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Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1935-12-13
BULLET FIRED AT BIRDS
KILLS ISLAND FARMER

A bullet from 20 caliber "cat"
rifle fired by 10-year old George Phil
lips, Jr., of Annapolis at sparrows on
fence on the Roland Carvel farm
below Matapeake about 1890 Thanks
giving afternoon ricocheted from an
iron drum and pierced the skull of
Jos. Benton, 21-year old Kent Island
farmer, as Benton was driving bor-
rowed team of mules up the Carvel
lane toward his home preparatory to
hauling firewood. Benton died in
stantly.
When discovered the fatality bore
the earmarks of first class mystery
shooting. Able work by Sheriff T.
Herbert Everett and Deputy Sheriff
Louis Perkins, however, quickly drew
the peculiar threads of the tragedy
into clean-cut version of death by &C.
cident.
The verdict of a coroner's jury i'm
panelled by Coroner J. West Thomp-
son Friday morning last at 10 o'clock
fixed details of the tragedy. Under
the direction of the Coroner and
States Attorney Edwin H. Brown, Jr.,
the jury assembled at the Carvel farm
and viewed the body of the slain man.
Here they inspected the scene OF
the tragdy and sifted the evidence OF
q balf dozen Witnesses Their YER
dict, reached after forty minutes de-
liberation was brief.
eve, the undersigned members of
the coroner's jury find that Joseph
Benton of Kent Island, Queen Anne's
County, Md, was killed by bull
let fired from a rifle by George Phil
lips, ten and a half years old Of An
napolis, Maryland"
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1935-12-13

From the main stem it is proposed
that another highway route be laid
out from Sudlersville to Centreville,
Gown through Easton to Cambridge,
then southeastward to Salisbury. Con-
Meeting at Salisbury would be de-
signated a direct route to Ocean City.
The road to Crisfield would also be
Strengthened.
The State Roads Commission and
Governor Nice are said to be DESTROYS
of obtaining views upon the most
practical route for the proposed bou-
levard. Since federal funds are to be
used, the contemplated construction
cannot parallel a thoroughfare al
readily built with federal funds.
Among those who have given en-
thusiastic endorsement to the route
shown in the map printed some time
ago is H. B. Messenger Of Federals-
burg, recent candidate for Congress.
A vast bulk of Eastern Shore traf-
fic is local-between Eastern Shore
communicating. Messenger asserts,
and any proposal for an Eastern
Shore boulevard should take this into
consideration.
Mr.. Messenger also points out that
any construction which would encour-
age through traffic and allure tour
lists to this section would be a dis
tinct gain-to the state in the in
crease in tax revenue from gasoline
sales, to the local business enterprises
in increased sales.
"The most important road on the
peninsula is that which is so direct
from Salisbury to Elkton as to at
tract traffic between these cities and
points beyond" Messenger affirms,
"a road can be built between these
points which is so direct, and so con-
structed, as to be more attractive to
traffic than the route through Della
ware to all points north and west of
Elkton, especially if a direct connec-
ton can be built between Elkton and
Lancaster, Pa.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1935-12-13

Wednesday afternoon to purchase an
evening gown, remained there over
night, but had failed to inform her
parents of her whereabouts. It was
the latter oversight which brought
into action the police, press and ra-
dio.
Miss Pusey's family feared she had
met foul play or was a victim of am
nesia. 1t was at their request that
the wide search was instituted.
Officer A. C. Hubbard, of the city
police department., solved the "mys-
terry" though the method he employ
ed may not have been in the approved
Van Dine style. The policeman, al
most unnoticed, merely scanned the
faces of dancers on the floor, identi-
fled Miss Pusey and informed her of
the family's anxiety. She accompan-
led him to police headquarters, tele-
phoned the family of her where
abouts, and returned to the dance
with friends from Snow Hill.
She said that she could not "under-
stand why every one got so excited"
Members of the family in Snow Hill
said, after the telephone conversa-
ton, that it all was a "misunder-
standing"
AS the news that she had been To-
Gated there flashed over communica-
ton lines, police, newspapermen and
scores of police were wont to repeat
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1935-12-13
MISS PUSSY FAILS TO
UNDERSTAND EXCITEMENT

While police of two states sought
her, newspapers emblazoned the story
of her "strange disappearance" in
bold banners across their front pages
and the radio described the "mys-
terry" to listeners-in Miss Lillian Fran
ces Pusey, 26-year-old attractive
stenographer of Snow Hill, went to
dance in Salisbury Thursday night
unaware-at first-of the furore her
disappearance" had created.
The young woman herself was
merely carrying out original plans
for attending the dance. She had
gone to Salisbury from Snow Hill last
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1935-12-13
E. SHORE BOULEVARD
FAVORABLY CONSIDERED

Plans for an Eastern Shore boule-
ward starting at Elkton and follow
mig a course nearly parallel to the
western boundary of Delaware, then
curving into Salisbury and thereafter
pursuing a direct southerly route to
the Virginia line, is said to be gain
ing much support over other proposed
routes.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-09-03
APPLICATIONS
FOR FEDERAL
AID POUR IN

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8. U.D -
States, counties, and cities were
disclosed today to have applied
already for more than the $4,000, =
100000 President Roosevelt has TO
spend to end the dole by November
l.
Political subdivisions, with the
application deadline still Il days
away, offered 6,416 projects on
which the administration could
spend $4,239, ,481,21 in it's drive to
employ 3.50O,0O0 jobless persons.
Not all the requests are in. Har-
old Ickes, head of Public Works,
has, for example, 1,248 requests
totaling 0275, 900 that he hasn't
even started through the approval
mill.
Only 1929 application totaling
1883, ,169, $50 have come from the
White House marked approved,
FDR." The rest are pending, most
of them slated for the wastepaper
basket.
The President, in all, has al
lowed ALLEGATION of $2,315, 100, ,554
from the $4,OOO,OOOOOO jobs fund.-
and 0,0OO,000 from the $880,000-
900 set aside for doleS.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-09-03
TEXT OF DISTRICT PROTEST ON
FEDERAL LOAN TO POWER FIRM

| interfere with the Imperial Irriga-
ton District in its power develop
ment program, and
WHEREAS, under a statement
made by said Southern Sierras
Power company and published in
the month of May, 1885, 25 per
cent of their load of electrical en-
ergy furnished and consumed in
Imperial Irrigation District, is used
by the affiliated companies of the
said Southern SierraS Power COM
pany in a private enterprise sor
the manufacture of ice, and said
Southern Sierras Power company
has not, in the many years it has
served the inhabitants in Imperial
Irrigation District with electrical
energy, made any serious effort TO
distribute electrical energy in rural
areas, and where it has served
rural areas, it has compelled, IN
most instances, the consumer 10
pay the cost of extensions, and
WHEREAS, we are informed that
the Southern Sierras Power COM
pany is now attempting to OBTAIN
contracts from prospective consum-
ers of electrical energy upon the
representation that the Southern
Sierras Power company has already
had its application allowed and
that the Imperial Irrigation dis
trict will not be able to procure
funds from the federal government
for power development purposes,
and
WHEREAS, the United States
government is as vitally interested
in the power development pro-
gram of Imperial Irrigation District,
as our landowners and taxpayers
within said district, because the
profits of such business, over and
above the cost of installation OF
equipment and the cost of distri-
button, are to be paid to the Unit
ed States government to apply on
the loan of the United States
government for the construction
of the All-American canal, and
WHEREAS, any subsidy to the
Southern SlerraS Power company
will simply serve to jeopardize the
interests of the United States gov
ernment and the people and land
owners and taxpayers within the
Imperial Irrigation District, because
all revenue derived from the power
development program of Imperial
Irrigation District will inure to the
benefit of the United States gov
ernment directly by virtue of the
ll-American canal contract as
we'll as to the landowners and tax
payers of Imperial Irrigation Dis
trict.
NOW THEREFORE,, WE THE
UNDERSIGNED, residents, land
owners and taxpayers within the
Imperial Irrigation District, do
hereby urgently protest against the
allowance of any application OF
the Southern Sierras Power COM
pany with consequent inevitable
injury to the landowners and tax
payers and to the United States
government itself.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-09-03
SENATOR POPE
ASSERTS u. S.
WANTS PEACE

GENEVA, Sept. 3. WH - The
United States will cooperate fully
with the League of Nations II 1t
proves capable of stopping the ltal-
n-Ethiopian war, Sen. James E.
Pope of Idaho said in statement
today. =,
"The recent acquisition of oil
concessions in Ethiopian territory
bv American interests" Pope said
"has in my opinion served to con-
vince most Americans of the ease
with which our country can be in
volved in war.
For this and other reasons,
there is as much or more interest
in the league in the United States
as in any other country. The peo-
ple of the United States want TO
stay out of war and public opinion
will demand our full cooperation
with any agency that proves itself
capable of maintaining peace
Imperial Valley press., 1935-09-03
FOUR NATIONS
RT|CIPA TE
IN MANEUVERS

PARIS, Sept. 3. WR)-The phan-
tom of war, which has brooded
grimly over Europe since Musso-
lini warned the world that he
would not be turned away from his
adventure in Africa, took on real
istic substance today as France,
Germany, Austria and Spain
launched military maneuvers on a
scale unequalled since 1918.
Hundreds of thousands of men
took part in the display of armed
strength, the most impressive since
the former Austrian lance corporal,
Adolf Hitler, repudiated the treaty
of Versailles and summoned Ger
man youth to the colors by his uni
versal conscription decree.
With Britain's Mediterranean
fleet forming a strategic crescent
about the approaches to the Suez
canal, Italian, French and Spanish
armies deployed across the acres
drenched with blood two decades
ago.
German troops went through
their maneuvers at Bueneberger
and Brunswick. AS their machine
guns ratified and their airforce
rained imagined death upon the
land, French poilus went into ac-
ton at Rethel and newly motorized
units spread over Champagne. Along
a 40-mile front the French troops
were concentrated, Ready for "ac-
ton" all the way north from
Rheims, where a cathedral once
was bombarded by German guns.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-09-03
DOOMED MAN
FAILS IN TRY
FORFREEDOM

SAN QUENTIN PRISON, Calf,
Sept. 3. WR)-His second desperate
escape attempt thwarted by a
crushing blow from a club welded
by a convict trusty, William Bag
ley, 43-year -old condemned prison.
er, lay in the prison hospital here
today with a fractured skull.
Bagley, scheduled to hang Fri
day in atonement for his first
abortive attempt to escape, made
his final bid to cheat the gallows
shortly before midnight last night.
Saving through three bars of his
cell on San Quentin's death row."
he dashed wildly into the corridor.
He was accosted by Guard A. l..
Vallee as he raced from his cell.
Swinging a length of one of the
sawed cell bars, Bagley floored the
guard.
The sound of the scuffle attract
ed w. H. Saunders, Los Angeles, a
trusty serving a life sentence.
Picking up night stick Vallee
had dropped Sanders smashed
Bagley across the head, telling him.
The prisoner was taken to the
hospital, where physicians said he
had suffered a skull fracture.
They were uncertain whether he
would be sufficiently recovered to
climb the 13 gallows steps Friday.
I'm beat, I'm beat" Bagley
moaned as he writhed hopelessly
on his hospital cot.
Bagley's first attempt to escape,
staged with Ethan McNabb, San
Imperial Valley press., 1935-09-03
ARIZONA NOT
: DECIDED UPON
WAR RENEWAL.
BY EDWARD ]. HEILMAN
United Press Staff Correspondent


PHOENIX, Ariz., Sept. 3. UR -
Whether Arizona will resume war
against California and the federal
> government over construction OF
Parker dam remained a deep, dark
secret today.
Militant Gov. B. B. Moeur, who
once halted work on the dam by
military force; Atty. Gen. John L.
Sullivan, and James r. Moore,
special assistant attorney general
in charge of Colorado river matters,
met in an executive session at
which they admitted they discussed
sending troops back to the river.
However, none would discuss
what decision, if any, was reached.
1--WE don't want to take mill
|. tant attitude" Gov. Moeur told
the United Press. 1--WE don't want
to jeopardize our standing with the
federal government, because we're
just beggars out here.
II am now waiting word from
Sen. Carl Hayden and 1 shall dis
cuss this matter with the Colorado
River commission"
Atty. Gen. Sullivan said, "It's just
one of those things. I can't tell
you a damned thing. Maybe thereIl
be something later today, maybe
tomorrow, maybe next week"
Imperial Valley press., 1935-09-03

Francisco yacht bandit" as an ac-
complice, occurred in March, 1884
Another prisoner was killed in the
attempt and Bagley and McNab
were sentenced to death.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-09-03
Militia Used In
Florida Election

TAMPA, Fla, Sept. 8. W,P - A
national guard company was de,
ployed over the city today to guard
polling places in the municipal
election after a special policeman
was shot and five county deputies
clubbed in an election disturbance
The clash came as a crowd in the
street booed election officials.
Mayor R. E. l.. Chancey, seeking
reelection, is opposed by former
Mayor D. B. Mckay. Factions
have lined up in the mayoralty
race to make it one of the bitterest
campaigns in recent years,
The mobilization order was re-
garded as a warning to the con-
tending political factions in the
election controversy. Sheriff's oftl-
GERS Sunday night arrested % men
on unlawful assembly charges.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-09-03
GAIN SHOWN
IN SALES TAX
COLLECTIONS

SACRAMENTO, Sept. 3. UR) -
Sales tax collections for the last
quarter during which the 21A per
cent rate was effective totaled $16,-
725,OO0 a gain of $3,485,OOO over
returns of the corresponding quar-
ter in 1894, the state board of
equalization reported today.
The new rate of per cent, with
foodstuffs exempted, became effec-
tive July l.
Total yield of the tax during the
first six months of 1895 was $31.-
429000. The board estimated the
yield for the last half of the year
would be 10 per cent less because
of the exemption of foodstuffs
which was not expected to be off
set by the increased rate.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-09-03
Sailor Guilty In
Coast Staying

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 3, W,R)-
Milton Asbill, young sailor attached
to the USS Pennsylvania, pleaded
guilty to manslaughter today in
connection with the Staying last
November 9 of Raymond McLach-
lin, Manhattan Beach gas company
collector.
Superior Judge Robert H. Scott
said sentence would be imposed
Friday.
Asbill. according to police, was
the companion of David r. Foss,
another sailor, when the latter fat
ally attacked McLachlin after a
quarrel. FoSs was convicted of Sec
ond degree murder,
Imperial Valley press., 1935-09-03
TRAFFIC TOLL.
KEPT LOWER
BY United Press

XCopyright 935 by United Press
Rain and abnormally cool wealth
er over a major portion of the
United States saved more than 200
lives yesterday, insurance actuar-
les estimated today.
Fewer than ITO persons were
killed in holiday traffic accidents,
whereas on Labor Day for three
years back the toll has exceeded
$50.
Insurance statisticians had pre-
dicted that more than 400 would die
on highways yesterday Only the
rain and cold, keeping picnic par-
ties at home, holding crowds at
resorts to ordinary week day fig
ures, and enforcing cautious auto
mobile driving, prevented the pro-
phecy from being fulfilled, they
said.
A national survey by the United
Press revealed only 162 traffic &C
cident fatalities reported to police
departments.
California, one of the states
which escaped the general bad
weather, had the largest death toll,
26. Eleven were killed in Illinois,
and 10 in Iowa.
Seven were killed in New York,
five in the metropolitan area Of
New York City. Effect of the
weather on traffic was demon
strated at Coney Island, where
100000 persons jammed beaches
Sunday. Yesterday fewer than
100000 persons visited the resort.
{, Minnesota authorities reported
eight fatalities in that state. Geor-
gia, Missouri, Indiana, Tennessee
and Pennsylvania had five each.
Utah reported seven.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-09-03
PRESIDENT TO DROP DUTIES

HYDE PARK. N. Y, Sept. 3. Up
President Roosevelt will put
aside his summer White House du-
ties tonight to speak informally to
his old friends and neighbors,
Stephen T. Early. White House
secretary, announced today. The
occasion will be a meeting of the
Hyde Park Women's Democratic
club.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-09-03
RED CROSS TO AID

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3. W.P)-
The Red Cross today ordered Flor
ida chapters mobilized to render
any assistance necessary in case of
serious damage due to the tropical
storm now raging off the coast
Imperial Valley press., 1935-09-03
DEFER PERJURY TRIAL

FLEMINGTON, N. J., Sept. 3.
U.P) Trial of Benjamin Heller,
Brooklyn, N. Y, on perjury charges
due to his testimony in the Bruno
Richard Hauptmann trial was
postponed for two weeks today. 1t
was the fourth postponement
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-08-20

himself, the Emperor has been clever enough to practice tolerance to all religions. Moreover, he has gone out of his way to weld the Moslem faithful to the throne.
 Moslems Hinder Italy
 The results since his trouble with Italy have been manifold. The Italian anny has had difficulty in getting Moslem laborers from Egypt or the Samali coast. Furthermore, popular opinion in Egypt and most of the neighboring Moslem lands has been favorable to Ethiopia as against Italy.
 There was something rather pa- thetic in Selassie's recent abortive appeal to the United States to use its good offices in his present Ital- ian imbroglio. The background Is this: Knowing something of the va rious secret treaties France, Italy and Britain made regarding his country, the Emperor once said there was only one great nation in world that he trusted--the United States. He knew America did not want to grab any Ethiopian terri- tory.
 One of the Emperor's jobs is to be a sort of Supreme Court of Ethiopia. At times in the courts of the country one thinks he is back in ancient Palestine of the Bible days. A brown-faced judge will open his Judgment by saying:
 Abraham has said"
 Moses counsels--'
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-08-20
Local Woman Enters
 Hooked Rug Contest
Annual Feature of Eastern States Exposition Attracts
 Entries From All Parts of United States

exposition grounds adjacent to the home department.
 New England women are prom lnent in this years competition. There are nine entries from Maine. seven from New Hampshire, 13 from Vermont, 70 from Massachu- setts, 21 from Connecticut and two from Rhode Island.
 The entries from Connecticut and Rhode Island are:
 Connecticut
 Mrs. Mabelle s. Thorpe, 106 New ton terrace, Waterbury.
 Mrs. Lillian H. Allen. old Say brook, Conn.
 Minnie P. Barrett, 1S3 Summer street, Bristol, Conn.
 George Bollerer, 19 Newington road, Elmwood.
 Mrs. Carrie I. Burnham. Am ston.
 Mrs. Charles E. Carter, Clinton.
 Mrs. Emma F. Clark, R. 9, Box s5, Bristol.
 Mrs. Sadie R. Gillette, 35 Wood- row street, West Hartford.
 Paul H. Hawley, 66 Blake street, lOrTlHbtOHs
 Mrs. Bertha Jones. R. 1, ston- ington.
 Agnes MacMillian, 60 Pratt street, Hartford. Pauline Markham, 60 Grove street, Meriden. Miss Helen Mae Merritt, 43 Platt street, Milford.
 Mrs. Flora Orcutt, R. 1, Andover.
 R. F. Putnam, U. S. Veterans Hospital, Newington.
 Mrs. Lucy A. Rousseau, 66 Mathewson street, Jewett City. Mrs. A. I. Schreier, Pleasant street, Cromwell. Mrs. M. s. Sullivan, 24 Heine avenue. Meriden.
 Mrs. A. w. Warnock, Silvermine avenue, Norwaik. Isabelle Wright, R. 9. Williman- tic, Conn. Anna M. Wells, Somers, Conn. Rhode Island Miss Leila M. Higgins, Charles town. Mrs. George G. Wilbur, 41 School street, Newport.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-08-20

country would abolish slavery. It was impossible to set a time limit and none was fixed. There are those who believe that Halle &c., lassle Is doing all he can to keep his promise. But 1t Is slow bus mess because of the ease With which rules can be violated. In a country where there Is only one railway line and a few good roads, 1t Is hard to keep tab on distant corners.
 Ethiopia has a very small na- tional army and that is in and about the capital city of Addis Ababa. What soldiers there are in the re- mote provinces are chiefly the re- tainers of the native Ras. And many of these native rulers do not care two hoots what the League of Nations thinks about slavery and what has been promised.
 The question of the Moslem faith Is not small one in Ethio- pia. Out of its 10,000,000 peo- ble, probably half profess the Chris tlan faith. But the darker races, the Gallas, the Danakils and the Somalls, do not. A considerable number of the people are pagans But most of those who do not be- long to the Christian church are Moslem. Ras Tafari made war upon Emperor Lij because he was supposed to have reverted to the Moslem faith of his fathers. But though pious, practicing Christian
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-08-20

medieval habit of his race, would lead his troops into battle.
 Mussolini Is an educated man of the world, who speaks Italian French, German and English, has worked in various countries beside his native Italy, has in his time wielded a trenchant editorial pen, built up the powerful Fascist or ganization, held crowds by his or atory and proved cool and wise in international conferences. Halle Selassie Is an educated man only by Ethiopian standards. He speaks Amharic and French. He knows the outside world by brief trip to Europe in 1924. He has led his people rather as fighting man than as an orator.
 Emperor Is Very Pious. Mussolini Is typically Italian. Selassie is not typically Ethiopian, for in his country there are many races. But he Is representative of the ruling class. He Is small in stature, with the delicate hands of an artist. His features are also delicately carved and with de- cided Semitic caste. The skin is the color of browning ancient ivory. His voice Is soft and we'll modu- lated. He Is a pious Christian &C., cording to the ancient form prac- ticed in his country and whose church Is akin to and connected with the Coptic Church of Egypt. The emperor's piety Is declared to be exemplary. Each day, as- sisted by the "Father of his Soul" he spends an hour at his devotion- al exercises. He observes the many and rigorous lasts prescribed by his church. With him 1t is genu- inc religion, but if 1t were not, 1t would be decidedly good policy, because the clergy are a mighty and powerful element in the coun- try.
 The emperor combines his love of religion with his devotion to the literature of Ethiopia. He has in- stalled at Addis Ababa a very fine private press. From htis he has issued works of St. John Chrysos- tom and Isaac the Ascetic. With his own prefaces and notes. they have proved priceless boon to students of Amharic literature. Slavery Is vexing Matter. As ruler, aside from possible rebellions by naughty chiefs in dis tant parts of the country, he has had two preoccupations-slavery and Islam. He pledged that his