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CHESWOLD
Items of Personal and Social In
terest Cleaned About Town

lbenS OF HerSOndl anu Social H.
terest Cleaned About Town
Cheswold, Aug. 20-Rev. j. G.
Handy, pastor Of the M. E. Church
is spending some time at the
Brandywine Summit Camp.
Mr.. and Mrs. Byron Sipple, Mrs
Suma Boyce, Mrs. Belle Berry and
Mrs. Ella Thompson were recent
guests of Mr.. and Mrs Julian Jones
at Chestertown, Md.
Mrs. w. II. McCrery and son,
William, are spending a few days
of this week with Harold E. Nc
Crery and family.
Miss Dorothy Ford spent last
week with relatives in Whining
ton.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. ]. Boggs and
sons Clayton and Calvin, have re-
turned after several days spent
with relatives In Rehoboth.
Mr.. and MriI. Elwood Carpenter
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ton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Shock
ley and children Ray, Dan and
Jack, of Darby, Pa, were week
end guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Julius
Hawkins.
Miss Dorothy Davis of Whining
ton, spent the weekend with her
grandparents, Mr.and Mrs. George
Jenkins.
Mrs. w. t. Hoffecker is spend
ing several days with her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Walter Pennock at Elk
ton, Md.
Miss Carolyn Kaufman has re-
turned to her aunt's, Mrs. Charles
Hall. After spending sometime
with her parents in Columbia.
Mrs. Anna Carrow of near town
spent several days last week with
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Carrow.
Mrs. Thomas Hume of Philadel-
phia, Pa, spent Thursday with her
Mr.. Ford Allaband of Whining
ton, was a guest of his aunt, Mrs.
William Sheppard.
Miss Julia Scout who has been
quite at her home, is able to be
out again.
Miss Julia Boggs of near town,
spent the weekend with her grand
parents, Mr.and Mrs. James Boggs.
Mr.. and Mrs. Matthew Hollett,
Sr., Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Hollett
and Mr.. Harry Hollett of Chester,
spent the weekend with friends in
town.
Mr.. John Chapman of Linwood,
Pa, spent Thursday with friends
in town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dicie Kitchens and
children Howell and Francis, and
Mrs. Wilbur E. Clark are on a mo-
tor trip through Virginia.
The Willing Workers" of ST.
Paul's M. E. Sunday School will
hold their picnic on Thursday at
Rehoboth.
Misses Frances and Lucille Lay
shan of Virginia, are spending a
few days with their grandparents,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Clark.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Atwell of
West Chester, Pa, were weekend
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Sa-
wins.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Mcpherson
spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs.
o. b. Warren.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Peterman
spent Sunday at Riverview Beach.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. S. Shortall, Mr..
and Mrs. John Shortall and daugh-
ters Ellen and Esther, and son
John, ,motored to Rehoboth on Sun
day.
Mr.. Alonzo Porter and son, of
Camden, are spending a few days
with Mrs. Mary Amos.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. M. Unruh and
family of Wyoming, were guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Garman Thomas
on Sunday.
Mr.. August zickgraf of Will
mington, was a recent visitor of
Mr.. and Mrs. Garman Thomas.
Mrs. Alice Grey spent Sunday in
Salisbury and Ocean City, Md.
Mrs. Charles Hardesty spent
Wednesday with Mr.. and Mrs.
Hubbard Brinsfeld, at Crumpton.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. D. Knox of
Clayton, have returned home after
two weeks at Oak Orchard.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Pratt of
Philadelphia, are spending this
week with Mr.. Pratt's father, Mr.
George Pratt.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Dixon en-
tertained over the weekend Mr..
and Mrs. w. F. York and son Sud
Ter, and granddaughter Vivian,
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Kaiphas, Mr.. T. E.
Harris and sons Baxter and How
ard of Baltimore, Md.
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TOWNSEND

Items of Personal and Social In
terest Cleaned .Abont Town
Townsend, Aug. 20.-Miss Kath-
crime Ratledge, principal of the
Townsend Public School delight
fully entertained the members OF
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GUN|NEN STE Al.
BRIDE AWAY

STEVENS POINT. wis. Aug. -
Il. kidnapping OF young bride
from her husband by a band of
armed gunner set Wisconsin and
Illinois highway police on a man
hunt covering two States today.
The husband. Lee Johnson. 26, of
ST. Paul, stumbled into the sheriff s
office today. exhausted and on the
verge of collapse, and told of the
kidnapping of his bride, girl Of 20,
who was snatched from their auto
mobile.
Half way between Marshfield and
Stevens Point on a trunk highway
six armed men in a large sedan
crowded their automobile from the
road, Johnson said.
''They surrounded us and covered
US with guns" johnson told the
sheriff. II thought they were after
our money and my wife's jewelry.
but they paid little heed to the
iewelry hurled my wife into the
car and drove off
The Johnsons were on their way
to Milwaukee and Chicago to visit
friends.
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THREATS SEN I
HELEN Wills

CHICAGO. Aug. 10 N.N.S).-Pos.
tai authorities and police here CO.
operated today in seeking the author
of anonymous death threat letters
received the past week by Helen
Wills, champion tennis players. at
her home In Berkeley. Calf.
All the letters bore Chicago post.
marks and Federal operatives here,
assisted by detectives. were seeking
clews to the writer's identity
Miss Wills now is in New York.
Last week she led America to vic
tory over the English women. tennis
stars in the Wightman Cup matches
at Forest Hills
DR. C. A Wills, father of the ten.
mis- champion told police that man
who gave the name of John Bowden,
and declaring himself to be the
writer of the letters recently APP.
peared at the Berkeley residence and
demanded to see Miss Wills, Wher
the father replied she was not at
home the intruder became abusive.
A short struggle ensued and Bow
den" fled.
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TAKESHlICE
LOAD Of
FUEL.
By WALTER DIETzEL

FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, Ger
many, Aug. Is (I.N.S. 1.-THE
round-the-world passengers on
the Graf Zeppelin were noti-
fled this afternoon to be ready
to start on continuation Of the
21,700-mile flight between mid
night tomorrow night and 5
O'Clock Thursday morning.
According to present arrange.
ments there will be 20 passengers
a crew OF 40, a consignment Of mail
and q bust of the late Baron Won
HuenfeId aboard when the airliner
puts off by way of Soviet Russia.
The Huenefeld bust. which was
designed by Olaf Iempke, ID a gilt
to the Japanese Emperor.
No freight will be carried TO per-
nit OF a maximum amount OF fuel
to be slowed aboard.
Heavy Fuel Load
The Graf is expected to travel
5000 miles on the next leg OF her
long voyage. 1t is estimated that
this distance can be covered In
100 hours unless there are storms
or motor troubles. Experts state
that the Graf will carry sufficient
fuel for 1870 hours flying.
When she takes the air for Tokyo
the Zeppelin will contain 10000
cubic meters OF hydrogen. 10000
cubic meters of blue gas and IL tons
of BENIN.
An official OF the Zeppelin works
told international News Service the
Graf would have Sufficient food to
last for an extended period in case
of forced landing
SOviets Agree
Refueling of the huge craft has al.
most been completed All minor ad
justments deemed necessary by
Comdr Hugo Eckener after the
Crafts record flight from Lakehurst
have been made.
Permission from the Soviet govern
ment allowing the Zeppelin to Fly
over Soviet territory has been re
ceived. Only threatening storms in
the East now stand in the way OF
the start of the long hazardous
journey over the, Siberian waste
lands to the Japanese capital.
DR.. Eckener has not decided
definitely upon the route he will
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.BORAH'S NAME
USED AS BAIT

NEW YORK. Aug. 10 n.N,S).-
Senator William E. Borah Of Idaho
was here today to tell about a
national bank he was supposed to
be founding--the only difficulty
being that it is all news to him.
He came from Washington in
response to a telegram from Assis-
tant District ATTORNEY Harold w.
Hastings. who is prosecuting a
charge of grand larceny against
Biago Viale, a builder. of Valley
Cottage, N. Y.
It is charged that Viale sold
stock in the Franklin Plan, Incor-
porated, on representation that
Senator Borah had obtained a
charter to establish the company
as the Franklin National Bank. The
Senator declared today he never
heard of the plan before.
The principal complainant, Joseph
Abbott. New York tailor, declared
he paid $1,000 for ths stock which
| later proved worthless.
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RUSSIANS JAIL
j. s. WOMEN
-pnoto 81 InlernationaI

MOSCOW. Aug. IS Q.N.S).-Miss
Mary Van Rensselaer, Cogswel, a
niece of ]. P. Morgan, and Mrs.
Abbott S. Ingalls,, two venturesome
American women, are in Moscow
today recuperating from the hard
ships of a trip through the isolated
Caucasus country, during which
they were arrested as British spies"
and held two hours in a Soviet
dungeon.
While touring Soviet Russia Miss
Cogswell and Mrs. ingalls, deserted
the main body of American tourists
to make a side trip through the
Caucasus Mountains to see some
of the wild country off the beaten
trail.
They came back to Moscow with
a tale of adventure and hardship
as vivid as an explorers travelogue.
Slept In Hut
They left their American com.
at 11l1lS lIdNC1AiS OfST O
mountain trail nearly 10000 feet
high on horseback. The first night
they spent in a little school house.
The next night they slept in u
peasants hut.
When they reached Kutaiss they
were arrested on suspicion of being
British spies because they took some
photographs without an official
permit.
Finally, after being locked up in
a dungeon for two hours they con
WINGED the secret police they were
Americans.
Upon their release they set their
faces towards Moscow.
To make matters worse a thief
stole Miss Cogswelps purse on the
train, containing their combined
fortune of $450. The loss of the
money was bad enough. but the
thief got away. also with the pass
ports. In addition the women lost
their jewelry.
Trousers Only Clothing
The women narrowly escaped
arrest a second time when they
asked a Red army general to brini
them a glass of tea. AS Miss Cogs
we'll explained they did not know
he was a general because he wore
nothing but trousers"
Upon their arrival here the
women were both broke" blu
friends came to their rescue ant
bought them a good meal, the frs
they had had in many days.
Miss Cogswell said she was afrait
she could not get out of Russi
without a passport, but has cable,
to the State Department in Wash
lington for assistance and advice.
Diplomatic relations do not exis
between the two countries.
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WEST
TONN)P UP
WINE

Manufacture and distribu-
ton of medicinal and sacra-
mental wine were placed under
close supervision today by the
Treasury Department in the
general plan of Tightening up
prohibition enforcement.
Prohibition Commissioners James
NJ. Loran completed revised regula-
lions and next week win confer
with Frank McReynolds, administra-
tor, at San Francisco, In relation
to putting them into effect Doran
plans a tour OF the Western coast,
and will leave for San Francisco,
August 16.
Hard 10 Control
A personal survey Of the produe-
don and dIatrlbltlon 81 erape prod.
ucts win be made BY Doran while
he il on the Pacific Coast. 1t was
held OF Importance to enforcement
for the Government to learn who
are the large consumers of grape
Juice and other fruit products.
An effort will be made to de-
termina how the illegal wine manu-.
facturers obtain their raw material.
Doran said that there are many
wine bootleggers in all large cities
with the situation especially diff
cult to control in Chicago.
AT the same time Ii is essential
that the gigantic, grape industry be
protected" said Doran. Aiming at
this protection of a Legitimate indus
try the Prohibition Bureau recently
issued orders showing exactly under
| what conditions grape products may
be distributed and explaining the
| legal methods or the manufacture
and use of grape and other fruit
/ juices in private homes.
Crop Smaller
Reports to the Prohibition Bureau
| show there Is rapidly growing de
| indicated that there Is comparative
Iy little diversion OF sacramento
! wine to illegitimate channels.
According to Doran. there has
been some reduction in the volume
of wine in storage. although there
| is a large quantity on hand II
California This will be refortificC
to prevent deterioration.
The grape production in 1929 viii
be somewhat smaller than the 10000
cars of wine grapes marketed las
year, according to Doran. HI
added, however, that extreme pre-
cautions were being made to pre-
/ vent any quantity of the croI
reaching the hands of illegitimat'
wineries.
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SUES
IN DEATHS
Of KIN

The tragic death Of the wife
and child of Andre Fiot, at
tache of the French embassy,
in an elevator accident in an
apartment house in the 1900
block Euclid ST. last May 8,
was recalled today when suits
totalling $4,000 were filed IN
Circuit Court by the admins
traitor of the estates OF the
mother and child against Mrs.
Jamie Shorter Gore, owner of
the apartment.
Roland s. Robbins appears as ad'
minIstrator and plaintiff In the dec
Iarations, which are filed by Attor-
neys Wilton ]. Lambert. r. H. Yeat-
man and Austin r. Garfield. One
suit Ii flied in behalf Of the estate Of
Louie Fiot, the infant child. and the
her in behalf of the mother. Marie
Paula Fiot.
The declarations allege that Ftfot
rented an apartment in the building,
which was equipped with automatic
elevators designed to remain inn
movable as long as the doors were
open. On the day of the accident,
Mrs. F'iot started to enter the ele'
vator car from the basement floor,
drawing the baby carriage in which
Law the child. Due to some unknown
defect in the elevator mechanism. 1t
is alleged that the car suddenly
started upwards while the door was
open. crushing the mother and child
and throwing them into the shaft.
The child was killed instantly and
Mrs Fiot died several days later,
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Six Months Old Infant
Dies in Fall From Crib

Rolling out of her crib while
taking nap today at her home in
the 500 block of Morris st. N. E..
six-month-old infant was killed.
The baby, Elaine Monaghan. was
knocked unconscious by the fall.
The mother. Mrs. William II. Mona.
CHAN. heard the thud as the tot
rolled to the floor and rushed to
her aid.
Mrs. Monaghan summoned police
of the Ninth precinct and the child
was removed to Casualty Hospital
by neighbor.
DR.. Louis Jimal of Casualty
Hospital. reported the child was
dead when taken to the hospital
shortly before noon.
Elaine was the only child of Mr.
and Mrs, Monaghan.
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.SN()()KHELD
BACK ON
STORY
BY JAMEs Z. KILGALLEN

By JAMES L. KILGALLEN
COURTROOM, COLUMBUS,
Ohio, Aug. Is (I.N.S.).-Dr.
James H. Shook was highly
self-possessed" and ,unruffled
when he was undergoing a
grilling after his arrest for the
Staying of Theora Xix, young
campus beauty. This was the
testimony today of Harry E,
French, chief Of police OF
Columbus, at the trial of the
ex-college professor for first
degree murder.
Shook was the most self-com
posed prisoner that / have ever
helped interrogate in twenty nine
years. testified French. big.
heayy-set man with rudy cheeks
and iron gray hair.
He seemed amused while he was
being questioned He wore sneer.
ing smile. He was never ruff1ed.
He tilted back in his chair and
talked to US in most unconcerned
manner. He was highly self-pos.
sessed."
Cites SIashing Vein
Police Chief French testified that
Shook finally confessed. He de.
clared emphatical1y that Shook did
say that after hitting the girl with
the hammer that he slashed her
jugular vein Ito relieve her s1ifA
fering."
French was listed as the final
witness of the trial Closing argu-
ments win follow and then, after
the court gives his instructions. the
case will go to the jury-probably
tomorrow.
Police Chief French told the Jury
that when Shook was ready to con.
fess he was offered the use OF. d
typewriter but declined. saying he
preferred to dictate it to a stenog-
rapher. This he did, according to
the witness.
Were any threats or promises
made to DR.. Shook before he signed
the confession?" French was asked
by Assistant Prosecutor Paul C.
| Hicks.
No" replied the police chief.
Chief French, didn't you say
| DIR. Shook: Doctor. now that you
have confessed, doesn't your com
! science feel better?" and didn't he
say yes?"
Shook Chester's Hand
YES, that's correct"
The chief, i'm pointing out that the
confession was not obtained under
duress, declared that after he con-
fessed, Shook shook hands with
Prosecutor John j. Chester, IT., who
had slapped him when he had lost
his patience. Shook also shook hands
with Chief French.
! The witness related that the
prosecutor had apOlOgized to Shook
after he slapped him and that Shook
said. ooh, that's al right, Jack. -.
Chief French parted defense At.
torney Ricketts, questions so clev,
erly Ricketts, said: "Are you by any
chance lawyer?" and French came
right back with: mo, it's bad
enough to be a policeman" The
spectators roared.
Ricketts, reverted to the grillhig
OF Shook by the police. He brought
out that Shook was at police head.
quarters for % hours. But. accord.
ing to the chief, he was not grii1ed
all of that time.
Q.-Oh. you kept him on a pedes
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six persons suffering from deaf
ness or speech afflictiOn were taken
on flights by pilots of the Newark
air service and each of them re-
ported an Improvement in their con.
dition. either slight or decided.
Taken 10000 Feet
The patients who were selected
and passed upon for the test by DR..
William J. Francis of New York
and DR.. .Weinstock Bergman, neuro-
logist, OF Newark, N. j.. were put
through series Of loops. spins and
dives from height of ten thou
sand feet.
promotion of aviation, according to
its president, Thomas L. Hill. took
an entirely neutral position in
sponsoring the test and hopes that
the results cleaned from it will
prove of value to other afflicted
persons in other parts of the coun-
try and the medical fraternity in
general.
Write OF Results
The history of those who under.
went the test and their personal
letters to the society week after
their flights are as follows:
11l--Miss Mary Weldon, New York
age %; hard of hearing; has had
medical treatment with no favor
able results.
IT have waited over the weekend
to prove to myself Just how much
benefit I have derived from my triI
through the air." Mis- Weldon wrote
II find to the mutual satisfaction Of
my friends and myself that my hear
ing has improved a great deal
Speech Aided
t2) Samuel Horn, Brooklyn, age 81
suffers from suffering; advised by
family doctor to try airplane flight
and attempt t. speak slowly upor
landing he wrote:
81 wish to state that | derived
some ben FIT from the flight. W.
were only up about Is minutes ant
ii is hard to make any great chang'
in so short time, although | be
lieve my speeck has improved.
(S) Miss Gladys Morley. MOrtclair
N. j., age rs: lost hearing at age o
rs: suffers from nervous deafness
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ROszika Dolly in Court
On $3.50. 900 Pearl Deal

PARIS. Aug. IL uN.SJ.--R osziln
Dolly, one of the dancing Dolly
sisters. and wife. of Mortimer Davis,
wealthy young Canadian, who vas
accused Of having in her posses
sion two pearl necklaces worth
$3.50. 900. for which payment had
never been made, faced her accusers
before an examining magistrate this
afternoon.
In the presence of three experts
and the two complainant jewelers.
Polak and Chaunet, of Paris, each
pearl win be weighed to determine
IL the necklaces had been changed
since they left the stores.
Miss Dolly returned the pearls
shortly after charges were made
AGAINST her.
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'"They left the Island Of Raiva.
vac in native catamaran boat last
April bound for Tubuai and Pa
peete," said Davidson. perhaps the
storm got them or perhaps the
sharks know their fate But they
were never sighted afterward, al
though have searched every island
in the Austral group"
Pal Of Jack London
Hargrave was a relative OF hdr-
riet Beecher Stowe and a trailmate
OF the late Jack London. the writer
in the Klondike, Davidson said.
Davidson, who hurried home from
his Polynesian studies when In
formed his aged father was very
III also brought hack strange tales
OF the customs and hahits of the
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American Found SIashed
BY Razor in ] London Flat

LONDON. Aug. IS Q.N.S).-Phili
Eaton, an American, was found
seriously injured in his bachelor
apartment in the fashionable Picca-
dilly district today,
Eaton was suffering from severe
head wounds and decorations, be-
lieved to have been inflicted by a
razor. He was unconscious when
found. and was Immediately rushed
70 q hospital,
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Ware to Resume Fight
For Senate This Fall

TOWANDA, Pa, Aug, 1S.-Wii'
liam s. Ware, who came here from
his summer home at Atlantic City
to remain for several weeks. de-
clared that he would resume his
fight for seat in the United States
Senate this fall IL his physician and
counsel consented.
Reports that came up here be-
cause l have not been regainlng my
strength rapidly are not true, he
asserted "These reports were cir
culated for political reasons to make
It appear that ! am in failing health
and will be unable to continue in
politics and resume my fight for my
seat in the Senate.
ION the contrary, instead OF be-
ing in failing health, / feel stronger
than ever"
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Four Filters Missing
For Two Weeks Found

TORONTO. Ontario, Aug. Is I'm.
S1-CIarence Duke" Schiller and
his three companions were located
Yesterday by Tim Reid, a pilot for
the N. A. NJ. E.. at Wager Inlet,
near Baker Lake.
Their plane had been forced down
and they were unable to communi-
cate with the outside world. They
have been missing more than two
weeks.
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3 SOUGHT IN THEFT

Cash. groceries and cigarettes
were reported stolen Yesterday by
Isaac. Robin. proprietor OF a store
in the 100 block of Fourteenth st.
n. w. Robin told detectives that
he had noticed three men lettering
about his establishment but was
unable to give an accurate descrip'
ton of the suspects.
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New York Police Raid
Eleven Places for Rum

NETWORK, Aug. IS u.N,sJ.-Po-
lice struck at Broadway liquor
places early today. and raided ten
speakeasies and night club.
Direct orders from Commissioner
Whalen are believed to have inspired
the action. One woman and IL bar
tenders and walters were arrested.
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: Til
YOUTH HELD AS PURSE SNATCHER
MISS DORA BROAD, of the 1900 block of St N W.,
used her screams to good effect last night when coored
youth snached pocketboo at Connecticut Avenue and
Streets Northwest Her screams brought Fred Herre
Of Park Lane hustlng her aid He chased the youth and
caught him and recovered the purse The youth gave the
name of James Covington of Hamlet, N c..
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South Sea Explorer
Tells Pals Fate

NEW YORK. Aug. 10 CN.S)-Three went out and one
back
Gustave Davidson poet author and explorer today came
the South Sea Isles with the tale OF how his TWO
scientific conferees W. B. Hargrave, of Colfax Wash and
r. Haskevitch former resident of Paris, disappeared
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island natives. The expedition has
been in these islands south OF
Hawaii since May, 1928. Davidson
lived and learned among the natives
and was the first white man ever
to establish residence upon Maria
Island.
Although most of the natives
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