Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-03-12
COL, 7. v. MILLER
NAMED CUSTODIAN
OF ALIEN PROPERTY
Delaware Man Appointed by the
President to Succeed Francis
p. Carvin.
NO SENATE ACTION NEEDED

By Associated Press TO Every Evening
Washington. March l2.-Thomas w.
Miller. of Delaware. former member
of the House of Representatives.. was
appointed Alien Property Custodian to-
day by President Harding. The ap-
pointment does not require Senate con
f1rmation He succeeds Francis =.
Garvin. who was named custodian when
A. Mitchell Palmer was appointed At
torney General.
col. Thomas w. Miller. the new Alien
Property Custodian. was born in Wi
mington. June 26 1856. He was In
Nevada for three wears. engaged IN
cattle rauchinE and took a degree from
Yale University in 1905 lie was ON
ployed in rolling mills Of the Bethlehem
steel plants for two years. rising 70 the
posit!on of assistant foreman. For
three years he was a law student IN
Washington while acting as secretary
to Representative William ~. Heald
Congressman from Delaware. He was
secretary Of state ~ Delaware in 1919
1915 and Representative IN Congress
from Delaware in the 64th Congress.
For ten years he was a member ~ the
Republican County and city commit
toe, being elected a the primaries He
attended the P1attsburR training camps
before the war. eulisting as a private
in infan in July 1917. owing 70 be
Ing refused admittanCe 70 an officers
training camp on account of 2 physical
defect This defect was corrected by
n surgical operation after his enlist
ment He then served as a lieutenant
IN the Hath Infantry. 29th Division.
for six months In which capacity he
acted as resimental adiutant and regi-
mental gas defense officer. lie served
for three months in Washington a. a
personal assistant 70 the chief ~ Ord
nance with the rank ~ ma tor having
been brought IN from line duty because
of defective eyesight discovered upon
examination lust before receiving over
seas orders.
He passed the second physical ex-
animation. however. and served over
seas for Y months. IN France, with the
18th Division II was there that Mr.
I Miller was promoted q the rank Of
lieutenant colonel by tho division com
mander for service in action under
enemy fire.
Mr. Miller received two citations
~ Fer "meritorious service and gal
I lartry in action under enemy fre In
first and second phases OF Meuse-
Argonne offensive t2l For especially
m-rftorioiis and conspicuous services ir
France with the 18th Division" This
was from General Pcrshing - Cited
| for French Croix de Guerre
lie was a member OF the Paris caucus
/ of the American Legion in 1918: from
june 1919. 10 June 1929. was chairman
/ 70 the national Legislative committee q
I the American Legion. Washington
1 ID. c He served in the latter capacity
( without compensation. At present ~
/ is a member Of the national exeCutiv,
/ committee Of the American Legion. II
I the 1920 campaign. Mr.. Miller vas east
eTn director of the Speakers Bureau o
the Republican National Committee.
II may or may NOT be significant ths
among the callers on President Hardin,
az the White House yesterday wer,
Gen. Coleman du Pont and Senator
Heisler Ball. both of whom. il Is SUI.
pected, urged the bove appointment.