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Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1926-11-06

p One remarkable feature Of the cleo
tion is the support given Ritchie in
the counties. In the campaign three
years ago, many of the counties voted
against him; indeed the count being
about $3.50 outside of Baltimore city.
It was the Baltimore vote alone that
saved the day for him. This year, his
majority will be 1000 or more in the
counties. Worcester, last year, voted
against him, but this year his ma
jority over Mullikin was over 1000,
notwithstanding the prediction he
would lose the county.
| In the Goldsborough- Towers fight
for Congress, the latter beat the for
mer in Caroline county-the home of
both candidates-the majority being
over 500. Goldsborough lost out in
Somerset but carried the other seven
counties, his majority being nearly
1000.
Judge Pattison wins over his Re.
publican opponent, A. S. Marine, by
a safe margin; although it is report
e6 Marine was returned a winner in
Dorchester, the home of both candi-
dates.
In Worcester colunty, the story now
is too old to repeat. Every candidate
or the Democratic ticket was elected,
with the majorities ranging from 45O
up to 1864 veritable landslide for
the regular Democracy.
From the State Senatorship to the
Orphans Court, every man threw
DUST into the eyes of his opponent.
Harrison counted 1926 votes more than
Ashburn, and also beat the Peoples
Party ticket man Al votes in his own
district. Of the seventeen precincts,
Ashburn carried only five, and those
by very slim majorities. The legisla.
tive trio, Lednum, Barnes, and Fl.
Davis, came through with a rush;
Jones showed a plurality of over
1900 against Riley; Roger Lankford
beat Shockley over HOO, and Shock
ley was touted one of the strong mer
OF the Fusionists; all three county
commissioners went back to their du-
I ties, sent there by an unmistakable
confidence vote. Walter Whaleyis
vote was the cause of the lowest ma
jority, and that proves that Walter is
q popular man. He should be in diff
ferent company, and he had better
come back while the coming's good;
Child proved stronger than the re-
doubtable Kerbin, and when the latter
looks at that HOO majority, he will
likely say to himself, "How Come"
Kerbin was hailed as hard man to
down, and he is still wondering how
the Child did it; Dennis was the hus-
ky man of the ticket and roll
ed up the highest majority
1868 = whopper; all the men,
bers of the Orphans Court were re-
turned winners and by differences
which will not encourage any dispo-
sition to contest.
1t was great day for Democracy
in Worcester, and a clear demonstra-
tion of how the people stand. The
Democratic party can absorb the 9TH
ell now and claim in truth to be the
peoples party. 1t is clear misnom-
er for the opposition, being repudia;-
cd so Enthusiastically by the voters.
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Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1926-11-06
ALL COUNTY DEMOCRATS WIN
Mr.. J. E. Lonberfson
ReuUards Fire Dept.

The Fire Department was called to
fight a blaze outside the town limits
OH Sunday last the location being at
J. E. Lambertson, out Cedar street.
The building ignited was a small out
house, but other structures were en-
dangered and these, Mr.. Lambertson
felt sure were saved by the prompt
answer of the Department.
In grateful recognition of the SER
vices of the firemen, Mr.. Lambertson
has donated check to the depart
ment, which he can be assured was
appreciated, and the men hereby ex-
tend thanks for same.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1926-11-06
UPSHAW SPEAKS
in POCOMOKE CITY
Talks To Nj. E. Church People
To III. S. Pupils; To Demo-
Gratis In Theatre.
SHOWS NEED OF A
NEW SCHOOL HOUSE

Pocomoke City has been treated to
two splendid addresses from Congress-
man w. D. Upshaw, of Georgia-orc
before large audience in the Salem
M. E. Church on Sunday evening
last; the other, in the Empire Theatre
OH Monday evening. On Monday
morning he addressed the students
of the Pocomoke City High. School.
and was equally impressive here. On
Monday evening he was a guest Of
the Rotary Club but when called upon
he very generously gave way to Mon
teville Flowers, the speaker of the
evening.
Mr.. Upshaw came to Pocomoke as
a representative of the Anti-Saloon
League, and all who attended Salem
church were we'll aware what his top
ic would be. He depicted the evils
resultant from the liquor traffic and
predicted that the 18th Amendment
would never be repealed. He wound
up by taking up collection to sup
port the League.
In speech made at Pittsville, Md +,
Mr.. Upshaw had shown himself as
very favorable to the Democratic
party and had expressed himself as
favoring wet Democrat to a wet re-
publican any day. He had advocated
the election of Tydings over Weller
because he admired the formers dec
larations in contrast to Weller's pus-
sy footing. And being an old lline
Democrat, he was naturally leaning
to that side of the campaign.
The leaders of the Democrat Party
in this county thought it would be a
good thing to have Mr.. Upshaw make
speech in the interest of the party,
and invited him to talk in the Empire
theater on Monday evening. He ac-
cepted but refrained from a strictly
partisan speech. His appearance on
the platform with the candidates of
the regular ticket behind him, showed
plainly enough where he stood, so
without putting his political senti-
ments in words, he allowed his audi
eenc to take them for granted and
took as his subject, "A Greater POGO
moke."
His discourse centered around the
need for new school house, and if
any one who heard him went away
unconvinced as to the adequate con-
ditions existing here, then he was
hard boiled indeed. It is to be hoped
his presentation of the subject will
produce some material and beneficial
result.
Mr.. Upshaw visited the schol en-
Monday morning and entertained the
boys and girls for over an hour. He
was visibly affected by the reception
accorded him, and from them he re-
ceived an inspiration for his talk in
the evening. No matter whether one
agrees with him or not, one must ad-
mire his sincerity; wonder at his elo-
quence; sympathize with him in his
tffliction; extoll his triumph over dif-
ficulties; and offer him to the world as
an example of pluck backed by mas
terly intellect.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1926-11-06
Entertains Members OF
Field Ball, Soccer Team,

The girls and boys of the Field ball
and Soccer team were most delight
fully entertained Friday evening by
Miss Iris Bevans at her home on 4th
street.
Miss Bevans, captain of the Field
ball team, proved herself as charming
a hostess as she is spirited leader of
athletic activities.
The social hour was spent in the
usual festive way, games, music
dancing and the serving of ample and
delicious refreshments; mad the party
was one Of the successful social af-
fairs Of the merry Halloween season.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1926-11-06
]. W. SINGLETON
DIES in BALTIMORE
Prominent POcOmOke Merchant
Passes Away, After A Ling
ering Illness.
FUNERAL CEREMONIES
ON WEDNESDAY LAST

Joseph w. Singleton, of Pocomoke
City, son of J. E. Singleton, and the
late Mrs. j. e. Singleton, of Roper,
N. c., died at Union Memorial Hos
pital on Monday morning last, aged
46, his death being due to complicat-
ed liver trouble
Mr.. Singleton was born in Roper,
N. c., in 1880. In 1904 he left there
and associated himself with the J. w.
Griffin Company, Manteo, N. c., in
the gents mercantile business. From
there he came to Pocomoke City,
where he was is the employ for time
with the firm of Callahan & Sons.
He afterwards associated himself with
the firm of I. H. Merrill Co., with
whom he remained for five years, he
purchasing the business when it was
sold, and remaining its proprietor up
till his death.
Funeral services were conducted IN
the Salem M. E. Church, of which de-
nomination in this city he was an Of
fetal. A large body of relatives and
friends in the community assembled
to pay their last respects.
Rev. J. w. Jones, pastor of the
church, officiated, assisted by Rev. E..
=, Bunce, Rev. d. w. Littleton, and
Rev. G. v. Bell, of the M. E., Baptist,
and Episcopal churches, respectively.
Interment was made in the cemetery
of the M. E. Church.
The pail bearers were w. J. Steven
son, ]. C. Stevenson, G. E. School
field, Arthur Mcdaniel Walter Ent,
and Robert Thomas. A committee
from the Pocomoke Chamber of Com
merce, J H. Young, Colmore E. Byrd,
r. C. Dryden, w. E. Goodwin, and F.
Lee Bonneville, was appointed to at
tend the funeral
The deceased besides his widow,
who before her marriage was Miss
Hattie Merrill, daughter of the late
Mr.. and Mrs. Fillmore Merrill is sur
vived by his father, J. E. Singleton,
three brothers, J. L., of Norfolk; L.
T., of Oriental, N. c.; and D. T., Eliz-
abeth City; by two sisters, Mrs. H.
Chesser, of Roper, N. c.; and Mrs.
Floyd Johnson, of Whitesville, N. c.
Mr.. Singleton had been in i'll health
for nearly year before his death,
and had made valiant struggle to
regain his strength, but failed. He
was one of Pocomoke's most highly
respected citizens, and his death adds
enc more to the number of prominent
men in this community who have in
a comparatively short time answered
the last call.
His going is universally regretted;
he is distinct less to many and vari-
ed interests. He will be missed at
the head of his large and growing
business, and it will be difficult to fill
his place.
The sympathy of all the town goes
out to his family and friends, and
none is more sincere than that offered
by the Democrat.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1926-11-06
DEMOCRATIC LANDSLIDE
in STATE and COUNTY
Peoples Party In Worcester County Plays Small Part In
Election OF Last uesday--Verdict Against
1t Emphatic
RANGE FROM $50 TO 1885,
WALTER DENNIS, FOR SHERIFF, HIGH MAN

The election held in Maryland resulted the biggest gains
the Democrats recorded in the history the Mao
ties for the State officials will vary from $4,000 down about
35, ,OOO
Rchie defeats Mulkn by about 590OO will thereby
Governor for the third time Tyngs is victorious over
Weller and adds another Democratic Senator Congress- Go
Young and Robinson all win handsome mao1tes thus the
whole Democratic State ticket is reelected
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1926-11-06
QUINTON LADIES' AID
HOLDS MEETING

The Ladies' Aid of Quinton M. P.
church held a very pleasant meeting
at the home of Mr. land Mrs. Robert
Hurley, Thursday afternoon, Oct. %.
The next meeting will be held at
the home of o. A. johnson Tuesday,
Nov. % instead of Thursday the
regular date 2.3O P. M.
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II had been vacated by those who
were discussing the case and found,
under the mattress, a gun wrapped
In a New Brunswick newspaper.
Simpson said that efforts were
being made to locate Winters.
The prosecutor said he was con-
fident of an indictment against
Stevens and Carpenter.
1--WE have disclosed only part OF
our evidence" he said. THE rest
will hold for the trial jury. I am
not worried about the outcome OF
this case.
Edward Schwartz, finger print
expert, was placed on the stand yes
terday and testified that he found
mule hoof prints under a tree to
which Mrs. Jane Gibson has already
testified she tied her mule on the
fatal night when she swears she
saw Mrs. Hall, Willie and Carpen-
der at the scene of the crime.
His testimony partly corroborates
Mrs. Gibson's story. Since Mrs.
Gibson is the star witness for the
State, Simpson Is doing everything
in his power to make her story
stand up because he knows she will
be the object Of attack by the de-
Tense later on.
\ Mrs. Millie Opie, neighbor Of
Mrs. Mills, testified that Mrs. Mills
and DR.. Hall frequently used her
telephone to make their clandestine
appointments.
Mrs. Ida Hoag. who lived close
TO the Phillips farm, testified
to hearing shots about IL o'clock
the night the murders were COM
mitted. She said there We're three
shots in rapid succession. then q
pause and later a fourth shot.
Authorities Laughing
John Lathrop said that when he
visited the murder scene after the
bodies were found he noticed that
the authorities were laughing over
the love letters that had been
strewn over the bodies and paying
more attention to them than to the
bodies themselves.
A patient little mule came silently
and unseen into the court yester-
day.
And though the beast said never
Q word, yet she spoke louder than
Balaam's Ass, telling Judge Cleary
and the crowded courtroom that her
mistress. Mrs. Jane Gibson, told
the truth.
Mrs. Gibson, the States principal
witness, said she was riding her
mule when she came to the Phillips
farm and saw Mrs. Hall bending
over the bodies Of her reverend
husband and his sweetheart, Mrs.
Mills. Mrs. Gibson also said she
saw Willie Stevens there and Henry
Carpenter.
The mule, she said, had been tied
in a clump of saplings and was
standing there eating the bark,
while she, Mrs. Gibson, looked at
the drama being enacted. under the
crabapple tree.
The mule came into the court
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Today's Scratches
At Saratoga

At Saratoga . =.
THIRD RACE-Olympic, lmitAtor'
Little Dave, Chocolate Soldier.
FIFTH RACE-Delhi Boy. Belprizonla'
SIXTH RACE-Beau Geste, GLORIOUS
Jonah, Lodina.
Weather, clear: track. fast.
At Lincoln Fields
FIRST RACE--Torch. Scamp, The
Runt. Pequo. Zeka, Myra NJ anu
Iraq.
THIRD RACE-Red Lamp.
FOURTH RACE---Hourmore, Lee -,
Cotner and Fast Time.
SIXTH RACE-Hydromels Henry
Sommers, Red Hot. La Morte.
SEVENTH RACE-Mons Meg. sunny
Maid. ouesada. AristplaA Sea- 4Ent
aaG r'es 49, scsay1 .as.., asesA $3.50. <.
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IN
PLANE CRASH
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fall Of the air liner, told an Inter.
national News Service correspond.
emf that he and three other men
narrowly escaped being killed y
the falling machine.
1--WE were standing by a barn
when we saw the machine flying
very low just over us. 1t circled
about and evidently was intending
to land.
"Then it suddenly struck the
roof of the barn and. swinging
around, carried away the upper
parts of three hay stacks. drifted
around and ended by crashing into
a fourth stack.
1.-THE hay stacks probably saved
many lives by reducing the force
machines propellers snapped OH De-
fore the final crash"
The French Air Union, owner ana
operator of the air liner, has given
out a list of the passengers on the
ill-fated plane. In this list tne
names of Misses Victoria and Mil
dred Walden appears as Warden.
and their address as the Federal
Land Bank, Baltimore,
Also the name of Miss Ecna
Searn, Of New Rochelle, n. " APP
pears as Fearn.
Mildred Walden, or Warden Will
be moved to the Sandgate Hospital
this afternoon.
Pilot De Lisle Of the wrecked
plant, whose home Is in Paris, Is
in critical condition with a trac.
tured skull, and Is not expected
to recover. His mechanic, Grocon::
suffered a broken leg ana arm. anu
many minor injuries.
Edna Bennett, who Is among the
injured, is an actress.
Hugo Rizzi, who was killed, was
thA> we'll known manager OF the
Ambassador Club.
Thousands gathered at the scene
of the wreck today, but were barred
bv the police from approaching the
wreckage which is being carerulv
searched.
Air ministry officials have arrived
TO conduct an inquiry into the
cause of the wreck.
All of the injured who suffered
broken bones underwent operations
this morning and 1t was stated this
afternoon that all have shown slight
Improvement with the exception OF
M. De Lisle. the pilot.
Miss Victoria Walden and her sis.
ter, are daughters of the president
of the Federal Land Bank Of Bal
timore.
IT was afraid something was
wrong" said Miss Virginia to the
international News Ssnvics. II felt
iDlaNA ENA a0RNAAlaiEa0 gHeH1 WaA01a
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CASE AGAINST. MRS. HALLS
KIN MADE, JUDGE SAYS

Simpson said. Hes merely telling
facts"
@. There were thousands of auto
mobiles about that place between
the time the bodies were discovered
and the time you got there, thou
sands of tracks of autos and
horses and human feet. weren't
there? u
A. There weren't any signs Of any
great amount of people around the
saDlinRs.
By Senator Simpson:
@. Mrs Gibson said she tripped
over a stump there near the sap
lings. DID you see the stump?
A. Yes.
Mason had seen the same things
Schwartz saw. the print OF an un-
shot hoof the manure. a small
branch broken off one OF the sap
lings. He had gone there. he said
to make a survey Of the scene and
take photographs. He worked on
the case 81 days.
BY Mr.. Pfeffer: -
@. You went there after talking
to Mrs. Gibson to verify her story?
A. 1 went there after talking to
her, yes.
q. what was ner STORY.
Both Stand Up
Simpson objected vigorously to
that remark. Mrs. Gibson told her
story in court, he said, and be.
sides, this witness had not been
asked any questions about Mrs.
Gibson on direct examination.
Nevertheless, Pfeiffer insisted on
asking II Mrs. Gibson had put the
defendant Henry Carpenter on the
scene. He made Carpenter stand
up. Simpson objected to "this
opera bouffe stuff" and was up
held.
However, -Pfeiffer asked the same
question in regard to the defendant.
Stevens and made Willie stand up,
too.
After consulting with his asso'
ciates, Pfeiffer took the witness to
the big map that hangs on the wall
near the witness chair and asked
him to point out 'the sapling and
the stumps."
THE saplings and the stump"
said Simpson. "One stump. You
may - quite Internationally OF
course-mislead him."
Mason pointed out the saplings
and took his seat.
Q.-You attempted to re-enact
the crime as related by Mrs. Glib
son?
Mr.. Simpson: '"That isn't cross.
examination; that is an attempt to
attack the testimony Of Mrs. Glib
son, and it is clumsy and trans
parent and not at all subtle. It Is
ignorance"
Q.-All this was before the
grand jury completed it's investi-
cation?
Ayes.
Wrong Impression
Simpson jumped up. He didn't
want the judge to get the idea
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room with Lieutenant Schwartz,
figerprint expert Of the Newark
police, and stayed there during the
testimony of Schwartz, County De-
tective Mason, of Essex, and Lieu
tenant John Day, police photo
grapher. of Newark.
Says He Saw HOOf Prints
State Senator Alexander Simp-
son, who is conducting the hearing,
brought out from Schwartz that
he had gone to the Phillips farm
some time in October, and had In
vesgigated the story told by Mrs.
Gibson. He went to the cedar
saplings and saw there some few
hoof prints. He said they ~were
either horse or mule tracks. They
were unshod. Jennie, the mule
did not wear shoes.
IT saw that the bark on one OF
the saplings had been chewed," he
said, land there was some manure
nearby"
He said he had worked only one
day on the case.
Attorney, Timothy Pfeiffer. who
is doing TIE cross-examtning for the
billion dollar counsel. wanted to
know if Lieutenant Schwartz was
intimating that his story corroborat-
ed Mrs. Gibson.
Simpson jumped up angry and
sarcastic.
HE isn't intimating anything"
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HALL GUN DIARY
/ STORY PR6BED

Was the alleged. murder gun
diary" found yesterday in Takon1a
Park a real clue to the slayers in
the Hall-Mills murder mystery? Or
is the whole thing hoax?
A close canvass of every resident
in the neighborhood OF Carroll Ave-
nue. and Blair Road, where the
diary was found, is being made to-
day in an attempt to answer this
question definitely.
Earl H. Burdine. Montgomery
county policeman, and candidate for
the Democratic nomination for
county sheriff, is making the
canvass.
Burdine . has lived in Takon1a
Park for twenty.six years. He has
been county policeman there for
four years. He knows all the resi-
dents OF long standing and all the
newcomers.
He is. checking up on all Of them,
particularly those who have taken
up residence in Takoma within the
last four years, or since the New
Jersey rector and his choir singer
sweetheart were murdered. He ex-
poets to be through this week.
Everyone who might have had a
view OF the trash can in back Of
the apartment in which lives Elsie
Benton, 16-year-old stenographic
student, who says she found the
alleged diary in the can, will be
questioned closely. t
Tt is confidently believed that, il
the diary is proved to be genuine.
it must have been placed in the
can between a. m. and 1880 q. M.
last Monday.
Mrs. E. r. Benton, mother Of
Elsie, who examined the diary
closely before she turned it over
to the Washington police Monday,
declared that she is certain the
pages which her daughter snatched
from the burning trash are gen.
uine, and might prove of real value
in the solution Of the murder mys-
tery.
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that the grand jury had heard tins
evidence and then had not acted.
Q.-You never appeared before
the grand jury. did you?
A.--No.
Simpson smiled like a cat that
has just swallowed a gold fish, ana
called Lieutenant Day.
Day had been told to bring che
photographs he had taken or the
mule tracks-horse or mule tracks
and the broken sapling, ana the
mature. But, he testified, he paa
lost the pictures, negatives ana
prints.
On cross examination he said ne
didn't know whether he had them
or not, On redirect he went back
to his original story that ne
couldn't find them. He was told
morning at 10 and report whether
he had them or didn't have them.
And with him the little Jennie
mule stalked solemnly out OF the
court room.
Checks Up Story
Another striking bit Of testi.
mony was given by William Ran
dolph, a mail carrier. He corrobo-
rated the testimony Of Charles al.
paugh, bus driver, who told OF
seeing three shadowy figures slip
down a bank near De Russey's
Lane and Easton Avenue on :he
night of the murder, and get into
Dodge sedan which had been
parked near the side of the road
with lights out.
Randolph said that on the night
Of the murder he and his wife
were coming from Bound Brook
to New Brunswick and that he
saw this Dodge.
Something about it caused me
to slow down." he said. Il no
ticed that the door was open, the
door on the woods sides and that
The caR was empty"
~hN@ TaONeA ANSAfN& - AaAnS
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~
we left lie Bourgef because sit took
SO long to get the airplane % I've
the ground. T.. don't know what
time we left. but I know when we
hit England because my watch
stopped at 2:34 p. m
1.-The crossing was rough ana
everybody was sick on the way.
"My bunch that something was
wrong seemed correct when the
mechanician came from the pilots
commandment and did something
under the floor of the plane.
This was while we were cross
ing the chanel.
AFTER we got over England we
ran into a heavy rain storm and
the roof of the plane began TO
leak and we all put on overcoats.
81 was resting with my eyes
shut, feeling very i'll, when a SUD
den stopping of the engines caused
me to open my eyes. looked out
and it seemed that the earth was
spinning around.
at turned to my sister and SAID,
look we are. going to land and
don't remember anything after
that until they pulled me out OF
the Wreckage.t Mildred was thrown
across me. They took her out
first. I am never going to fly
again."
The Misses Walden had planned
to sail for home next Wednesday.
Miss Mildred, who was reported
in a. dangerous condition this
morning, is now said to be max
ing satisfactory progress.
"The first intimation I had that
anything was wrong was when /
looked over the side and saw the
sea where, the sky should have
BEEN" said Miss Edna Bennett.
II slurnped to the floor " .
the plane crashed some one
fell on top of me {" it was