The Washington times., 1922-12-24
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4 CITIES For
! CHINESE MAID
Pretty Mildred Wen, u Years
Old, vanlshss on Eve Of
Wedding to countryman
CARRIED CASH AND GEMS
Officers Scout Theory Of KID
! naplnu, Believing She Has
Merely lifted Her Flanoe

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vanishing on the eve Of her
WSdding. pretty and vivaciou!
mildred Wen, seventesn-year-old
NAuehtG Of Wing Ling Wen,
wealthy Chinese Importer and
propy3etor Of = restaurant at 810
Ninth street northwest, q being
sought by Washingt0n. Baltimore,
rhtladelphis, and New York de-
tecdves and policewomen In .
dsspsrate effort TO Get some trace
of the missing girl.
SEEN AT NINTH AND r.
Known al the Belle Of Chipa'
town." the almond-eyed Chinese
doll-girl mystNriously disappeared
shortly after o'clock Friday night
after arranging to meet her uncle.
George Y. Wen. who 10 manager
nor her fathers restaurant. and
other friends at Union Station ut
midnight to board . train for New
York. whore she had planned to
marry George Mum Lee. son Of the
miilionaire prssidant Of the Chinese
! Merchants Association, whom she
met here several months ago at the
Chinese embassy, and who was -
leoted by her father for her husband.
leaving her fathers restaurant.
Mildred walked to Ninth ana r
the lattsr street. That II the last
trace any Of her relatives or the
police have Of her. Many theories
have been advanced as to what hap
psnsd to the pretty Chinese girl.
THEORIES ADVANCED.
The polios are asking:
"Is Mildred the victim Of Chinese
Teng war?
HAS the girl been kidnapped
through some political intrigue
linked up with the civil warfare
that has rent China in recent
months?
'Is some jealous rejected suitor
responsible for the girls disappear
anoe on the eve of her weddingf
"Was robbery the motive behind
her disappearanosH
els the girl being held . prisoner
by her captors. or has she been the
victim of foul play?"
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lowed. but up to early this morning
z no tangible clue to the whereabouts
Of the 0irl had been uncovered by .
score Of detectives and poliosmsn In.
vsstisating the case.
NAY HAVE 'sRUN AWAY"
Diminishing many Of these theories.
several Of the detectives are inclined
to believe that Miss Yen, who has
been . student at Gales School. and
who worked at night az, cashier in
her fathers restaurant, voluntarily
disappeared and probably isi at the
homo Of a confidante in the Capital.
II believe the girl deliberately jilt-
Cd the Chinese her father had
planned she should marry on Christ
mas" said one of the investigators.
''One thing is certain. our investiga-
tion has shown that the girl never
left Washington on q train. II she
In out of the city she went by auto
mobile, as employees Of all the rail-
roads. particularly at the Washing
ton Terminal and w. B. & A., claim
they did not see a Chinese girl leave
Warrington Friday night or yes
terday. The. girl il Of. distinct
Chinese features and she could not
pas gate guards without being
recognised"
,DID NOT WANT TO MARRY.
Mildred was originally to have
been married on New Year Day.
For some reason. her father ad-
vauoed the date to Christmas. It
II said that while the Chimes bale
had shown no inclination TO disobsy
her fathers request that she mayry
Los. recently she unmarked TO .
policewoman. when showing her
wedding trousseau. diamond en-
-sagament ring and many gifts she
had received in advance Of the osrs.
mouy. that she did not want to
''maTYy yet"
The pretty Chinese maid is said
not 70 have been inclined to asso-
ciats Familiarity with American
youths and men who patronized her
fafher's establishment. She told
Miss Rhoda Millikin, acting super
intendent of the woman's bureau of
the washington Police Department,
that american boys are pigs
they no work like Chinese boys.
Chlneee boys are good workers;
Amarican boys not good worksrs."
SCOUTS KIDNAPPING.
Miss Millikin also IL inclined to
beHeye Mildred Is still in Washing
ton, She scouts the theory that
the girl has been kidnapped and Is
bSiuG held by her captors. She said
she lelt the girl; probably dissatis-
fled with her fathers selection of
Lee for her prospective husband.
''simply ran away. jilting Lee"
Report to the police was made
after the girl failed to appear at
Union Station, where her uncle and
other friends and relatives were
awaiting her. Inquiry at her home,
over her fathers restaurant, revealed
she had failed to return there. Then
the search began.
HAD CASH AND GEMS.
Mildred had about 5000 in cash,
wore the diamond engagement ring
vailed at $500, and a black coat,
black fur, and brown hat. She il
about i've feet two inches tall, and
weighs about 1875 pounds. She IL
unusually attractive, of mild voice,
and pleading personality.
Before she left home, she packed
her wedding garments. presents and
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