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The Evening Journal « LATE NEWS EDITION II The Weather Rain tonight and Tuesday with rising temperature; increasing east and southeast winds. 19 , 481 1 Circulation Saturday li Non-Returnable WILMINGTON, DELAWARE, MONDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1922 thirty-fifth year. no. iso 16 PAGES. TWO CENTS. (I BARN FIRES, STOCK LOSSES LAID TO FIENDS; HUNT FOR"BLACK HAND"MURDER GANGSTERS PETTRUZELLI WAS SLAIN BY BLACK HAND i M a Police, However, Have no Direct Clue to Fiendish Murderers of Italian Cobbler THINK MURDER TOOK place in msm I I Police today are far from a erfin den of the brutal and mysterious r'urder of Rocco Pettruzeili, whose body wa-a found in the marsh in the rear of the plant of the Delaware .' nglneerlng Company, in South Wll mlgton. Thanksgiving Day The police retruzello was murdered by som#| c •« of a gang of Siclllians in this c! y. suspected at various times of h*"ing participated in "black hand" w'. k but white they have traced the vi. Urns movements far enough to -onvlnce themselves the murder was committed In a bulldtng In Che buei n*a# section far from the Christiana rl'wr, and the body carried to the p ace where it was found honWbiy r ^unrt^d^My^'eWdeir'that* continued on Page Fourteen. are satlsfld »hat i\ DOPE SELLER GETS 3 YEARS Negro Must Serve Eighteen Months Extra If He Fails to Pay Fine FEDERAL AGENT BUYS HEROIN Nagro drug dealer Another partit In the anti-drug orusade of i dorai and local authorities, was |<!v*n the maximum penalty for sell l*tg dope bp Judge Hastings In Munl r.p*I Court this morning Th« Negro was Martin L. Watson, 14 Watt Second street. He was •'aascod to thaae year*' imprtson ."« 9 $ and fined $1.000 and ootta, rig» the prorttton that he aerve r'gfetefln month«' additional 1m linüomättxt If he falls to pay the r.n« »ad red «**'. Agent Maxwell and a '•«pc ttttttd the West Second stffct home last Wodneeday night, through the Negro, the agent ef •«oted a purchase of four capsules ofhsMk, from Watson, testimony •bCWOfl DetenjlJvee afterward rald —d Qn jujuee and found a oepstfle (Continued on Page Seven) FEDERAL AID FOR DELAWARE ROADS Work hae progressed napldly on *J> Federal-aid durtng i tl'o p««t year, ttktording to the B» rfVl of Public Road# of ths United êtM/toB Department of ifrkjultur«^ WHh Federal aid 10.000 mile* ot rCad have been completed. Selection of 4he roads to compose ! th« system of Federal aid highway, j I» rapidly being made. Theee are la addition <0 the roads that have "ÎMÏÏÂÏ The total mueago oi p eriimont. m+TT and aecondary roada that will under tho Government l— aid oonve fyotcm will be approximately 187, 000. Under tho System Delaware win reoefcr# for fh« improvement of HR anflea of primary roads and 151 m'le# of «econdary roads, a total of \ 2 M mile*. . ^ . From the present outlook It Is thought that this program of road centtruotlon will cover a period of from 15 to 20 years •will complete their mileage In a much «horter time aa they have included | 1n the system a considerable mileage | Of Improved road. They will then j ei latwe the Federal-aid system by indudlng additional mileage. | SUN AND T1DK. .7.06 A. M. ' . 4.35 p. M. Head of Christiana. 11. High water .1.00 A. M. 1.30 P. M. Icrw water..6.40 A. M. 6.15 P. M. I ■* I \ Many States Sun rises .. sun seita .... I ( >S I . T,Of»T—Bracelet; platinum, set with diamonds and sapphire* Reward if returned to Evening Journal Office. dec4-4t. (Continued on Page Fifteen.) Turks Smile, Allies Frown . at Lausanne V i f- " ■ *■ % 7 > * . fa. > V. . • m x vyl r l t « m m hiß&'Sr iOÆmœi- > ai P lfm 'V - m I: v $jj ! 1 kmm * ■ i ft HAMID BUY I SMUT PASHA These are the first photographs to arrive In this country of the Tu ference where the Kemallets are Insisting on more power for Turkey. Kemal army and minister of foreign relations, ference. Refet Pasha Is the military leader. REPET PASHA rk delegates at the Lausanne Con Ismet Pasha la a general In the Hamid Bey Is the leading Turk civil authority at the con __._I ... „ . Wife of Jurist Passes Away Suddenly, Following Heart Attack DEATH CLAIMS MRS. GEO. GRAY ILL ONLY AN HOUR; FUNERAL THURSDAY Mrs Margaret J. B. Gray, wife of former Judge George Gray, died at the Gray family residence. 1317 Mar ket street, abortly before midnight from an attack of heart trouble. _ . from a trtmttar attack, tmr hitd About a month ago Mrs. Gray suf recovered And last evening appeared la ueual health. She was suddenly •aken 111 and Dr. Samuel C. Rum ford was hastily summoned. (Despite hla effort* she succumbed. Mra. Gray wras the daughter of the hate Dr. and Mrs. Charles H. Black, of New Castle, and a sister of the late Dr. John J. Black, also of New Castle, eminent as an au thority on tuberculosis. She w»s celebrated for her beauty and was muolh admired throughout her life, for her kindliness and generosity. She did much quiet oharltable work. She le survived by her husband and the following children: Andrew C., Mies Anne B., and George Gray, Jr. of thl* olty; Mrs. Henry Thou ron, Ardmore, Pa., and Charles B Gray, Pittsburgh. William Black, of New Cattle, 1» a brother. Funoral service« will be held on Thursday at noon from the late resi dence of the deceased, with Inter ment at New Caetle. MR. WANAMAKER GAINS STRENGTH PHIT.ADEI.P7TIA, Deo. 4 (Unled Press).—The condition of Wanamaker Is "about ths same to- j day as list night." when ht» phy-| slclans known John announced that tho well merchant gained, strength. At 7.80 thl» morning the following bn i I( . fln was Issued: , .. Aft<r a «omewhat restless night 1 Mr. Wanamaker'* condition i* about evening (Signed) "Harvey Shoemaker. M. D., "A if rad 8, angle. M D.. "W. E. Qulcksall, M. D." Mr. Wanamaker has been suffering : r ""j """ "" '-rs f()r th# j»» t two months. Bulletins had lasued from his bedside last week indicated that tho Illness of the 84-i year-old merchant was very serious. During the last 48 hours, however.! encouraging Improvements have been shown in his condition. Special services were held In Bethany'Tresbyterlan Church Sun-! day for Mr. Wanameker's recovery. Judges Buffington, Davis and Bo dine, of the United States Circuit Court of Appeals, will «it in Phil adelphia tomorrow to hear argu ment 1n the appeal case of the Al fred I. duPont Income tax suit. The 'Government has appealed from the decree of Judge J. Whitaker Thomp son, granting a preliminary Injunc 'tion in the suit brought by Alfred! 11. duPont against Harry T. Graham, j «■ Collector of Internal Revenue, to • try to collect $1.650.000 as income ='taxes, an outcome of the dlstrlbu tion of stock of the duPont Com pany in 1916. I j j 1 HEAR dllPO.NT INCOME TAX SUIT TOMORROW! N. C\ WAFFLES Nobis Cafeteria. 9th St. entrance Wil. Savings Fund Bldg.—Adv* a _ , . w , Total of 230 Members, Rep resenting $5,089, Report ATTAIN GOAL TOO CITY (iOLF LINKS ted at Luncheon Today ENOUGH PROVIDED TO IMPROVE COURSE ear, y this afternoon. A total of 230 memberships as a result of the campaign started three week, ago wag reported by William R. Stevens, chairman of the gen «t*w".7n '«he «mn.Iin " Mr' E Stevens''^ «n'nou ncem enf 0 »•«* "recefv- ' set by h th^ U iLÄn ''wa,^ pro Enough member* have been eigr ad up for the Wilmington Golf and Tennis Association to assure the per manent Improvements necessary to the eighteen-hole course at Porter's R es ervo ir. It was a nnpunççfl at a jjtlfffTIeoiir^f tearrTcaptaTns and some others Interested at the Hotel duPont idde $5,000 with which to meet: certain expenses Incident to exten-1 slon of the course from nine to eighteen holes and to provide for other necessary work, such as the! construction of new greens to re place the old one«. Improvements of| falrways, laying out of bunkers and traps, eto. including a donation of $1 ff no by General and Mrs T Coleman du - Pont, Mr. Stevens reported the amount represerped by the new memberships to be $5,ns? «6, ©f (Continued on Page Seven.) FINED FOR FAILING TO HAVE REAR LIGHT j automobile busses not carrying tail light» resulted in the arrest of Char Several narrow escape« of automo billets from running Into the rear of lee Hurd, a bus driver, by Motor . „„ cycle Officer Bl.cklston last night on i charge of operating an automobile without proper lights. , Judge Hastings, in Municipal 1 Court this morning. Imposed a fin* J* 5 an <* c °**s o* Hürd. who plead-, ed guilty to the charge. Officer Rlackiftton commented on 'he danger to other autoirtpfcllltts of automobile busse* not hen# equipped with tail ''«h«*- J, h * r . h; "'' been seyernl near-acctdems be Court. Pau. J. Barb.' .rr.tt.d by Offi WR " nn a * * cer Blackiston, costs on a charge of exceeding the French street. j ■ i #P eed limit In NEW YORK U0AL FAMINE THREATENS • a8t th *' ' one - Hylan ur «ed operaite with tion in averting freezing, homes by | conservation, use of sulxtltutes and the combining of "buckwheat" andjio.00 bituminous co!'. with anthracite, The mayor's statement was Issued j the weather bcame cold and raw. (United ' Press).—New York City faces a coal famine that threatens to cause in tense suffering. Mayor Hylan ward ed today. NEW YORK, Dec. 4 declared that In the' event of a blizzard or heavy etorms the supply of household anthracite! hand is sufficient for only four, I tho warning said. ; that consumers co- i the fuel administra | The mayor on days ever a - City Carpenter, Working in B. H. MILLER IS MISSING MAN I j 1 1 Philadelphia, Unheard of Since Friday WIFE FEARS HE . fort, have been mad7^e Äca'.a ' him. but without avail It I» feared hy Mrs Miller that her husband either has been taken ill and I. In a hospital or ha. met with foul plav. po "^ f h "»| TfAZT'* miMinK hu " b * nd i IS ILL IN HOSPITAL Benjamin H. Miller. 34. left hi# home at 212 North Jackson street I early Friday morning, with the ap parent Intention of going on th# *.39 o'clock P. R. R train to Philadel phia. where h* had employment «» a carpenter. *\s Mr Miller failed to return home Mr Miller was formerly of Dela-j ware City. He is about 5 feet 91 Inches tall, and weights about 1 40 pounds. He is smooth-shaven has blue eyes, and dark brown hair, .When he left home he wore a light r bamols army coat, dark brown eor duroy trousers, and a green felt hat. An Infant daughter Is the only child of the family. I Mrs. Lippincott Shocked, i . r ., It , DaUghter Cut by Unique Explosions 3 HOE WATER BOTTLES BIST , ÇTC A MI | HINK 1 LAM RF'sPONKIRI F KtorUINMlYLt , - , 4 - Q n * ' ra5 in Ju r,, <'- mother ; badly frightened and .a pan** of «'•« »•* broken by an explotton ^^"V-ounty Treasurer rhorlc* H I, ppincott lini West street yesterday The un'que SSSiT ÎTÏSKJ Z ÂÏÏ ^ Wn filled with hot water by a daughter of Mrs. Lippincott, she Intending to apply them to her mother who has been 111 at her home. Two of the , bottle« had been placed but the third one exploded while In the hands of the yoting woman. The metal stop per struck the daughter In the face, cutting her. Mrs. Lippincott, who was bedfast, (Continued on Page Seven) A. M...42 1510-1541. -]Q2-YEAR-()LD WOMAN IS DEAD Coroner Gullock received notice this morning of the death in Middle- ' town, westerday. of Elizabeth Hyn ■ son, colored, aged 102 years. Death was attributed to Bright's disease. J TODAY'S TEMPERATIRE '! • At The Evening Journal Office 12.01 P. M.. ,47 . 1 »0 P. M.. .4 8.00 A. M...37 ?! For Clover Dairy Safe Milk phone Adv. I * CITÏ TAKES STEP TO BET WATER RIGHT Si^ns Ninety-Day Option. Paying: Lea Estate $2500 DISCUSS PURCHASE AT LATER DATE At the meeting of the Board of| Water Commissioners this morning a communication was rece.ved from ! jcitjr Council approving the action of) •he board in paying 12.500 to Ro hen h. Richards «n officer of the William T»ea and Sons Company, for :>n option on the company's m-n rights north of the Brandywine The I company has offered to sell these water rights to the city for $110.000. The water rights question was dls cussed at a conference of members of Council and Water Commission- 1 *rs last Wednesday night. At this conference Council approv ed of the Water Board taking a 90 May option on <he rights for $2600. and the check referred to is one'l have J be extended for two'|! Should the city flvin by the Water Department for the option. It has said to been agreed that at the end of the| 90 days if either party so desires the option can months additional without any extra money being: paid. eventually decide to purchase the rights for $110.000. the $2500 paid would go towards the purchase price. The purchase ef these water agltat { right» by th« city h»» b«« (Continued on Page Seven.» fiRFFK PRIN1Ï Il 11 I I 11 I lll llll e VI11 M-J Wa 11 I llli I U $J J Il I IDT H 91 111 A \1 U I is I* 11 IV WH« Tl I I JL. U i'l II fl 1 . Tfl TAin Alin III |- |\j I | I i |\J 11 Mil 1 1 111 B 111 1 IU LDULJ1HU - PHllCeSS AliCO Glad HUS »»and Was Exiled to Her Homeland REVOLUTIONISTS NOW TRY LESSER LIGHTS ATHENS, Dec. 4 (United Pressl. —Princess Alice was "Comparatively she said upon departing from * Greece with her husband Prince Andrew after hie narrow es-, Icape from execution at the hands of Ithe Greek revolutionary court mar tial which tried him for insubordina tion on the battlefield. The rrince and Princess left for Brindisi on a British battleship and will take up their residence in Eng land in accordance with the Prince's l»enrence to exile rrlncess Alice, who Is of the Fng (Continued on Page Seven) happy." WHO KNOWS ROBFIRT l/OtTTTT? George Jjovrtt, 263« North Hen cock street. Philadelphia :s seeking Information about his brother. Rob ert Lovett, who ha« been mlaelng , vear Thp brmh e r is thought residing in this citv He Is wanted that en mav be *«t wanted that an estate may De set 'l^d. __ MOVlfS TOMORROW inv eons.V ihT y^^ssreex tended to six persons today through our Classified Advertising Depart ..... advs. and If your name Is there come .'„^.'journal office and receive free ticket?« for two (war tax paid) to the sped«! production,! "The at the Queen and at the Arcadia, see _ Good Provider, Du«k to Dawn, Tuesday night. See page 15 today. f ^\'f Days till . > AlCUMAC 1 r c. I PK» Ln TIE TCWAMV'S GOOD T4E«E JU«T AS COOP AS DIE POK UE KBOekS TA AT GoOiWESSTiNS V wrtu CA5?kôMASDEAWiS6 M:6A J '*41 suspect fire fiends of BURNING FOUR BARNS IN DELA WARE IN TWO DAYS 9 CONGRESS IN 1 FINAL WORK Republicans Will Not Press r, • w» Dyer Bill During: Pres __a T. lrm PRESIDENT MAY SEND MESSAGE TOMORROW WASHINGTON. Dec. 4 (Unit ed Press).—Opening of the enth Congress today set a new record. There has never been a i Congress which wss called into separate sessions. The flrst special se*ston was h called by President Harding on April 11, 1921, soon after his In- ■! augurstlon. The regular session fourth session of the Slxty-sev opened December 1021, ami after a Iona fight, before pas sage of the Republican tariff, 1 adjourned to he called Into spe- j !; clal ae**!on by President Hard •[ in* November 20. the regular eeeslon opened at |! • 19*° while f " - WA811INOTTON. Pec 4 (United pre»«i—With » brief ten minute interval. Congress today ended Us extraordinary eee.ion nnd *t entered upon Its regular December i t j. the fourth .iHeemb'Ing of the|ln S7th Congres» and Its last. T H* 'tS meTénVc^e» eînUeÎ * h n ,he p ' 1 y ' nn . . 72^ *, ? h . 'business of th. Mn. P""« •» S"' President Harding -ran,milled his budge, message set ^CokknW'Z Pa*,.? Kou'r *«') rn noon George Gray Carter is Named Idiocies Scholar V ,* i?*V mvvï '_V SI ** r : EgW* ; '• k ■ "'''r't. V |||Éji§èf"; * rr ■■ ' or K' Wi^l . ; T' m i mm N / K ' * 1 ■ V» wm :fefk; & tMf ■ ■ ML .. . fj : Ï ■ 7 . AÊÊÈm y < ÆBhi' N ■ .f X t ■ # . S. ; ■ •V-vi«S i' j . — GEORGF. GRAY CARTER. University of Delaware Graduate who on Saturday won Rhodes Scholarship at Oxford University. England. 1 -md from the 1 nlverslty o. Delaware, and now taking a post-graduate course in the litter Institution, won a Rhodes Scholarship in Oxford University. England on Saturday in •h# competition held before the DH t« W *ht nfflTe m iV'l«7ec 8 r*et e arT n He h nry 'n the office of Its rccrctary. Henry iR. Isaacs, In the Industrial Trust Building this citv Young Carter is a eon of Mr. and Mrs George Carter. No. 202 South College avenue Newark and a brother of F Bayard Carter, a, pre* ent »enior Rhodes echo ar from Del aware at Oxford and'heavywelght boxing champion for that university. George Gray Gartêr. a graduate from the Wilmington High School Je 1923 FEDERAL TO 3 BILLIONS Expenditures Next ,, . * n t a __ \ear to Be lowest Since Pro-War Davs — Fiscal SURPLUS TO BE AT LEAST 183 MILLIONS WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 (United Tress).—President Harding today)_ -ent a special message to Congress announcing that the F-deral budget for the next Decal year begin nln, J "ly 1 m3 wm be approx, tnately $ 3 . 000 . 000 . 000 —the lowest i early expenditure of the Govern mint since the days before the war. Praising the rigid economy which the budget bureau has enforced dur lng the last year._the President pointed out that the Government now hack to pre-war days in gen Of the three hll . era! expenditures. lions asked, two can he attributed to the war He made It plain that his administration will continue to; The because Sri» ment'» yearly bill represent the ffx ed charge* re»ultlng from the w»r (It will be difficult to reduce taxee In) our financial history." economy, that the Govern .the near future The budget evetem. the President declared, was the "areeteet reform Government expenditures during the nett fiscal year will be $3.180, 843,234, a reduction of nearly $600. 000.000 as compared with the ex penditures of the current year. Spo ciffoally the executive asked for ap priatlons of $3.078,940.331. *9. the difference between appropriations and expenditures being attributed to the fact that Congres* makes some (Continued on rage Two ) country in September. It Is unusual brothara to w , n auoh honors under the Rhodes Trust. There were four candidates lot #he scholarship which was won by °" rt * r on Th * others vers Earl Dewitt Brandt, of Cam-! den, N. J., a «enior at the University of Delaware and at present president of the Student Council there. Charles I). Abbott, of Milford, a graduate from H.v.rford College, and B.!d win Springer Maul!, of Wilmington, a graduate from Princeton Lulver (Continued on Page Fourteen) 1 He will enter lrrto residence at Ox ford next October, sailing from this HT Jiarn on Huber Es tate, Near Xewark, W ith 10 Horses, One Hull and Tiro Calx es Destroyed Tod a y W ith Loss of $20.000. lllaze on Foster Farm Fauses $15,000 Dam age FARMERS TALK OF ORGANIZING Bam burners mho have been oper In Chcsxrr and Delaware noun P* . »«r ssveral wnrtra, It I» feared have extended their artJrttles to Delaware, as three Imme within s few of Nw>rtt ^ dr . _ , "«royed hy flee within the nut two tlays. In no oner lias the origin of tlie Are* been traced. Fire Mends are and , , ndrrMtood the authorities arc making a«i iinxMetlga There Is talk among fannar* tlnn. 1 ™" morning when the large atone and frame hern on the farm owned of organising a vlgUnnoo oisnmlnee. The latest fire was at 4 90 o'clock l-kKroyed. two calves thaT by the George H Huber estate and tenanted by Isaac Neal was totally Ten horees on« bull and were In the barn were burned while about 2« head of ! ''■HI* bhat happened to be In the bam yar<V were singed but they were gotten out of the yard without ba barn« were burned. ing seriously burned. About 2,000 bushel of corn, 200 ton of hay and other content» worv also destroyed by lire. The total may reach 20, 000 partly covered by Insurance. On Saturday morning two other One wes on the farm of H. J. Taggart, of W!b mlngton, located near Appleton. Md I about three miles from Newark and jthe other on the farm tenanted by I clarence Sapp, a short distance from Glasgow. A horse, cow and pig was burned in the latter Ore. A large barn on the farm of James W. Footer, on tho road from New Cattle to Newport, was burn ed early yesterday morning. Six 1 cows, a large quantity of hay and • ome farming implements were aiao ! dee'royeil In this Are. ! The Huber barn destroyed was located about one mile southeast of Newark, several hundred yards from th# Pennsylvania Railroad. Th# former summer home of th# late George H Hubar, and tha stables used by Herman R. Tyson, trainer and driver, where he winters a nuni I her of tbs' horses, are also on this farm, but fbee on the former main highway from Newark to Wilming ton at least a mile from the barn destroyed. The tenant house occu pied by Mr. Neal and his family is close to the barn burned. The barn was evidently burning some time before Mr. Neal knea if. It is said )o have been flrst dis covered shortly after 4 o'clock, by « track walker on the Pennsylvania Railroad. About the same time, someone driving along Depot Road, leading to Newark, also saw the blase pnd drove to the house and I aroused Mr. Neal, i When Mr. Neal ) house the fire had ; headway that, he could not get near Ithe barn for the heat. The Aetna ' Hose. Hook and Ladder Company. I of Newark, received a call at 4.45 j o'clock, but when the firemen ar rived, all parts of the big building ! were on fire and they devoted their jtime to keeping the flro from the 'other outbuildings and dwelling. There was a large rick of fodder lose to the barn, on the north elk* and the Indications were that the Are was started in this fodder, as the rick seemed to be the flrst to go. The barn was much too far from got out Of Die gained ouch the railroad for sparks from an gine to have etorted the blaze and Mr. Neal is unable to account fori-.: „„less It was set on fire, which seetni, to b# the general opinion, , _ h e r .m*n had a hirl , ava , ome of t he othe property. egTn crn> fl „ ed w „ h rorn ^ other huiMln* h«vin? onuirht st' • oral times. The corn M moved j*w Ä „. *>,«»•• ♦ u. n » fow KtishsU without more than a. few bush being burned. There wa* no chance whatever of «vlng any of ^ere ffi the ten farm horae*. that were_ in the b^rn Md' in their »tails. Th» 2.090 hoahsls o. coro and -0* u»*» 7 (Continued oa Tags Fourt <44 j ! fight to/ v