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Evening journal., 1922-12-04
BURN 2STH BARN
ACROSS STATE LINE

The twenty-eighth barn fire in
Chester county started early yester-
day on the farm OF Mrs. Michael
Kosba, about a mile outside of Phoe-
nixville. The building was destroyed
and the loss is $4,000. Fourteen
cows, a bull, four horses, 100 bushels
OF oats, six tons Of hay. 500 bushels
OF corn, fodder and the farming ma
chinery were destroyed. There was
no insurance.
The fire was discovered about !
o'clock by an unidentified man who
turned in the alarm and reused the
members of Mrs. Kosba's family.
Firemen arrived too late to save the
barn, which was of frame and stone,
and so devoted most OF their time to
saving the house. Many neighbors
endeavored to get some of the cattle
out OF the building. but the heat OF
the blaze drove them back.
Shortly before the fire was discov-
cred a man IN an automobile was
seen in front OF the farmhouse.
Mrs. Kosba is a widow with three
small children. Her husband was
killed some months ago, when a
tractor overturned with him and his
neck was broken.
Evening journal., 1922-12-04
GOODMAN FOLK
In SEWING CIRCLE

"The Sewing Circle Meets at Mrs.
Martins" a playlet, will be given by
the members OF Mrs W. C. Harris
Bible Glass OF Goodman NJ. r.
Church in the Sunday school room
OF the church, tomorrow night.
Many quaint costumes will be seen.
The cast. of characters is as fol-
lows: Eliza colored maid, Mrs.
r. CorrIgan; Mrs. Martin" presi-
dent OF the society, Miss NJ. Jenness;
Mrs. Dodge" treasurer, Mrs S.
Richardson; Mrs. Badgers min
isters, wife. Mrs. II. Wilfong; Miss
Peters" a spinster. Miss L. Stewart;
Mrs. Smith" the parish terror. Mrs.
w G. Harris; Mrs. Buuce," Mrs.
G. Stewart Mrs. Tummlns," Mrs.
NJ. weldln; Mrs. Spooner." Miss
Mcdowell; Mrs. Spruce" Mrs. Krei-
sell
During the evening a quilt will be
sold. The quilt contains the names
OF prominent persons. among them
being President Harding and Gov
ernor Denney.
Evening journal., 1922-12-04
CONVINCED
PETTRUzELLI
WAS slain BY
BLACK HAND"
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leads them to suspect any individua.
Of committing the crime.
The condition OF the body when
found. according to the police and
Coroner Bullock, indicates that the
body had not lain In the marsh Ions
before it's discovery. and they are
convinced that It was carried TO the
marsh land at an early hour Of the
day on which It was found.
Pettruzelli, who was very much
worried and went to Washington to
secure $3.50 for some purpose, and
who returned here Saturday morn
ing a week ago, was last seen alive
by his partner. Caro- Saibastino. a
shoemaker at 1924 Market street at
Seventh and Market streets. shortly
before midnight Of the Saturday
night previous to the finding OF the
body. according to his statement to
the detectives.
Pettruzelli is thought by the police
to have been threatened by the
black hand" and to have gone to
Washington to secure money with
which to satisfy their demands. He
raised only $50. It is believed that
he attempted to effect a compromise
with this sum. the black hand"
gang taking that amount and then
locking Petruzelh up, hoping
thereby to secure the smount they
had demanded. As PettruzeHl failed
TO pay the money it is thought, he
was stabbed with a stilletto. the
body taken to the marsh and after
being horribly mutilated, covered
with oil and burned.
The only reason assigned by the
police for the mutiliation of the
body IS that the BLACK hand" gang
wished to make this a warning TO
others that the demands of the gang
are not TO be treated lightly.
The murdered mans body was IN
TERED in the Cathedral cemetery
this afternoon.
Coroner Bullock will hold an IN
quest wednesday night.
It was reported today that move
ments of a young Italian and his
wife, during the period following the
disappearance of Pettruzelli and the
time of the finding Of his body are
being traced.
PetruzelH is said TO have been on
very friendly terms with the young
woman and, It is reported, had on
several occasions been ordered by
the husband, to keep away from his
wife.
Evening journal., 1922-12-04
WHEN Is FARMERS
'FLIVVER" A TRUCK

"When is a farmers automobile
a truck?" is a question puzzling
Delaware agriculturists as well as
the State Highway Police. who are
supposed to enforce regulations re-
garding the licensing Of cars.
The State motor vehicle depart
ment contends that any autom obile
that is used for hauling products Of
the farm or factory must have a
truck, or commercial license, even
if it is only a filvver. There are
few farmers in this part of the
State, It is said. who do not at some
time or other, take a basket of pro-
duce, a can or two of milk, or
dressed poultry to market. in their
touring cars. returning with feed
and other supplies.
Formerly all automobiles were
taxed alike and there was little diff
fculty experienced by the man
owning a convertible car. using it
for commercial purposes during the
week and as a pleasure car on Sun
day.
There are now two classes of cars
passenger cars and commercial
trucks-and the license for either
will not permit of its use for the
other purpose.
Apparently the only way out of
the difficulty for farmer. or store
keeper, who desires to use his car
for commercial purposes during the
week, and for passenger service on
Sunday, is to take out two sets Of
licenses
Evening journal., 1922-12-04
MONK PROMISES TO
RETURN TO FORT

When Police Officer Apsley ad-
vised Walter Monk. a soldier, 10
move from post" he was trying
to hold at Fourth and French
streets. Saturday night he Is said
to have recommended the officer TO
journey to where snow balls never
grow.
The result was that Monk was ar
rested on a charge of disorderly
conduct, but he was dismissed by
Judge Hastings, in Municipal Court
this morning, upon his promise to
straightway return to his station,
Fort DUPONT The soldier was said
TO have addressed insulting remarks
to passersby at Fourth and French
streets. Complaint was made to
Apley, who enjoined him to change
his location. Monk showed his re-
sentiment and then was arrested.
Evening journal., 1922-12-04
BUSINESS LECTURE
AT HIGH SCHOOL

DR.. Frank W. Dignan. 1ireetor OF
the modern business correspondence
and practice training courses of La
Sale Extension University, Chicago,
will deliver an address at the High
school auditorium on Wednesday
evening, at s o'clock.
DR.. Dignan has attained a nation
wide reputation as an authority on
better business correspondence and
practice. He has been in demand
as a speaker at conventions and at
meetings of business and civic club BIS
for several years, and he has ad-
dressed organizations in nearly every
section of the Unite States.
Complimentary Cards of admis-
sion may be obtained by applying
at Room M-2O6 Delaware Trust
Building, at any time or at the High
School on Wednesday evening.
Evening journal., 1922-12-04
singer
GRAVELY ILL
Schuman Heink t h in k S
Only of Voice During
Illness
THRILLED SOLDIERS
DURING WAR DAYS

GARDEN CNITY, n. Y. Dec. A.
Omitted Press) Bronchial pneu-
monia threatens to take the life OF
Madame schumann-Heink or take
what she values even more highly
her silver voice.
As she lies i'll at her home here,
she worries constantly about the
danger to the beautiful notes that
thrilled thousands OF doughboys in
the world war and earned her the
title. Mother Of the American
Army
Dr. David Stoddard Dooman t.
sued an official bulletin shortly be-
fore 10 o'clock this morning in
which he stated:
There is no appreciable differ
eDcs.
Previously his bulletins had stated
schumann-Heink was resting easily
although she had passed through
a poor night and that her condition
was pTecarious.
The Diva's chief concarn is not
for her life; but for her voice. Her
silver notes have made her world
famous, so that now she numbers
her friends and well wishers by the
hundreds OF thousands. If illness
were to deprive her OF that voice
she would feel as though the best
OF her had died and left only n
she'll TO walk the earth. However
there is no cause for immediate
worry, according TO DR.. Dooman
Time and again as he sits at
diva's bedside. anxiously noting the
slight variations in her condition
she whispers questions about what
the pneumonia will do 10 her voice.
He always replies for her not to be
concerned about It, that 1T will be
saved, provided complications do
not set in.
As several weeks will elapse be-
fore all danger of complications
has passed, Schumann-Heink faces
"a long period of anxiety.
Telegrams. cablegrams and radio
messages from all parts OF the
world were delivered at the singers
home today Inquiries as to her
condition came from men who
heard her sing in the war and from
hundreds OF others. millionaires,
statesmen. clerks, stenographers,
m others.
Schumann-Heink nearly sacrificed
her life TO her art. It was learned
today. Determined to go through
with a Western concert tour she re-
NAMED on her feet when the first
waves of fever swept over her think
Ing that by will power she could
keep going. This taxed her strength
and put her TO such a strain that
when she finally surrendered, her
condition was serious.
Evening journal., 1922-12-04
CONGRESS IN
SESSION FOR
final WORK

(Continued from First Page.)
ment as complied by the budget bu-
reau. This message was a letter
from Mr.. Harding transmitting the
recommendations of budget director
Lord.
1t was referred to both Houses.
The Presidents annual legisls-
tive message will be presented in
person before a joint session of the
House and Senate tomorrow or pos
sibly later in the week. This mes
sage is looked upon as one of the
most important TO which Mr.. Hard
ing he's addressed himself as he
must now meet strengthened
Progressive bloc with a legislative
program which it will insist upon
even IL that calls for sidetracking
measures sought by the administra-
tion.
In the closing moments of the ex-
ira session the nomination of Pierce
Butler, St. Paul as assistant justice
of the United States Supreme Court
failed of confirmation because of OBJ
jections by Progressive Senators.
President Harding is expected TO re-
submit Buffers name at once.
As soon as the Senate convened
Senator Lodge announced that he
had been instructed that the Dyer
bill would not be pressed between
now and March T.
Senator Underwood leader of tho
filibuster, then announced that the
fight would be ended.
Il am very glad that we have
reached an understanding" Under
wood said Il wish TO warn the
majority that II any attempt is made
to bring this bill up before March
we will resort 10 the same tactics
which have proved so successful in
this case"
The first business to be transacted
since last Monday when the filibuster
was begin in the Senate was refer
ence Of the ship subsidy bill to the
Senate commerce committee.
Evening journal., 1922-12-04
CENTRAL AMERICAN
PEACE Is SOUGHT

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4.-CUnlted
Press). Central American peace
conference. participated in by Mica
raugua, Costa Rica. Guatemala San
Salvador. Honduras and the United
States, convened at the Pan-Ameri-
can Union Building today.
This conference, aiming at the es-
tablishment OF permanently friendly
relations through the adoption of a
treaty. Of peace and amity, inquiry
in event of international disputes
was assembled upon invitation of
the United States government.
In his address of welcome to the
delegates Secretary Of State Hughes
expressed the earnest hope that
"means may be found at least to
curtail and if possible to end. un-
and unproductive outlays
as there can be no stability or pro
gress in the absence OF a sound
economic basis" There was no di-
rect reference to armament reduc-
ton.
Evening journal., 1922-12-04

ternity. In his freshman and sopho-
more years he won four letters in
thletics-football, baseball basket
ball and track-the first student TO
get four letters in about twelve
years. He was a forward in basket
ball catcher in baseball. tackle in
football, and he broke the univer-
sity record in throwing the discus,
his record still standing. 1t was he
who knocked the home run on
Franklin Field which, in 1920. en-
abled Delaware to defeat the Uni
versity OF Pennsylvania baseball
team. iH&
During the summer vacation In
1920 he went TO Tarboro. n. c., as
volunteer TO play baseball with
Coach Shipleys team, which was
of college men. While
there he suffered a fall on the dia-
mond which injured his hip and put
him out OF field sports during his
junior and senior years. This year
he has been assisting Coach McAvoy
with the football squad and is re-
covering his physical vigor and ac-
tivity.
In scholastics at Delaware young
Carter won the dupont Chemical
and election to the
Derelicts an dPhi Kappa Phi, two
honorary fraternitles He also was
prominent in the Varsity Club and
in his senior year not only was elect
ed president of the senior class in a
spirited election. but. following that.
was elected unanimously president
Of the stud ent Council OF the Univer-
sity. In addition, he was one Of the
editors of the University of Della
ware Review and also OF the Blue
Hen the university year book.
During the war he was a member
OF the Student Army Training Corps
at the University. Like his broth
er. Bayard. he is a member OF Hiram
Lodge, No. 25. A. F. & A. NJ. in
Newark.
He was candidate for one OF the
two Rhodes Scholarships which were
given out in Delaware last year. but
was defeated. At that time Paul
Hamilton and Christopher L. Ward
Jr.. both of this city were selected
They. with Bayard Carter, who had
preceded them. and who will come
home next June, are the present
representatives of Delaware at OK
ford. The new appo!ntee was twen-
ty-one years old last January.
Evening journal., 1922-12-04
ROBBED, Then
SHOT 8 Times
Lewis Kolick, Negro, Says
Codova Collins Tried to
Murder Him
HIT WITH BRICK
AND MONEY TAKEN
Declal to The Evening Journal.

Special TO The Evening Journal.
DOVER, Dec. 4.-Codova Collins,
Negro charged with assaulting and
then robbing Lewis Kolick, also a
Negro, near there, Saturday night,
has been arrested in Georgetown
and will be brought to Dover for
trial.
Kolick has told the authorities
that Cannon not only tried to muir
der him Saturday night but also
robbed him of $35 after hitting him
with a brick and shooting him three
times.
Kolick says that Collins asked him
Saturday night 20 take a walk with
him TO see his uncle. He says they
walked out Williams street TO the
Lewis mill dam and that when they
got there Collins suddenly hit him
over the head with a brick and tried
TO throw him in the pond after rob
bing him OF S35.
Kolick states that he managed to
get up after being hit with the brick
and started to run away when Col
Inns fired several shots at him. three
of the bullets taking effect, one in
the neck and two in his body. Kolick
managed 10 get back to Dover and
notified officers OF the attack on him.
He was taken to the Office Of DR.
william NJ. Henry who dressed his
wounds. His condition today is
serious.
Officers started a search for Col
Inns Saturday night but he managed
to get out OF town and this morn
ing word was received OF his ar
rest in Georgetown.
Both Collins and KollcS came here
from Millsboro some time ago and
have been working on the State /
Highway.
Evening journal., 1922-12-04
WORSHIP in new
M. P. EDIFICf
Sunday School Auditorium
Used for First Time on
Sunday
DIR. SHERIDAN
ONE OF PREACHERS

Services were held for the first
time yesterday in the new Sunday
school rooms of the Peninsula
Methodist Protestant Church, Twen-
tieth and Washington streets. Ser
vices throughout the day were
marked by unusually large congrega-
tlons. The Rev Leonard b. Smith,
pastor of the church, was in charge
Of the morning service. The ser
mon was preached by the Rev. j.
NJ. Sheridan, d. D., superintendent
Of Church Extension of the Mary
land NJ. p. Conference. 1t was
largely through the efforts of DR..
Sheridan that this new department,
Church Extension. was made pos
sible.
The Rev. Charles II. Beck, D. D.,
general secretary of Methodist Pro-
testant Church, of Pittsburgh, Pa,
delivered the evening sermon.
At all services yesterday there
was baptism Of children. new men1-
bers also were received. At the
Sunday school session a special
Thanksgiving and praise service was
held. A thank offering for chairs
and other necessary equipment for
the new church auditorium which
will be opened next spring was taken
up at the Sunday school session.
The Christian Endeavor Society of
the church held a special young
peoples rally at $50 o'clock last
night with Miss Ruth Wainwright,
president of the society in charge.
The musical program at both
morning and evening services was in
charge of Mrs. Esther Humeston
O'B'enis. 1t was as follows:
Morning, Mrs. O'Blenis sang
"Open the Gates" by Mrs. Knapp;
anthem by choir. Hide Not Thy
Face" by Meyer; and quartet,
Praise the God of Our Salvation"
by Brown; Mrs. O'Blenis, Mrs.
Stracker, Mr.. Charles II. Norton and
Mr.. George A. Lowry, Sr. The eve
ming program follows: Anthem by
choir. Come Before the Presence of /
the Lord" by Schoebel; solo by Mrs.
O'Blenis. Angels Sing On" by John
son. violin obligato by Mrs. Elizabeth
Marley Greenwell; violin duet by
Mrs. Leroy Work and Mrs. Green
well, 20 Dry Those Tears" by Del
Rigo, accompanied by Mrs. A. X +.
Smith; quartet. Mrs. O'Blenis. Mrs.
Stracker. Mr.. Norton and Mr.. Lowry.
Come Unto Me-" by Brown.
Evening journal., 1922-12-04
"ORD" LITERARY In
HOLIDAY PROGRAM

A Thanksgiving program with a
debate was held at noon today in
the assembly room of the Howard
High School under the direction of
the "Ord" Literary Society OF that
school. This society will be remem-
bered for its debates with the
"Whas" last year on the question Of
the soldier bonus.
The program was as follows:
Introductory. Thanksgiving re-
marks. II. Ray Wooten, principal;
singing. America" led by Miss H..
H. Turner; address. "The Spirit Of
Thanksgiving, Miss Arleon c. Bow
ser; piano solo, Leon McGhee; de-
bate, Resolved. That the FJrdney-
McCumber tariff will increase the
cost of living in the United States" D."
Affirmative-Leon Fisher, captain;
Albert Taylor, Theodore McGhee.
Negative-George Hayes, captain;
Edwin Anderson. Lillian Webster.
Rebuttal-Leon Fisher and George
Hayes. Judges-H. Ray Wooten.
Miss Nellie Nicholson and f. T.
Whitten. School song. Howard.
Dear HOWARD Dy the scnOOl; ScnOol
cheers, led by G. o. Darlington,
cheer leader. eipg>l
The decision Of the judges was
unanim ously in favor of the mega
tive side of the question. The work
of the debators. who. incidentally
were all freshmen students. was ex-
ceptionally well prepared and de-
livered.
This debate was the first OF a Sc
ries OF inter-society debates conduct
ed by the "Ords." leading to the
elimination series with the "Whas. 8"
the other literary society of the
school, preparatory TO meeting de-
batting teams of Baltimore and
Washington, both here and in the
respective cities mentioned.
Evening journal., 1922-12-04
SATTERFIELD TAKES
DOVER P0STOFFICE

Special TO The Evening Journal.
DOVER, Del, Dec. 4.-William P.
Satterfield newly appointed post
master for Dover, assumed charge
Of the Office Saturday evening. re-
tiring Postmaster Frank J. Startling
formally turning over 10 him the af-
fairs Of the office. Mr. Starhng's s
time would not have expired until
next July. The change OF post
masters at this time in Dover has
aroused some political feeling Mr..
Satterfield Is a Republican and Mr.
Startling a Democrat
Evening journal., 1922-12-04
WILL REPRESENT CITY
AT RIVERS CONGRESS

Wilmington city will he repre-
sented at the National Rivers and
Harbors Congress in Washington,
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
of this week. by the same delegates
as will represent the Chamber OF
Commerce This announcements was
made today by Mayor Harvey.
The Congress will he held in the
New Willard Hotel. on Wednesday
night the delegates will be guests
at the annual banquet of the South
ern Society, at which Georges Glenn
enceau, former Premier of France
will be the principal speaker.
Evening journal., 1922-12-04
WATER BOARD ROUTINE.

At the meetIng OF The Board OF
Water Commissioners today. City
Treasurer White reported s35.617.S3
in the current expense fund.- and
S23O.4S in the special expense fund.
The current weekly payroll of S2,-
5S0.5S was ordered paid.
The pumpage for the week end
ing Friday, December 1 was S.
225,720 gallons. as compared with
79,219,80O gallons for the corrcs-
ponding week of last year. The
consumption for the same week was
S7SS6,000 gallons as compared
with st909,OOO gallons for the cor
responding week last year.
Evening journal., 1922-12-04
GET HIM ON CAPIAs.

Joseph zouski, arrested Saturday
night on a charge of violating tho
State liquor laws, failed to answer
to his name when called in the
Municipal Court this morning. He
was shortly afterward arrested on
a capias by Patrolman McAteer.
and held for a hearing tomorrow
morning.
Evening journal., 1922-12-04
PAY FINE RELEASED

John Kramarayk who was ar
rested on Saturday by Constable
Frank o. Bowen. charged with op-
Grating a motor vehicle while under
the influence of liquor, and com
mitted to the New Castle County
Workhouse by Magistrate Stradley,
in default Of payment of a fine of
$50 and costs, was released yester-
day upon paying the fine and costs
imposed.
Evening journal., 1922-12-04
DIES OLE CANCER.

Special to The Evening Journal.
SEAFORD. Dec. 4-William
Belts. one of Blades Oldest citizens
died last week from cancer, aged 75
years. He had been i'll since last
spring. He is survived by one son.
Roy Belts, of Blades. Burial was
made in Blades cemetery.
John w. Rathell, aged 20 years,
a farmer living near Reliance, was
found dead in bed last week by his
wife. Besides a widow he leaves IL
children. Interment was made IN
Galestown cemetery.
Evening journal., 1922-12-04
BUILDING TRADE BETTER.

Building operations in Wilmington
showed considerable Improvement
during November, the total valuation
Of permits Used by Building Inspec-
tor Preston amounting to over
$162.0OO. a gain of approximately
S35, 900 over the previous month. The
gain during November of this year
over that OF last year is more than
S1OO.OOO.
Evening journal., 1922-12-04
RECRUIT OFFICERS
GET CONVICTIONS

Three new police officers. Smith,
Gift and Hollihan, obtained convic-
tions in their first arrests when
Judge Hastings in Municipal Court
this morning. imposed fines OF $40
and costs each on three men on
charges OF playing crap. The de-
PENDANTS. John Levanak, Joseph
Cook and Joseph Mosman, were ar
rested by the recruit officers at Sec
ond and Lombard streets yesterday.
Evening journal., 1922-12-04
SEND BOYS TO JAIL
ON VAGRANCY CHARGE

Arthur Devos and Warren Sears,
who said that their home is in Long
Island City were each sentenced to
ten days imprisonment by Judge
Hastings in Municipal Court this
morning. on charges of vagrancy.
Devos said he is II years of age and
Sears said that he is 19 years of
age, and both appear even younger.
The two boys were arrested by
officer SkepsSi in a garage on the
west side OF the city.
Evening journal., 1922-12-04
q. ID. A. CARD PARTY.

The sixth Of a series of card
parties to be given by the Juvenile
Court Committee of the Catholic
Daughters of America will be held
tomorrow evening at the home. 90s
Delaware avenue. Both 500 and eu-
chre will be played. Many pretty
prizes have been donated.
The hostesses will be: Mrs. A. j.
spragg. Miss Nan Walsh Miss Helen
McCloskey and Mrs. Edward A.
Kaighn.
Evening journal., 1922-12-04
TWO FINED FOR FIGHTING.

When Thomas Nolan and Joseph
Bennick were arraigned in Municipa
Court, this morning, on charges OF
fighting on the street, each accused
the other Of being the aggressor in
the scrap, which took place at Sixth
and French streets early IN the
morning several days ago. Nolan
declared that he was merely endesv-
oring to prevent Bennick from fight
ing.
Judge Hastings fined each 81 and
costs.
Evening journal., 1922-12-04
NEW BTruDING PFANITs.

Inspector Preston this morning is
sued the following building per-
mits:
DR.. Isadore Kreshtool, S04 King
street. addition, S450O.
Daniel Levine, southeast corner of
Vandever avenue and Pine street.
store, $500
James Ginns s12 Market street,
alteration. $4,000.
McMahon Brothers, 7O4 King St.,
alteration, $500.
Charlie Dawson, S17 Pine street,
heating system, S197.