Evening journal., 1922-03-07
Death THREAT.
IN MORE NOTES
TO OFFICIALS
James T. Chandler of School
Board, Councilman Abra-
hams Menaced
WILL USE SILENCER
ON GUN, SAYS WRITER

Publication in The Evening Jour
nal yesterday OF the letters received
oy Ellwood souder. president OF the
Board OF Education. in which threats
we're made TO kfi aim and other
members OF the board IN the event
of additional burdens being placed
IN The taxpayers by carrying out
program for new school buildings.
has brought 10 light the fact that
anonymous communications h ave
been received by other city officials
-ecentiy along tho same line.
II developed toda, that James T.
Chandler. also member OF the
city Board Of Education. received
death-threatenirg letter more than
week ago and turied it over 10 tho
postal authorities Immediately. Mr.
Chandler today declined to make
public the contents NJ the letter he
had received.
Not only did the letter received
by Mr. Soudor threaten that no
would be shot II he aided IN carrying
out the school-building program, but
it also said a maxim siiencer would
be used on the weapon so that no
body would hear the shot fired.
Il also was learned last night that
a similar letter had been received
last Wednesday by Alexander r.
Abrahams. Councilman from n @
Fifth Ward. Mr. Abrahams today
admitted ne had received such an
epistle. but as Il mentioned by name
other men. he thought it best TO say
nothing about a.
When asked for the letter Mr..
Abrahams said &c was home When
the representative insisted that such
matter should he given publicity ne
decided 20 let The Journal have it
The letter was sent to Mr Abra-
hams hume and was mailed Feb.
2s, az $50 p. m. The councilman
did not read the letter until Thurs
day morning as he was out OF town
last Wednesday. II was delivered
Wednesday morning
Unlike the other letters this ono
is signed. bearing the signature "A
p. Davis. The city directory does
not contain the name a. f. Davis %
In certain parts the letter reads
along the same trend as one received
by Mr.. Souder and the writing is
apparently the same as that In one
of the letters received by Mr. souder.
Tho letter follows:
Wilmington. Feb. 26. 1922.
Mr. Abrams
'I am voter of the FIFTH ward
and have voted for you both times.
You received seven votes out OF my
family the last election Now I am
taxpayer and the burden Of taxes
on my small house is unbearable. do
YOU who represent the fifth ward
think YOU are doing Justice 10 us by
approving OF taxing us stiu more for
the million or ten million schools? ?
You councilmen have gone just far
enough and the people are going "a
rebel, look at the mon out OF en-
pioyment I am one of the number
who has been out four months and
previous 90 that worked only three
days a week for a year. YOU fellows
a-re living easy and half Of YOU do
nor pay your taxes and that IS wha,
I will do IL they pile any more on
mo. That garbage bin IS another
rotten thing. do you think womer
havo nothing 10 do but wrap gar
bage an day? Well II they don't take
mine I win throw &C In the street
cannot wait until the next election
until ! vote the bunch -out. Mayor
Harvey and Elmer Klund are IN,
only men in the outfit who are an,
good. YOU have broken your
promises you were an right the frs
two years. but not now. I would liS,
10 see load OF shot poured q
Welicr Slower he better go back {,
Pennsylvania whore ne came from
or ne or some OF the rest will &c
10 vet. what does he know about IN,
school teachers. they have Il IN 10
him. He is the most hated man II
Wilmington
"A. +. DAVIS"
Friends Of Mr. Abrahams do no
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