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WILMINGTON, DELAWARE, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1922
18 PAGES
TWO CENTS.
THIRTY-FIFTH YEAR. NO. 147
NOW A WAIT JURY'S VERDICT IN FRANTZ CASE
BRITAIN AND GREECE BREAK OVER KILLINGS
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FRANTZ CASE NOW
RESTS WITH JURY;
SHARP ARGUMENT
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JTas Engaged by Hook as General Repre
sentative of Davis Incinerator Company,
Houard Frantz Testifies—Says Only Hon
orable Methods Were to Be Used to Get
Wilmington Contract
DR. FRANTZ DENIES OFFER
OF MONEY TO ENGINEER MAIER
The case of Dr. Abram E. Frantz
The Jury was charged at length
4-v Chief Justice Pennewill who
end his son, Howard R. Frantz, sec
retary of the Board of Health dur
ing 1921. who have been on trial
since Monday qn charges of con
spiracy in connection with alleged
graft in the purchase by the city of
s Davis Incinerator, will be
rrltted to the Jury this afternoon
fur its verdict.
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carted hie charge at 2.30 o'clock.
Henry B. Hook, egent for the Da
Vig Garbage Furnace Company,
-which holds the patent for the ln
» nerator now Installed in this city,
■* as Indicted along with Frantzes
Pnd on the opening day of the trial
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Taking of testimony was com
pleted at 11.05 o'clock title morning
and after argument on prayers pre
sented Iby Robert G. Harman, coun
sel for the Frantxes. argument of
counsel to the Jury was sorted at
11.30 oVlock. One .hour was allowed
Wltnesse« heard at this morning's
*»s*!on of the court were Howard
Frante. who finished the testimony
that he had started yesterday after
noon; Mrs. Florence
whom Hook yesterday referred to
as "Howard Frant*' sweetheart, to
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each side for argumen*.
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Stewart,
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ihs-hosS—of reu l in se « If it j e h e r
astir Witnesses for the two men on
trial, and two wltneses called by
the State to xelbut certain testimony
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of defence witnesses.
In his prayers. Mr. Harman asked
that the court Instruct the Jury In
i * charge
' -Not to 'consider a- all the testl
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. jneny of Mayor Harvey, City Solici
tor aatterth walte and Councilman
McManus because the statement or
* onfessi-on made tp-them byHook was
made six months after the termina
tion of the alleged conspnracy and
neither of the Frants's was pres
• That the Jury is not «» coM.der
the testimony of the alleged co
conspirator Hook unless the Jury i.
satisfied that a pn •
conspiracy has been Tnad ® ou ' •
the State by tewlmony 1 ' r
said co-consp ra
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that of • the
Hook;
"That (he Jury be instructed and
cautioned not to convict upon the
<•< stlmony of a co-conspirator unless.
be corroborated by other
that Is to say, evidence
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the same
evidence,
aliunde;
"If the Jury entertains a
able doubt of the guilt of the ac-j
cused.lt» verdict should be n-ot guilty
that this evidence should ex
that
reason
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and
tend to the evidence aliunde;
is to say, if the Jury has a reason
able doubt from the evidence
aliunde that a prima IM»I W W has
made out. Its verdict should
e
not been
he not guilty; _
•Tn the case of reasonable doubt
the Jury should take into Ç°n aldc ™'
tlon the prior good reputation of the
accused and should enure to their
benefit and swing the doubt In favor
of fhelr acquittal."
Deputy Attorney-General Finger
against Mr.
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presented argument
Harman's prayers.
Testimony that he started yester
day afternoon was resumed by How
ard R. Frantz when the third day o
Ihe trial opened before Chief Justice
Pennewell and Judges Rice and Har
rington ln Court of General Sessions
Dr. Frantz and How
thb witness
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this morning,
ard Frantz were
stand yesterday afternoon.
Howard and Dr. Frantz yesterday
denied that there was any coneplr
on
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TODAY'S TEMPERATURE
At The Evening Journal Office.
12.01 P. M . .44
1.00 P. M . .46
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S.00 A.. M . .37
10.00 A. M.. .40
SUN AND* TIDE.
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Sun rises ....
Sun sets ....
Hoad of Christiana.
High water..9.09 A. M.
Low water . . 3, 30 A- M.
9.29 P. M.
3.50 P. M.
lost.
LOST—Masonic charm, on Monday
evening, between Sixth and Market
and Kim and Hnrrlson street" "rn
to 1300 Elm street _ nov - !, -IU
LOST—This murn.n«.
shell glasses, between 19th bt. and
Boulevard- and duPont Bldg Return
to 1006 Boulevard. nqv_9-lt.
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acy between them and Hook where
by the latter was to pay the other
two defendants $7600 as 'Influence
money" in a plan to induce the
Board of Health and City Connell
to approve and accept the Davie
type of garbage incinerator.
Before Howard Frantz took the
witness stand, Councilmen John O.
Hopkins and John F. Henry, who
w( *. e no t in the court room when
called yesterday afternoon, testified
tba{ neither Dr. nor Howard Frantz
had offered them personally or
through representatives money
vote for the Davis incinerator.
to
The former Health Board «acre
testimony
He
tary then resumed his
where he left off yesterday,
said thet Hook never gave any
gÜSÜP
Howard said that Hook, in telling
him of his conference with Mayor
Harvey. City Solicitor Satterthwalte
and Councilman McManus last Aug
u »t, said he first denied to the of
flcials that there was any agreement
between him and Howard because
he felt thet they might from that
in the awarding of the Davis gar
bage Incinerator
kUitMea-ew*
believe that there was some ."graft"
contract. Hook
aw
-otett
necesnery in order to
money from the city for the Incln
orator, an intimation of "graft
might have some effect on the suit.
Hook told
collect the
according to Howard. I
him. Howard said, that .ie final.y
admitted to the three officiels that
»« «fireement existed between them.
Robert G. Harman, counsel for the
two defendants, completed his exam
ination of Howard in about fifteen
minutes.
The court sustained Mr. Harman's
objection to Mr. Finger's question
in cross-examfnation as to whether
Howard did not feel that his interest
in-the city as secretary of the Health
^ conflict th , ln .
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sentative of Hook, would refer to
Hook the cities that he learned,
through Inquiries received by him
and through newspaper articles.
were In need of efficient Incinerators.
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Harding Appeals
For Near East
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Special to The Evening Journal.
DOVER, Nov. 29.—Governor
Denney has received the follow
ing telegram from President
Harding setting Sunday. Decern- ;
ber 3, as a special day ot appeal P
.for funds to relieve the situation
ln the Near East; j
"The White House.
Washington, D. C.
"Hon. William D. Denney,
Governor, Dover, Del.
"The need as revealed ln the |
latest cable report from the .
Grecian territory and the Near
East, far exceed all previous
calculations made for the relief
of this criais. The response to
date has been altogether Inade
quate. I am sure the people of |
the United States will grasp the
magnitude and pathos of a situ- l|
ation Involving the absolute
destitution of over a
' l.nown
J million and a quarter of women, |j
children and old men. I there- !
! fore mak'e the supplemental
appeal at this season of Thanks
j giving for God's blessing to us. ||
j for the human beings who are j
I suffering ln the stricken area. I !
! request the governors, mayors, |
J -business and philanthropic or- I
! ganizatlons, and all other eltt- !
zens of the United States to hold
these tragedies In mind during
Thanksgiving week, and I ap- j|
I peal again to you. to -lake a ||
j response equal to the emergency
! and worthy of the generous
: heart and the humanitarian
spirit of our great republic. I
That this may be organized and
definite. I hereby designate Sun- ,
! day, December 3. a special day ]
j of mass meeting of this appeal
I extraordinary
"WARREN G. HARDING."
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Clergy of All Denominations
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PRIESTS AND MAYOR
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testant ith Catholic In extending a
we.com» tothe Rev. Le* J. Levlnger,
D. D, new pastor of Tea*ple Beth ;
Emeth at a reeptton last night in
the synagogue. Washington street.
above Ninth.
On the platform with Dr Levlnger
George Gray,
Mayor L*Roy Han'fv, Bishop Philip
Cook, the R**v. Dr. Roben Watt,
the Rev. James J. Conieolly. the
Rev. Dr. James M. Grant and David
Snellenburg. all of whStn delivered
addresses of greeting and be«
wishes for his success in Wilmington
and the synagogue was crowded.
Gentile Joined with Jew and Pro
were former Judge
Dr. Levinger has won a name as
a social worker -and author. He
served as chaplain with the Twenty
seventh division of the American
Expeditionary Force In France and
a patriotic atmosphere was given
the reception by the profuse use of
American flags as decorations. These
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DAMAGE SLIGHT
Cranston Heights Co. Ex
tinguishes Blaze Near
Brandywine Springs
RURAL CO. CALLED
TO HARVEY STATION
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The Bureau of Fire has received
an unusual large number of fire calls
during the past few days but fortu
nately most 6f the fires have proven
to be alight ones, with little damage.
Engine Company No. 7, in response
to an alarm from box 123. early last
night, extinguished a blÿze in the I
cabin of Fritz Walraven. South Mar- 1
ket and D streets. Loss, $50,
Engine Company No. 5 wa« called '
to Park Drive and Union street, yes- i
terday afternoon, to extinguish a
grass fire. No damage »-as done.
In response to a still alarm, short
ly before 7 o'clock this morning.
Engine Company No. 5 extinguished
a fire ln the home of Edward Sharp,
43 Ivy road, caused by an overheated
flue. The damage was slight.
The Five Points Fire Company, at
an early hour this morning, was
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For Clover Dairy Safe Sli'k phone
1540-1541.—Adv.
CODSENS NAMED
MICH. SENATOR
Succeeds Newberry: Goes
Unpledged. Governor
• Groesbeck Asserts'
STARTED AS NEWS
AREN'T ON TRAINS
Press).—~I have always been a Re
publioan and will continue to be so.
but j j,ope I mav be considered as
a progressive one."
with this statement. Mayqr James_
Cousen. of Detroit today, received
offloial notification that he had been
appointed Senator in place of Tru
man H. Newberry, who reeiirned re
cently. *
I.AN8ING. Mich.. Nor. 7 29 (United
Trese).—James Cousens. millionaire
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NEW TORK. Nov. 29 (United
James Harkins, Who Car
ried Heroin, Also Fined
$1,000 in Court
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DEFENDANT DENIES
HE SOLD "DOPE"
James Harkins, aged 25 years, ar
rested at French street station last
night by Detectives Mahoney and
Virden on a charge of having nàr
cotlc drugs ln his possession, was
sentenced to pay a fine of $1.000 and
to serve three years In the work
house by Judge Hastings in City
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an ounce of heroin from New Tork
hut said It was for his own use and
that he paid $25 for it. The defend
ant said the drug would last him «
month or six weeks. He denied sell
(Contlnued on Page Twelve)
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No Journal
Tomorrow
Tomorrow will be Thanks
No edition oT The Even
Journal will be printed.
giving Day.
tng
The editorial, the business
and the advertising depart
ments will be closed.
In short, it will be a full
holiday for everyone con
nected with this paper.
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Nil INDICTMENT
IN HALL MURDER
Mrs. Gibson Meets Rector's
Widow While on Way
to Testify
NO REAL EVIDENCE:
PAM RF RFOPFNFD
L.AIN DC KCUmHEU
SOMERVTLLE. X J.. Nor. 29—
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Having considered the Hmii-Mius
] murder mystery for five deys and
: concluded its deliberations in an at
mosphere flbtlnglv dramatic the
r5 r , n d Jury last
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evening adjourned without find ng
* n indictment. A l.lile •
o clock, the foreman. A .
made this statement:
" For rwon > which to them seem
sufficient and c " n,r " "* ' * 'L,.^
Jury took no action m i '
i"" tSTdM. not „
ov * r ,I hl * ..nnoT be
'Tken un again by "hi. or l sub.e
k '' P ■ 0r
"Thus t" Gränd Jury wrot. th.
wo ™ t0 the dran ,at;c inquiry
into the killing of the Rev Ed
ward Wheeler Hall, rectot of the
;:"c •s.'wx
Eleanor Mills, a singer In the ohurch
choir.
Thus, too, was Azariah Beekman,
prosecutor of Somerset county, tri
i umphant over Wilbur A. Mott, spe
ap
For the
cial deputy attorney general,
pointed to handle the case.
Jury decided as Azariah had «aid it
would weeks onc ® *
prophet was honored in hi® own,
And while the jury deliberated—[
{or the whole of the day in fact—
Mrs. Frances Stevens Hall, widow ot,
tbc rector, eat within twenty feet j
ot t h e jury room door. Just across
the corridor. Her attorney, Timothy j
Pfeiffer, sat with her. as did Miss
Sallie Peters, her friend,
For forty-five minutes towardjthe
(Continued on rage Two.)
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NAME TREE FOR HARDING.
Students of the 6-A das. of No.
chestnut
The
Th!« tree was chosen to he
called the Harding tree, because
horse chestnut signifies "Buckeye,"
Ue nick name of President «ard- 1
9 School have named a
tree after President Harding.
free stands on Eighth street above
West,
ing's native State, Ohio.
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PLUMBERS ADMIT MEMBERS.
The recently organized Master
Plumbers' Association held Its sec
ond meeting in the rooms of the
Manufamurers' Association In the
Law building last night. Several
new members were admitted to
membership. Before starting any
definite program the association
plans to get as many members as
possible.
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DELAWARE LODGE
I. O. O. F. DANCE
Thanksgiving evening. Eden Hall.
Prizes In gold. The Peerless Or
chestra. Admission 60c.—Adv.
l ni tod States to Protest
French Advance in Ruhr;
Troops to Stay on Rhine
WASHINGTON, Nov. 29 (United;
Press).—The French embassy today
Issued a statement denying reports
I hat France had decided to seize the
Ruhr Valley In Oermany If Germany,
falls to meet her next reparations
' The French government has In
•tructed the French embassy to
deny rumors and report that the
French government has decided to
seise the Ruhr Valley," the state
ment declared.
payment.
2*.—The
By A. L. BRADFORD.
United Press Staff Correspondent.
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United States may act If the French
goveminent finally decides
vade the rich Ruhr Valley to force
Germ«ny to pay the next reparations
WASHINGTON.
In
payment.
Should the French cabinet Issue
definite order* to Marshal FerdI
nerd Foch to Invade Germany,
the probable results here, according
well-informed quarters, would be
1. A frenzied appeal by Germany
HANOVER TO
LAV STONE OF
Ceremony at Noon Tomor
row, After Union Thanks
giving: Service
OTTO ALS TX l^A-SSLST
The cornerstone of the new Hin
Presbyter'.en Churoh, Boule
over
vard and Elgbtaenth street, will be
la.d erm octorw sieniiac following »
Thankaglvlng service In the
unlon
This union Thanksgiving
•fctBBh. - ' ' ' S
service will he participated In by the
congregations of Holy Trinity Luth
er««», Peninsula Methodist Protesi
McCabe and Eastlalee Methodist
ant.
and Eastlake and Hanover Preeby
terian churchee. The R->v. Leonard
B. Smith, pastor of the Peninsula
MelhodIst Protestant Church .will be
t[je preaC her. Pastore of the other
cooperating churches will take part
in the program.
It ie expocted that the sornerstone
laying exercises will begin at 11
0 . cI<M;k It win be In charge of the
Re ,. Charles H. Bohner, pastor of
Hanorer. aaalated by offlc!ala of the
church. The atone Is to be placed
M |he BouJev . rd , nd Eighteemh
street corner of the building. It will
be the third cornerstone to be laid
by Hanover congregations, the first
having been In the old building at
Flfl » 'hlch was
occupied bv tne congregation shortly
" f,er > r «• orgsn,xed. on. hundred
* nd " rty „ yeB 7 a *°' <h s eecond In
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NFFIIY WH I MflT
JlLLLI I II ILL 1 "U I
BE FORGOTTEN
Baskets of Edibles Will Be
Taken to Many Poor
Families
SPECIAL DINNER
AT STATE HOSPITAL
To the end that the more unfort
unate of the city may be provided
with a Thanksgiving dinner, the
aoveral «*"•"*. fraternal, religious
ttnd rlvIc ° r *®n | zAt i or>« of the city
and vicinity have arranged for the
distribution of baskets of Thanks
* ivln K cheer. The distribution will
P'*« '">* *'ening and tomor
row morning, when committees of
res.
the
dents and carry to them edibles for
their Thanksgiving dinners.
Those who are in the eeveral
homes and institutions will not be
forgotten as the fr.ends and officials
of the institutions have provided
special menus for tomorrow'« din
ner. The distribution of baskets of
food, milk and dainties for babies
and Invalids will be among the «pe
dal acts of the several committees.
Beside the good things to eat the
inmate« of soipe of institution« will
be entertained ln the afternoon and
evening by the presentation of
musical and literary programs.
Provision has been made for one
(Continued on Page Twelve)
to the United States government to
do something to save the situation.
2. Representations hy the United
States to France against such dras
tic action on the grounds that It
conetituta a danger to the entire
European situation.
The belief In Washington today Is
such a final decision on the part of
to throw the entre plight of Europe
France would tênd more than ever
up to the United States.
Official advices had not been re
ceived here today of the decision to
seize the Ruhr reported In Paris to
have been taken by the French Oot
ernment Dispatches stated that Mer
plane for ae'.ron In the Ruhr and that
France had notified the Allies of her
i decision.
filial Foch had been Instructed to lay
tlon on the Rhine will not he return
ed to the 1 nlted Pistes for the pres
ent "because of »n Important reason
In connection with foreign affaire
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The American Army of Occupa -
committo: hacks
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Senate Judiciary rommittss yestsr
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nominated by Preeldent Hardin, to
bs an Associate Justio* ot ths 8u
prMn . Court.
FavorabI „ acUon waa take „ after
, he commlt tea had decided that s
complaint filed with It reining to
-character as to warrant an investl
gatton.
TURKEYSHANG
ABOUT GO CENTS
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PIERCE BUTLER.
29. — The
Nov.
day recommended conflrmbatlon of
Pleroe Butler, 8t. Paul attorney.
3 CENTS PER POUND
Poultry and produce markets wer»
Many buyers expectin*
Many in Markets, But Light
Buying of Thanksgiving
Bird
CHICKENS FALL OFF
crowded with Thanksgiving shop
pers today,
» «roP In '»«Price of turkeye. the
principal element ln the Th.nksgiv
to do their buying.
the noble bird remained almost sta
in $i dinner, held oft until the laat
However,
tionary es far as his price was con
cerned.
Some dealer« were selling tur
keys at 6n cents a pound, but the
general price was from 60 to 80 cent»
Despite the crowds in the market,
turkeys at least were not selling
like the traditional hot cal^s.
Chiokna. ducks and geese seemed
to b- th- fort of the buyer. Chick
en* were selling from 32 to 40 cent.
a'pound. This ts three cents low
lowest Drice yesterday
than the lowest price yeeteraay
which was 35 cents.
Geese brought 38 to 45 cents, and
duck* 38 to 40 This is a slight
the-low prier for ducks
I
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Increase on
(Continued on Page Twelve.)
A
GN SLAYING OF
GREEK CHIEFS
Pressure to Be Brought
After Execution of Six
Yesterday
STATESMEN, GENERAL
SHOT BY FIRING SQUAD
IX>NDON. Nev. t* (United Prem)
—Great Britain today suspended re
execution yesterday of »lx ministers
cabinet which fall when King
Constantine abdicated. It was
latlons with Greece because of tha
of
flclally announced
British mlnlatar Iindley ■was or
dered to Lausanne to confer wlrh
Lord Curzon. foreign .««cre-tar;.
upon further drastic action toward
the Greek government.
ATHEN«. Nov. 29.— (U nlted
Press )—Great Britain will attempt
to prevent the execution of addt
tionaJ Greek leaders. It Is believed
here today.
The British minister is hurl-yln*
to Lausanne to confer with Lord
Curzon In reference to -Britain's fu
ture action and particularly about
Andrew, a relative of the British
royal family.
Prince Andrew brother of King
Constantine, Is one of the leaders
courtmartlaled In Athens for his
part In the defeat«f the Greek army
Turks wlrom sentence haj*
not yet been passed.
Prlnoe Andrew 1« a brother-in-law
to Lord Louis Mountbatten hie -wife
being Princess Alice, Lord Mount-*
mitten's elder sister.
It le thought that financial pres
sure might be brought on Greece If
It la found neoeseary to Intervene to
prevent further »xeeu- Vena.
It (United
Nov.
LAUBANN*.
Press).—A break In the friendship
aetween the Turks end. the French
today three'.ened the Neer Kaetern
oonferenee with fuffter dleruptloo.
Tnrklsh leaders are exceedingly
bitter at what they oall France's
betrayal of them et the parley meet
ings.
them to expeat co-operation, where
as M. Barrere and his colleagues
are supporting the British on many
polnl*
Latest developments In the eli
flelde dispute between tbs Turk»
and the British show the letter un
willing to make any move of retreat
They claim the French lead
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Special Church Service^ tnd
r
of c. to attend
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VARIED PROGRAM
Athletic Events for
Thanksgiving
MEMORIAL MASS
Thanksgiving Daw will be observ
ed as a holiday throughout thla city
and State tomorrow. Banks, the
pnstotfice and offices ln the county
and city departments of the Public
Building will be closed. Praotically
every Industrial plant will «hut down
for the day. Dances and parties,
both public and private, will usher
in the holiday tonight.
Thanksgiving services' will be
held In the churchs. ln many In
stances three or four churches com
bining for union services. All pub
lic schools will be closed this af
ternoon until Monday. Many are
having special exercise* oday ln
celebration of Thanksgiving.
Of special Interest to the student«
of the Wilmington High School will
bethe annual football g* m e between,
the high school and alumni team«.
This will be played at Harlan fiel i
at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning.
Many lovers of the «po t here will
witness the game between t'ornc:!
and Penn tomorrow at Philadelphia.
This Is the annual Thanksgiving Day:
classic between the two te»tu*.
Many Wilmlngtonions wllj spend;
the day with relatives and friend« I
out of town. Tra na on th • Delaweretl
and Maryland divisions tv -o crowd- I
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our Classified Advert «log Dep* '
ment. Look through the claea.fl.d
adve. and It your narne l.
to the Journal office a«d receive fire,
tickets for two (war tax pa
production. Helen.'
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Chadwick. In A Virgin a a<L ,
«t the Majestic, and Sher.o-k
Holmes," at the Ar T.utrsUajri
night. See Page 11 today.
SEE THE MOVIES TOMORROW
Invitations to the Movies «re ex
tended to six persons today through