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EIGHT AT PARTY
HELD IN MILLER
DEATH INQUIRY
Autopsy Today on Body
Found in River

Police are holding eight persons,
two Of them women, while they
investigate the death Of Michael
j. Miller, 59-year-olds motion pict-
ure projectionist, who vanished
mysteriously from a gay party on
a boat Saturday night.
Miller's body was found float
ing in Anacostia River yesterday
after relatives had asked police to
search for him. An autopsy Is
to be performed this afternoon to
ascertain If there are marks Of
violence.
Detective Sergt. John wise Of
the homicide squad and Fifth
Precinct Detective Fuller AIRING
ton said several Of those who were
on the boat told vague or con-
flicting stories when questioned.
AMAZED BY DROWNING
Sergeant Wise said most Of
those questioned were amazed to
learn that Miller had drowned.
Until discovery Of his body they
had believed he merely returned
to his home in the TOO block
Seventh st. N. e.
Police learned that several trips
ashore had been made by members
Of the party and that on one Of
the last of these a girl had fallen
into the water.
Several mes plunged into the
river to rescue the girl and it is
thought that Miller, a stranger to
most of them, might have jumped
or fallen into the water then, and
was not missed in the confusion.
Miller's body was sighted yester.
day by bus driver who reported it
to police. His body was identified
by a daughter, Mrs. Florence
Leake. No money or papers were
found in his clothing.
HELD FOR INQUEST
At the Fifth Precinct those be-
ing held pending the outcome of
the inquest gave their names as
Albert Robinson, 80, 500 block Of
Seventh st. S. E.; David jenkins,
80, TOO block of Seventh st. s. E.:
Miss Lillian Gillin, 40, 1900 block
Of K st. s. E.; Miss Roberta Dunn,
%, 200 block of Eighth st. s. E.;
Jack Griffith, 26, 1900 block Of K
st. S. E.; William Robertson, AZ,
1900 block Of I st. s. E.; William
Gleason, 81, 1900 block Of Monroe
st. N. W.: Leonard Ford, 81, 200
block Of D st. N. w., and John
Pierce, 40, 1900 block of Monroe
st. N. w.
Gleason was later released after
questioning.
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Coast Guardsman
browns in Lagoon

CHICAGO, Aug. % G.N.S0.
Coast Guardsman Mark M. Eisen'
hauer, 26, was drowned in the
Burnham lagoon here when he
became exhausted while swim
ming from shore to the Coast
Guard cutter Ossippe, anchored
in the middle Of the lagoon. He
tried to make the two-block swim
clothed.
Half way to the boat Eisen-
hauer cried for help and the look
out threw him a life preServer
Apparently he was too weak to
hang on.
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Prize Corn Hides
Escaping Convict

JOLIET, Aug. "a U.N.S).-In
the eyes Of Warren Joseph E. Ra-
gen today the State prisons prize
corn crop was bust. The record
tall stalks yesterday concealed
Trusty Ray Schubert while he
made good his escape from the
penitentiary farm.
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Cigarette Burns
Bather's Clothes

BEDFORD, Ia, Aug. "a U.N.S0
Farmer Truman Glenn went to
work in new overalls today.
Glenn went to the old swimmin'
hole, removed his clothes, flipped
a cigarette, and jumped in. When
he emerged his clothes lay in the
embers of a fire started by the
cigarette.
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PEOPLE TERRIFIED

1.-THE country folk, terrified
and risking their lives, beseech
every passing launch to take
them to Shanghai, which they
imagine to be a haven Of refuge.
IT counted 16 Japanese war
ships in the river and 10 more,
including an aircraft carrier at
Woosung.
Throughout the night the
Japanese warships combed the
river banks with searchlights
and relentlessly shelled every
suspicious object"
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Won His Pretty Bride in a Lottery.
How an AristOcratic Young French.
man Finally Married the Girl Of His
Heart by Drawing the Jack Of Hearts
in as Strange a Card Game as Ever
Was Played. In The American Weekly
with Sundays Washington Herald.
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Truce in China
Is Aim of Hull
By ROBERT G. NIXON

: Q.N.S)-Fearful the Sino-Japa-
nese undeclared war may precipi,
tate q New World conflict. the
United States today strove desper.
ately to effect a truce.
= Secretary Of State Cordell Hull
warned the belligerents they are
treading dangerously on the rights
of the United States and other ma
'jor powers in the Orient.
= The warning carried with 1t a
yelled hint of collective action to
halt the warfare.
= Hull sternly reminded Japan
and China the major powers are
party to the ninepower pact,
which guarantees the territorial
Integrity and sovereignty Of China,
and the Kellogg BRAND anti.war
pact.
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in
Brief

CHICAGO, Aug. "a U.N.S).
Miss Elaine Erd, %, was Still alive
but in a critical condition today.
IL hours after firing q revolver
into her mouth. Relatives said
they knew of no reason for the
girl to try to kill herself.
NEW YORK, Aug. "a U.N.s)s
Another triumph was credited to
the surgical world today with the
birth of a four-pound daughter to
Stella, a 5.year-old goat, by
means Of a Caesarian operation.
Stella had been run over by q
truck, necessitating the opera
ton.
BERLIN, Aug. "a (I.N.S.).
Authorities today investigated
an explosion at the Rheln-
metal BOrsig munitions plant at
UnterIuess near Celle In which
IL firemen were killed and 81
workmen injured. 1t was under
stood an ammunition dump
had exploded.
BUENOs AIRES, Aug. "a U.N.SJ
Pilot Charles Purley and co-Pilot
De Cesare today were reported to
have been killed when the Pan
American Always plane Santa
Elena crashed in San Luis Prov
ince, Argentina, last night. Tbs
plane carried no passengers.
NEW YORK, Aug. "a dN.s).
Parents of a boy who can neither
speak nor hear were sought by the
Manhattan Children's Society to.
day. The deaf mute, found wan.
dering in a subway station, wrote
his name-Robert Engert-but
there his effort at self.identifica-
ton ended.
CHARLEVOIX, Mich, Aug. "a
G.N.S0.-Theory that Sidney J.
CONNER, 81, Detroit vacationer,
died from a bandits blow on the
head was dropped today after an
autopsy showed the youth was a
bronchial pneumonia victim. Com.
mer was found unconscious in an
automobile and died shortly after.
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio, Aug.
"a N.N.S.).-Miss Mary OzimOk,
~, Of Aliquippa, Pa, was in
serious condition In a hospital
here today after her light air.
plane crashed near an east side
airport. Miss OzimOk, . maid
in the home Of q steel executive
in suburban Poland, has been
flying as q hobby.
Q.N.S) President Roosevelt to.
day named three members Of the
Pacific Salmon Fisheries Commits.
sion, a Canadian-American unit
handling regulations for salmon
fishing in the Northwest. They are
B. M. Brennan and Edward w.
Allen, Of Washington State, and
Charles E. jackson, Of South Caro-.
lima.
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Bodies Fill River
After BOmbardment

most sinister sight I ever saw
with corpses floating down the
stream.
"Blackened ruins and gaping
shell holes show the havoc Of the
japanese bombardment.
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STAINS FOUND

Examination Of the shaker re.
vealed bloodstains, and in the
sink, where the shaker was ap-
parently washed, human hair was
found in the drain pipe. Micro.
scopic examination showed the
hair came from Mrs. Anderson's
head. The detectives also found a
wet handkerchief which they be.
ieve was used to wash off the
shaker.
Detectives also found blood
spots on McAfee's clothing.
Intoxicated when he was taken
into custody, the colored man was
questioned when he sobered up.
At first he denied any knowledge
Of the murder, and insisted that
he had taken two men to Mrs.
AnderSon's apartment on Sunday.
Later, however. he broke under
the questioning and finally made
a confession. He was then charged
with murder.
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WAR RACES ON

: But the war in North China
ragged on. Japan has served no
tice she will tolerate no foreign
interference.
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out hundreds of lives among peace.
full shoppers.
The suggestion that movements
Of foreigners in the international
area be restricted in an effort to
protect them is being considered
by local authorities.
Britain, however, has no inten-
ton Of evacuating Shanghai com.
pletely. The tremendous amount
Of British financial investments in
China neceSSitates that a foothold
be maintained.
RESERVES READY
Yesterdays disaster, following
the bloody Saturday" bombings
which cost over 1000 lives, was
held responsible for extensive new
British military preparations at
Hong Kong, where large forces Of
reserves were being held in readi-
ness for immediate dispatch to
Shanghai.
Japanese forces unleashed q
new. major attack on all Shanghai
fronts today, blasting at embattled
Chinese defenders by lard. sea
and air.
The renewed assault came
virtually as an ironic answer to
Secretary of State Cordell Hull's
fervent plea for peace and "inter-
national self-restraint."
CHINESE STAND FIRM
Chinese troops, emulating the
death-defying stand Of the famous
Nineteenth route army in 1882,
held their ground with almost
fanatical bravery in the face If
the torrent Of bombs and shells.
While flames from the carnage
ragged south Of Soochow Greek so
high they could be seen for two
miles, the defenders Of the war
torn city stood amidst the wreck
age and returned shot for shot.
The Japanese. although they
were supported by whitening blasts
Of fire from naval guns. encoun
tered the most stubborn kind Of
resistance.
A graphic description Of the
horror of the scene was given by a
Norwegian, Peter Blk, after a
moonlight trip by launch to Woo
sung.
THE Whangpoo." he said. "is
q river Of the dead. It was the
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-08-24
ICE PICK MYSTERY

Captain Keck said that police
have assembled evidence giving a
clear case Of first degree murder
against the janitor.
One point that has not been
cleared up Is q blood stained ice
pick found in the kitchen about
IS feet from the body.
In his confession McAfee claimed
that Mrs. Anderson threatened
him with the ice pick. The ice
pick and other evidence has been
turned over to police criminolo
gists for study, and their reports
will probably be given at an in
quest into Mrs. Anderson'S death
set for tomorrow at the Distric:
Morgue.
The murder took place in Mrs,
Anderson's apartment at 1888 I
st. N. w.
Detective Sergeants Joseph Shi
mon, Harry Britton and John
Dalglish, who were assigned to
the case, found the furnace
shaker was clean and polished,
while the furnace itself was Gov
cred with dust.
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MORE GRILLING
FACES SLAYER
OF D. C. WIDOW
Police Seek Further
Details Of Killing
Details of Killing

Not satisfied with certain de-
tails Of the confession Of Major
McAfee, 61.year-old colored jan
itor that he beat Mrs. Henrietta
Anderson to death with a stove
shaker Sunday, detectives today
planned to question the man
again.
Inspector Bernard w. Thomp-
son, chief Of detectives, and Capt.
Ira Keck, said they are positive
that the main part Of the con-
fession, that McAfee brutally beat
the attractive Government worker
to death. is correct and that they
are not concerned with the other
details.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1937-03-05
SELBYVILLE MANSUICIDE
BY DROWNING IN WELL

Despondent because of poor health
Thomas M. Richie, aged SO years,
committed suicide recently at his
home in Selbyville, by jumping into
an open well and drowning Mr..
Richie left his home about $3.50 and
it is presumed that he Immediately
went to the well, located about 10 feet
from his residence, and plunged in.
When he failed to return home about
10 o'clock, members of his family
started to look for him, knowing that
he was brooding over his physical
condition. Twenty minutes later one
of the family went to the well and
lowered the bucket which came into
contact with his body. Before going
to the well they tried to track him
in the snow but could not find any
trade where he had gone.
The body was pulled out and arti-
fetal respiration resorted to but with
out avail. DR.. George James was call
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1937-03-05
15-TON STRUCTURAL
STEELWORK is STOLEN

Somebody stole one of Hartford
County's bridges, but the county got
it back.
1t was 15-ton structure to be plac-
ed across Winters Run at Hooker's
Mill. The steelwork was delivered to
the site. but when workmen went to
put it in place, it was gone.
Sheriff Granville C. Boyle said he
found it later at a Havre de Grace
junk yard. The sheriff locked up
negroes on charge of grand larceny
and is looking for fifth one. The
four prisoners said they didn't know
they were stealing anything-they
were just hired to cart it to the junk
yard. The junkman said he did not
know it was stolen-he just bought
it.
Meanwhile, the county commission
ers have to pay for transporting it
back to Winters Run. They also have
to pay the board of the prisoners in
the jail.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1937-03-05
PROMINENT CITIZEN OF
c. CHARLES SUCCUMBS

Funeral services for Frederick
Tucker Wilkins, socially prominent
attorney and business man, whose
death occurred suddenly at his home
on Tazewell avenue, Cape Charles,
last week, were conducted from the
residence at four~o'clock Thursday af-
ternoon, February rs, by the Rev.
John Curtin Runkle, of Emmanuel
Episcopal church. Mr.. Wilkins was
81 years of age.
Interment was in Cape Charles GEM
etery and the pallbearers were: G..
Edwin Coulbourn, Curtis L. Hallett,
j. v. Moore, Edwin j. Leatherbury,
Elliott Wilkins and DIR. S. X. Ames.
Mr.. Wilkins, a descendant of one
of the Eastern Shores oldest and
most distinguished families, was born
at "Waverly" in Northampton coun-
ty, the son of Mr.. and Mrs. William
E. wilkins.
He was educated in Northampton
schools, going later to the University
of Virginia from which he was grad
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1937-03-05
FROM OUR
EXCHANGES
TENTATIVE PROGRAM FOR
LIONS MEET IN JUNE

A tentative program for the annual
convention of the 22nd District, Lions
International, which will be held in
Salisbury June 24-26, with the Sails
bury Club as host, has been formul-
lated. DR.. Seth H. Hurdle, Past Dis
trict. Governor and chairman of the
convention states.
Preparations are being made to- en-
terrain at least 300 members of the
organization and their guests, the dis
trict comprising 26 Lions clubs in "a
towns of Delaware, Maryland, and the
District of Columbia.
Other members of the convention
committee are: DIR. L. A. Rademaker,
Avery w. Hall, S. w. Day, Warren
Bozman, Benjamin P. CULLEN, Alton
B. Hughes, Charles J. Truitt, Charles
E. Hearne, Jr., Ralph R. Purnell and
Edwin Hearne.
Three full days of entertainment
for the official delegates and others
attending will be provided, DR.. Hurdle
said, the program including a sight
seeing tour of historic points of in
terest, mems and women's golf tour
naments, women's bridge luncheon,
deep sea fishing, boat trip down Wi
comico River and Chesapeake Bay.
On the night of June %, the an
nual Governors Ball, always high
light of the convention, will be held,
Joseph Motif, of Baltimore, is the Dis
trict Governor.
Making up the 22nd District are
the following clubs: Maryland Po-
comoke, Queenstown, Berlin, Salisbury,
Aberdeen. Laurel, Silver Springs,
Emmitsburg, Boonsboro, Cumberland,
Frederick, Hagerstown, Frostburg,
Middletown, Thurmont, Manchester,
Rising Sun, and Baltimore City (S).
Delaware-Laurel, Newark, Wilm
ington.
District of Columbia-Takoma Park
Anacostia and Washington.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1937-03-05
COLORED DEM. CLUB
DEBATES PRESIDENTS

The colored Democratic Club held
a regular meeting at the residence of
Ollie Woolford. The president gave
a lecture on the topic "Our Presi-
DENTS" Washington, the creator, Lin
coin, the savior, Cleveland, Wilson and
Roosevelt all were great men. He
also spoke of the negroes progress,
but said they are travelling without
leadership. He spoke about Booker
T. Washington, who proved himself
a real leader of his race. The speak
er stressed need of education in the
race. He said the colored voters are
going to help keep Delaware in the
Democratic column along with the 9th
er states. The club paid a compli-
ment to the county chairman, Mr..
Wright Robinson. The negroes have
never won independence, but he Will
be laying the cornerstone if he voices
the following issues: Passing of the
Anti-Lynching bill; Admit negro at
torneys to the bar in Sussex County;
negro laborers on the State High
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1937-03-05
VIRGINIA STATE BAR
OPPOSES ROOSEVELT

At a special session in Richmond,
the Virginia State Bar Association
went on record formally as opposed
to President Roosevelt's plan for in
creasing the personnel of The United
States Supreme Court.
BY a vote of 23O to 81, including
1O5 proxies for and 2 against, the
Association adopted resolution OF
fered by Charles Pickett of Fairfax,
which stated eve are unalterably OPP
posed to the recommendation of the
President of the United States to the
Congress that the personnel of the
Supreme Court of The United States
be increased at this time"
The admission of proxies aroused
spirited dispute among the attorneys.
In the heated debate it was charged
that the procedure was unprecedented
in the Associations history and that
supporters of the Presidents bill had
made no effort to obtain them. The
vote among those present was 125 for
the Pickett resolution and 40 against
Joining the ranks last week of local
Bar Associations that have gone or
record as opposing the Presidents
plan were the Lawyers organizations
in Roanoke and Lynchburg.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1937-03-05
FOSSILIZED POTATO
FOUND IN QUEEN ANNE'S

Interesting stories frequently come
out of Templeville, where things hap
pen.
Samuel Merchant of that vicinity
carries around fossilized white po-
tato which he uncovered while sort
ing his last crop of spuds. The tuber,
three or four inches long has retain
ed the perfect~ outline in stone of it's
original formation, the eyes and skin
resembling the real articles. Even a
hole bitten into the potato by a
mouse is reproduced in the fossil
form.
There is nothing to indicate the
age of the potato or disclose what
farmer neglected to harvest it in a
byg0ne day.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1937-03-05
uated in Law in 1901.

uated in Law in 1901.
In April 1902, Mr.. Wilkins married
Miss Julia Nottingham, the daughter
OF the late Mr.. and Mrs. R. v. Not
tingham, of Eastville, by whom he is
survived together with three children:
F. Tucker Wilkins, Jr., of Washing
ton, ID. c.; Mrs. T. G. Rumberger, of
Salisbury, Md, and Cadet William E..
Wilkins, 3rd, of v. M. l.. Mr.. Will
kins is also survived by his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. William E. Wilkins,
and a brother, William Harmanson
Wilkins of Norfolk, and the Eastern
Shore.
From 1904 until 1908 Mr.. Wilkins
served as Commonwealth's Attorney
of Northampton county, decliling re-
election. He has been local repres-
entative of the Eastern Shore of Vir-
ginia Produce Exchange for a num-
Der of, years, and had also extensive
farming interests in Northampton
county.
Until prevented by ill health, Mr..
Wilkins was active in the social life
of the community. He was a Yes
tryman of Emmanuel Episcopal
church..
The deceased was a member of
Evergreen Lodge No. los A. F. and
A. M, and Royal Arch Chapter No.
IL
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1937-03-05

ed and worked over the body fol-
more than an hour. He was declared
dead at 11:45 o'clock.
Highway Officer Clarence X. Lynch
of the Georgetown police station was
called and rushed to the scene to
make an ivestigation, since there
might have been evidence of foul play.
Deputy Coroner Charles H. Lock-
wood of frankfort, was called and
about midnight held an inquest, the
verdict being that he came to his
death by drowning.
Mr.. Richie some weeks ago wan
dered away from his home and was
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1937-03-05

gone several days, finally being To-
Gated in a woods a short distance
from the Sussex County Jail.
He was employed as laborer at
the Bunting Nurseries, near Selby-
vile.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs.
Carrie Richie, two sons, Thomas in
New York and Elton, at home; one
daughter, Dorothy, also at home.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1937-03-05

We have one of the finest equipped
plants ON the Shore for turning out
high class printing.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1937-03-05

ways; negro jurors at Georgetown;
any office that he is capable of hold
ing.
The Washington times., 1937-05-06
zannaIin Over Boston

BOSTON, May 6 dN.s0-Ths
giant German dirigible linden
burg scared low over Boston at
1l:4O CE. D. To today on her
first transatlantic trip OF the
wear. bound for LakehurSt, N. j.
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COURT BLUSHES
AT LOVE NOTE

DETROIT, May 6.-While the
court blushed and Mr.. Cullinan
scowled, letters which Cullinan
wrote to Laura Stittmatter were
introduced into the record yes
terday by Mrs. Hattie Cullinan
in her alienation of affections
suit here.
A tender reference to Cullinan's
desire to bruise the 37-year-old
Stenographer'S chin again brought
deep blush from Judge John v.
Brennan and filters from the
crowded courtroom.
The note which was written on
April 10, 1885, read:
II wish / could have you in
my arms again tonight and your
chin would be bruised again.
I'll never forget that night
you were so beautiful and
sweet"
Mrs. Cullinan and the woman
she accuses Of stealing her hus-
band sat opposite each other but
did not look up.
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0Chs Widow Dead
lin White Plains, N. Y.

WHITE PLAINS, N. Y, May 6
G.N.S0-Mrs. Fife Wise Ochs,
widow of Adolph 8. OchS. late pub
Usher of the New York Times, died
here TODAY.
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IKE OF KENT EXPECTED TO BE WNDSORS BEST MAN
CHANGE IN BAR
ROGERS TOPIC

Training for the bar must keep
pace with the constant change of
public opinion, DR.. James Grafton
Rogers, chairman of the Council
of Legal Education, American Bar
Association, told 500 lawyers as
Sembled at Georgetown University
for legal lecture yesterday after.
noon.
Pointing out that law was sub
ject to thought, DR.. Rogers said
that the Thought of mankind has
completely changed in the last 20
years."
DR.. Rogers, who is a former AS
siStant Secretary of State and a
professor of law at Yale University,
spoke at the invitation of Henry
I. Quinn, president of the District
Of Columbia Bar Association.