Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-09-18
CIVIC SCANDAL
IN WILMINGTON
Indictments Of Two Will Be
Asked on Charges Of A.
tempted Bribery
LEGION OFFICERS ELECTED

Special Dispatch 10 Evening Public Ledger
Wilmington. Del. Sept. 1S.---Sensa :
tfonal disclosures are looked for this
week relative to the attempted grating
Of thousands Of dollars from the city
IN connection with the purchase of the
Davis garbage incinerator. Two dc.
velopments of the last few days now
seem to uncover all the facts of city
scandal that has been under investign.
tion by the city authorities and the
Attorney General for several weeks.
One factor that will enter into the
disclosure was the suit brought Friday
by the Davis Garbage Furnace Company
against the city for S3I 800, the balance
alleged to be due for the incinerator re.
Gently erected by the company. The
other factor will be the presentation
to the Grand Jury today of the facts
assembled by the Attorney Generals Of
fee with the cooperation of Mayor
Harvey. the Cit: Solicitor and City
Council. Indictment of two men at
least will be asked. it is believed. on a
charge of attempted bribery of public
official.
DR.. William +. Speakman. Of this
city, was elected state commander at
the annual convention nf tho American
Legion in this city on Saturday. Other
officers were elected ms follows: Vice
commander. DunbHr Il. Mulhausen;
chaplain, Rev. =. \. Burslcm. Dover;
historian. Henry Il. tuhcc: master at
arms. l.. II. \audain, Wilmington;
delegates to the national convention at
New Orleans. John J. nugan. William
Rerl, 4. W. Porter. John .Argo. George
Mcdaniel and Colonel Thomas W. Mil
Ter. Interference with the rohahiita-
tion work was condemned. Call was
made upon the General Assembly to
make Armistice Day state holi-
day. \ State department of the WON.
ans auxiliary WAS organized with Mrs.
Speakman. wife of the new commander.
as president.
Building in this city has received
considerable Impetus. with the issuance
Of permits for projects, tho total value
Of which will BE- over SluU,OoO. One
Of the biggest projects is the rnronstruc.
tion of that portion of the plant Of the
Hilles & Jones Company, which vas
destroyed by fire several months ago.
The permit calls for a foundry building
to cost $4,000 Another big building
operation is the permit for the con-
struct!on of the new Hanover Pres
byterian Church. at a cost OF S1l, 900.
In addition TO these projects. there are
a number of other projects which will
be started.
The Democratic primary election for
Sussex County will be held next Sutur-
day, and there is a large number "t
contests for the various Offices. roll
lowing is n list OF candidates who have
filed for tho several Offices:
Clerk of the Peace, William J. Quill
len, Laurel; Register of Wills. Charles
r. Jones and Isaac f. Jones. GEORGE
town; Recorder Of Deeds. Horace g.
Sirman. Bethel: Sheriff. Robert Dono-
way and James II. Phillips. Mill~boro.
min Burton Bowdcm. Seaford and
Harry NJ. Deputy. Milford; Coroner.
Elmer Dickerson, Milton; Carlton II.
Gorly Mill>boro: Oscar F. Johnson.
Bridgeville. and James f. Satterield.
Greenwood.
State Senator-First District, Mrs
Eta Gray Jones. Bridgevl!e: Second.
Samuel J. FurniSs, Victor A. Moore
and Charles y. West; Third. Elijah +
Carey, George II. Otwell. William Clar-
ence Truitt and Thomas ]. Waller
Fifth, Cove s. Lynch. Jacob Prettyman
and Charles G.. WapleS.
RepresentativeS-Firs District. Roy
F.. Pettyjohn; Second. w. B. Como
way: Third. Walter 7. Carey; Fourth,
G. T. Whoatley; Fifth. :. y. euler ;
Sixth. E. F. Nelson; seventh. I. 4
Hollaway: Eighth. J. W. Phillips and
r. S. Stockley Ninth, !. o. Green
and l.. T. Salisbury; Tenth. Thomas
w. Turns and Ralph VI. Wingate.