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Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1922-05-13
The Price Is Csc. Each
The Cottons Are A Temptation

to have frocks than really had planned for this
Succumbing to such a temptation land who wouldn twill
be disastrous however Look at the prices Nearly half
of last years And think of the improved Butterck Pattern
with the Deor which makes possible for every woman to
make her clothes
Such fabrics Fancy Voes at 35c and 40c Plain Voies
40c Soc. 81 90 Coored and White Organdes at 75c Soc
81 co. Ratines 65c Linens 81 co. Esponges at $25
Lnones 40c; Dotted Swisses at 81 90 and Sl5O Fancy
Batstes at Coo in coors and Ginghams at 25c Doc 6oc
csc makes varied selection of Summer Cottons from which
toselect your Summer Frocks Samples of all of
the above materials gladly furnished upon request.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1922-05-13
CHINA RATIFlES TREATIES
Confirms Agreements Reached At
Washlnaton Conference.

Washington.-The Chinese Govern
ment has ratified the Washington
Conference treaties to which China
was signatory and the Shantung treaty
negotiated during the Conference with
Japan. according to advices received
BY the Chinese Legation here. The
Conference treaties to which China
was signatory are the general Chinese
policies pact and the convention on
Chinese customs.
The ratification of China. accom-
plished by Presidential order. is the
first OF any of the foreign powers
which participated in the Washington
Conference.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1922-05-13
MASKED MEN ROB MEETING.
Two Steal s1.272 From Loan Body
Members.

New York.-Two masked men broke
into meeting OF the Gates Loan Asso.
citation. in Brooklyn. robbed IA mem.
bers of Sl,272 in cash and jewelry. and
escaped in motorcycle with side.
car attachment. The president of the
association. Stanley T. Quinn. was ad.
dressing the meeting when the bandits
entered with drawn revolvers. After
collecting their booty. they locked in
the members and fed.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1922-05-13
TO CONFER ON SUBSIDY BILL.
Congressional Committee Invited To
White House Tonight.

Washington.-A White House con-
ference on the merchant marine legis.
lation pending before Congress will be
held President Harding having in.
vited the Republican members Of the
Senate Commerce and House Mer.
chant Marine Committees having
charge of the Administration bill to
attend. II was said that the President
probably would urge passage of the
bill during the present session Of Con-
gress.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1922-05-13
ANNOUNCES NEW FARM LOANS.
War Finance BODY Makes Advances
TotaIing Sizes, 900.

Washington.-AD OF SO ad-
vances for agricultural and livestock
purposes aggregating s1,765.0OO was
announced by the War Finance Cor.
poration.
Distribution of the loans included
Alabama. $4,000: Colorado s1s7 900 .
Idaho. $4,000: Illinois. $4,000: Iowa.
s126.OOO: Kansas, $4,000; Kentucky
s12s 900; Kansas. $4,000: Kentucky
$1,000: Montana. $4,000: Nebraska
$1,000: North Dakota. ST. 900: Ohio
$4,000; Oklahoqa. si3 600: Oregon
$1,000: South Dakota. $4,000: Texas.
$4,000; utaf. s2gS.000; Washington
$4,000: Wisconsin. $4,000. aa6
Wyoming. go. 900.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1922-05-13
AssAILs r. r. LABOR BOARD.
Brotherhood Head Says It is Unsatis.
factory To Labor.

Houston. Texas William Carter,
president OF the International Brother.
hood OF Locomotive Firemen and En-.
ginemen. in his address before the
Brotherhood convention. declared the
Cummins-Esch bill unsatisfactory TO
railroad employees and said the Unit
ed States Railroad Labor Board de-
Laws adjustments OF complaints. Pres.
ident Carter charged that the majority
OF the present Government officials
were unfavorable to labor.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1922-05-13
FORD OFFERS JOB TO DODGE.
Would Put Millionaire To Work In
Detroit Factory.

Kalamazoo City. Mich.-Henry Ford
has offered John Dual Dodge. proba.
toner from Kalamazoo Circuit Court
a JOB in his Detroi' factory. The young
millionaire was placed on probation
Saturday for one year for possession
and transporting liquor. and one Of
the provisions is that he 60 to work.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1922-10-24
KHAN In COURT
TO DEFEND GIRL

KNOXVILLE. Tenn. Oct. "a
Omitted Press) The Ku Klux Khan
here is going to defend the woman
hood of the South by hiring a law
yer.
Instead Of sending letters. or or
ganizing a brigade Of white-robed
men bearing frebrands, the Ku
Klux Klansmen announced today
that they will go into the Criminal
Court to prosecute Luther Walker,
held in jail on charge of violating
the age Of consent law.
Walker. it is alleged, last week
kidnapped a 17-year-old girl by lur-
ing her into his automobile as she
was on, her way home from a rural
school. He brought her to a hotel
in Knoxville and kept her over night.
Il is charged.
The khan announced It would en-
ploy counserto push the case against
Walker "and every other case of sim
lar nature"
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1922-10-24
STATE FARMS YIELD
WELL THIS YEAR

That the past season has been
one OF the greatest in severay years,
for Delaware orchardmen. Is indi-
Gated by the large shipments made
over the Delaware Division OF the
Pennsylvania Railroad.
The apple shipments for last
week was 24.9112 baskets, as com
pared with baskets for the cor
responding week OF last year To
date 1.550,469 baskets OF apples
have been shipped as compared with
114,435 baskets for the correspond
ing period last year
Last weeks shipment of pears al
so greatly outnumbered the baskets
shipped in the corresponding period
last year. The shipment last week
totalled 4,943 baskets as compared
with none for the corresponding
week last year. The total shipments
to date numbers 1890 baskets.
with no comparison made on the
company's records.
The peinsula tomato crop is an
other one Of the profitable ones for
the farmers this year. Last week
4.945 baskets Of tomatoes were ship
ped over the division. as compared
with 1867 baskets for the cores
ponding week last year, totalling
32e.s55 baskets to date as compar-
ed with 116.413 baskets for the cor
period last year.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1922-10-24
TO GET MORE OUT
OF PARISH HOUSE

ST. Andrews Parish Mems Com
mlttee. Of St. Andrews Episcopal
Church. has started a movement to
interest the young people in the af-
fairs of the parish. With this end
in view. a house committee has been
appointed 10 see that the parish
house IS kept open every night in
the week II is the hope of the COM
mlttee that the people of ST. An
drews together with their friends
will make the parish building play a
large part in their social life. Every
member OF the church is urged to
make the building a central meeting
place for themselves and their
friends.
Some member Of the house COM
mlttee viii be in attendance at the
parish house each night to entertain
and act as host 10 those who desire
to spend an hour or two in recrea-
ton.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1922-10-24
SEES RELIGION In
CLUBS LIKE LIONS

That soclability and brotherhood
represent a form of religion, was a
declaration by the Rev George D.
Allison, pastor Of the Second Bap-
fist Church, in an address this after
noon to the Lions Club, at Its weekly
luncheon-meeting in the grill room
Of the Hotel dupont
Mr.. cAlison first gave a general
idea of what constitutes religion.
He quoted Christ as defining reu-
gion as loving and serving God and
loving ones neighbor as oneself.
The Rotary, Kiwanis and Lions
Clubs, he said, were examples of
the present day tendency to ideal
ism and fellowship. and their mem-
bers, therefore, were. in a broad
sense. practicing religion. He eau
toned, however, against members OF
such organizations reached a stage
where they believed they could get
along without Cad.
J. Edmund Fuller presided at the
which was well attended.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1922-10-24
JUSTICE DAY
QUITS BENCH
Senator Shields, of Tennes-
see, May Go to Supreme
Court
REPUBLICAN COULD
GET SENATE PLACE

WASHINGTON. Oct. "a. Omitted
Press).-Justice Day. OF the SUI
preme Court. today presented his
resignation to President Harding.
The resignation is to become effec-
tive November IA.
The resignation of Justice Day
probably viii give Tennessee a Re-
publican United States Senator.
President Harding has decided. it is
understood here TO appoint Senator
Shields, a Democrat, as Justice Days
successor on the bench. and to name
Newell Sanders, wealthy Repubn-
can plowmaker. TO Shields Sena-
torial seat.
Sanders is a candidate this year
for the full six-year term against
Senator Kenneth Mcclellan.
Justice Day Is to devote all his
time 10 to work OF the commission
settling American claims against
Germany Senator Shields has been
the favored candidate for the place
ever since It became known that Day
was to quit. So far as has appeared
here there is only one reason why
Shields might not be named. He
Is past the 60 year limit for the
Supreme Court Judges but that limit
has never been rigid barrier. III
was waived in the case of Chief JUS
tice Taft and others.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1922-10-24
INCREASE STOCK
TO $4O,OOO,OOO
Continued from First Page.

continued from First Page.
in the corporation, more than 90
per cent. as stated. voted directly
or by proxy Much' satisfaction at
this interest in the affairs Of the
company was expressed by r. H.
Durham, president Of the Hercules.
who presided at today's meeting,
and by other company officials.
The general purpose Of the addi-
final stock. as expressed in a recon-
mendation made by the directors Of :
the company, is to provide means
through which the company may )
obain additional capital from
time to time over and abovs
that which can be reserved
out OF the surplus earnings. No
additional capital is required at
present and no Offering of stock is
contemplated. The immediate pur- Z
pose Of the additional preferred
stock is to retire outstanding Aetna
bonds a or before their maturity, .
while that of the additional common
stock is to transfer to the perma-
nent capital account. by means of a
100 per cent. dividend, a part of the
accumulated surplus.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1922-10-24
SIXTH ALLEGED
DYNAMITER HELD
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Continued From First Page.l
connection with the attempted blow
ing up Of the railroad structure. The
other five were indicted by the Grand
Jury at the last term of court and
pleaded guilty in court to charges Of
conspiracy. They are now awaiting
sentence at the November term Of
court.
The men awaiting sentence are:
Daniel Befany. alias Italian
Dan" 1888 ClaymoDt street.
Harry C. Seidle. 3O7 East Twenty
second street.
Robert J. Pratt. 9S6 East Seven
teenth street
Dominick Gregory, northwest cor
ner of Claymont and Lodge streets.
Lionel NJ. Phillips. 1114 Brandy
wine street.
The detectives located Mills yes
terday after a search OF several
days. He formerly lived in this city
but the police were uncertain
as TO his present address. The
man was taken into custody at
his place of employment.
Mills arrest grows out OF state
ments discriminating him made by
the men already indicted
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1922-10-24
Add Sl7,37l To
LIBRARY FUND
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Continued From First Page.)
promised 100 per cent subscription.
DR.. HulllheD. president of the
University of Delaware. also ad-
dressed the workers.
The total reported by teams today
was S11371, making the grand to-
tai S14O,19S. The report by teams
follows: W. c. Speakman, s677;
JULIA H. Ashbrook. S237; C. W.
Closh, S199; J. A. Crothers. $40; c.
NJ. Curtis. S425; George y. Davis.
1915; Mrs. George y. Davis. 1897;
j. r. Davis, $1,946; B. p. Foster
1881; Mrs. Alice Gawthrop, S1.2S7;
Alice d. Johnson. S1SS; Eugene
Manning, $50: f. b. Norman. $500;
c. B. Palmer. $3.50: n. p. Rood.
S10,Os5; David Snellenberg, S164; C.
W. Sutton. 1897; s. d. Townsend.
1901; Mrs. A. d. Warner. $1O2; Z.
Irving Walls, $3.50; Gerald Dough-
erty. 1925; J. J. Powell. Elks, S295;
Mrs. Mabel /. Jefferies. $3.50: II. D.
Gordon, p. R. r.. 5000; Rural New
Castle, Macmillan Hopes, 1851.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1922-10-24
STAFFORD NEWS NOTES.
Special to The Evening Journal.

Special to The Evening Journal.
STAFFORD, Oct. 24-Former Levy
Court Commissioner william f.
Handy, farmer. living one mile west
Of seaford, has sold his farm OF IS
acres, TO ]. Mark Tull. and will move
with his family to Seaford January
l and retire from farming.
The remains of Edwin L. jackson.
aged II years. who died at Farm
hurst, Saturday afternoon, were
brought to Seaford today and inter
red in Odd Fellows Cemetery. He
was a native of Seaford. a son OF J
Priestly Jackson. of Cannon. He
had lived in Wilmington for many
years. His death followed an Illness
of three years. He is survived by a
widow and one son, Edwin L. Jack
son. Jr.. Of Wilmington.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. c. Vincent and
daughter. Olive. Misses Freda How
ard and Hazel Larrimore spent the
past weekend with Miss Virginia
Vincent, student of the Women's
College, University of Delaware.
Horace Payne, of Snow Hill, Nd,
one Of the oldest merchants on the
spent the weekend here
With his son. Jacob Payne. a local
Mr.. Payne, who is 50
,ears of age. has been in the mer-
,antile business at Snow Hill for over
so years. lie was on his way to
Baltimore to buy goods.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1922-10-24
GRANGE SURPRISE PARTY.

Special to The Evening Journal.
NEWPORT. oct. 24.-Members OF
Delaware Grange met at the home
OF +. c. Snyder last evening, and
gave him a surprise birthday party.
Mr.. Snyder has been master of the
grange for some years. and as a
token of appreciation, the members
presented him with a beautiful UNI
brella.
Those present were: Mr.. and Mrs
=. c Snyder, Mr.. and Mrs. r. P
Robinson. Mrs. J. c. Strong, Mrs. W
L. Duff Mrs. c. w Maclary, Mrs.
Elizabeth Hilyard, Mrs. J. c. Slack,
Misses Irene Gregg. Rebecca and
Emma Maclary and II. z. Gregg and
George L. Snyder.
1t was announced that the grange
would hold a Halloween party on
next Monday evening at the home OF
Mrs. ]. c. Slack. All members are
asked to mask. Members are priv
ileged to take a guest.
The grange will also hold a rally
in grange hall. on Monday evening.
November IS, to which all members
are invited.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1922-10-24
BOY
HAD STOLEN WATCH

George Hart, 1e. who was taken
into custody by the police Sunday
night. and detained as a runaway,
has been turned over to the juve-
nile court authorities. He will be
given a hearing next week on the
charge of stealing a gold watch and
fob from Howard Wilson. a reporter
for the Philadelphia North Ameri-
can.
Mr.. Wilson called at the police
station yesterday afternoon and gave
thu police a description of the watch,
which was found with the articles
taken from the lad before he was
locked up.
Mr.. Wilson also recovered a $40
overcoat, from prisoner in an ad-
Joining cell. which was stolen from
him Sunday night.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1922-10-24
WEEKS and
ROOSEVELT
Will SPEAK
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can National Committee and is COM
ing here especially for the meeting
at Seaford. He will be entertained
by Colonel Thomas w. Miller, who
will accompany him from the West.
Senator DUPONT, Congressman Lay
ton and Miss Jeanette Eckman.
vice chairman Of the Republican
State Committee, also Will address
the meeting. The moving picture
When Dreams Come True" will be
shown at the meeting.
Charles w. Anderson of New York
will address the meeting under the
auspices OF the Colored Republican
Committee at odd Fellows Temple,
Tenth and Orange streets. Friday
evening at $50 o'clock.
On Tuesday evening, October 81,
there will be meeting in the Rose
hill schoolhouse, near New Castle,
on the Wilmington road. which will
be addressed by Miss Jeanette Eek
man, Vice chairman OF the Republic
can state Committee, William II.
Head, chairman of the Executive
Committee OF the Republican State
and Colonel Thomas w.
Miller.
Monday evening. October 30th, |
Senator DUPONT will address the Re
publican First District Committee at
$40 King street.
on Wednesday night, November /
1. or Friday night. November 8.
there will be a large rally in New |
Castle at which Robert II. Richards. |
former Governor Charles r. Miller |
and Senator dupont will speak.
On Thursday. November 2. there |
will be a meeting at the home of
Mrs. Boynton, formerly the Fell /
'esldence at Falkland, under the
auspices of the Mill Creek Hundred |
Committee. at which time Senator
L. Heisler Ball and Miss Eckman
will make addresses. Former Con-
FRESHMAN William II. Head Is also
to make an address.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1922-10-24
Miss North Threatened
in Letters Signed X. X. K.

Continued From First Page.)
Edward Wheeler Hall and Mrs
Eleanor Mills.
James Mills Charlotte's father, is
quoted as saying to reporters that
he knows some people who will
make it hot" for those who bother
him and that he wouldn't want
these people sore on me-"
Do all these apparently unrelated
facts furnish us light on the mystery
which the local prosecutors have
failed to solve and which the State
of New Jersey now has taken in
hand?
I had Just pointed out in my
articles explaining my investigation
that the murders might have been
committed by committee of out
ragged citizens-when along came
the threatening letter.
It read:
If you do not stop exploiting your
foolish ideas the K X. X. will give
you a taste of the same medicine we
gave to Mrs. Mills, so beware or you
Will see the fiery cross some night
and get your due reward"
This was signed: TX X. X"
paid little attention to it at the
time. My investigation was point
ing towards a Jealous woman as the
slayer of the rector and the choir
singer. I had not given much
thought to the possibility of com
mittee murder" although had
pointed out how this was one OF two
theories 10 which my search had
narrowed down.
What, If James Mills said what he
is quoted as saying. did he mean?
Does he really know something? It
seems hardly likely that he was do
Ing moro than trying 10 drive away
a Fostering reporter for If he really
knew OF a Furnishing agency-he |
could point the way to his wlfe's |
murderer But out 81 the mass of |
letters. some threatening, some
praislng. some offering help, which |
receive each day, these letters that |
have started coming in from the |
South now catch my attention.
Find out who. among the church |
members. belongs to a certain we'll
known order" one letter of advice
cad. LAS you have suggested. Mrs.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1922-10-24
100000 AS
GIFT TO CARE
FOR ORPHANS
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the school. until they become Is
years OF age.
The board OF directors OF the
school have been named as follows:
Sanford S. Murphy, Denver, Colo.
Walter Morris, cashier of Farmers
Bank of Dover; Chief Justice James
Pennewill, former Judge william
II. Boyce, Miss Anna b. Hayes.
daughter of the late Manlove
Hayes. and Harry Mayer. all Of
Dover.
The officers OF the corporation
have been elected as follows: Walter
Morris. president; Miss Annie b..
Hayes, vice president, and Harry
Mayer, secretary and treasurer.
Mr.. Murphey has donated to the
Board of Directors of the Corpora
ton five and one-half acres Of land
recently purchased by him in City
Beautiful. adjoining the lands own
ed by the Dover School Board.
where the new high school is TO be
erected.
on this land there will be erect
ed cottages connected with the
school, each cottage TO accommo-
date from 10 to Is children. Each
cottage will be presided over by
matron and such other persons as
the Board shall determine.
The school is to be built from the
proceeds OF 100000 OF bonds OF
western cities. the anpual income OF
which will Approximate about $685.
900 a year.
Just when the erection of the
school will begin has not as yet been
determined, but no doubt II will be
as soon as weather conditions will
warrant next spring
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1922-10-24
NEGRO FINED FOR
DTS0RDERLY CONDUCT

Herman Wilson, Negro. pleading
guilty to a charge of disorderly con-
duct was fined $40 and costs by
Judge Hastings in Municipal Court
this morning. He was accused Of
creating a disturbance at 706 Lord
street. Henry Jarman was dis
missed on a charge Of disorderly
conduct. No evidence was heard.
In the case of Theodore Jalew-
ski. charged with assault and bat
terry on his wife, a nolle prosequi
was entered.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1922-10-24
EYES
ONLLOYDGEORGE

(coatlnred From First Page.)
are to be held November Is.
The eyes OF all political parties are
on Lloyd George. who is opening
headquarters of the "outs" in the
house he has leased about mile
from 10 Downing street
one of the bitterest fights OF years
is expected to be waged by Lloyd
George and his supporters in his
campaign to come back to power.
The Labor Party. which has been
attacked as radical by the Union
lists and Coalitionists. has drawn up
a manifesto in which a denial IS
made OF charges that It is Bolshe-
vistic in tendencies,
Premier Bonar Law on Thursday
plans to announce in greater de-
tail his policies when he addresses
his constituency at GLASGOW. In
the general election the premier who
stands for election to the House of
Commons will be opposed by a
labor candidate and Sir George
Paish. independent liberal.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1922-10-24

Mills and Dr. Hall were probably Z
seized, taken to a vacant building, {,
confronted with evidence Of their
love affair and killed. The murders
were the result of an uplift commit =,
tee supervising the morals Of tho
church."
When I had advanced this theory
as a possibility l had no thought Of
a certain nationwide organization.
I do not now believe that any such
agency as the Ku KluX Khan has.
interfered in the affair. But It is
quite possible that a band. possibly
from New Brunswick itself, has taxi.
en- advantage of the fame of the
organization to sign epistles: *. X.
X"
Most OF the letters which I have
received on this subject have been.
scrawled by some illterate crank.
The State now has charge OF the
case and after five weeks we are back,
where we started as far as official
investigation of the killing is con-
cerned. Here, after a mass of con-
tradictions which have piled up in
the path of our probe have been
sifted, is what Mr.. Mott. the new
prosecutor in charge has TO go on:
l. The one fact upon which
everyone seems to agree is that the
couple. Drs Hall nd Mrs. Mills, act
tually are dead and that their
bodies were found side by side be-
meath a crabapple tree on the-
morning of Sept. 16.
2. One bullet. a 80 calibre. pene-
trating from the rear had passed
through the pastors head and
caused his death. He bore no other
wounds. but his knuckles were =.
barked.
3. Three bullet holes in the wo-
mans forehead and her throat
slashed from ear TO ear with a knife
besides scratches on the face. are
he mute evidence OF the manner Of
Mrs. Mills end.
4. DIR. Hall and Mrs. Mills had
been engaged in a clandestine love Z
affair.
This is about all the new prose-
tutor and his detective Jimmie"
Mason have TO go on-oficially. My
PERSONAL investigation leads me to
believe we are much closer to solu-
ion Of the mystery.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1922-10-24
AUTO BUS DRIVER
FINED FOR SPEEDING

On his second appearance before
the court on a charge Of exceeding
the speed limit, Purnell Jones, an
automobile bus driver, was fined S25
and costs by Judge hastings in Mu-
ntcipal court this morning. He was
arrested by Police Sergeant Fore
man while driving at a rate of 27
miles an hour in Pennsylvania ave-
nue..
Jones claimed that he was going at
such a fast rate in an endeavor to
allow passengers to make" a Penn
sylvania Railroad train.