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Evening journal., 1922-12-05
TEN YEARSFOR
SHOOTING COP
Personti, Who Shot Officer
Boyd, Is Also Fined
$500
THREE COURTS IN
SESSION SAME TIME

Nicholas Personti. who shot Police
officer Harold L. Boyd in the right
shoulder with a shot gun early In
the morning Of August 27. was SEN
fenced to ten years Imprisonment
and fined $500 and costs by Judge
Rodney in Court of General Sessions
this morning.
Personti was convicted recently
by jury on a charge OF assault with
Intent TO commit murder. Before
the trial. his counsel, Liburne Chand-
Ter, was willing that he plead guilty
TO a charge of simple assault, and
when the State declined to accept
that plea, he went to trial in an effort
to obtain a Jury verdict OF plain as
sault.
Judge Rodney, in imposing SEN
tence on Personti, made II clear that
the courts will do all in their power
to protect police officers in the per
formance Of their duties. He i'm
pressed on the defendant that the as
sault was most fragrant inasmuch as
it was committed against an officer
in uniform and on duty.
When Boyd was shot by Personti,
he had stopped Persontrs compan-
ion. Castro Farraone, at FoId and
Lancaster avenues, to question him
as to the contents Of bag he was
carrying. The bag, It was later dis
closed. contained peaches, said to
have been stolen from the orchard of
August F'erschke near silverbrook
cemetery. Personti sought a new
trial but his application was refused
Judge Rodney commented that
the only extenuatinR circumstances
was the good reputation proven for
Personti.
Court work was 40 heavy this
morning that It was necessary to
use three different court rooms.
Judge Rice presided at civil suit
In court room No. 1, Judge Har-
rington heard n case in court room /
No. 2, and Judge Rodney sentenced |
Personti in the rooms used for the |
Court Of Chancery. The work OF
he courts has grown so greatly that 1
{ has often been necessary recently 1
o conduct court in the three rooms.
Evening journal., 1922-12-05

BOSTON, Dec CUnited Press).-
Fifteen men are unconscious In the
City Hospital and one has died since
last night as the result of wood alco-
hol poisoning. Twenty others are
being worked over by doctors.
Police here fear a recurrence Of
the epidemic OF blind death''-the
agonizing death from wood alcohol
poisoning which took a toll OF more
than 25 lives IN the Christmas sea-
son two years ago.
In the frenzied search for a lit
tie Christmas cheer" many per-
sons cast aside their usual caution,
a police statement today warned,
and bootleegers have taken advant-
age OF this to sell bad alcohol flavor
ed with anything from toilet water
and hair tonic TO camphor and juni-
per extract.
Up to the first Of December $4,000
persons were arrested in this city
alone for drunkenness during 1929.
with the number OF people drinking
Evening journal., 1922-12-05
'LUTZ OBJECTS
To SOFT COAL
Fire Chief Protests Use of
Bituminous in Fire
Houses
FEARS EFFECT ON
HEALTH OF MEN

Fire Chief Lutz viii present re-
port to the Department Of Public
Safety this afternoon protesting
against continued use OF soft coal in
the fire housee throughout the city.
Until a few weeks ago hard coal
was burned IN the stoves used to
heat the fire houses. The safety
commissioners endeavored to obtain
a further supply. but dealers de-
clared they were unable to furnish
anthracite.
Bitumlnous fuel was sent to the
houses and has been burned during
recent cold days and nights.
: The chief reports that the fumes
from the soft coal are turning the
brass work on fire apparatus a
musty copper color and fears they
will affect the health Of the men
The acute shortage OF ioal in ad-
vance of the coming of severe win
ter weather, may force Philadelphia
to obtain a soft coal supply 10 sell
at cost to avert suffering. II develop
ed late yesterday, following con-
ference Of Philadelphia officials
headed by Mayor Moore.
a proposal for the purchase OF
bituminous from Southern fields and
have Il barged to Philadelphia to
relieve situation that is daily
growing more intense. was put for
ward by DR. ]. Blair Spencer, as
sistant director OF public welfare.
Mayor Moore will not force the
use OF bituminous. only as a last re-
sort. but said DR.. Spencer's plan
would be considered IL conditions
warrant It.
Evening journal., 1922-12-05
HEAR APPEAL IN
DUPONT TAX SUIT
Government Alleges Lower
Court Erred in Granting
Injunction
.$1,650,00o INCOME
TAX is INVOLVED

Argument was heard today in the
United States Circuit Court Of Ap-
peals, Philadelphia, on the appeal by
United States District Attorney
James H. Hughes. Jr., from the de-
cree of Judge ]. Whitaker Thomp-
son granting a preliminary injunc-
tion in the suit Instituted by Alfred
/. dupont against Harry T. Graham,
former collector of internal revenue
The suit brought by the Federal
government against Mr.. DUPONT is
an outcome of the distribution of
stock OF the dupont Company when
the new company was organized in
1915. The government seeks to col
lect S1,650,0OO as income taxes based
on the value of the stock received by
Mr.. DUPONT.
Judges BufIinton. Davis and Bodine
heard the argument on appeal today.
William A. GLASGOW and Henry p.
Brown appeared for Mr.. DUPONT.
District Attorney Hughes. Carl A.
Mapes and Chester A. Gwinn repre-
sented the government.
Argument was made on the basis
OF four alleged errors by the lower
court IN its rulings.
Evening journal., 1922-12-05
Is Unconscious, I Dead,
From Wood alcohol

which these figures indicate a vast
number will pass away with the
agonizing blind death" during the
holidays II the bootleg traffic is not
stopped. police say.
In the past ten days 1885 people
have been arrested here for being
drunk and disorderly" and larger
number of these have had to go to
hospitals.
Elmer @. Potter, New England
prohibition director. declared that
large quantities of rubbing" alco-
hol are being redistiiled for beverages
purposes and that this is extreme
ly dangerous.
Potter agents have recently seized
cases OF denatured ana wood alcohol,
which was stored in drug stores and
other places whore liquor is sold for
beverage purposes.
A large part of the bad liquor is
manufactured in New England and
sold at enormous prices while more
Is brought in from Canada. Potter
said,
Evening journal., 1922-12-05
.WALDR0N APPEALS
: JAIL SENTENCE

Leonard T. waidron pleaded
sgunty 10 a charge of selling liquor
rwhen he was arraigned in NUM-
shfpal Court this morning and
sDeputy Judge Lynn nned him s40O
sand costs and sentenced him 10
sthree months imprisonment. with
1the provision that II the fine and
tcosts are paid the prison sentence
sTvill be suspended.
2 Ayres ]. Stockiey. counsel for
swaldron. gave notice OF an appeal
sand bail was fixed at $1,000.
4 Detectives and police. in a raid on
: sTValdron's garage in Gilpin avenue
seeveral nights ago. according TO tes-
stimony found fifty gallons of alcohol
sand sixteen quarts of whisky, Il was
: brought out. 1t was because OF
sthis vast quantity OF liquor that such
"a heavy fine was imposed. the court
epointed out.
Evening journal., 1922-12-05
'MIX-UP In COURT AS
: TO WATERS WIFE

TN his wife; can say some
sthing7" spoke a Negress sitting In
sthe Municipal Court this morning.
xduring the hearing OF Samuel Wat
sers, Negro. on charge of non-sup-
sport OF an illegltimate child
Hes not married; that's not his
wife" was the response OF the prose
,cuttng witness. Mabel Brooks. Ne
rgress. who was on the witness stand.
sThe woman who laid claim 10 being
che defendants wife was not called
no testify.
Mabel said that since the birth OF
'the child year ago, Samuel has
paid her no more than $3.50 in all,
although he has visited her off and
1pn.
I Deputy Judge Lynn ordered sam
1el to pay So a week for the sup
tort OF the child.
Evening journal., 1922-12-05
WOULD INSTALL
PRESIDENT In JAN,

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 Omitted
Press) STRIKING change in the sys-
tenn now in force for installation OF
the President, Vice-President and
Congress of the United States was
made in concrete today when Sena-
tor Norris. leader of the newly
formed Progressive bloc presented in
the Senate a resolution seeking to
amend the constitution.
Norris would revise slightly the
system OF electing the President and
ice-President and would provide
that they shall take Office on the
third Monday in January following
the election on the first Tuesday
after the first Monday in November.
Congress, however. would take
Office on the first Monday in jan
uary.
Evening journal., 1922-12-05
\. j. ExoHANGE no EXPAND.

WoODsTOwN, n. j., Dec. 5.-A
fourfold Increase in the capital OF
the South Jersey Farmers Ex-
change. cooperative organiza ton
with a membership of several hun
dred farmers in Salem, Cumberland
and Gloucester counties was voted
upon at special meeting OF the
stockholders here.
The Exchange was organized
about twelve years ago and has
done a business averaging we'll over
S1.O00.00O year in recent years on
capital Of only s125.OOO. The d.
rectors at a meeting last week au-
thorized the increase in capital to
100000, subject to approval OF the
stockholders. The Exchange will
hold its annual meeting in Janu-
airy.
Evening journal., 1922-12-05
DROVE 30-MILE PACE
In FOURTH STREET

Anthony Washar. 10, was fined
S25 and costs by Deputy Judge Lynn
in Municipal Court this morning, on
a charge Of exceeding the speed
limit In West Fourth street. Motor
cycle officer Blackiston testified that
the youth was driving at rate OF
thirty miles an hour between Madi-
son and Washington streets and that
he passed a machine on the right
side.
Morris Bogdonoff. col South Van
Buren streets, who was arrested last
night after he had run into a car
driven by Miss Helen odell, daugh-
ter of DR.. Joseph II. Odell. Red
oak Road. was fined $40 and costs
on charge of ignoring a stop sig
nal at the intersection. He pleaded
guilty.
Evening journal., 1922-12-05
Clara Phillips, 'Hanamer
Murderer, Breaks Jail
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her to San Quentin penitentlary.
Three bars had been sawed from
apparently been done by some one
on the outside.
A ladder leaning against the wall
gave silent testimony as to how the
murderess stepped from the prison.
An automobile with friends was
waiting IN the alley below and the
dash to Mexico was started at once,
according to theory.
The exact time of her deliverance
from prison was not determined.
Mrs. Phillips was in her cell at 2
a. m. when Mrs L. D. Fisher, night
matron made her usual tour of in
spection. the matron insisted.
The window of the cell had been
decorated by pretty curtain
which served to conceal the sawed
bars, it was learned. The hole in
the bars was scarcely large enough
to permit her to squeeze through
and the bars caught threads from
her clothing.
Prints Of a woman's barefoot were
under the window at the point where
the ladder had been placed.
Shes gone 10 Mexico" was the
word which went around town i'm
after her escape became
known.
Officers telephoned all Mexico bor-
der points in California and Arizona
to watch for her.
Guards were placed on every trail
leading from the dry deserts OF
California into the wastes
Of Northern Mexico and on the
roads around San Diego and in the
imperial valley. Automobile parties
secured the territory. Aid Of all |
peace officers in Southern California
was Immediately enlisted.
Mrs Phillips beat Mrs. Meadows.
who had been her friend, to death
With a hammer when she became
ealous of the friendship between
Phillips and the attractive young
widow.
It's like her" Sheriff Traeger
aid, commenting on the escape.
Authorities had received warnings
hat Mrs. Phillips would escape.
Clara left most OF her effects be-
lind taking with her a black dress
md a faded blue frock which she
sed when working.
Besides many articles of apparel
he left some small change. a picture
I Armour Phillips, her husband and
Evening journal., 1922-12-05

her suitcase. A deputy sheriff re-
ported he noticed an automobile
with curtains down near the Jail
about 1 a. m. but he could not give
a complete description of 1t.
Search was instituted for Armour
Phillips and Harry Karst who mad
both recently visited Mrs. Phillips
at the jail.
Karst was named at the trials as
the man with whom Phillips had ac-
cused his wife of staying over night
with at Camp Baldy.
If Mrs. Phillips headed for Mexi-
co she was probably over the line
before her escape was discovered.
She had only about $50 miles 10 go
over good roads.
II she escaped at 2 a. M, as jail-
ers believed. she was free for five
or six hours before the alarm was
given.
Evening journal., 1922-12-05
COMMON PLEAS DECISIONS.

Judge Rodney. In Court of Com
mon Pleas. has rendered decisions
as follows:
Case Of Colonel Ellsworth Long
land against Elizabeth McComb
Winchester. judgment in favor OF
the plaintiff for s193.S5.
Case Of the Overland Co. against
Frank r. Jones. judgment in favor
OF the plaintiff for S12252.
Case of Michael OBoyle against
Frederick W. Whiteside, judgment
in favor of the plaintiff for 500.
Case OF the Electric Company OF
Delaware. against the Keil Motor
Co. judgment in favor of the plain
tiff for $50.
Case OF Z. r. Higgins & Co,
against Wallace Z. Hance. judgment
in favor Of the plaintiff for S32.55.
Case Of Frank Fornczyk. against
John Tomszyk and Alexander Tom
szyk. judgmen for the defendants.
Case of Harry II. Miller against
the Wilmington and Philadelphia
Traction Co. judgment for the de-
fendant
Case OF Rudolph Markey against
the Thomas Cusack Co. judgment
for the defend mt.
Evening journal., 1922-12-05
ROAD WORK HAS
TOBE CURTAILED
Appropriation for Maintain
ing Stone Roads Is All
Expended
MORE LIGHTS FOR
NEWARK HIGHWAY

Having expended the appropria-
ton for maintenance OF stone roads
in this county, the Levy Court to-
day adopted resolution instructing
County Engineer Charles p. Grubb
to advise road supervisors TO stop
all such work after December s.
The commissioners deferred ac-
tion for one week on the request Of
the Physicians and Surgeons Hos
pital for their portion of unappro-
priated funds in the hospital budget
for the year ending July last.
The County Treasurer was ordered
to destroy 10 bonds of $1,000 which
have matured.
The Court allowed tho following
bills; workhouse Trustees, $4,000;
Ferris Industrial School, $3.50, and
The Delaware Industrial School for
Girls S766; Industrial School for
Coiored Girls. s665
Mrs. Viola Wilson. matron OF the
Juvenile Court rendered her resig-
nation TO take effect December /.
This action was necessary as the
d duNtnlle AVuEL AeHNtAaAatA nus no
house at present and the
matron had no duties 10 perform.
The court accepted an invitation
from the Holloway Terrace Civics|
to attend the dedication
exercises OF their new FIRE house and
the housing Of the new fire appara-
tus. on Saturday. December is. The
commissioners will attend the joint
celebration IN n body.
Following conference with
Mayor f. B. Frazer. of Newark, the
court authorized the installing Of
five additional electric lights along
Depot road, Newark, between the
Women's College and the Pennsyl
vania railroad station. These lights
will be Of loo candle power.
Evening journal., 1922-12-05
MRS. NJ. s. McELwEE DIES.

Mrs. Margaret s. McElwee, aged
so years. a well-known resident OF
the West side OF Wilmington, died
yesterday. She had been remark
ably active until recently, when her
health began to fail. In her earlier
life she lived on the McElwee home
stead farm near Brandywlne
Springs She is survived by several
sons and daughters. Her funeral will
be held Thursday afternoon from
the home Of her son. Frank Nc
Elwee, 1884 West Eleventh street.
with interment in Red Clay Creek
cemetery.
Evening journal., 1922-12-05
MOORE CONDUCTS
HIS own CASE.
Accused of Stealing Auto
~ =. mobile Robe, Property
" of DR.. Burnham
TELLS COURT HE
FOUND BLANKET

: Harry Moore. when given a hear
ssng before Judge Lynn in Municipal
scourt this morning on a charge OF
slarceny OF an automobile robe. exhi-
blted LEGAL talent acquired. It is
: alleged. by his numerous appear
ances before courts on criminal
charges. He conducted his cross
! examination of States witnesses in
: an able manner, terse, md to-the-
: point
That Harry has had lots of oppor-
! tunity to learn legal form of ques-
: tioning Is shown by his record. Since
s19l3. he has been before the courts
: on five charges OF larceny, one
: charge OF breaking and entering and
one charge of being a drug addict.
! The charge against Moore this
= time is one of stealing an automo-
= bile robe, valued at s2s, from the
machine of DR.. Z. p. Burnham,
: Thanksgiving night while the car
Z. was parked in front of the doctors
! home. Sos West Tenth street He
(. was arrested by oficer Bradford at
4 Front and Market streets early In
: the morning OF December l
: One of Harry's questions. which
: did not seem to call for an answer,
! was: IF I could carry that robe
: all the way from Tenth and Madi-
son streets 10 Front and Market
. streets without being arrested,
where was the Wilmington police
force ~
Once Harry put TO Dr. Burnham
question that the doctor had an
swered in direct examination. Dr.
Burnham did not answer other than
10 state that he had already answer
ed the question. The defendant call
ed on the court to require the wit
mess to answer. and Deputy Judge
!. Lynn instructed DR.. Burnham that
Moore was entitled 70 an answer.
Moore got HIS answer.
Moore maintained that he found |
the robe along the Newport pike, !
near Folly woods.
DR.. Burnham told the Court that /
be thought the robe was his proper
~ but that there were no marks by
which he could positively identify It,
After hearing the evidence. Judge
Bynn continued the case until Sat
uIday.
Evening journal., 1922-12-05
.REDEDICATION
OF HOLY TRINITY
Special Services to Be Held
in Enlarged Church Next
Sunday
ORGANIZED BY SIX
MEN IN JANUARY, 1906

on January "a. 1906, six men in
terested in organizing a Luthera
Church across the Brandywine me
in the A. o. U. W. hall. at Ninti
and Market streets. to discuss tn
feasibility OF such a project.
As a result of the efforts of thes
men a permanent organization wa
effected and a constitution adopted
on Palm Sunday April 8 1905, anC
the name Holy Trinity Evangelical
Lutheran Church, was adopted b!
the new congregation. This name
was to memorianze the name OF th'
first church OF the FIRST city of thu
first State, which was Holy Trinity
Evangelical Church. known today az
Old swedes.
Two months later the Rev. ]. II
Main. d. D., accepted a call to be-
come pastor and plans were laid for
the locating OF n suitable site upon
which TO build a place OF worship
The lot upon which the present
edlfce now stands was given TO the
congregation by Samuel H. Baynard
on September 8, 1905, and a tempor-
airy chapel was erected in which to
worship.
The congregation soon outgrew
those quarters and the first unit Of a
stone church was constructed. Three
years ago Il became evident that
larger quarters were necessary ana
a second unit to the building was
started. The construction of this
unit has been necessarily slow be-
cause the greater portion of the
work has been done by the members
Of the church In after working
hours.
Last July the last lap in the
building program was reached when
the finishing touches were put on
the new unit and the old unit was
re-arranged and renovated, inolud-
ing the refrescoing the walls ana
ceiling. the laying of hardwood
floors and a new carpet, the IN
.tallation OF a new lighting system
and an adequate heating system ana
he installation of a $4,000 Moller
pipe organ.
The church has been served by
I've pastors. The Rev. Samuel Evar-
stus Wicker, has been the ef1cient
md energetic pastor since Novem-
,er 1st, 1920. The various organi-
ations Of the church are very ac-
i've and the future Of the congre-
-ation is most promising.
The celebration Of rededicating the
hurch will be held next Sunday with
ervices at IL a. m. and and 8 p. m.
The preacher at the morning ser
ice will be the Rev. I. Chantry |
foffman. d. D.. superintendent OF |
ne Eastern District Of the Board of
fome Missions and Church Exten-
ion.
The Rev. Marion C. Richard. pres
dent OF the Philadelphia Confer
,nce OF the East Pennsylvania
;ynod, will preach in the afternoon /
L o'clock.
The Rev. d. Burt Smith, d. D.,
ecretary OF the Parish and Church
chool Board, will preach in the
vening,
Evening journal., 1922-12-05
LIQUOR CASE POSTPONED.

: AT the request of the defendant.
she case of Joseph Youski charged
with Illegal possession OF liquor. was
Continued until tomorrow by Deputy
fudge Lynn in Municipal Court this
horning. Explaining why he did
Dot appear for hearing yesterday.
fouski said that he had understood
fhat he had been told TO appear
Snext month" instead of next Mon
fay.' He spoke through an in
loEpreter.
Evening journal., 1922-12-05
MOVIE STARS GUESTS
OF LIONS CLUB

Members OF the Lions Club had
as their guests at today's luncheon
az the Hotel DUPONT number of
motion picture stars including Mrs.
Mary Carr, Miriam Battista, julie
Hall and Montague Love. The meet
ing today was known as 100 per
cent day and 81 per cent OF the
members were present. The singing
was lead by j. Wales Davis and {.
r. Hope.
Harry Stausbach and A. V. Gem
mill also entertained the members.
Evening journal., 1922-12-05
FINED FOR TREsPassING.

on charge OF trespassing on the,
property at 437 East Third street.
William Foskey was fined IS and
costs by Deputy Judge Lynn In Mum
cipal Court this morning. He told
the Court that he was playing
with other men and had no mali
cious intent in running into the alley
Of the Third street house.
Evening journal., 1922-12-05
HUNT FOR HIGHwAYNu7N.

Captain of Detectives Benson this
morning received a telegram warn
ing him that two Negro highwaymen.
wanted in Baltimore, are supposed to
be headed for this city. They are
charged with assault and robbery in
that city.
Evening journal., 1922-12-05
AT ROAD CONVENTION.

County Engineer Charles Z. Grubb
and State Highway Engineers c. D..
Buck and l. p. Jones are attending
the annual convention Of state High
way officials at Kansas City. Mo.
Evening journal., 1922-12-05
PORTABLE SCHOOL NOT READY

The portable school building at
No. "a Public School, is about com
plete. but owing 20 some slight ad-
justments TO be made to the interior
OF the building. it will probably not
be used before the first Of the new
year.
Evening journal., 1922-12-05
DIR. RovITT1 NAMED ExA,IINER

DR.. p. A. NJ. Rovitti was elected
medical examiner for the st
Michael's Mutual Beneficial Society
at recent meeting Of that organiza-
ton. DR. Rovltti assumed his new
duties today.
Evening journal., 1922-12-05

Doesn't hurt a bitl Drop little
'Freezone" on an aching corn, in
stantly that corn stops hurting, then
shortly you lift it right Off with
fingers. Truly
Your druggist sells a tiny bottle of
''Freezone" for a few cents sufficient
to remove every hard corn, soft corn
or corn between the toes, and the
calluses, without soreness or irrita-
ton.