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Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1938-07-08

Mrs. E. Farrell Bowen was hostess
Thursday to the luncheon bridge club.
Mrs. William Hearne is undergoing
treatment at the New Castle hospital.
Mrs. George Selby spent few days
the past week in Atlantic City, N. j.
Miss Sarah Leah Scher left this
week to spend the summer in Ken
lucky.
Mrs. Herman Miller is visiting in
Wilmington, Philadelphia, and Allan
tic City.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. S. Jenkins and fam
ily spent the weekend with relatives
at Ocean City.
Mrs. Norman Bell and daughter,
Nancy Ruth, are visiting relatives at
Chincoteague, Va.
Mrs. e. C. Pate and children, OF
Parksley, have been guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. M. w. Costen.
Mrs. Edward F. Wilson is spending
the summer with her daughter, Mrs.
Clarence E. Duncan.
Mr.. and Mrs. Norman Polk and two
children spent the weekend with rel
atives in Suffolk, Va.
Mrs. Frank u. Barnes, of Will
liamston, N. c., is the guest of DR..
and Mrs. E. ]. Clarke.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. w. Polk left this
week to spend some time at Re-
hoboth Beach, Delaware.
Master A. Hartley Stevens, Sd is
spending several weeks at Camp Po-
komoke, Sebago Lake, Maine.
Mrs. Dorothy Ward, Of New York,
spent the fourth with her sister, Mrs.
F. C. Leitch on Fourth Street.
Miss Katherine Leitch has returned
after a visit of several weeks with
relatives in Newport News, Va.
Mrs. Ralph Lednum entertained a
number of friends at bridge lunch
con on Thursday of this week.
Miss Lucille Pilchard spent the
weekend with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Fl. G. Pilchard, in Stockton.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. E. Craigmile
and Mr.. and Mrs. David Dallas were
in Ocean City over the holidays.
DR.. and Mrs. R. Lee Hall and son
motored to Baltimore over the fourth
and spent the holidays with relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson Phillips and
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Hurley are spend
ing part of the week in Atlantic City,
N. J.
Mrs. James B. Townsend, who is
spending the summer at Ocean City,
spent part of this week at her home
here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Outten and
Miss Lillian Knapp, Of Baltimore, Wis
tied Mrs. Emma Phillips Of this city
over the 4th.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Clark and daugh
ter, of Burlington, N. j., spent the
weekend with the latter's sister, Mrs.
J. N. Ratledge.
Mrs. Forrest J. Peters and two
daughters, of Columbus, Ohio, are
spending several week with Mrs. Pet
ers' mother, Mrs. A. n. Stevens.
Miss Margaret Crockett leaves to-
day for New York where she will
take passage for Europe for an ex-
tended tour of the old country.
Miss Grace Cowger and her niece,
Miss Hazel Beauchamp! enjoyed a
motor trip to Staunton, Va, via the
Skyline Drive, over the holidays.
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Massey, of
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, are spend
ing sometime with Mrs. Massey's par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Asa F. Pilhard.
Rev. and Mrs. DAILY and daughter,
Miss Allene DAILY, have been recent
visitors at the homes of Mrs. r. c..
Hurley and Mrs. Goldsborough Hur-
ley.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. Harlan Robertson
and. Miss Julia Robertson are visit
ing Mr.. and Mrs. S. T. Schicktanz
at Blue Ridge Summit, Pa, where
they are spending the summer.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1938-07-08

THOMAS F. JOHNSON
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1938-07-08

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Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1938-07-08
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Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1938-07-08

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Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1938-07-08
REGISTER OF WILLS

June loft.
Evening star., 1938-02-24
HOUSE MEMBERS
VIEW AIR SITES
Increasing Sentiment for
HybIa Valley, Va, Seen
in inspection.

Increasing sentiment in favor OF
establishment Of a permanent "out-
lying" air transport terminal fol-
Washington at Hybla Valley. Va, be.
came apparent today as a second
group of members Of the House Com
mittee on Public Buildings and
Grounds inspected proposed airport
sites from the air.
Several members of the commit
tee expressed the belief that with
Camp Springs, Md, eliminated be-
cause of Navy objections, the big
Hybla Valley site seemed the most
suitable area available in the vicinity
of Washington for an unlimited all
way airport
Three more committee members
made the aerial survey trip today in
the Goodyear airship Enterprise They
are Representatives Elliott, Democrat
Of California; Eberharter, Democrat
OF Pennsylvania. and Havenner, Pro-
gressive, Of California. They were
accompanied by 1t. Frank Akers
Navy Bureau of Aeronautics.
In flight Of nearly an hour and 8
half, the committee members inspected
proposed sites at College Park, Md;
Capitol Airport. near Bladensburg
Nd; at Forestville and Camp Springs
Md. and at Gravelly Point. Because
of bad weather, which delayed start
of the flight, they did not inspec,
the Hybla Valley site, but expected
to do 50 later.
One Of the members questioned the
advisability Of combining commercial
and military opera tions at the new
Boiling Field and indicated that he
would inquire into the advisability of
such q move. The members expressed
considerable interest in development
of the Gravelly Point area, where
nearly 80 acres Of ground has been
reclaimed as result Of dredging the
Washington and Anacostia channels.
Evening star., 1938-02-24
D. c. SCHOOLS DEFENDED
BY LEGION CHAIRMAN
Glasses Are as Much American as
Any Others in Country, Hol-
lerau Asserts.

The schools of Washington are as
much American as those in any other
part Of the country, and the American
Legion will do its share to keep them
that way, o. c. Holleran, chairman
Of the Americanism Commission of
the Legion, said last night.
In an address before the members
OF Washington Police Post No. 30
Auxiliary at the Thomson School, Mr..
Holleran praised the local schools after
charging that anti-American organiza-
ytions are attacking through schools
In the United States, we have no
use for any ism but Americanism, !"
he declared.
1t. Horace W. Lineburg, past COM
mander of the Legion and chief of
the public relations division of the
Metropolitan Police Department, spoke
IN place Of James O'Connor, national
chairman of the National Defense
Committee, who was unable to attend.
Mrs. Ola D. Lee, auxiliary president,
presided.
Evening star., 1938-02-24
|HEAR|NCSPLANNED
ON LAUNDRY PAY
Prepares to Fix Wages.
5000 Weekly Average
Reported Years Aqo.

Acting on reports that the average
wage OF women employed in laundries
OF the District was $1,000 year ago,
the District Minimum Wage Board
planned today to start hearings soon
on 3 basic wage to be fixed for this
group of workers.
Miss Gwen Geach, secretary Of the
board, estimated that there are some
$500 women employed in the laun.
dries.
Nearly 20 years ago the original
Minimum Wage Board set SIS a week
as the least legal wage for laundry
workers. A survey Of the wage. Of
1.773 women laundry workers, made
last spring by the Women's Bureau Of
the Labor Department., showed their
average weekly earnings to be 5000,
Miss Geach said.
A conference committee, which will
take testimony and recommend q
minimum wage to the board, will be
appointed shortly. On this group will
be three representatives Of the work.
ers, three for their employers and
three representing the general public.
Public hearings are expected to be
started about the middle Of March.
The final public hearing en- basic
wages fixed by the board for several
classes of employees Of restaurants, ho-
tels and allied businesses Will be held
at the District Building March 8. The
rates are to become mandatory May 8.
Evening star., 1938-02-24

"Just ask me what I think of mod
ern education" he baited
We'll, what do you think of modern
education, Mr. Lewis?" asked an earn
est young man covering the author
for his college paper
Mr.. Lewis gleefIlly pounced on his
unsuspecting interviewer.
What is modern?" he demanded.
DO you think you are?"
why, yes" murmured the young
man. I'm only %"
Bah" countered the author. "My
7-year-old son would say you're de-
cadent"
The young man retired before Mr..
Lewis had chance to ask him what
education was. Lacking an adversary,
the author volunteered that he didn't
believe in educating people
Il know you wouldn't believe it," he
said. his face clothed in mock gravity
but I've actually met some college
people who couldn't spell"
| Reminded that he had recently said
he would retire at 80 and die at SO, he
was asked if he wasn't afraid he would
be killed in revolution.
"Who would shoot me?" he demand
ed. They'd shoot Michael Gold and
Earl Browder as revolutionaries, and
Evening star., 1938-02-24

j. P. Morgan as capitalist, but the re-
dictionaries and the radicals both hate
me. so they wouldn't be able to decide
which side should do the shooting"
Abandoning his rapid-fre banter
for moment, Mr.. Lewis spoke scath-
ingly of the most recent Russian purge.
Il never did like murder much" he
said. no matter what they call it.
Dictators think they can kill an idea
just because they kill man. But the
ideas go on. The dictators should know
that by this time, but those boys keep
right on trying it,"
Not to be caught again in a serious
vein. Mr.. Lewis refused to comment
further on the world situation.
We'll pass that on to Comrade
Thompson" he smiled. He referred
to his wife, Dorothy Thompson, who,
he said, is his favorite author.
Ignoring the fact that he didn't ar
rive in Washington until this morn
ing. the tall. red-headed satirist
claimed he was at Philippine High
Commissioner Paul v. McNutt's
mammoth reception yesterday.
Sure, I was the Minnesota delegate
in the back row." he quipped. "I
represented the Veterinary Surgeons
| Association"
Evening star., 1938-02-24
To*i Driuer, Relating Hold-Up,
Finds @Bar,dit'' In audience

as advised. and received back half q
dollar to purchase fuel when the bandit
learned It was all he had. Then the
bandit took the wheel.
At Western avenue and Forty-first
street NV. the bandit started to drive
through a red light. but stopped
when Mr.. Steele suggested he might
be breaking the law. Taking advantage
Of the stop, Mr.. Steele snapped off the
ignition and leaped out with the keys.
"Hold-up!" he shouted. "Hold-up"
The bandit also alighted and started
up Western avenue at a pretty fast
clip. About block away. he looked
over his shoulder and saw a crowd
Passers-by had assembled to hear Mr..
Steele's tale. So the bandit went
back.
When arrested, he was found to
have the amount of money reported
stolen and also an empty whisky
bottle. the neck-end Of which police
believe was used to represent a re-
volver.
Evening star., 1938-02-24

Filled with liquor and curiosity. m
alleged bandit last night brought
about his own arrest when he paused
in flight and returned to see the reason
for the gathering Of q crowd.
The crowd, it developed, was listen
ing to a taxicab driver. Conrad Steele,
400 block of Fifth street NE, relate
the story of hold-up q few minutes
earlier.
Mr.. Steele was describing t,ssbandit,
who robbed him Of $205 and then
gave back so cents for gasoline, when
up walked q little man whose de.
scription fitted perfectly. Two police
men, also brought to the scene by curl
osity. made the arrest when Mr.. Steele
recognized his former passenger.
The driver said he picked up the
man and was told to drive to Wisconsin
and Western avenues NV. He hadn't
driven far before something hard and
cold that felt like the business end"
Of large gun, was pressed in his back.
Mr.. Steele turned over his money,
Evening star., 1938-02-24
AMERICAN STORES
STRIKE SPREADS
Grocery Clerks in Some Vir-
ginia Units Quit, Begin
Picketing.

The American Grocery Stores strike
spread into nearby Virginia today, as
employees in approximately five of the
company stores in that area walked
out and began picketing. Members
of the Retail Clerks Union elected to
continue the three-day-old strike
after q compromise, offered by COM
pany ohicials late yesterday at a con-
ference with Labor Department con-
ciliator. failed to meet with their
approval.
R. M. Coulter, unoin spokesman,
said he did not know how many
employees were affected by the de-
velopment in the Virginia territory,
but stated he expected activity there
to spread even farther following a
meeting tonight Of the leaders in the
walkout.
The retail clerks are being sup
ported by the Amalgamated Meat
Cutters and Butcher Workmen of
North America. Both unions are
American Federation Of Labor affil-
iates. Members of the two groups
connected with Sanitary Grocery Co.
are to meet tomorrow night, Mr.. Coul-
ter said, to discuss plans for lending
financial and moral" support to the
American Stores Co. strikers.
Meanwhile, another store in the
chain has closed, bringing the total to
IA, according to Robert +. Castles,
general superintendent of the Amer
ican Stores Co. Union leaders set the
total of shutdown stores at %.
Mr.. Castles would not reveal the de-
tails of the compromise offer refused
by the striking clerks last night. The
union Is asking $21 minimum weekly
wage, a $28 minimum for experienced
or "two-year" men and q 54-hour
week.
The representatives Of the two
groups and company spokesmen met
with Howard w. Colvin, Labor De-
partment conciliator, but little prog
ress was reported at the conclusion Of
the parley.
Company officials have stated the
effect Of the walkout on business dur.
ing the rest of the week would deter
mine whether the 46 stores in the
District and nearby Maryland would
be closed permanently.
Evening star., 1938-02-24
PILGRIMAGE is MADE
TO TOMB OF WILSON

A score Of members Of the Woman's
National Democratic Club, led by Mrs.
Wilbur Hubbard, president, made their
annual pilgrimage yesterday to the
tomb of President Woodrow Wilson
in the Bethlehem Chapel of Washing
ton Cathedral.
They were received by the Very Rev.
Noble c. Powell, dean of the cathedral,
who offered prayers in commemoration
Of President Wilson and his ideals for
world peace.
Among those who participated in the
informal service were Mrs. Charles
Warren, who placed a large wreath Of
1onquils and daffodils on the tomb;
Mrs. Huston Thompson, Mrs. Edward
r. Stitt Canon Anson Phelps Stokes
and the Right Rev. Julius A. Atwood,
setired Bishop Of Arizona.
Evening star., 1938-02-24
WIDOW DESCRIBES
DEATH Of HUSBAND
To STANTON Jury
Landlord Accused of First
Degree Murder in Shooting
of Taxi Driver.
DISPUTE OVER RENT LED
TO OCTOBER 2 TRAGEDY
Woman Says She Stood Watching
With Infant in Arms as Chill.
dress Was Shot Down.

Unable at times to speak because of
her tears. Mrs. Ruth M. Childress, "a
year-old mother of five children. told
a District Court jury today of the
Staying October 2, 1895, of her hus-
band, Ray E. Childress. 35-year-old
taxicab driver. in their one-room base
ment apartment at SO New York ave-
nue. NE.
Their landlord, Donald K. Stanton,
5r., is on trial charged with first-degree
murder in the killing. A dispute over
rent led to the tragedy The widow,
small woman, said she held her 2
nonth-old baby in her arms as she
-vatched Stanton shoot her husband
after Childress had broken into his
own apartment, from which Stanton
allegedly was attempting to eject the
family.
Stanton had a gun in his hand
when I reached the door," said Mrs.
Childress. He fired one shot. and my
husband reached down and picked up
board and hit him on the arm with
which he held the gun.
Says He Fired Several Times.
stanton fired again. then twice or
three times more, and looked at my
husband. His hands were up in the
air and his eyes were CLASSY like"
At this point the widows voice
trailed off and was stified by her sobs.
She took drink of water and con-
tinued.
He sort of stiffened up and fell
forward with part of his body on the
floor and part on the bed
Under questioning by Assistant
United States Attorney Charles B.
Murray. Mrs. Childress said she, her
husband and their three youngest
children returned home about $50
pm, October 2, after attending a
J 1children's party. Mrs. Stanton, wife
of the defendant. came to their base
ment apartment and asked them for
money. the witness continued. She
said her husband told Mrs. Stanton
he had none, but would take his cab
and go out and try to make some.
Mrs Childress said they owed s1l at
the time.
Stanton then appeared, she related,
and the discussion concerning the
rent continued for some time, end
ing with the landlord telling them
ne would give them until the next day
to get out, she said
Says Door Was Nailed Shut.
Shortly after Childress left to go to
work. the widow stated, Stanton began
mailing shut the door to their quarters,
while she was in the rear of the base
ment cooking on the stove that the
family was permitted to use. When
Childress returned home, the shooting
occurred.
The case is being prosecuted by Mr..
Murray and another assistant United
States attorney. William Hitz STAN
ton is represented by Attorneys James
A. O'Shea and John H. Burnett.
Evening star., 1938-02-24
ASSISTANT PROFESSORS
DEATH HELD SUICIDE

RIVERDALE. Nd, Feb. 24.-A YER
dict Of suicide by self-inflicted gun
shot wound yesterday was returned by
Justice Of the Peace Fred G. Lutz In
the death January 10 Of Sidney w.
Wentworth, 44-year-old assistant pro.
fessor Of horticulture at the Univer-
sity Of Maryland.
Mrs. Wentworth testified her hus-
band had been suffering from q
nervous condition. The former pro-
fessor was found on the university
drive, about 200 yards from his home,
with a gunshot wound In his head
and the body resting on a shotgun.
Evening star., 1938-02-24
. INCLAIR LEWIS went In

- 1NCLAIR LEWIS went into
training this morning for his
lecture in Constitution Hall to-
- night on How to Make Friends
Go Like the Wind" by turning his
verbal artillery on corps of reporters
in an interview that turned into a
complete rout for the press.
In an assortment Of tongues-in cheek
comments on the current scene, the
author of Main Street" said he would
like to see the Japanese invade the
United States.
1T would teach the japanese a
good lesson" he remarked. Cant
you just see them crossing Nevada ?
Why they'd never get past Reno.
Those Reno boys would take all their
cash and have the japanese exchang-
ing three cannons for a couple of
divorces"
And even If they did lick U.s." he
added. nobody would know the diff
ference. We'd just absorb them like
We do everybody else. Look at the
Notre Dame football team-there' s
a ski on the end of every name"
Refusing to be Indignant about
anything" the author contented him.
self with forcing the reporters to
define the terms Of every question they
asked.
Evening star., 1938-02-24
EDISON ASKS SUPPORT
FOR NATIONAL DEFENSE
Assistant Secretary Of Navy
Urges "Godmothers of Fleet"
to Back Administration.

BY the Associated Press.
Charles A. Edison, Assistant Sec
retary Of the Navy, called on the
"godmothers of the fleet" today to
help support the administration in
its national defense efforts.
He was invited to address the an
nual meeting Of the Society of Naval
Sponsors, an organization Of $50
women and girls who have partici-
pated in the christening Of as many
warships. The members, he said,
constitute Giving links between our
fleets and the Nation"
The organization. in its year.
around work, collects records for
the Naval Historical Foundation and
finances preparatory schooling of sons
of deceased officers.
The youngest member is Kathleen
Mahan of New York, 6-year-old
Observation-Disclosures of Admiral
Mahan. 81.
Evening star., 1938-02-24
Army Viii Sho,c
NelU Uniforms
AtEvent Tonight
Ey the Associated Press.

by the Associated Press.
High-ranking Army officers in the
Capital will wear their new blue dress
uniforms to White House reception
tonight.
The blues" are in the tradition of
the old Army despite their concession
to comfort by the absence of high COL
lars. They combine the single
breasted feature Of the pre-war dress
uniforms with the gold buttons used on
the long-skirted full dress blues. u
Trousers are light blue and gold
striped.
Ever since the new uniforms were
ordered by the War Department,
masculine fashion chatter has been
buzzing in military circles Who's
your tailor? Using English crepe or
broadcloth? An extra 500 for a uni
form certainly shoots our budget to
pieces"
Principle interest tonight will be in
the uniform worn by Gen. Malin
Craig, who as chief of staff designs his
own. Aides said the coat is double
breasted blue. with gold buttons and
q high standing collar. It may, they
limited, have a lemon colored sash,
Evening star., 1938-02-24

Orleans, whence q check for $44.85,
the same figure he had used on many
checks. bounced all the way to a
Harrisburg (Pa.) bank.
Detective Sergt. Herbert Wana-
maker had requested the Pennsyl-
vania bank to notify him If 1t re-
ceived any checks for that sum.
Through the check, Hardy was traced
to New Orleans
Hardy said he started the flow OF
worthless checks years ago and that
he had spent the better part Of the
years from 1917 to 1881 in Georgia,
Texas, Illinois and New Mexico jails
on charges OF false pretenses, forgery
and impersonating an Army officer.
There are eight detainers from other
States awaiting him when he finishes
his sentence here.
Evening star., 1938-02-24
Or. STETSON TO SPEAK
on SUN SPOTS TONIGHT

The annual Arthur lecture Of the
Smithsonian Institution will be given
at the New National Museum audi
torium tonight by DR.. Harlan T. Stet-
son Of the Massachusetts, Institute OF
Technology on Sun Spots"
This annual lecture, which is sup
ported by an endowment, always is
on some subject related to the sun.
, This month happens to be very close
to the sun spot maximum for II years.
Evening star., 1938-02-24
HOUSE UNIT TO STUDY
COST OF SHIPBUlLDING
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
A study Of the cost Of shipbuildine
will be started March l by the House
Merchant Marine Committee, Chair
man Bland announced yesterday.
Joseph P. Kennedy. just before re-
firing as chairman of the Maritime
Commission last week to become Am
bassador to Great Britain, wrote Presi-
dent Roosevelt that high prices now
being quoted on Government work
threaten to balk our program for the
rehabilitation of the American Mer-
chant Marine"
Representative Bland said the study
would be undertaken by the committee
"in an effort to get at the underlying
facts" in the current discussion of
costs,
Evening star., 1938-02-24
BULLET WOUNDS BOY

COLMAR MANOR, Nd, Feb. "a
(SpeciaD Thomas Earnest, IL, suf-
fered q flesh wound of the left hand
yesterday when q .38-caliber bullet
which he was pounding against the
concrete floor in the basement of his
home exploded.
Young Earnest, who said he had
found the bullet and was endeavoring
to find whether it would "go Off," was
treated by = private physician.