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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-11-22
v|ENECE POSSES HURT
WHEN CAR RAMS HOUSE
Girl Narrowly Escapes Death in
Accident at Twelfth and
Walnut Streets.

Vienece Posses a 17-year- old girl,
living at S11 East Fourth street is in
serious condition at the Delaware
Hospital where she was taken shortly
after Q o'clock last night when an
automobile in which she was riding
with Michael 1anderos of 3O3 West
Front street crashed into the wall of
house at Twelfth and Walnut
streets.
Following the accident Landeros was
arrested by Policeman ]. J. Kelleher
on the charge OF speeding. In Munici-
pal Court this morning a fine of s25
and costs was imposed on the man.
AS a result of the collision Landeros
also received a bad laceration OF the
left hand. According to the reports
from the police. the girl was on the
front seat with him when the accident
occurred The man was operating the
car and when he attempted to turn
the corner at Twelfth and Walnut
streets he rammed the wall of the
house on the southwest corner.
Because of the impact the girls
head was caught in the frame of the
windshield and a deep cash cut in hel
head. She was badly cut about the fact
and shoulders. Her condition at moor
today was considered greatly i'm
proved. however. The car used by
I.anderos was totally wrecked.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-11-22
LOSS IN SELbYV|[LE
FIRE TOTALED $4,000
Seventy-five School Children
Without Place i'm Which to
Hold Classes.
Special Dispatch to Every Evening.

Special Dispatch 10 Every Evening.
Selbyville. Nov 22.--Damage TO the
extent of $4,000 was caused by the
fire here yesterday. according to an
estimate made today. The old Meth
odst Episcopal Church, which had
been converted into a school building
was burned 10 the ground, and the new
Methodist Church, the Red Mems Hall
and the home of c. r. Rodger were
damaged.
The fire burned flercely for more
than two hours. and for a while a
number of properties in the central
section of the town were threatened.
The Selbyville Fire Co. was summoned
soon after the blaze began but could
do little because of defective hose.
The fire companies of Georgetown,
Laurel and Berlin, Md, were also
summoned.
About as children attended the Sell
byville school. With their teachers,
Miss Helen Matthews, Miss Edith
Monty and Mrs. Florence Evins, they
marched in an orderly manner out OF
the building as soon as the fire was
discovered. What will be done to sup
ply the loss of the school has not been
decided upon as yet, but IT is likely
| that classes will be conducted tempo
rarily in a local building.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-11-22
WILLIAM MILLER DIES
IN HARRISBURG, PA.
Former WiImingtonian Never
Recovered From an Attack
Of Influenza.

Word has been received in this city
of the death in Harrisburg. Pa. last
Saturday, of William Miller, formerly
n resident OF Wilmington. The funeral
took place yesterday, with interment
in Harrisburg. Mr.. Miller. who was n
native OF this city. was very well
known here up TO the time he left.
about seventeen years ago. He was
the aon OF the late William and Caro-
fyn Miller. He was 46 years of age and
was connected with the PENNSYLVANIA
railroad.
Deceased was active in lodge work.
particularly In the Masonic order.
Lafayette Lodge. \. r. & A. NJ. OF
This city. was his blue, lodge lie be
lonsed to the Consistory and was n
member Of Zembo Temple. Mobiles OF
the Mystic shrine. He also belonged
to tho knights of pythias. the Eagles
and the Elks. The latter lodge had
charge Of the funeral service Hr
was member of the Camp Curtain
Fire co.
Several years aen he was n victim
of influenza, and since that time he
had been in poor health Drupsy
finally developed, and seven weeks as,
he waN taken To hospital. where
death occurred, llis condition was re-
garded as improving NJ until last
Wednesday, when he suffered re-
lapse. lie was buried from tho home
of friends. Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Detrs
ot Progress. a suburb ot Harrisbure
lie In survived by a slater, Mrs. Eliza
beth Grotz. 22S West Twenty -thirt
street, this city.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-11-22
BLACKS SPURN WHITES
WARNING TO MOVE ON
Negroes Notified by Posters to
Leave Georgia by End Of
the Present Year.
Nv Associated Pres. to Every Evening.


Athens. Ga, Nov. 22.--Two hundred
Negroes and ffty white farmers OF
Oconee county held mass meeting,
according TO repoets published here to-
day. after notices were posted on sew
ersl Negro churches and lodge rooms
Sunday, warning the Negroes to leave
bfore the end of the year
The Negroes at the meeting adopted
a resolution declaring confidence in
the law abiding white citizens Of our
county, and further that we will not
he driven from among the white people
whom we know TO he our friends with
out fret giving them an opportunity
Of protecting US.
Oconee county has been thrown into
tumult on various occa sione during the
last year. State officers attentions
have been called TO the numerous
cases of night riding by masked men
in which reports said Negroes wore
taken from their homes and fiogged
The county grand jury recently re
turned indictments against white per.
sons after the lynChlng OF three Ne.
groes. No convictions were obtained.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-11-22
SOUDER SAYS SCHOOL
BOARD OBEYS ORDERS
Saws it Has Not Refused to
Comply With Fire Bureau
instructions.

"The Board Of Educa ton, as far
as know, never refused TO obey an
order Of the Fire Bureau" said ELL
wood Souder, president of. the school
board, when asked today about re-
port made 10 the Department of Pub
lic Safety, al it's meeting yesterday.
The report, which came from the fire
bureau, gave the impression that the
board had declined 10 comply with
orders to erect fire escapes
Had we received such orders" Mr..
Souder said, in discussing the matter
today, I'VE would have endeavored to
find a way TO comply, although funds
are short
Fire Chief Lutz was out OF town
and Fire Marshal Ainscow could not
be located when an effort was made
to obtain their version Of what ap-
pears 10 have developed into a CON
troyersy.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-11-22
TURKS DEMAND ALL
TERRITORY LOST
IN THE WORLD WAR
Ismet Pasha Insists That Her
Frontier Boundaries Of 1919
be Re-estabIished.
PARLEY FACES HARD TASK
ny Assoclaied rress % Every F,yenlnr.

ny Associated rrsss ~ Every Evening
Lausanne, Nov. 22-The question
of the disposition Of Western Thracs
came definitely before the powers to-
day when 1smet Pasha presented %
the commission on military and ter
ritorlsl matters Turkeys claim 10 all
the territory embraced within her
frontiers OF 1913.
M. Venizelos, for Greece. immediate
~ opposed the claim and was
supported by Inc Jugo Siavs ard Rn-
manians. who favored maintaining
the Martha river as the western
boundary Of Turkey in Europe and
agreed with him that there should
not even he plebiscite to decide The
Sovereignty Of the disputed territory
as lsmet suggested
A delegation representing Syria ar
rived today, demanding that the cop-
ference grant Independence to their
country. which wss given the status
If French mandatory state by the
Allies Supreme Council sf san Reno
in 1920
The effort Of Isnat paSha and bis
Turkish delegation for open sessions
and complete publicity for all con-
terence proceedings has been over
ruled and nfws anuoG0cemenfs will
ne limited % communlques agreed
upon by md secreiaHst Of the con
! ference
The Turkish delegations are co,.
siderabIy agltated over this decision.
contendlng hat members Of the other
delegations IRE divulging what trans
pres in cotference circles where's =
tney' as Mohammendsn gentlemen.
nave kept thfir word.
Make pence By Christmas" iE the
slogan whichNs being passed around
conference circles biit Indications are
mat the work will he scarcely well
begun by that time If the delegates
delvo thoroughly into the tangled
problems which have arisen from the
destruction Of the Sevres treaty and
he defeat Of the Greeks.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-11-22
MINERS OPEN LAMPS
BLAMED FOR DISASTER
Coroner's Jury Lays RESPONSE
blity for Deaths OF IT Men
to Management.
ny Associated Press to Every Evening.


psrnesboro. IA. Nov. 22.-The man
a cement of the Reilly Colleries Com
pany. Mine No I. at Sps ngier was
held responsible for the gas explosion
in the underground workings on Nov.
6 last when II men met death. In the
coroners Jury verdict returned early
today.
The explosion, the jury held "oc-
CURED from Tho use Of open lights
after the mine management had
knowledge OF the accumulation Of er-
plosive gas in the mine. and by not
employing sufficient number Of fire
bosses 10 make the proper inspections.
and by failing to provide proper Tnea ms
for conducting sufficient ventilation 20
the working forces In the mine"
In conclusion. the verdict said we
further find the mine management re-
sponsible for the aforesaid explosion. 4"
The inquest. conducted by coroner
NJ. w. 'Swabb of Cambria county
opened yesterday. All the witnesses
were heard before midnight and after
celebrating Ave hours the jury an
nounced it's verdict.
Paul Vallalla, who was rescued from
the gas filled workings testified that
three weeks before the explosion he
went to officials Of the Reilly compa ny
and told them the mine was gaseous
and would go up" His father and
another relative were killed in the
explosion.
The report OF Seward Button. chiei
inspector of the State Bureau oi
Mines. was read. The state inspectors
who conducted an investigation last
ing a week said the responsibility foI
the blast rested upon Steve Manac
and Vincent Miller. two OF the deao
miners. These men, the report said
used naked lights which ignited ga.
pocket. It was recommended that here
after approved safety lamps be useC
and that a sufficient number of fir
bosses be employed.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-11-22
VIM. GRIFFIN VICTIM
OF SHOOTING AF FRAY
Stanton Negro, Shot by Another
Black, Believed to Have
Been Geo. Chambers.

CITY. county and state detectives to-
day are securing the countryside for a
Negro said to he George Chambers,
30 years old living near stanton, who
late last night is alleged To have shot
and mortally wounded William IL.
Griffin. colored. and threatened TO Kill
several other Negroes who were in
Grifain's house on the Ogletown road,
below stanton.
Griffin died in the Delaware Hos
pital shortly before IL o'clock last
night. He was shot in the right leg,
between the ankle and the knee, and
suffered greatly from the loss of blood.
At the hospital IL was decided to am
putate the leg. but the wounded man
proved too weak to stand tho opera
tion. \ double -harrcled shotgun was
used by Chambers. according 10 in
formation given the authorities.
immediately after the shooting City
Detectives Riley and Fierce and State
Detective Moore visited the Griffin
house and later they secured a state
ment from Griffin. The officers then
left for stanton, from which point
lflfN sttulFu ipf ilNhi = an tAi' bNiit tbi
the outlaw. At noon today, accord
ing 10 Captain Of Detectives Reneon
the assailant was still at large.
According to the statement from
Griffin. he and number of friends
were in the house shortly after supper
when Chambers suddenly entered He
is said to have carried the sun upon
he entrance and Immediately threat.
ened TO "shoot-up" the place. Mos
of the frightened occupants ran on
OF the house, hut Griffin, according tc
the police. was unable to make hii
escape. After cornering Griffin on tn.
stairs. Chambers is alleged to hav,
empted the shotgun by firing directl!
at his victim. The direct cause of tn
tragedy has not been made known.
Deputy Coroner Harvey +. Nichol
was notified Of the shooting and al
inquest in the case is expected to N
held at the next sitting OF the coro
ners jury. =
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-11-22
LONDON FEARS RED
OUTBREAK PLANNED
BY THE bOLSHEWK|
Communistic Plot Hstched at
Moscow May be Sprung at
Unemployed Demonstration.
MARCHERS SHOW RED FLAGS
BY Associated rrcns 70 nvsry Evening.

by Associated preas 10 Every Evening.
London, Nov. 22--G y. 1.-THE
demonstration by the unemployed
which morning newspapers asserted
was being plotted In Communist quar-
teW with revolutionary intent had
failed to materialise up 70 this hour.
A small crowd appeared IN the white
Hall section where ne demonstration
waa supposed 10 be staged. but the
police, who had taken, precautions TO
avoid n disturbance had no trouble
In maintaining order.
London, Nov. 22.--An alleged Com
munlst plot to provoke revolutionary
trouble IN London today in connection
with an anticipated demonstration
with the unemployed. is the feature OF
this mornings newspapers. some Of
which predict serious rioting.
The organizers of the alleged plot
are said by several papers, which
claim sufficient official support for
their statements. to he dangerous
Communists. working in cooperation
with Moscow. Their plan is said 10
be the exploitation OF the large gath
ering OF unemployed who marched
from the provinces 10 London last
week to call attention to their condi-
ton and to ask the premier TO receive
deputation.
Mr.. Bonar Law declined TO receive
spokesmen of the unemployed but
promised that their cause would be
heard by the ministers of labor and
health. The leaders rejected this Of
fer and insisted upon seeing the
premier.
Extensive precautions were taker
by the London police against trouble
| in connection with the proposed dem
onstration. When the time for th'
assembling of the demonstrators OF
the embankment arrived. mounted po
| lice in great numbers were on hanC
there and throughout the White Hal
area prepared for any emergency.
Shortly after noon a few demon
strators began to assemble on tn
embankment. some of them with rec
flags and the police received report
that other bodies were marching ii
| from various suburbs.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-11-22

With a view of conserving the
stocks of egg, stove. chestnut
and pea coal, now on hand in the
yards OF the local dealers, the
Delaware Coal Commission has
restricted the use of these sizes
for domestic purposes only. eff
fective today" according to a
statement issued today by Leon
Walker, chairman of the commits
sion. Until further notice,
therefore, no deliveries of egg,
stove. chestnut or pea coal will
be permitted to stores, garages,
office buildings. etc.
THE growing scarcity OF an
thraeite coal is due TO the fact
that heavy shipments are now
being made TO the lakes and other
sections of the country, dependent
on water transportation, in Gder
TO provide the tonnage required
before the close of navigation,
which normally takes place from
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-11-22
ANTHRACITE LOW, STATE COAL COMMISSION
RESTRICTS ITS USE TODOMESTC PURPOSES

November 25 To December 1. 1t
is expected that after this date
there will he a resulting increase
In shipments to this territory. but
in the meantime every effort must
be made to distribute the avail
able stocks to the greatest num-
Der.
During the existing shortage
the commission urges the neces-
sity of an increased use OF BIZ
luminous or buckwheat coal for
steam purposes. Further. that all
domestic consumers, who are
Obliged 10 get coal at this time. be
willing TO take any size of coal
the dealer may he able to furnish.
as it will be impossible during the
present emergency TO supply the
demands for stove and chestnut
Goals alone. Householders acctls-
toned 10 use these two sizes may.
when necessary, substitute egg
and pea coal with satisfactory
raailltA.'
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-11-22
PERSONT| FOUND
GUILTY OF ATTEMPT
TO KILL POLICEMAN
Convicted by Jury on Charge Of
Murderous Assault on officer
Howard. L. Boyd.
ASKS FOR A NEW TRIAL

In the Court OF General Sessions
today Nicholas Personti was found
guilty of assault with intent to COM
NIT murder on Policeman Howard l..
Boyd. The case was heard yesterday
afternoon and the jury was charged
by Judge Rodney shortly after court
opened today. Twenty-Five minutes
later the jury returned with verdict
Of guilty. A motion was made for ar
rest of judgment and reasons for a
new trial are to be filed; therefore
sentence was not imposed.
At the time he was shot officer boyd
was questioning Persontfs companion
Castro Farraone, as to tho contents
OF bag he was carrying. Personu
and Farraone are under indlctment
charging the larceny Of peaches from
the orchard of August Ferschke, near
Silverbrook cemetery. Both men
were employed at the cemetery,
Before the commencement of the
trial. yesterday afternoon, Lilourne
Chandler, counsel for Peronti, oher %
ed. on behalf Of his client TO enter a
plea of guilty to a charge OF Simple
assault, but the State declined 10 per-
init the charge to be reduced from as
eault with intent to commit murder. Mr
Chandler. therefore. decided to go to
trial with the case in an endeaNor to
obtain a jury verdict of simple as
sault.
Personti, in his testimony before the
jury. insisted that he did not Volun-
tarily fire the gun, claiming that In
an attempt to get away before the
officer saw him with the weapon the
trigger caught in his clothing and ex-
ploded the shell.
officer Boyd said that he was aues
tioning the defendant's companion
Castro Farraoue. relative 10 the has
of peaches he was carrying when Per
eonti stepped into the rays of the arc
light with the gun pointing toward
him. He testified that he made side
step in order to divert the direction oi
the gun with his club when il wac die
charged and he was shot.
Continued on page 2.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-11-22
BANDITS ROB AIR MAIL:
K|DNAP TRUCK DRIVER
Take Motor Vehicle With $50
Pounds of Matter at Chicago
and Escape.
BY Associated Press to Every Evening.

BY Associated Press to Every Evening.
Chicago. Nov, 22.--Armed bandits
early today held up and robbed a post
Office motor truck carrying air mail
matter at Checkerboard Flying Field
for transfer to mail plane. kidpap-
ped the truck driver and escaped.
The robbery occurred more than
three miles west of the central post
office. William Hogan. driver of the
truck. was kidnapped by the robbers.
Hogan turned up later on the north
side several miles from the scene of
the holdup and reported that the
bandits had dumped him out and es-
capped with the truck containing 450
pounds of air mail, mostly registered
mail of the highest class. destined for
far western points.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-11-22
mrs: :FE[TON'S CAREER
AS SENATOR IS ENDED
Grand Old Georgia Lady is
cheered as She Addresses
Colleagues.

By Associated Press to Every Evening.
Washington, Nov. 22.-The first
American woman Senator. Mrs. w. II.
FELTON,, of Georgia. closed her sena-
torial career today after answering
once 10 her name and making brief
address amid applause of Senators and
spectators.
Her successor. Walter T.. George,
then was sworn In and Mrs. FELTON,
became a former senator after service
of % hours and % minutes.
Atlanta, Ga. Nov. 22.--Tentative
plans 10 pay homage TO Mrs, w. II
FELTON,. first woman in the United
States to have the honor OF being Of
ficially seated in the upper house of
Congress. upon her arrival in Atlanta
Friday from Washington were being
formulated here today. II is planned
TO have a large delegation of. citizens
representing all civic bodies and clubs
meet Mrs. FELTON, on her arrival. Sh,
will be escorted by a brass bar :, ,C
the woman's club where a banquet viii
be rendered her.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-11-22
$4,000 Is PAID FOR
ONE STRAWBERRY PLANT

Three Rivers, Mich, Nov. %.
Fifty thousand dollars for a
single strawberry plant was
paid yesterday by Frank u.
Beatty. president of the II. NJ.
Kellogg Company, fruit growers.
The plant is to be known as
"Rockhill" In honor OF Its breed
er, Harlow Rockhill, OF Conrad,
Iowa. The price is believed
here TO bcNthe highest ever paid
for single strawberry plant.
The plant bears in early sum
NEE and begins again in the
late summer, bearing continu-
ously until frost comes.
I'VE are paying the price. not
with the idea of making profit.
but as an incentive to growers
and breeders of plants to de-
velop new varieties" said Mr..
Beatty.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-11-22
WILMINGTON HAS FIRST
SNOW FALL OF SEASON

Children with their old sleds
newly painted and their new
ones ready for use experienced
five minutes of joy this morning
as. they sat in school slyly look
ing out OF the windows at the
snowfiakes falling, the first snow
furry of the season In this city.
Their minds conjured up Wis
ions OF snow men, snow hills
and snow banks which would
give Joy to their hearts. But
the snow fall lasted but five
minutes, starting at zoos
o'clock.
Pedestrians hurrying to and
from business wrapped their
overcoats tightly about them
and pulled their coat collars
above their ears in anticipation
of n winter snow storm which
did not materialize. When the
furry began falling the Their
mometer registered less than As
degrees.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-11-22
WOMAN HEARD SHOTS
THAT KILLED SINGER
Grand Jury in Double Murder
Hears Witness Testify as to
Shooting.
By Associatcd press TO Every Evening.

W S>Sr''ib'eh lfNN W TtNFfN TN''lHkt
Somervlle. n. j., Nov. 22.-Mre.
Emma Voorhees,, who is said TO have
heard shots fred on the Phillips farm
about 10 O'Clock the night of the Hall
Mills murder was the fest witness to-
day before the Somerset county grand
Jury which IL investiga ting the crime.
Special Deputy Attorney General
Mott and other prosecutors held a
brief conference before the jury con-
vened.
q II wes indicated that the evidence
to be presented today will be TO es-
tahhsh the motive for the slayings.
Detective George Totten. OF Somer-
set county, was the second witness.
He was followed IN turn by Mrs. !. G.
DAILY, her daughter Catherine. Sig
Quincy Smith and Harry McCabe, all
living In the vicinity of the Phillips
farm. They were questioned regard
ing the shots and the hour.
In the grand jury witness room
Charlotte Mills. daughter of the slain
choir singer. sat with barbara Tough
and Louise Geist. maids In the Hall
home, discussing winter costumes they
intended purchasing.
Then came Norman Tingle, who
lives near the scene of the murder and
who claimed to have heard shots short
~ after 10 ., m. on Sept. IA, He fixed
the time by glance he gave his
watch after noticing a shooting star.
The next witness was George Sipel
whose name was only recently brought
was reported to have been driving
near the spot on the Phillips farm
where Rev Edward Wheeler Hall ant
Mrs Eleanor ". Mills were slain ant
| tu I've In a position to corroborate snm'
of the statements Of the state wit
ness, Mrs. Gibson. the pig raiser wh'
claims to have witnessed the doubl
murder
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-11-22
SHIP SUBSIDY BILL
GETS RIGHT Of WAY
Final Vote Set for November %
by Party Division of House
Committee
Bv Associated Press to Every Evening.

BY Associated Press TO Every Evening.
Washington. Nov. 22,-By a straight
party vote, the House rules commit
tee today, brought in a resolution Civ
ing the administration shipping bill
right of way in the House. with pro-
vision for unlimited amendment and
a final vote on it's passage November
%.
Two Republican members. Dale,
Vermont. and Johnson, South Dakota,
declined to vote on an amendment 10
the resolution, which was adopted. pre-
venting appropriations carried in the
measure from being thrown out on a
point of order.
Representative Johnson told the
committee it was TO be understood thai
members voting for the resolution Civ.
ing the bill privileged status woult
not be necessarily bound TO vote fol
the bill itself.