
at th«*
entertainment
years ago.
• n opened with the
J. W. Conner
former members
in
The rebhr;,!
RffUedgsIsuperintendent
»coming tfic
vel
'bo
were present.
The
« follow«:
Singing by school. "We Gather in
p»»? p,-» y * r >.,• s . H . »> iP .
pin ' '•>' Mrr *■ '• Wilann.}
'Jesus Ielves Me. Heeitunnn l»v
Mrs. B <ohel M-t-alf Baldwin.
Mr. Bound* «ta • - an aceoun or the '
the church 1 « doing In the
progrnm
RJRKEY5 SELL
r
«POUND
First Thanksgiving Rirds
Rring This Price at
Sea ford
OYSTER PACKERS
UNUSUALLY RUSY
turkeys for Thanksgiving arrived In
g #B f ord Saturday. seilins at retail
_. . .
r#n "' » ,,,r Tl ' 1 ' *• *t
S B A FORI ).
27.- The first '
Nov.
11 " mnr * P" r P nl,nrt < hH ' 1 la "'
^The turkeys were brought in town by,
neighboring farmers. While there
promises to he plenty of turkeys
this year, it is thought the price
continue high.
•ill j
Ihs Phriatmaa holidays. Ths oysters
are of Une alite and In prime eon- j
year, and rood prices are
being realized. The pickers are an
jj r jp at j nR a profitable season to off-i
|h ^ husineas las. year, which
turned out bad after a promising
j„tart.
Mllw Bm
Se.tford oyster packer* are rushctl
w(th order , for Thanksgiving, which
^ _ expp( . tBd tn ( . nnllnil „ linll |
,^j K
!
i
after
I
r j
i
,
H. Frledel. daughter
nd Mrs. James Frledel, o
his town, and WlUlia
]| an f t sod
Hn( | Mrs.
f »
of Mr.
Ennis Val
f C
n f v C
I misai oner
Vaillant,
Willi«
.f
E
•t'get 1
I, sprang a
their fr ends Saturday when
surprise
arried I
announced that they w
on September 4 at tile Denton (Md.)
hodiftt Episcopal j»a
the Rev. V. E. Hills. Si
!
.VI
»nage by j
a e their
wedding the bride has re
nmed at
v
K I
the
bookkeeper in
the De aware Trust ('
the groom ha« a I
home of his parents, being associat
ed with his father In the manurac
|ture of fertilizer
home of her parents, being a
he local branch of
pany, while
emained at the
;
î George!
>wn and
Laurel.
\| r
|j 0 ||
|^ 0 |,
plara , h , hrld .,. Ur
fS er emher •»
... .... Moore.
e the coming,
and Mrs. Will
r n a
M
hat
'marriage of their
mi
da tighter.
Miss
Helen Marie Moore
John Thomas
son of Rev. and Mrs. T.
of Federalshurg. Md.. to take
I
on Saturday
(WÄRET PRICFS
NOW STATIONARY
( United :
WASHINGTON. Nov.
Press.) — Current « igaret price« are
'rock bottom" and will remain
{stationary for shout a year, accord-,
Ing to government tobacco experts
here. The snigking public is n
he low priced to
hich brought
benefiting from
hacc
crop of
921.
produce
"deflated prices.
Up t
hs
time tohart
tiers at post
bough'• by manu
in 1919
and 1920 ha« entered cigarets and
|*' R
'T' hp 1922 crop Just
hrou * hl «onrtderahly highe, price«
fh * n ,h< * 1921 »* r «P it is eaid tha,
when this year's toba
[to find its way to the factories fr
the storehouses prie
According w
fac^
var prie*
ve been a<
cordlngl.v high.
rketed has
commences
will Jump
present esti
» .«ho,tld come dur
aga in.
(hi
la '
ins the fall of 1923.
Smokers of Turkish cigarettes,
however, are % |o he up against It for
year. Unsettled conditions in the|era|
East anti the burning of the
huge stores of leaf In Smyrna has
created a marked shortage. [
f the Russian cigarette |
s'ear
wh.
ha\e been finding it difficult l<
ge, their favorite brand si
ill have
Russia I
anotherj
went Bolshevik.
present Indication*
-called Rus.«lan
source*, j
ill continue ,o find their
relieve the short-|
bard year, if
Many
cigarettes from non-Russia
however,
wav to market
it.
age
I
:
I
PRESIDENT ASKS
• NEAR EAST RELIEF
WASHINGTON. Nov. 27 (United
Press).—President Harding today ;
in a message to the Governors n
the State.«, asked that Sunday. T>e
celmher 3. be set aside and observed
as "Near East Emergency Day."
.Mr. Hording urged that thorough
co-operation with Mayors of cities.!
public and civic authorities the day
ith the special pur
attention to the
need for substantial relief through
American organizatio
the Near East.
r
be
observed
• *f direct in*
pose
, . .
working in
I
I (
CLARA PHILLIPS RETS
10 YEARS TO LIFE
LOS ANdCLED. Pal.
(United Press ).-e-Clara Phillips to
day was sentenced to serve fro
years to life in San Quentin
tentlnry for beating to death Alberta
Meadow« with a hammer
ten
pe n i -
Superior Judge McT,
for Judi
ick. sitting
H<
ser, pronounced ,he
the moron
ecntenr*. after denying
which was
ade
f Deputy
Defender Scott for a new trial.
Public
-
neighborhood,
among the lt»||a
He.stated that
work
residents of th*
neighborhood
is progressing
predicted a bright future
and
for the
.
former
h o j
h and .Sunday
Gallay. 8. H.'
church.
Profe«
J. G. Dailey, of Phlla
delplûa. also one of the old members
of the Sunday school,
select ions.
sang several
Those pre«en,
embers of rhe chu
were;
Maude
vhe
sph
Pippin.
.1. G.
K. Pippin.
Sue
S.
Smith. Ida Green, y
•a S. Tweed le
Reha R »Smith. George Powick
George Powick
M r«. ;
Mr. and Mrs. Ru.|
MvK'als. M. n.
8. Sr,it*rnsl (1 i
Fa unis D. 1 1
E. Jarvis, Charles W
Sidney Stiles.
Willi*
.lame«
,at
'
E. .Stark.
Percy B. Sollt \a
Sr
Kirby.
h'irbv Mrs George Swm«,»n
•• .. s
Miss Bdn-, Boas. W J. R-, dwin
Adi.lph Fnieer tlm Wrirhl Man
sw.l „„„ ift. Blnker 8h a t.
lin k, damht-r of the round".- of > h
kh?»Hav
Charles L.
Mis*
v
**
I 100 I io 1172.
TRICK PLAYS
BEAT DEFIANCE
Clifton Heights Gridmen
Win Stellar Game by
13 to 0 Score
,
RECORD CROWD
SEES RATTLE
with their goal line uncrossed dur-^
In* the 1922 aeaeon, met at t'llftnn
„ , ,,
Heights. Pa., yealerday afternoon.
Two
indefeated reams,
tea ms
and the resulting battle waa
well
worhv of »heir past record as well
a« their announced and pronounced
mettle, even though one had to ac- j
nland-ra for tha
championship of |
Pcnnaylcania. retained its ttndefeal-.
* ri laurels by winning from Defiance,
champions of the Wilminsrton Asso
cept its first defeat of the season.
'"Ifton Heights,
I te|« ware
county
nation, and rsgardsd as champions :
of th. Stats. I* to B.
The Itrgcsl crowd, and perhaps
the most unruly, to jam the Clifton !
Heights park was
The
present.
•'standing room only" sign was hung
n„t long before the st trl of the;
game, .and with the apartalor* hank- ;
cd »stcral deep on -all four sides nf
Ihe gridiron it was difficult to es
*^ l
tit
he ci
d center-rushed from
'•very angle
d lei v»ry little playing
ms. This, of con
'ith the play and set
ake some nf the punch out
The injury of Lovell
space for the i
•
Interfered
ed to
I *efl«
em
f
r,v
he game was »
for the Bulldogs.
seemed that
tife football population
or "hopped" there
The largest crowd ever
iWilmin S ,P T ° ,Jt ,
«ilm.nginn was oui «. cheer for i
il
'her had break
Wilmngtnn's
cara va ned
This required
Pn *
lo the soer>e of battle
hundred
machine*, buses
and trucks.
Ot her?
a de the trip
in and rrnllsy whIU othsrs nf
ore youthful followers
in t
R'tRdng*. hiked
» nd * hack.
f !h,k
defla n<*e
A number of the motor
jing parHea had the
of break ng down, some of the ma
chine* being stranded along
[road. Six taxicabs filled
sued, experience
he
the hrli
were delayed between Theater and
• uni of et
Clifton Height«
gitie and
on a<
her troubles.
The
large
tenda nee
froi
.
1
a great tribute t
prestige established by
the
ingtoi
lefla nee.
The game was hard fought, and it
was only the outstanding indivilu.il
efforts of
>f the C'if
t
men that
win.
made it poastb;e for
Rusty Yarnall, the
ton
them ti
speedy Clifton quarter wh
*r >' performed
and regarded as
form
ith S war*, h more.
>f the best
open field runners in the country,
was a marked individual and did ;
not get away for any of his Jong !
runs from scrim ma g
was thrown 'or a loss. !
g 'I a chance to «art.
a I ;
< -
time# he
He did
Only
■e did he make a en«atinnal
he carried a punt
run and the
hack along the
sideline from hi«
o beyond midfield. ,
wenty yard line t
Chat les G a
ill
\m ,'h** oulatand
Ing »tarai
lon'^.
das responsible for Clif- !
individually.
i era I
{through his great speed,
occasion« when he
On rsv- ,
vln
He got
startling runs
for
was appar- j
ersed his field \
It wa«
enlly .«topped he
land got away with It whe
apparent-that he was 10 he thrown for
loss by the Bulldogs who srvmi^d
hrough the line.
YarnaH *,rf Gault,
Tor the first touchd
ed
was hidden from view was re
«portai hie for rhe other big marker..
A forward pass,
was responeible [
wn and
delay-j
in which the ball
reverse play
McGrady carried the pigskin across
rhe line. >
There was little to choose between I
the opposing lines ;
ras any edge Defiance 1
had it. Clifton showed respect f°r
the Bulldog forwards by kicking !
Pennay I
re forced to punt several
times c»n the second down
they were driven hack into their
the ploying of
and if there w
rly in the game,
va nia ns
The
rhen
wn territory by being thrown for i
forcing his
e in the
losses. Lovell's
retirement front the
first quarter
which Defta
overcome.
Defla
gai
was a great handicap
•e dh
hie
1
not seem
r*e had one great cha
vhei
e to
they .
ya rd i
score late i
the game
brought the ball to the lift
line and lost it on downs Une
ULft<
end N..
»•kle. .
I*:
Defiance,
,^ irol |
M. i*b -
. J.
.. . .Left
. . Left
..Left guard
Jones
G ribbon'
MiKlIrnev 1
. Mi
o'Bri
'lark
Ford .
Right guard
Right tackle
. . Right end
Scheu ..
Hession
Lovell
Fiilihen
lord«
w
I
rt**r-hack
. Ya
J. Walt
« ( »a it It
illespie ... Fulllhack. McOradv
all
..Left ha If-hark
nn .Right ha If-hack
8;i,
fl
13
ti
.SCORE BV PERIODS
Heights_ «
'lifton
Defiance
Touchd
<•
. 0
It. McGrady.
I. Walton. I.
stittites: Donley for Frey and .Wc<"
uell for I «*»» •»!!. Defiance: Du
.btnra. John«
for W .1
ton Clifton Heights
Référé»-; Gilbert,
Smith. I*
ore. Ti
»nais
Sub
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•hdowns
'
to
for J.
Walton t
.« and Burney for J. Wal« i
for
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-
Williamson. LI
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pire :
of perb »de: F
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CHECKS READY FOR
ELECTION OFFICERS
I.amber, J. Fnulk. .secretary of the
Department of F/ections. announced
today tha, check« for registration'
and election officers.
spertors and clerks can he obtained
. . _ ... _
his office in rhe Public Build nz ,
nl , oh o «
through the flay and front 7 to 8 , .
nt. In
• nt
HEAR LFUTURES ON TUKS.
Members
f rhe Fiel»
Coll.
•tors
Internal
Department of the
Revenue Bureau,
duties tn
returnerf to their
day following a three days'
0 f
iferen«
at Washington
While
the conference the local deputies
attended
Kl
lecture* on tax question*.
I
In fflfmoptam
ft b»u loving
ezer Burres. wit«» departed this life »
ber 26. 1915 G on a but no» for - |
Sadly missed bv his wife and
renie mb
gotten
citilaren.*
RESUME HALL
MILLS INQURÏ
(Continued Ffom Page One.)
rection of the church.
She had not gone rif block when
curious
persons recognizing h°r.'
•congregated and stared at her. Sev
, era 1 autnmohile*
containing sight
slowed up and Mrs. Hall turn
ed and wa'kcd hack to her home.
I
She has not been to jhe Church of
St. John the Evangelist since the day
of Hall's funeral.
A small sensation
among 4he church
created
was
hers ye^ter
day hen it was unofficially announr
ed that Mrs. Hali
atedh^r intention'
of resuming', her Sunday school work
soon after Christmas.
he
by the way is a relative, she said
she wished it announced among her
'"T" n»pl|a lhar ah» would ha
hack to teach her class again after
th „ rhrislmas ,
To one of
vestrymen of the church who
ison.
Charlotte »Mills,
former Sunday
not returd to her class. Since
mIIr(W ,-harlotts has no ,
Ith. church, saving tha
moth , r and Mr Ha| ,
»ne of Mrs. Hall's
hnnl pupils, will
the !
entered]
rith h«r)
the '
absent
p | ar . ,„ mB , nla ||v foreign.
Jim- 1
mie Mills, husband
Bnd fath , r of r-fiarlott*. goes t
rhlirph da|Iv and „. ith hja rha rao
IPrlsll ,. paap „ nrk* shout the place
j 1|st ae d)d before Ihe tragedy. I
, n '|, r , t n* rectors study and the
Irhoir room and guild room without'!
f s'ain victim
the j
mie was at the church .vaster
with sev
rilling
a t
mnr.
Jil
day and discussed the r«>
He is always
jcral reporters.
to ta Ik* a bout the case and lately has
various
j
will give
relating to the affair« of
the attitude of Hall to- ■
ward ths rhnlr slngsrs othpr than
Mrs Mills on »I fas, one n.raslnn
nf nne member nf
begun t
theorize about
phases of It.
Members of the choir
testimony
he choir.
and rhe eond
hp ,.hnir and n man relativ, about
Th . r . lr reason tn believe ,ha> 1
wllhllr A . MnU. Spec al Deputy At.
'nrney-r.eneral has unearthed some
—ateriai tha' has nol been made,
public. Yesterday Mr. Mott's chief
aid. I.leut. James F. Maenrv with
in
evidence. They made another stir
of the scene of Ihe crime and
the rhilllps farm. One new rharac
i«r mentioned as a prohahl« witness
he Grand Jury liven nearee—\
Phillips farm than to New
the timp of the murder
some of the State troopers, we
n checking
p some of this new
ti
vev
haf,
ore
to the
Brunswick.
. Hall is not to '
Th^ fact that M
have her request granted was lea
authority
-
s
It has been b«
ed from as high an
ther* is in the case
Heved for sdme days that Mr. Mott
would not permit .Mrs. Hall to testi
fy. even if #*he did waive immunity,
dy t
and Barbara Tough,
he called after
Is likev that the mem
d Ralph V. Gors
a« she was
;
!
!
Louise Geia,
erva nis.
Hall
; Haves and i
f the choir
r. There is talk that
Carpender. cousi
lied and that Mrs.
line will foil
if Mrs.
Edwin
Hall. D ,r * *»e
Jane Gibson will also testify today.
, Ae
be
for
not b*en sub-,
Carpender ha
nd with all the choir sing
vit nesses to examine
Ed wii
! poenaed
and other
doubtful vhPihsr Mrs. Hibson
, will hs rsached bsfors Tussday.
Hiably Imporlnnl svldsnrs la rnn
handful of latiars wril
♦'rs
it 1«
j
\ tained in the
ten by Mrs. Mills which were strewn
These letters
about the two bodies.
were photographed for fingerprints.
usual results were Oh
and some u
or Mrs.
session of a th rd person, wh
personally placed them on the bodies
> or ha £ , hijJ bv other*.
I Information comes from a reliable
; source that the letters were pilfer
1 from the secret letter box in the
church by a person who had been
«pying upon the couple
[ ta ined.
It has been established that
these letters were rv>t carried t
scene of the murder by either Hall
Mills hut were in the poa
ejt her
he
for some
time.
This fact will establish a definite
up for qu
partie, liar
tinning
has been summoned to
an. it
ne
account
witness who
,cll his etor>.
learned, had been
j>v H ill « few weeks before the mur
rtFhe was paying
vas
This
called t<
Hall had h
der.
certain
attention
t<
hie
consldei
in cm he,
nd several
Of the choir,
embers of the congregatio
the
Hall
. w
i a t
him about the
ce sent for this mon and told
vhat had been reported to him
The man in
rife *nd family. It
•ere bitter words
t t
him
and cautioned him.
ai
question has a
thal ,h ** ,v
1 between this m,
and th*- reet
ere smoothed
the time, but
•er and the i
It appears, too. tha,
night of the killings Hall had occa
beconie (incensed at the ac
choir members who
•ident forgot!
it hin a fort
slon t
jtion of several
laughed aloud at an evening ser
vice. H*ill made this the subject of
and thep personally spoke
hers of the choir about
. Mills was no, one of those
who had laughed, and when the
» by Hall was finished sev
en of the choir approached
serm on
the me
jt.
M
talking t
era 1 fi
ber and .«»dd:
"Of course you didn't do anything
that! You're too good!"
They then talked among the
selves and said plainly that they
thought Hall had been urged to
make these remarks and that Mrs.
Mills knew he
about the ^ehavlor of the choir
embers.
s going tn preach
, , . . . . ..
subjected to considerable question-.
3 , . . . . . „ „
ng. although she hi« hardly figured
..
the
;
the '
ho may he
g the leaders of the senti- ,
.Mills
A ni
•men, again.*, Mrs.
church wa.s a
in
likely
far. It is ol
that h»*r husband, heretofore un- ,
entlonerf. may «is«î i»e called toldeal
explain where he was on the night j
the murder. He may he a«ked
about certain automobile rides
which he'is said to hive taken with !
principal in the case. This man j
nd hjs lyife live not far from the i
The woman was not friendly to!
Mrs. Mills and took no pains to dis
scene of the slaying.
veral ncca
sinn« .«he spoke sharply to Mrs. Mills
f the grand
Jury have visiied the Phillips farm
guise her d»elike.
On
o her face.
Kevet
I members
\
"Hot Wop ni ps "
For Piny Day
('«mp fires and "hot weenies"
will form a feature of the
Thanksgiving Play Hay for the
hoys and girls of the rltv ar
ranged hv ,Jie Wilmington Coin
munity Service, next Friday at
Rorkford Park.
The flres will he tinder per
sonal supervision of Frank A.
Greenhawk, chief of the Roy
Scouts, and he ha* detailed the
Scout leaders to assist him. In
addition to the "hot weenies'*
there^ will he a host of other
thing* that In the
brighten the hearts of hoys and <
girls who love the great out
doors.
lino
sating line
1 ,
As the games
•ill he held
from 11 in the morning until 2
j n the afternoon—the warmest
part of the day—i
hav* little fear of their children
raking co'd.
hers need
:
.
;
I
I
J
GIVE UP REMO
OIL LEASES
'
(Continued Ffom Page One.4
them by the league of Nations
{without the latter's consent, while)
the Turks claim that all the Near j
East mandates are invalid.
Tbe Turks see the mandates as
provided for them under the Severe«;
treaty which was never ratified even |
by the mandatory powers. Hence j
ihe league's action In approving and,
Issuing the mandalfs was prema-i
Hire and illegal.
The British say the fundamental j
nhjsr, „f ,he r.e„g„e-, eontrnl over
mandate, was in prntee, the In-r
nf the native pnpulatinn* and
therefore they eannn, admit ,
change i* .he Mosul dlstriet with
out consent nf the populations and ]
Ihe l eague
Although the Turks maintain that
Ihe Kurdish population is all pro-,
Turk. KnelAnd claims the contrary.
»«*,
A laree element nf the pnpulat on. ;
rdintr tn the British. rt,, manda
their protection from the Turk, and
in any event the surrender nf the
Mosul mandate would never be the
result of a bargain over th* nil.
Negotiations for a private settle
ment with the Turks are proceeding
while the financial and economic
cons dered economic
The for
afters was post-'-of
com
"quest in ne this afternoon,
mal meeting of commission
her 1 on territorial
Num
poned uptil tomorrow
ment will
Influence to prevent the carving out
of special sphe
WASHINGTON. Nov. 27 (United
press).—The United States Govern
«e the fill! weight of its
« of influence and
privilege in Turkish territory by the
great powers at the Latiffanne pen
learned
today .
inference, it was
from high authorities of this govern
The statement at Lausanne
Saturday by Amhansidnr Child's de-;
fining the American Government's
nient.
vigorous support of the "open door' j
and its opposition to secret and mon
opollstic arrangements in the Turk
i«h setrlemen*t was a step directed by
Secretary of .state Hughe* for this
reason:
To forestall before any fait ac
complish had been effected, secret
agreements before the powers which
would make f it necessary for this
ent to prote», against ar
ngements prejudicing
interests and which
ou Id produce
govern
American
serious international friction.
This government has
the
foreign capitols
East, settlement hut will not accept
re.«ppnsihiUty foe those arrange
sympathy
now existing
that the United
rights
in the Near
with
States is claiming the sa
as the other
power«
ments.
The
American
declared,
any
Government,
ready
proper respon«ibil
But
is
was
nrr , pt
fry that
ay fall on it
ot believe that this country
should undertake to protect line« of
demarcation for territorial houn
daries in ,hf Turkish settlement.
The Near East has long been the
if •wars in
had
hicH the United
$?tat
interest or part, so
for
this government sec.« n
rea
involving it«elf in
such question#
n
!
{
MRS. F. S. NFJ T7, DEAD.
After an Illness of six months.
Mrs. Fred Netitz. of Rellemonr. for
merly of Iß East Thirty-fourth
morning.
street. di*d Bund
Fir*( U. P.
Broome streets.
. Neutg was o
Church,
She
menibered a.« Minnie E. Cathcart.
Mi
temher
of
and
Third
will be re
Others will visit the
>
and the scene of the murder In the
last two days,
e tomorrow
The local New Bm
paper again call* on
th : * neighborhood to
and furnish Mr. Mott
tlon. The editoria
>n Mott's advice.
yiek
the citizens of
come forward
informa
news
■ith
ds in part:
"The number of rommun : cntfnn.«
being received' constantly
référé
hv the
to the Ha fl- Mills
tes not only tho,
a very k^en public interest i* being
tak«*n in the invew igation. but also
press i
murder ease indii
rh *t «here is a strong possibility thal
porant Information i:
SO
; in the possess!
have no|
' Importa nt
nped as a result
newspaper, hut
of person* filin'
yet divulged It. Several
leads have b^en deve|
,
letters to the
the holders of
stich information had communicated
of
If
promptly to the authorities a, ,h
investigation a great
have
, ***rt nf
toldeal
j hen avoided.
"No matter who is guilty, that
person should be brought to justice,
! Whatever may he personal opinion*
j as to the merits or demerits of the
the
»f trouble might
veil
.jfhat no offense justifies the taking
of human life except by the State it
self.' after due trial and r
method of private punish
vengeance can be tolerated.
defy is to be protected it
act to bring the perperat
crime to punishment-"
J
o o, her j
ent
If so- :
If. it must
f this !
!
LOCAL SECURITIES
I
2 7. 1522.
Isoird and Company. duPÔnt Bu Id-J
ins. furnish the following quotations
r»f lor« I securities.
Asked
Corporation Stock*
Diamond loo <y Coal
Pfd.
Rid.
85
75
duP
Debenture Frac
Hons :
du Pont Cr»
Hercules Powder Co. Pfd.
Hercules Com.
Atlas Fractions .
•Industrial Salvage .
Cbas. Warner Co. C
No par.
Chas.
85
JU
!)
RU
3'i
Warrant.« .
1
7*4
1R
15
Warper Co
9*
Tfd.
34
I
j
I
I
I
j
I
Electric Hose Rub
ber Comme*
Wilmingfc*. GAe Co. Com.
Wilmington Gas <*o. Pfd. 55
Delaware R. Ti. «Tr Guar
Guar. Com. par. 25 ...
•Ex-Dividend.
Rank Stork*
Central National, par. t°° 127
Pein Trust Co., par. IS'b
Equitable Tnist Co. yar.
10» .
Farmers Bank, par
Industrial Trust Co., par.
... tOO
1'
I
42
40
130
160
305
. '05
122
51
55
Nat. Rank of Del,, par.
2 »»
. 135
I«« ...
J*e
ritv Trust Co., par
265
100 .
Union Nat., par. 25 .
WII. Trust Co..
Continental IJfe Ins. (
P*r. 1» .
Continental l#ite
Rights .
95
90
par. 0 »
23
Co.
... 2.00
Ne»« York Stock Exchange.^
duPont Common, sales ...153
I
, sales .. s 5 4
.. 155
. . 9» U
MARKET SHOWS
SOME GAINS
duPont Debentu
\tlas Common
Atlas Preferred. . . .
Rc3T
Operators Relieve
General List is Due for
Technical Rally
. . , .
Press. t -Sa,„rday s sharp break in
V "' hr ' , '' "' ark '"' Impaired con«- j
X Pn " P margin. . an
jlng orders jceumulated in large vol
" ^ "nfier I ngs^wlre offset hv !
rov . rlnB hv hpar O p. rator8 !
„hn figured .ha, -he general list was.
^ fop a , , pa . t a ,p f . hnlri ,, ra |, v .
Raldw . jn sturte hak.r and most nf!
, hp nthpr ind ust r ial leaders showed!
frap , jona| ïains „„ in j fja | tran sac-1
, ion , n . hi , p rai| , „. prP g , pady around (
week's | owg . '
Technical consideration, arising
nf , as , week's drastic declines
brought about a rally*' in the first
hour. Steal Common held around
its low on the reaction, hut Stude-i
NEW TORE.
( United
baker. Baldwin and some of the^
other speculative leaders enjoyed re
rov .ries .1 pproximatine a point. fi»»|
feature was the continued strength
GonsoPi • «d T^xfile which heldi
around IU on the move a, 13 V, ;
reflectir. : persistent buying in antici
important announce-«
trial A 1
61, off 1;
pation J? «
met !l the next few days.
Opening prices included:
hoi 59%. off i/fe: Studc
Crucihle Steel
American fyicomotive 117.
26%: TL S.
nda Cop-;
I
Indus
j
baker llULKltp 'A:
69*«;
off V»: Corn products 1
Steel 191^». off Vn : Ana
p^r 45 , off *4: R»U4more * n d f>hio
4». up %America
Southern Pacific R8;
2«**: Royal Dutch 52. off 1: North
Pacific- 73*4. -off %: American
Midvale
t *a
Haven
New
ern
T. and T..
122%. up % :
Steel 29 7*. up *,4 ; A*phal» 37 \. tip
*,* : Utah 4014, up % : Baldwin l»o
comotive 118, up M\ Sinclair Dll
30%. off Mr
NKW YORK COTTON.
NEW YORK,
press.)—Cotton opened steady today. I
25.45; Jan. 25 52.
25.4)5. off 15; May
I United
ff 7 at
Dec. was
off 6; March
25 33, off 24.
FORFIGN F.XCHWfiK
YORK.
Foreign
Press. »
irregular today,
4.50%:
marks, .0001 *4.
t Unit ed
opened
NEW
•: î
exchange
Sterling« opened at
lire, .0479;
. .0707;
fran
HWKKRS TO CONFER.
f Milford. pre«1
George T. R**d.
dent of the state Bankers' Assocla
vdsit Wilmington this
will
rinn.
week and confer with Hnldema
regarding
r. :
next
and proposed legis- !
association
e time next month.
secretary.
Stout,
year s prog, am
iation.
will meet so
probably
The
DOLLAR FINE ÜN
(Continued Ffom Page One.)
took a #eat alongside
f him with
the ,
directions for him to p
police statio"n. 'T tried t
tell him
Fas." Mr. Bird stated, "and
wh'n Î
he told me' that he didn't care if I
the President of the United;
trfat he w*s a taxpayer.")
The officers manner toward him was
gruff. according to the former
vas
States,
I
•n a v
Mr. Rir«\ said he felt the laws
should be obeyed, that he was will
ing to pay the fine for his violation,
and that If euch treatment as ac
corded him hv officer pevenney was ;
the sort of treatment that he was
to ge, after living here peacefully j
for sixty years, "T'm willing to pay
my fine."
NEW PARENT-TEArHER
ASSO. ORGANIZED
A schon' entertainment was given,
a, Port Penn, on Saturday evening.;
the children of the Port Penn
school. Miss Mae Yearsley. readier.
and the young people of the neigh
After the entertainment
of organizing a Par
borhood.
the question
ent-Teacher Association
sented by Mlt
pre
na G. Barne« rural
school supervisor, and an association
w*s formed with the following nf
fleer.«:
Mrs. Margaret Yearsley, pre«|
Mrs. McCoy Yearsley,
Harry Faunee. ?ec
Mnt. Harry Saxton, t
d e n t ;
presidin' ;
orjretary;
urer.
M r«.
li
The a
with the
»ciatfon voted to affiliate
Delaware Parent-Teacher
Association.
mu his wife :
»
(Continued from Page One.)
mestic relations between them.
Tiernan «aid the score had been even
between her and the professor, her ♦
'f-confessed escapade with Harry
Poulin and hie second marriage to
ridow, whom Tiernan said Ä
Mrs.
he Iowa
was wealthy, putting them both on
the same moral plane.
Mrs. Augus?a Tiernan did no
reive the professor with open 'arms
^when he came home in the morning.
Her attitude, she
,lost love, and yesterday she
her husband entertained any love for
Mrs. Planche Primmer Tiernan.
Hansel!, la., he could go to her. "Far ,
be ij from me to stop them if they
love each other." she declared.
Prof. Tiernan said he and Mrs. ^
Brimmer hod come to an amicable
understanding regarding the affair.
"Refore I left Chicago. Blanche
understood that all was over be- 4
us." h» said.
Their acquaintance was formed.
be ««id. through correspondence a» u
t re
I
lid. was of a long
ild If
nf
the trial in South Rend. As many as
three letters doily were written to
him by the then Mrs. Brimmer, and
ajmental stimulus to him.
They met In Chicago by prearringe
ment the night after he received his
divorce and recognized
from descriptio
letters.
they
•ere
each othçr a
each had given in
*
Die I
CALLAHAN—In tjti^ city, on Novem
ber 25. 1922. James H . husband of
.Sarah Callahan. Relatives, friend
and members of Jacobs' Camp.
Modern Woodmen of America, are
Invited to attend the funeral from
his late residence. 163» W. Fourth
street, on Wednesday morning, at :t **
o'clock. Requem mass at S*
Thomas' Church. Interment at Ca
thedral cemetery.
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS—Relatives. „
.
bers of Santa Mario
members,
queated to receive communion fo
-VBC '■'rZjÇPywïUSiPx 19;:. Min '
«• Ç ^
t^Tknd f?i*end. are'fnvi-ed to a
tend the funeral services, at h»r »
!j" e r ^!l ene *'
noon. November *9 a.
, Interment at Riv.rview cemetery •
AINoM ORTH-At Georgetown c.
worth. a g ed 33 yea'r's. Relative.
? nd members nf Manitou *
Cited' to âttlWd' Ole*' funeral air
vice* at the residence of h»° moth* r
-Mrs. Ellen Ainsworth. 17«* Wood
November
ferment at Mt. Malern ccm«
friends and me
Council. No. 195. K. of C. are lr
vited to attend the solemn req*iie">
memorial mass, at the Cathedral, on
Thursday morning,
at 8 o'clock, for
All member?
November
their deceased
¥
■i rc
■
. Richard
Wednesday af'p»
o'clock
i
Wednesday aft*r
>. at 3 o'clock In
FEUERLE—Jn this city, on Nov*mbo
ReUt"^' InmSs' SStrt*-.
Lodg«*. No. 1«. A O. U. W
man Lüirary Association, al
Tam's'
street on Wednesday morning R*
quleni mas« Sacred H» »r»
Uhurch. at 9.3« o'clock. Interment
C,mr
■ n -
MORRIS- In this ci
26. 1922. Ann Elizabeth,
late And
Novemb* r
•Ife nf ,b' .
MtyÈ J. Morris, aged 87
Relatives. f»*iend.«.
Council. No. 3. D. of p . a
to attend the f»ineral servi
late residence. 1 R »1 Pine
Wednesday afternoon, at
Wane
r-e invited
*es. avh*r
street, 'pn
. 2 o'clock.
Interment at Lombardv cemeterv
THOMPSON —In Newark. Dei . on No
vember 27. 1922. Lewis Thompson,
in his 85,h year
« ,* Union Hill remo|«* r v
Kennen Sq
dav.
P M
Pa .
November 29. 1922.
Wed
*
1.39
at
FAHREN
In Philadelphia. Pa
veniber 25. 1922. Daniel. -
No
of the
late Patrlek and Annie Farren. for
merly of this city. F
take place from his late residence
1348 E Montgomery Ave.. on Wed
November 29. a
Requiem mas« a
me. Jn
nearfay morning.
8.3« o'clock,
the Church of The Holy 2
terinent
Wilmington. Del.,
train
A M
PENNOCK- On
Cathedral
at
arrival of
leaving Philadelphia, at 11. «6
N
ember
2 *.
n::\
M. D., aged t ?
friends nr«
he funeral «er
Henry R. Pennock.
Relatives and
invite«! to attend
vices, at his late residence.
Ninth street, on Tuesday afternoon.
November 28. at 2 30 o'clock
terment at Rivenrfew cemet» r v.
RICE—In this city, on November 25
fî)22. Oliver C. Rice. ag°d .45 ye
Relative*, friends, memh
mine
United Ord
members of M
vited to attend the funeral service*
a* the parlors o' Charles H Ora
Walnut St reet. nn TuesiL*
evening. Novemhe® 28. at 8 o'clock
Further service and Interment a»
Rowlandsville, on Wednesday, No
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f Wi!
Taodg". No. 1
of Odd Fellows, «nd
day U|ub. a
. Grand
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718
vember 29. 1922.
BROWN -Suddenly. In this dty on No
vember 25. 1922. James Brown, aged
61 years. Relative«. friend« ami
employ»« of• Philadelphia pnd Rear
In* Railroad rv are invited to a .
tend funeral services, a* th»
Funeral Parlors of Harvev e
Nichols. 5« 2 W. Seventh street, or
Tuesdi y afternoon, a» 2 o clock in
terment at Rlverview cemeterv
REDDING—In this city, on No^mber
26 . 1922. Mary A H Redding aged G
years Relatives and friends a »-a
Invited to attend the funeral from
her late residence. 203 East T*n»h
street, on Wednesday afternoon.
Noxemher 29. at 1.30 o'clock
vice» at Bath» 1 A M E «'hureh.JM
2 o clock. Interment at Mt Oliv«
cemetery.
Successor to John B. Martin
OFFICE: 8!D WASHINGTON ST.
Marshall H. YVatman
«
Undertaker and Embaimer
Telephone 13.
ti
GEO. M. FISHER
Estate
Undertaker ana EmbaJmer
Telephones: fian-HMo
Office and Residence
722 KING STREET
Fila M. Fisher, Executrix
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W illiam E. Haines
UNDERTAKER
(Graduate Embalmw)
S. »V. Cor. 24th and Market St*.
Phone 573.
Call 2 2 2
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Cartledge
NEW IjOCATIOJî
10th and Orange
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