Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-12-12
WILMINGTON BR|bE
DENIED BY TAYLOR
coroner-Elect Says He Neither
Sought Nor Accepted Sum
for Appointment
OTHER NEWS OF DELAWARE

SDcc;dl Dispdtch 10 ErenIm0 Public Lcd1cr
Wilmington, Del. Dec. 12.-Charles
\. Taylor. Coroner elect, yesterday
denied reports that lie had asked for or
received $1,000 or any other reward
from George L. Elliott, president OF
George L. Elliott 4 Co., underwriters,
for appointing Elliott deputy coroner.
The Board Of IIaybor Commissioners
has applird to the Interstate COmr'crCc
Commission in Washington for author.
ity to operate ten miles Of railroad
connecting the various docks. wharycs
and buildings within the new marine
terminal with the three trunk line rail
roads operating through this city.
7. Henderson Smith. president of
the school trustees at Richardson Park.
yesterday afternoon ordered the school
closed until Thursday. after he was
threatened with legal action by George
{. Hughes. whose son wa. made i'll
several days ago as II result of carbon
TonoXidc fumes in the school. The
school had opened yesterday morning.
despite IN" protests Of number OF
parents. During the day it was dis
covered that some more children were
affected by the fumes and the teacher
had been made Ill. When this state Of
affairs was learned the school was
ordered closed. An investigation is
being made as TO the cause Of the gas,
The names OF persons who have failed
to pay the 50 filing fee AZ the State in
come tax Office will ho sent to the At
f'rney General for action. according t.
4 statement issued by NJ. Howard Jcs.
,er' stat" IaN Commissioner. Approx
lmateiy !l.HO OF an estimated total Of
10000 residents OF Delaware over ,b,
age or twenty ono have paid the fee.
The collection of fees in tho city and
state was as follows: Wilmington.
3d,oo0; rural New Castle. Is. 600
hent. 10000: Sussex. % 900.
Dr. Ernest Goldman. Of Boston, for
mrr professor Of surgery at Harvard
University. passed through this State in
a tourtc"n. year old automobile, on his
way to Georgia, where he rlans 70 i,
some shooting
a farmer Of near ChcStnrtown. Nd,
was alarmed over the antics of his flocl;
or ducks recently. He had made n
quantity of home brew wine nnd threw,
the SKINS from the mixture out into tho
poultry yard. where the ducks ate II,
II IS believed they were drunk.
Senator Ball yesterday recommended,
the appointment of Charles VI. Harring.
Ton as postmaster at Little Creek. The
appointment is expected to be mt
through within few days.
summoned to Claymont TO assist an
emplcye of the Worth Brothers in To-.
| eating missing pocket book that he
! claimed had been taken from his trous-
! ers While he was bathing, Constable
George Wilmington was struck on the
mead with the missing pocket book as
h" entered the house. The missing pro o.
perty Is said 70 have been thrown from
the third floor by one of the men under
suspicion. No arrests were made.
An old-fash!on"d pig roast was pre-.
vented yesterday when local detectives
walked in on the party making pre-.
parations for the feast in Il cabin along
the ChriStiann river. The pig in course
OF preparation for the feast was cap
tured by several men who gave chas,
to It after i had escaped from a con
SlGnm"nt for local provision com .
pany. Iwo Of the men are said 10 have
jumped into tn" river in their chase
for the pig. In view OF the return
OF III" pig and their having taken n
bath, the provision people would no,
prosecute.