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construction of d much needed
National Guard armory-for the Dis
trict and, after thorough study Of
the entire field of city planning and
future needs, the site has been
chosen at the east end of East Cap
1tol street, adjoining the growing
Anacostia River Parkway. Agree
ment on this site, not reached
without struggle, is regarded as a
great victory in the campaign for a
proper development of Washington
and as an anchor" for The East
Washington program.
With this initial step taken, fur
ther progress seems assured. Pres
ident Roosevelt, in his budget mes
sage to the present Congress, rec
commended construction of six
new Federal buildings and assigned
sites east of the Capitol for two
of them. Such a step is expected
to assure beyond any question the
ultimate development of the East
Capitol street area on scale which
will be of the most far-reaching
importance to Washington.
East Capitol Building.
Chief of the new East Washing
ton projects would be an $3.50, 900
Federal Office building, ION land ad-
jacent to East Capitol street in the
vicinity of Lincoln Park" The other
would be a new Army Medical Lii
brary and Museum Building, which
already has been authorized by
Congress ION site on East Capt.
tol street adjacent to the Congress
sional Library group" The House
rejected the Presidents request fol-
an initial appropriation to start
construction of the Office building
but is is probable that further
efforts will be made to launch this
project.
Both projects are definitely in line
with recommendations of the Pari
and Planning Commission for de.
velopment in the East Washington
area which will contribute greatly
to the beauty, usefulness and liv.
ability of the city.
To bring about the desired trent
of growth to the eastward, the com
mission has outlined three possible
major projects which it is believed
would start and stimulate a SCUM,
development of this section of tn
city.
First and most important of thes
three projects is the development o
East Capitol street for Federal an
quasi Federal activities. The ar
mory, the proposed new Office build
ing and the Army museum an
library are of precisely the characte
recommended for this area. Th
plan also might include the pro
posed group of State buildings an
similar structures.
The second project is the develop
ment of a system of major parkwa
and highway arteries, including tn
Anacostia Parkway, already well ur
der way. This would provide park
way connections with Baltimore an
with George Washington Memoirs
Parkway and new outlets to tt
south and to Fort drive, with i
series of historical and scenic parl
Evening star., 1940-01-21

Upper Draing made for the National Capital Park and
Planning Commission shouting the proposed treatment OF the
east Capitol street. designations lettered
member OF The Star art a1 for the sake OF clarity but
SKETCH h all the Others reproduced this page
official.
left: The Development OF Lincoln Square
center of Federal office buildings Con-
srucion State buildings East Capitol street and erection
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of monument and fountain in the also planned
This design preserves the existing tree paintings.
right One of several proposed treatments OF East
Capitol o sites povided parious eo buildings One
sites probably D be assigned to the Army Medical
Museum Library funds construction of ich asked
by President Roosevelt in his budget The Folger
LIBRARY the right foreground OF the
Supreme Court Building in the left foreground
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Lasting Benefit for City and Nation Assured by Projects East
Original Plan
For Section
Now Is Guide
Militia Armory Has
Role of Anchor in
Development

Editors Note-ThiS is the third
OF a series OF articles on plans
for the Development OF Greater
Washington during the merit 10
years.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-08-02
LUMBER FIRM
MADE TO PAY
UP BACK WAGE
Fleming Brothers, Lumber Deal
ers, Beaver Dam In Trouble
With Wage-HOur Law
DRIVE FOR THE LAW
CONDUCTED BY w. C. COLE

A Worcester county lumber firm is
in trouble with government authori-
ties in connection with the wage-hour
law. An injunction requiring the
Fleming Brothers Lumber and Manu-
featuring Company which also has Of
fees in Scanton, Pa, and mill at
Beaver Dam, to pay about $4,000 for
back wages and overtime work to it's
employees and those of seven lumber
men under contract to it, was issued
today by Judge Luther B. Way in
Federal District Court here.
Complaints against the lumber COM
pany and lumbermen under contract
to it were filed this morning in the
court by Philip B. Fleming, admins
traitor of the wage and hour division
of the United States Department of
Labor.
They were the first to be sought in
this section under the widespread
movement to bring lumber companies
luCO CAOoCA Will ACoPCSt W
the wage and hour provisions of the
Fair Labor Standards Act of 1888.
Besides the lumber company, the
lumbermen affected by the injunction
were: Thomas Lafayette Banks and
Ruby j. Davis, both of Parksley; w.
B. Metz of Salisbury, Md; Adrial
Pusey, of Silver Spring, Accomac
county; Asher Parsons, of Pocomoke,
Md; William F. Pusey, of Snow Hill,
Md, and Harry ]. Gravenor, of Acco-
mac.
The drive to bring the lumber COM
panies into closer cooperation with
the wage and hour law division of the
Department of Labor is being con-
Quoted in this section under the direc-
ton of w. C. Cole, of Richmond, re-
gional director of the wage and hour
division of the Department of Labor.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-08-02

PEOPLE KILLED
in R. R. WRECK
At Akron. Ohio, A Head On Col.
lisiOn Results In Terrible
Loss OF Human Lives
ONE TRAIN FAILED TO
RUN ON THE SIDING

Thirty-eight persons were killed
Wednesday night in head-on collis-
ion between a Pennsylvania Railroad
motor coach and a freight train at
Akron, Ohio.
A check of IL funeral homes in
Akron and vicinity showed this death
toll. Coroner r. E. Amos earlier had
announced the removal of % bodies
and added that several other victims
remained in the flame-seared wreck
age.
The gasoline-driven coach bringing
commuters and railroad employees
from Hudson, IL miles northeast, and
the double-header freight collided
head-on at the Front St. crossing near
the lines Silver Lake junction.
The lead locomotive telescoped into
about half the length of the coach.
Fuel tanks burst and flames enveloped
the wreckage.
L. M. Wolcott, trainmaster for the
lines Cleveland division, said the
coach apparently failed to take a sid
Continued on Page 100
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-08-02
SHELLTOWN CITIZEN DIED
SATURDAY, JULY 18th

Mrs. Mary Anne Riggan, highly re-
spected citizen of Shelltown, died
Saturday night, shortly past midnight
at her home, at the age of 81 years.
Funeral services were conducted
from the home Monday afternoon at
2.30 o'clock by the Rev. J. Y. Fincher,
of Crisfield. The pallbearers were:
Messrs T. F. Chopper, Morris White,
Edward Ward, Jake Lewis, Harold
Massey and Emory Payne. Interment
was made in the Rehoboth Baptist
cemetery.
Mrs. Riggan is survived by four
daughters and three sons, Mrs. L. 81.
Mcdaniel, Mrs. G. W Gray, of She'll
town; Mrs. May Merritt, of Girdle-
tree; Mrs. Fred Johnson, of West
over; Edward Riggan, of Shelltown;
Noah Riggan, of Grotons, Va; and
M. L. Riggan Of Kington, Nd.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-08-02
POCOMOKE BOYS
CHOSEN PART OF
BALL CONTEST
Two Members Of School Team
Take Part In Tournament
Sponsored By Legion

There is now in progress a base
ball elimination tournament sponsored
by the American Legion Posts in the
different states of this country.
In any given area, central point
is selected and a team can be made
up of high school boys, living within
a radius of so miles from said center.
In this locality Salisbury was selected
and in the organization of the team
two boys from the Pocomoke City
High School were chosen as members
of the representative nine. These
were: Orris Bacon, catcher, and Ad-
rian Darby, pitcher.
The club to which these belonged
has played two games with Balti-
more team, representing another
area. One game was lost 2 to 0; the
other won, 8 to 4; the former game
played in Salisbury; the latter in Bal
timore. Another will have to be staged
to settle the question of superiority as
State Champions.
The winner of the third game will
earn the right to trip to North
Carolina, to play a section team there.
The finals will be staged in Nebraska.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-08-02
TRIAL OF P|LCHARD IuRDERERS ENDED
SWIMMING CLASSES CON-
QUOTED BY RED CROSS

Beginning Monday, August 18th
the Red Cross chapters of Pocomoke
and Snow Hill will conduct swimming
classes at Public Landing.
The bus will leave the Municipal
Building at $3.50 sharp, each morn
ing, beginning August 18th, and will
return from Public Landing at IL
noon. There will be no charge except
the bus fare of 1Oc per person and
all children, between the ages of 6
and 10 are eligible to join.
Kenneth Vincent, who has taken
a special course in swimming and life
saving, has been appointed swimming
instructor by the Red Cross in Wash
ington, D. c.
Anyone wishing to join the classes
are requested to get in touch at once
with Mrs. r. Lee Hall or Mrs. George
S. Bunting. One Of these ladies will
also accompany the children on the
bus trip.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-08-02
A. 0. HAMILTON
dies AS RESULT OF
AUTO ACCIDENT
Funeral Services Held Thurs
day From Home. Burial In
Episcopal Cemetery

Funeral services for Mr.. Alber
Owen Hamilton were held on Thurs
day afternoon from the home, con
Quoted by Rev. r. B. Stewart, pastor
of Pitts Greek Presbyterian Church
Interment was in the cemetery of ST.
Mary's Episcopal Church, this city.
Mr.. Hamilton died on Tuesday last
in the Peninsula General Hospital,
Salisbury, his death being the result
of an auto accident which occurred
several days previous, on Sixth street,
where Mr.. Hamilton apparently lost
control of his car, the machine crash
ing into telephone pole. He was
rushed to hospital, but succumbed
when pneumonia developed.
The deceased was born in Semour,
Mo-, fifty-one years ago, the son of
the late Mr.. and Mrs. John Hamilton.
He is survived by his widow. The
bearers at the funeral were Ohio
Pilchard, Lorenza Somers, J. r. Thigh
man, Ray Redden, Herman Merrill,
and Harrison Denston.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-08-02
MAIL CARRIERS
AMENABLE TO
TRAFFIC LAWS
Opinions Handed Down By At.
tOrney General Following
Case in Carroll County

An interesting decision has been
handed down by William L. Hender-
son, deputy attorney general, and Ro-
bert F. Clapp, Jr., assistant attorney
general, relative to the rights and
privileges of motor vehicles carrying
United States mail. It has been con-
tended that such vehicles are immune
from any restriction by the laws deal
ing with the regulation of traffic.
The attention of the Attorneys was
directed to the matter by States At
torney George N. Fringer, Carroll
county, who asked for an opinion as
result of mail carriers parking on
the left-hand side of the road while
receiving mail. The following decision
was sent to Mr.. Fringer: "You are,
therefore, advised that an employees
fulfilling his duty as a United States
mail carrier, does not render him i'm
mune from municipal and State laws
dealing with regulation of traffic."
This, of course, means that the
driver of a mail truck has no more
right than any other citizen to park
his machine in forbidden areas of
municipalities; to park on the left
hand side Of the road; to double park
and thereby create traffic jams; nor to
violate any other law enacted for the
safety and convenience of the gen.
eral car-driving public.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-08-02
MISS MARGARET DENNIS
dies in BALTIMORE

Funeral services were held on Tues
day last at the home of her parents
in Ocean City, Nd, for Miss Margaret
Ann Dennis, "a, daughter of Philip G.
and Margaret Harmonson Dennis
who died Saturday night at the Uni
versity Hospital, where she had been
i'll for several months. Burial was in
Buchanan Cemetery, Berlin, Mary
land.
Miss Dennis some time before her
illness was employed as a clerk in
the Fidelity and Deposit Company of
Maryland.
Surviving in addition to her parents
is one sister, Miss Sally Crisfield
Dennis. She was a granddaughter of
the late Samuel K. Dennis and the
late Horace F. Harmonson, both of
Worcester county, Maryland.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-08-02
CAMDEN FIRE
DOES $l,5OO,OO0
PLANT DAMAGE
Camden Firemen Also Called To
Fight Flames LIN Big Air
Plane Carrier
SABOTAGE FEARED IN
FLAMES ON WARSHIP

Firemen in asbestos suits and wear
ing gas masks, braved the sickening
fumes and sitting heat Wednesday
in an effort to find the bodies of those
missing in the Camden fire that de-
stroyed the plant of R. M. Hollings-
head Co., at 9th and Market Streets
and thirty private homes in central
Camden.
Ten are missing, 189 persons in
jured and more than 800 made home
less when the fire, touched off by an
explosion supposedly generated by
spontaneous combustion due to the
prolonged and excessive heat, caused
total damage estimated at between
81 100000 and 100000.
The first earth-shaking explosion
was timed shortly after 1 O'Clock
Tuesday and in less than two hours
the big five--story brick factory COW
ering almost two thirds of block had
crumpled almost to the ground.
Most of Camden's fire companies
were again called to the New York
Shipbuilding Corp. yards shortly be-
fore 10 o'clock Wednesday night when
fire broke out in the $15,0O0,0OO sea-
plane tender Curtiss, under construc-
ton in the Camden yards huge wet
basin.
The extent of the fire in the 10000
Continued on Page 81
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-08-02
LLOYD W. MASON
rSUCCUMBS AFTER
A LONG ILLNESS
Died Tuesday In The McCready
Memorial Hospital In Girls
field, Maryland

Mr.. Lloyd w. Mason died at the
McCready Memorial Hospital, Girls
field, Nd, Tuesday afternoon after
a serious illness of two weeks, al
though he had been in poor health
for the past Is years. He was 70 years
of age.
Son of the late Stephen T. Mason and
Ella Hudson Mason, he was born near
Goodwill and spent his boyhood days
on his fathers farm in that section.
Later he followed the water in the
Chesapeake Bay country until he was
forty. He and his brother moved to
Pocomoke in 1927 where he resided
until his death. Of quiet nature, he
loved his home and particularly his
flower and vegetable gardens where
he spent most of his time. Captain
Lloyd" was never married.
Funeral services were held from the
residence on Cedar Street, Thursday
afternoon at three o'clock, conducted
by the Reverend John w. Wooten.
Burial was in the Mason plot of Good
will Methodist Cemetery.
Pallbearers were: James Lambert
son, Walton Lambertson, Joe Ford,
Burley Phillips, Will Mason and Joe
Merritt.
He leaves three brothers, George C.
Peter R., and Joshua T. Mason. One
sister Mrs. John T. Redden.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-08-02

; LATER: COllick and Manuel
both guilty of murder in the
first degree, COllick sentenced
to hang, Manuel life imprisOn-
ment.
Charles Manuel, negro Is, who was
granted separate trial, was hailed
before the court on Wednesday. The
judges, c. Gus Grason, William Il.
Lawrence, and Frederick Lee Coburn,
are presiding at the trial.
The charge against CollicK was the
murder of Harvey w. Pilchard, 81, a
farmer living near Stockton, this
county, on the night of Sunday, Feb
ruary IL; subsequent criminal assault
of Mrs. Pilchard; and robbery of a
sum of money amounting to about
SIT.
The story of the hideous crime is a
familiar one. Everybody in the East,
almost, knows how Mr.. Pilchard
while enjoying an evening at home
was called to his back door by a
knock; upon opening, he was shot
and killed by the discharge of gun.
His assailant then entered the house
assaulted Mrs. Pilchard and secured
the small amount of cash. She man
aged to escape before the second ne
gro's attack, fled to the roof of a
porch and afterwards to the roof of
the house, where she spent the night,
and called for help when the dawn
came. In her mad flight from the
Continued on Page 10
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-08-02
SALISBURY BARBER MEETS
DEATH ON THE RAILROAD

Dale Hastings, "a years old, bar
Der of Salisbury, lost his life on Sun
day last when he was struck by a
train, between Salisbury and Princess
Anne.
Not many details are known con-
corning the tragedy, but deputy
Sheriff Jesse Pollitt said Hastings
had been seen sitting on the railroad
tracks before the approach of the
southbound train. Evidently it must
have been at night when he was
struck, but if he had been sitting on
the track at the time, it would seem
that he could have been sighted
whether it was day or night. It is just
possible he deliberately exposed him.
self, and the train had no opportunity
to put on brakes.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-08-02
FORMER AGENT
OF N.Y.P.-N.R.R.
DIED JULY "a
MIR. James Francis Birmingham
Passes Away At A Very
Advanced Age

In an issue of the Baltimore Sun"
last week, the following death notice
appeared:
BRITTINGHAM On July "a,
1910, at his home in New York.
JAMES FRANCIS BRITTING-
HAM, beloved brother of Mary
E. Birmingham, of Baltimore,
Md, and Henrietta Birmingham,
of Washington, d. c.; uncle of
Henry Lawrence Birmingham, of
Washington; Major James Fran
els Birmingham, of Fort Bragg,
N. c.; Mrs. E. Roger Boyles and
Mrs. John T. Doyle, of Washing
ton, d. G.
Interment in Fort Lincoln Gene
terry, Washington.
There are few left in this COM
munity who still remember, most af-
fectionately, "Jim Brit, as he was
called by his intimates. He was, for
years, agent at the local railroad of
flee, and he and his wife filled very
acceptable position in the social life
of the city. He was man of kindly
a genial companion, and a
most efficient worker in the business
in which he was employed.
He was close reader of 1.-THE Dem
ocrat" and the editor received fire.
quent letters from him approving and
Disappearing as his mood urged him.
He was staunch Democrat" and
he couldn't understand how anyone
could be otherwise.
Mr.. Birmingham had reached the
age of four score and more, but every
letter told of his good health, and it
was somewhat of surprise to those
in Pocomoke who remembered him,
hat the end had come. He is just an
other good man gone, who served
faithfully and we'll.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-08-02
REV. MR.. CLARY WILL
PREACH HERE SUNDAY

Rev. Hugh V. Clary, former rector
of st. Mary's Episcopal Church, this
city, and also of several churches in
Somerset county, will conduct service
in the above named church, on Sunday
next, August A, at II o'clock in the
morning.
Mr.. Clary and his family are now
residing in Bluefield, Virginia; he, at
present, is a guest of DR.. and Mrs.
F. w. Wilson, this city.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-08-02
''Chirps'' ~
from the
Democrats Pen

Well, Sir, did any OF you people
hear that clap of thunder that select
ed a practically clear sky from which
to emanate on Sunday last? If you
didn't, either your ears were closed
for the season, or else you were va
cationing in the Antipodes, or haven't
yet been born.
You know, I've been reading so
much about blitzkriegs, ct, al, that l
thought maybe Nazi had begun its
"softening-up process on our coast,
preparatory to seeing what this good
old country of ours is made of. If he
doesn't watch out, he'll learn that
democracy can be made up of oak
splits, grape vines, and pan handles,
when it once arouses itself; and if he
goes to foolin' over here, he'll lose
everything he's got-he won't even
have that half mustache of his left.
But I'm here to tell you right now,
people, that thunder was a corker.
You know, I sorta wished, for Sec
ond, were a prairie dog about that
time with convenient hole in the
ground into which I could pop for
safe-keeping. And if we have many
more like that, we won't mind one or
two of those Hitler bombs; they'll
sound like cowbells to Big Ben. I
reckon Dame Nature thought one of
those peals was enough for one salute,
because while there seemed to be some
rumblings in the distance, we were
not treated to another such explosion
as that. TWAS certainly fine dem
onstration of the forces that inhabit
the air.
And speaking about inhabiting the
air, looks like wars in these days
will not be waged on land anymore.
A nation to win must fight in the
clouds or under the ocean wave. And
believe you me, both are very I'M
certain places. I feel very much like
the old darkey and his master. Maybe
I've told the story before, but, blue
penciling little bit, he said he wasn't
going up in his boss plane because if
anything got the matter with the mo-
tor and it died down, "Boss Bob"
would say: "Git out, niger, and
crank that ingine; and I amt seen
anything stand on yit." And that's
the truth.
And when I go trying to walk on
the water, want it to be in some
weather like last winter, and there's
a good solid surface on which to
tread. If I've got to fight, I'd like to
feel good old Mother Terra under my
feet. When I fall, I've got something
to catch me. If you're in the air, or
under the water, you keep falling for
some time, and, really, don't like the
uncertainty of the proposition.
Seriously speaking it's hard
to be other than serious these days
What an evil is war! I know am e.
nunciating no new thought when I
say it. But it all seems so useless.
War settles few disputes, and human
life is at it's lowest value. Madison
once wrote: "Of all the evils to public
liberty, war is, perhaps, the most to
be dreaded, because it comprises and
develops every other. War is the
parent of armies; from these proceed
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