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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-10-18
OFFICER RYAN HAS
BOTH LEGS BROKEN
Riding Motorcycle, He Collded
With Automobile While
After Speeder.

As the result of injuries sustained
in a collision which followed a thrill
ing chase after a speeding tourist last
night on the Philadelphia pike. Francis
J. Ryan, 81 years old, of 21l7 Biddle
street. a member of the state high
way police. is in critical condition in
the Delaware Hospital. Both OF his
legs are broken below the knee and
he also suffered severe decorations
about the head. face and body.
The accident occurred near Holly
Oak road shortly after 1890 o'clock
According to members of the state
highway police. Ryan detected Ford
car being driven northward at q
rapid rate of speed. He called upon
the driver TO halt, but his summons
was ignored, 1t was stated. The Off
Ger started in pursuit and was rapidly
overhauling the fugitive when the
latter slowed down near the road at
Holly Oak.
The driver of the Ford car slacken-
ed his pace, Ryan said, and he at
tempted 10 pass on the side. AS he
was drawing his motorcycle along
side, another machine coming in the
opposite direction apparently directly
in front and before the officer could
avoid it. there was a terrific crash.
Both automobile and cycle came to-
gether and Ryan was hurled over the
handlebars. He was picked up by the
occupants Of the machine which
struck him and taken to the home OF
DIR. o. Whitlaw Shaw. Later he was
removed 10 the hospital
One of the automobiles which fig
ured in the accident was owned by Mr.
and Mrs. George W. Stewart of SO.
West Fourth street, and was driven
by Mr.. Stewart at the time. Mr.
Stewart says, however, that il was
not his car which struck Officer
! Ryan's motorcycle, but that he (Stew-
arO crashed into a Ford roadster
which was directly ahead Of him anC
which had no rear light The road
ster. he said. continued on its way
| The Stewart car was badly damaged
! but Mr.. Stewart, kho was alone, h.
says, was not damaged.
During the excitement attending tn.
collision the occupants Of the ca
which the officer was chasing mad,
their escape. The license number wa.
not secured. The machine which
collided with the motorcycle was badl,
damaged and is still lying along tn
| roadside.
The case is being investigated b,
Lieutenant McVey Of the state high
way police and an arrest is expecte'
to be made today it was stated.
Ryan was only recently appointe,
a member of the highway police. hav
ing succeeded Charles McGarigle
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-10-18
ENGLISH PREMIER
MAY NOT RESIGN IF
CHAMBERLAIN WINS
Impending Crisis Has Keyed
Britishers Up TO the High
est Pitch.
ALL EYES ARE ON UNIONISTS

BY Associated Press 70 Every Evening.
London, oct. 18--The British politi-
cal fever has now reached it, height,
and there Is every indication that tho
maximum temperature VIII he main
tanned for some days Everybody ls
guessing as to when the crisis will
pass and what turn IL VIII take. but
the answer is as yet uurevealed, and
the future remains obscure pending
tomorrow's Cnionist meeting az the
Carlton Club which IS expected 70 give
the key 20 tho problem.
One anti-coaliuon newspaper. ths
Daily Mall today attributes 70 Primo
Minister Lloyd George tho definite
statement that ne will resign Office p
the unionist meeting declares against
Austen Chamberlain, whose outspoken
adhesion 70 the premier has aroused
strong opposition IN the party ranks.
Mr. Lloyd Georges statement Is said
70 have been made at a private meet
ing last night Of the Liberal minister's
and under secretaries. None Of fhs
papers nearest the premier. nor any
other. confirms this or processes -
know exactly what passed AZ the meet
E
/ George received general cordial sup
port.
Whether or not the premier mads
the declaration attributed % him, SONS
Of the best informed political corre-
/ spondents believe he viii resign II Mr..
Chamberlain ia voted down At ths
/ Carlton Club. It would then be mp -
( the king. in accordance with political
! precedents in this country, IN invits
( the conservative party 70 try It's hand
! az forming q cabinet.
/ II. on the contrary. the meeting
( gives Mr.. Chamberlain anything ap-
/ preaching strong support. the pre-
mier, it Is reiterated. will. advise ths
/ king 70 dissolve parliament. and, this
/ being done will appeal 10 the country
! on a coalition ticket.
/ Thus. II these prophets be correct.
! the dissolution Of parliament seems
imminent in either case as il is not
supposed the conservatives could carry
on without the prominent and tried
leaders who would quit the govern
ment with Chamberlain II he resigns.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-10-18
MIRACLE MANS DEATH
UNDER POLICE PROBE
SchIatter's Wife Says Spirit
ualists Opposed His Joining
p. &. Church.
BY Associated Press to Every Evening.

By Associa ted Press TO Every Evening.
st. Louis, Oct. 1S.--A woman said to
have been in attendance at the deaf
of Francis Schlatter, who became
nationally known a quarter Of a CEN
tury ago through his claim OF power
to heal. WAC sought today by police
and coroner's inquest was ordered
TO determine whether a mystery was
involved or hemorrhage induced by
pneumonia was responsible for death
Schlatter died in a rooming house here
Monday night.
Mrs. Agnes Schlatter, a lecturer for
a church publication. came here from
Kansas City, Mo. last night and de-
met with foul play. She said he had a
following OF spiritualists who oppoee,]
ks contemplated confirmation into the
Episcopal Church of which she IL n
member.
Schlatter Is said TO have attracted
wide attention by cures" at Denver
in 1895. and became known ae y
miracle man" and king of healers.
Once he was given national publicit,
as the man who cured Mrs Mckinley
mother Of President Mckinley. II,
was reported 10 have been cobble,
and told his audiences he had beer
born blind. that his sight was restore,
by the prayers of his mother. and tina
one day, in 1898. Christ appeared I,
him in a ball OF flames as he sat a
his last in the oobbler'e shop.
In 1896 he was said 10 have heale,
child of an incurable malady a
Albuquerque, n. NJ, getting the til.
of the "Messiah't there.
The death of Schlatter wa, from
natural causes. 4, was announced. FOL.
lowing an autopsy today.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-10-18
CLAYTON SEYLER,
BAIL JUMPER, CAUGHT
AF TER LIVELY FIGHT
Escaped Prisoner From Dover
Captured Within so Feet OF
Pennsylvania Line.
WAS WAITING SENTENCE

After a desperate struggle yester-
day afternoon with State Detectives
John Moore CT this city and ID. ID.
Wharton of Kent county. and Frank
7. Ewing. a resident OF Rockland
Clayton Seyler, who. last July, jump
ed his ball In Dover, where he had
been indicted. tried and convicted by
jury on a charge of breaking and
entering the home OF Daniel Mercer,
a farmer living n short distance from
Dover. was overpowered and arrest
ed and taken to Dover where he Is
now locked up in the Jail there.
Seyler was within fifty feet of lib
erty, temporarily. at least, for had he
succeeded In reaching the Penneylva-
MIA state line for which he wae maxi
ing when captured. the Delaware Of
ficers would not have had any 'egal
right to take him into custody. Seyler
fought desperately for his freedom
and it was necessary for one OF the
detectives to bring n blackjack Into
play and In using II Seyler was 80
badly cut about tho head that he re-
quired medical attention after he had
reached the Dover jail.
said to have had some difficulty and
Mrs Seyler left home and went to the
house of the Mercer family. Seyler
went there to see her, but when re-
fused admission attempted 10 go in
anyhow. This resulted in his arrest
on a charge of breaking and entering
He was convicted in court. but sent
ence was deferred until the following
morning and that night Seyler disap-
peared. He was at liberty under bail
Yesterday afternoon he was located
in the fields near Guyencourt and the
two detectives and Mr.. Ewing started
after him. He saw them coming and
made a break for the Pennsylvania
state line. but was overtaken befor,
! he reached Il. He then started tC
| fGht. but was quickly subdued ant
later lodged in the Dover jail.
| Seyler is said TO he known also by
| the alias "Char.es Weaver" When n,
| first saw the officers yesterday after
noon he recognized them and started
| TO run. He travelled nearly a half mil,
before Ewing overlook him and jump
ed on his back. Both men went dowI
and II was then the fight started. De
tectives Moore and Wharton wer,
soon on the scene and while Moor,
held the prisoner the other two mei
placed the handouts on him. The,
started toward their automobile whe,
/ Seyler made another break for lib
erty. but was quickly captured ant
! placed in the machine and hurried I,
| Dover.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-10-18
BABY ATTENDS MURDER
TRIAL Of ITS MOTHER
Mrs. Roster, Accused Of Killing
Husband. May be Permitted
to Hold Infant.
by Associated Press to Every Evening.

by Associated Press 20 Every Evening.
Philadelphia, Oct. 1S.-Thin and wan
looking after her nine months con-
finement in prison cell. Mrs Cath
crime Roster was placed on trial today
on charges OF killing her husband.
Oscar. and his stenographer. Mildred
Geraldine Reckitt. In his office. last
January. Mrs. Roster ls % years old
Her husband. the head of the Roster
Advertising Agency, native of Aus
tralla and former resident of Chicago,
was SO. His stenographer was 26.
Near her In court was her baby,
Richard. three months old when his
| mother killed his father. He cuddled
| In the lap of Mrs. Sue Reid. Mrs.
Rosters mother. The commonwealth h
| sought to keep the child out of the
| court room. but Judge Barratt ruled
| that the infant could remain and that
he would decide later whether the
mother might hold him. John r. *
Scott, counsel for Mrs. Roster, In
structed an assistant to give the
| grandmother and the child a seat uI
front where the jury could see them.
| Because Of an order of the court
that none but witnesses and others
connected with the case should be Civ
en- admittanco there was no crowd
The court had previously announced
| that Il was hoped no women not con
nected with the case would attend the
trial because Of the nature OF some o
the testimony.
Opposing counsel engaged in a pro.
1
tion sought from the first talcsmar
examined for the jury TO draw on
what would be the Jurors attitude il
the event II was shown by testimon,
that Roster and Jerry" Reckitt hat
maintained indiscreet relations an,
that the killings resulted from tn
wife surprising them in the hus
bands office.
| Seven talesmen were examined a
the morning session and all were re
, iected as jurors.
Il What is commonly known as IN
"unwritten law win be invoked TO fre
her. The only legal Interpretation r
euch a defense recognized by the law
, OF Pennsylvania is emotional ipeani
ty.
For moro than nine months Mrs. Ro
sler haa been confined I'm Moyamene
ing prison. In spite of legal effor
she could not he released 10 care 70
her infant con. Richard. who Is no.
a year old.
q. According TO the accused woman
testimony at the coroner's hearing. sh
J had known for three months at lea,
that her husband and his stenographs
had been intimate. She said furths
that, her -husbanda brother Arthr
> Roster. WAS her principal infor1neI
, In this matter and that he told hs
that her husband was desirous OF d
vorcing her 80 that he could MARI
Miss Reckitt.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-10-18
'Y0U SWEET, ADORABLE BAByKNS OF M|NE,"
CHOIR SINGER PREFACED LETTER TO RECTOR
Darling ne Didn't You Feel Me Purrng BIssfuy Content
ed, Close You, Too?" Another of Mrs. Mills Fervid
Epstes Inquired Of Or. Hall; New Missves Make No
Concealment Of Womans Hopeless Infatuation
for Her Lover.

you love TO watch an ant as It creeps
along. honey?"
And darling sweetheart X Xxx Il
long for our love TO be the truest-
Ideal-as pure as we can make IT,
for then It is truest TO nature xxx X"
Il know I'm crazy cat XXX"
Charlotte talks-then Don asks
questions. they annoy, so how can
writer"
Darling mine. didn't you feel me
purring blissfully contented?"
And close to you, too"
Sweetheart. my true heart, 1 could
crush you. Oh. l am wild tonight" D"
"One time l told you l hated your
work. hated your parish. | guess 1t
Is because | am jealous of il because
It. must come first in your life. Not
because OF conventions. but because
you love 1t so. Oh. 1 know 1t because
you are a true priest-born for It,"
II have the greatest of all blessings
"A noble mans deep, true. eternal
love and my heart is his-my life Is
his-all have is his X xxxI am his
forever.
II will hate the winter nights. Then
| dream OF curling up in a chair. with
you X Oh what dreams l have
VIII 1t ever be?"
II am holding my sweet babykin's face
la my hands and looking deep into his
heart and reading there the message
ti.at makes me live-gives me strength
and life."
The letters written by Mrs. Mills
| To Rev. Edward w Hail. and given out
by the county prosecutors yesterday
are much less volcanic in their dec
larations of affection, than We're those
written by the murdered rector to his
choir singer. They are clear. concise
! Continued on page 2.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-10-18
MILTON DEMOCRATS IN
ENTHUSIASTIC RALLY
Sussex Taxpayers Hear How
They Are Burdened Under
Republican Rule.
correspondence Every Evening

Special Correspondence Every Evening
Milton. Oct. 1S.-Democratic leaders
who addressed a massmeeting here
last evening We're greeted with an
enthusiasm which has not been evi-
denced in Sussex county for years.
The meeting was held in the Town
Hall, and the audience filled the build
ing.
Andrew ]. Lynch, James NJ. Tunnel
and W. W. Knowles were the speak
ers. Mr.. Lynch took as his subject
the county government and the in
crease in taxation which has occurred
lately. The burden of government
bears heavily on the taxpayer, he said
He pointed out that the annual ex
penses of Sussex county now reach
s400. 900. while in former years they
were approximately s45,000.
Mr.. Tunnel spoke on the state gov
ernment and it's expenses. He said
the per capita tax in Delaware is $50
per year. He discussed national is
sues. including the tariff question, and
exposed some of the details of the
-talked-of Newberry case.
Various campaign issues were dis
cussed by Mr.. Knowles. He dwell,
particularly on the qualities of the
Democratic platform. and urged that
Sussex county taxpayers consider the
economical program which it repre-
sents.
Mr.. Knowles said today that. judg-
ing from indications, Sussex county
viii support by a large majority the
Democratic ticket at the coming cleo
ton. He said he has not noted in years
an interest in the party as great as
is manifested during the present cam
paign.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-10-18

New Brunswick. y. j.. October IS
A second series Of letters written by
Mrs. Eleanor Rhinehardt Mills TO the
Rev. Edward Wheeler Hall, was given
out by the prosecution officers today
in addition 10 the three letters made
public yesterday afternoon. and the
letters OF the rector TO Mrs Mills,
yesterday morning. (as printed in
Every Evening". The letters offered
this morning are almost as volcanic
In their expressions of love as were
those Of the rector, and quite different
from those given out yesterday and
attributed 10 Mrs. Mills.
Unaddressed and unsigned the
epistles are filed with terms of en-
dearment. In them the minister Is
often referreds TO as sweet, adorable
babykins." They show "a love nest
OF a woman's dreams OF true love
and describe the varied moods of a
woman loved and loving without the
conventions"
Excerpts from the letters follow:
Dearest, dearest boy. Wasn't
happy to find a sweet note for | didn't
expect you would risk leaving one
for me yesterday. Such delicious
eclairs.
my darling how well you seen
today. xxx am tired-want TO Ii,
Xxxx and rest for hours"
"Oh, you sweet adorable babykin'
of mine"
"rhe note ] left yesterday wa.
crumbled, but / had 10 hide it In m,
small orange purse. as i met him"
Xxx Xxx I'd build waiting low,
nest Xxx x. People would NEAR
nothing. ] had rather watch the bug
and ants as they crawl along. Don
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-10-18
STILL LOOKING TO L. 6.
TO AID NEAR EAST PEACE

London. Oct. 1s.-Ailied closely -
the ministerial crisis here and that
impending in Italy Is the question Of
the general Near Eastern peace con-
ference, which IL Is feared must "a
postponed until the situations in Lon
don and Rome are settled.
Remarking upon this contingency.
the diplomatic expert OF the Daily
Telegraph writes:
The disadvantages OF postponement
might however, be compensated IN
some measure II a postponement which
will carry the conference well beyond
the coming American elections should
enable the Washington admlnistra-
ton 20 ascertain the real strength OF
public feeling in the United States
concerning American participation
at least within certain limits-in the
proposed Near Eastern settlement"
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-10-18
JOSEPH WEARY Is
GRANTED COMPENSATION

Joseph Vizzary. who was injured at
the General Chemical Co.'S plant on
December ). 1921, was granted COM
pensatlon to the extent OF $l10S per
week for period of 145 y weeks by
the Industrial Accident Board yester-
day afternoon. 1t IS claimed that the
use Of Vizzary's left leg and ankle has
been permanently impaired to IS per
cent Of its normal power by the ac-
cident.
In the case Of Lemuel j. Lam
boreauX. who APPLIED for compensation
for injuries received while working in
the sawmill of I.amboreaux & Slpple,
near FELTON,. October 81. 1921. the
board decided that partner in a
firm could not be considered an en-
ployee in the sense set forth by the
compensation act.
All other pending eases were con-
tinued.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-10-18
DlZER ON TICKET.
Succeeds J. Frank Davis, Who
Has Withdrawn as Democratic
Senatorial Candidate.

Because of pressure of private bust
ness j. Frank Davis, the Democratic
nominee for State Senator from the
First Senatorial district of Whining
ton, has withdrawn from the ticket.
Mr. Davis private business would not
permit him TO devote time to public
service.
Wright c. Dizer has succeeded him
as the Senatorial nominee.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-10-18
BOY SCOUTS HEROES
OF HONOLULU DISASTER

Los Angeles. oct. 1s.--Roland
Bolgiano. OF Baltimore. 18 years
old. second electrician of the
steamer City OF Honolulu, is
credited with saving the lives OF
IL passengers when that liner
caught fire at sea last Thurs
day. He and Fred Little. II, a
mess boy. worked Shoulder 10
shoulder" when the fire was
discovered. and, according 10 the
ships doctor. were directly re-
sponslble for getting many pas
sengers safely from the fire
swept vessel 20 the life boats.
Compllmented, on their arrival
here. the boys explained IT, all
with "Oh, we were trained an
Boy Scouts"
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-10-18
NUDE BODY FOUND
NEAR MARCUS HOOK
Man, Apparently 40 Years of
Age, With Head Crushed,
Lying in Blood.

Late yesterday afternoon the nude
body of n man, with the head crushed,
was found in a pool back Of the con-
goleum plant at Marcus Hook. Pa.
Deputy Coroner Cloud of Delaware
county. who took charge Of the body
said II was that Of man apparently
about 40 years of age. 1t was the
coroner's opinion that the man had
been murdered and his body dragged
20 where il was found.
He arrives at this conclusion be-
cause there were deep abrasions on the
side OF the body. indicating that it
had been dragged over the rough
ground.
There is not the slightest clue to
the identity Of the man
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-10-18
HIGH WIND AND SKIRT
COSTLY TO ADMIRER

New York, Oct. 1S.-Morris
Leveritz was fined a dollar n
word by a magistrate today for
five-word remark he was
charged with having made in
reference to Miss Gladys Ed
wards, when strong wind was
blowing In Central Park. The
charge was disorderly conduct.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-10-18
GEORGlANS NAME GEORGE.
Democratic Voters Nominate
Former State Justice as SEN
ator Waston's Successor.

BY Associated Press to Every Evening.
Atlanta. Gas, Oct. 1S-Walter +.
George. former justice Of the State
Supreme Court. with a total OF 304
county units votes, was Overwhelm-
ingly nominated as candidate 10
become successor to the late United
States Senator Thomas e. Watson in
yesterdays special Democratic pri-
mary. according to complete unofficial
returns compiled by the Atlanta Con-
stitutton today.
The Victory of George marked the
second defeat of Governor T. w. Hard
wick within as many months. and ac-
cording to political observers, showed
that the Watson block of voters. esti-
mated at 10000 at fun strength. re-
manned intact and voted almost
solidly for the former court Justice.
Definite reports of the popular vote
in II counties gave George 2T,9I4;
Hardwick. 19.02e; Wright, 1858; and
Cooper, 400 IT was stated.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-10-18
TURK TROOPS BANNED
FROM OLD CAPITAL
Allies Forbid Nationalist SOL
diers From Entering Con-
stantinople.
BY Associated Press to Every Evening.

By Associated Press TO Every Evening.
Constantinopie, Oct. 1S.-The Allied
missions reached Il unanimous de-
cision today forbidding the Kemalist
gendarmerie destined for Thracs 10
enter ConstantinOple.
The British navy had been ordered
TO stop all vessels. bearing Turkish na-
tionai police.
The British authorities here. in the
interest OF public safety. had previous
ly declined 20 permit the Turkish Ma
donaiists gendarmerie 20 march
through Constantinople today as the
Turks had planned.
The order produced keen disappoint-
ment among the exuberant Turkish
population which had made prepara-
tons on vast scale 20 welcome the
kemalists.
Constantinople dispatch Tuesday
night Indicated eager anticipation
amongst the Nationalists there OF the
proposed entry Of the kemalist gem
darmerie into Constantinople today.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-10-18
LUTHERANS ELECT OFFICERS.
BY Associated Press to Every Evening.

Buffalo. n. Y. Oct. 1S.-E. Clarence
Miller, Of Philadelphia. was reelected
treasurer OF the United Lutheran
Church in America at its biennial con-
vention today. The election of presi-
dent and secretary was deferred.
The Rev. Ellis Il. Burgess, OF Pitts
burg. was made chairman OF the con-
vention until the president, the Rev.
F. II. Knubel. who is i'll in New York,
is able to take charge.