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Milford chronicle., 1923-07-20
DRY LAW IS BEING
ENFORCED in STATE
$4,000 Been Collected In Fines
Seized Property Worth $780,
600 During Last Year.
RUM FOUND DANGEROUS
Analysis Of COnfiscated Liquors
Showed That None Was First Class
While Much Was Injurious.

That the past fiscal year, which end
ed on June 80, has been one of much
activity on the part of the Federal
Prohibition Office here is shown in a
report submitted by Robert A. Elliott
Federal Prohibition officer for Della
ware to Roy A. Haynes, Federal Pro-
hibitiOn Commissioner, Washington.
The report shows that 226 raids
were made, 166 persons arrested, of
whom 1873 either pleaded guilty or
were convicted of violating the liquor
laws. 1t also shows that the fines, $18,-
260, collected, exceeded the total ex-
penses of the local Office by several
thousand dollars. In addition, seizure
of property, motor cars and extra pen
alties assessed amount to some $4,000
more.
Incidentally, a warning is given that
of all the liquor seized during the
year, there was not lot that was con-
sidered by the chemist who tested it
as even fair grade, while much of it
was pronounced filthy and danger
ous."
Director Elliott submits the follow
ing tabulated statement of enforce
ment work:
No. of arrests for violation of N. P.
A, Federal, 62; State, 104; total, 166. |
No of raids, Federal, IL; State, 215;
total, 226.
No. of plead guilty" and sentenced, |
Federal, 81; State, 81; total, 1872.
No. of jury trial, (convicted), Fed
eral, 4; State, 2; total, 6.
No. acquitted by the jury, Federal,
none; State, total, 1.
No. of cases pending action of the
court, Federal, 4; State, z; total, IL.
No. of cases pending action of COM
missioner, Federal, none; q. Of P0,
8; total, 9.
No. dismissed by the commissioner,
Federal, z; q. of P.), total, IL.
(Of the seven dismissed by the COM
missioner five were transportation
cases where two were riding in same
one being held and the other
two were arrested for
liquor in grips and dis
missed for lack of evidence.)
Fines imposed, Federal, $3.50;
State, $9,45O; total, $18,26O. >.
Property seized, Federal, $20,972; =
State, not compiled, total, $20,972. =
Taxes and penalties assessed, Fed u
'ral, $4O,O31.67; State, not compiled; =
otal, $4O,O31.67. j.
Automobiles seized, Federal, 21; I; I;
state, not compiled; total, 21. ~ ~
No. of stills seized, Federal, u; - -
tate, IS total, 81. "
No. of gallons of liquor seized, Fed 30
raj, APT gallons; State, 2O5 gallons; oWL W
otal, 632 gallons. tl' W
No. of gallons Of wine seized, Fed re re
raj, 1876 gallons; State, rs gallons; m I'll
)tal, 210 gallons. a1 :4
No. of gallons of mash destroyed, II!
2,750 gallons; State, $3.50; @ az
,tal, $500 gallons. Vi
No. of fermenters destroyed, FEEDER n1' n1
!, "a; State, 1877; total, 2S1. 9I
Commenting on the statement Di- no no
.ctor Elliott says: w W.
"This statement shows that there ns
ere many more cases in State Court
Continued on page dve) rot rot
Milford chronicle., 1923-07-20
HALLETT CARSON WEDDING

Mr.. William E. Hallett, of South
Milford, and Miss Pauline e. Carson
of Dover, Del, were married by Rev.
M. White at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
William Hope, of Dover, on Wednes-
day evening, July 18th, 1923. After
the wedding supper the bride and
groom started for Milford, where they
will reside and where Mr.. Hallett is
in business. The guests, in a dozen
autos, followed them in one of the
most lively wedding parties that ever
visited Milford. They made the bride
and groom lead the procession of au-
tos over the main streets Of Milford,
with every horn on the autos in full
blast and a dozen noise-making de-
vices adding to the din. 1t was in the
shank of the morning before the party
left. Mrs. Hallett was formerly con-
nected with the Dover Index Publish
ing Co.
Milford chronicle., 1923-07-20
CAPITAL STOCK TAX
E$l ON EACH $1,000
DeIinquents Will Be Assessed Is
Per Cent Of Total Amount Of
Tax As Penalty.

In view of the fact that capital stock
returns are being received with tax
enormously computed and without
checks in settlement of the account,
U. S. Collector of Internal Revenue
John w. Herring announced that the
rate of this tax is 81 on an even ST.
900 of net worth, after deduction of
the specific exemption of $4,000 has
been taken. In illustrating this, he
said, many returns show a net worth
OF S61,8OO for example. After deduc-
tion is made of the exemption there
remains $56,S00 for tax purposes. AS
the tax is computed on even thous-
ands of dollars, the correct tax liabil-
ity in this instance is $50 even. No
account is taken of the $500 in excess
of the $4,000, or whatever amount it
may be, if it does not equal or exceed
$1,000. In other words, the tax does
not involve any ratio of less than ST.
900, and nothing less than 81 should
figure in the tax liability.
Care should be exercised to COM
plete all schedules called for in the
return. Emphasis was laid upon the |
of the schedule Of sales
for the last five years, in the case Of |
The gross figures
should be given in this heading.
Returns are due on or before mid
night of July 31st, 1928. Delinquency
will result in the assessment of 25 per
cent of the tax as penalty for failure
to comply with the provisions of the
act. Every corporation, whether tax
able under the provisions or not, is
required to file return, unless spe-
,ific exemption from filing has been
received from the Commissioner, in
which case, copy of such exemption
hould be forwarded the Collector of !
Internal Revenue. for his records y
Milford chronicle., 1923-07-20
PEACHES AND APPLES
Growers Will Discuss The Crop And
Outlook For Markets.

The reduction in the size of tn,
fruit crop of the Middle Atlantic
States as a result of a very heayJ
drop since the blOssOming period will
be on Of the principal subjects con
sidered at meeting of fruit growers
dealers, railroad officials, and other
interested parties to be held at 10 a
m. on July 25th, at the City Club, 1920
G street, Washington, D. c.
Following the custom of the last
two years, this meeting has been call
ed by the marketing officials of Mary
land, Virginia, West Virginia, Della
ware and Pennsylvania and the United
States Department of Agriculture to
furnish an opportunity for an ex-
change of information on the condi-
tion of the apple and peach crops in
these states, which compose one of the
leading producing areas of the coun-
try.
Official estimates for each of the
states mentioned and a full report re-
garding the conditions in other impor-
tant commercial producing sections of
the country will be offered Represen-
tative growers will be asked to offer
a short report for each of the more
important sections in the states in
question. Railroad officials attending
will make reports of conditions along
their lines, and the question of car
supply and transportation facilities on
,he various roads passing through
fruit sections will be taken up.
Every grower, shipper, or dealer in
crested in the marketing of apples or
)eaces in Pennsylvania, Delaware, Vir-
sinia and West Virginia is invited to
re present at this meeting. The large
at the session last year in
icated the value of such meetings as
means of exchanging information
nd creating a better understanding
etween the various organizations and (
Individuals involved in the marketing
f the fruit crop of this territory.
The Maryland Horticultural So {
iety has extended a cordial invitation |
} all fruit growers to attend their
ummer meeting on, July 26th at Ring
old, Md, Waynesboro, Pa, and Pen s
-ar, Pa. {
Milford chronicle., 1923-07-20
WHERE BALL PLAYERS WENT
Wreckers Got Only S By Depriving
Dover Of Three Of Our Men.

1t was all wrong for Milford in the
Eastern Shore League to play base
ball with high-class players, so the
various club managers of the Eastern
Shore League wrecked Milford by i'm
posing insulting terms and laying
down unreasonable penalties. But it
is alf right for the same clubs to
gather in as many as they could of the
players which Milford had assembled,
after the break came, for their own
use. Dover was penalized even in this,
for being friendly towards Milford,
and she was not permitted to buy the
release of three of the men from Mil
ford.
The Milford players as distributed
are now playing with organized base
ball leagues; those in the Eastern
Shore League are as follows:
Laurel has Quinn.
Crisfield has Manager McCIoskey.
Hyde, Lingquist, Stammerman, Nc
DOugall and Traynor.
Dover has Humphreys.
Montreal, Canada, has Lindsey and
Leclaire.
Thompson returned to his home in
Durham, N. c., injured.
Ganzhorn returned to Baltimore.
Maitland and Ramsey are playing
with the Strawbridge & Clothier team
n Philadelphia.
Worden is playing with the Penn
'ylvania R. R. team in Wilmington.
Milford assembled the winning ball
eam' which was the real money draw
+ for the Eastern Shore League. JeaI-
usy and worse, wrecked the sport for
lilford in 1923; but 1924 is on the
ray.
Milford chronicle., 1923-07-20
26,76S MOTOR CARS
LICENSED IN DELAWARE

About 21,SOO pleasure automobiles
and 4,500 trucks received Delaware Ii
censes during the period from Janu-
ary to June 80, according to figures
compiled at the Secretary of States
office. This is the largest registration
record this State ever had.
With the trucks, SO trailers were
also licensed; $40 motorcycle licenses
were issued during the same period,
and 28,850 persons were issued licen-
ses to drive automobiles in this State.
The issuing of these licenses has
netted the State S459,239.
Milford chronicle., 1923-07-20
NUPTIALS
CAMPER-SOCKRInER

OANnT -oOChhlDER j.
Mary E. Camper and George S
Sockrider, both of Milford, were mar
ried at Milford on Saturday night BY
Rev. c. R. Strausburg, pastor of Mil
ford M. P. Church.
MESSICK-KING
Miss Ethel M. Messick. daughter of
Levi Messick, of Bridgaville, and
Charles D. King, son Of Peter N.
King, residing between Georgetown
and Cokesbury, were married at 9 o.
clock on Sunday, July 18th, 1928. at
First Methodist Protestant parsonage,
Georgetown, by Rev. John T. Bailey.
TRUITT-KILBY
Alfred (Allie) Watson Truitt, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank P. Truitt, of South
and Mrs. Emma H. Kilby. of
Kentucky, were married
on June 18th, 1928, by Rev. Walter
Foley. Mr.. Truitt has been a CONNER
cial traveller for a firm of Culpeper,
Virginia, and for several months has
been stationed in Kentucky. He was
BORN and raised in Milford. His father
vas employed by the Milford Chronicle
Publishing Company up to91916.
Milford chronicle., 1923-07-20
MILK STATION AT NASSAU
Will Bring New Service To Farmers
Of Eastern Sussex =

Last Thursday Messrs. Wills and
Davis Of the Supplee-Will-JOnes Co..
Philadelphia, and Messrs. Allebach
and COhee of the Interstate Milk Pro-
ducer's Association, visited Sussex
county for the purpose of locating a
milk station. The party was met at
Georgetown by County Agricultural
Agent M. c. Vaughn who journeyed
with them to Five Points where a COM
mittee representing the membership
of the Nassau Interstate Milk Pro-
ducer's Association, met them. After
seeing the natural resources for dairv-
ing in the communities comprising
Lewes, Rehoboth, Nassau, Overbrook
and Coolspring, it was very easy to
see the great need for an outlet for
milk. 1t was also found that 75% of
the members who have contracted to
sell their milk through the associa-
tion live within 31s miles of Nassau.
so it was decided to locate the plant
at Nassau. Mr.. Wills stated that lust
as soon as possible he would start the |
erection of a brick building 40 go |
and that it would be ready for oper-
alton by October 1.
Interest in dairying throughout the
Nassau section has been greatly stim-
ulated during the past few months by
the efforts of County Agent M. c.
of Georgetown, who cooper
ated with the Interstate Milk Pro- b
1ucer's Association of Philadelphia, in
holding community meetings. During
he month of September according to /
County Agent Vaughn, there will be ]
leld in this section quite a number of
community meetings where demon s
will be held in caring for
milk and the farmers of that section t
will be given the best information {
as to production of whole t
ONE sanitary milk n
Milford chronicle., 1923-07-20
DELAWARE REROADWORK
: is PROGRESSING WELL
A Total Of Eighteen Roads Now
Under COnstructiOn--WiII Be
Completed This Year.
STYLE ROAD CONSTRUCTION
Specifications Changed So That The
Thickest Part Of Road Is On
Edge Instead Of Centre.

work is in progress on Is imprOv-
ed roads throughout the State under
the supervision of the State Highway
department. All of the contracts will
be completed this year which will give
the State total of 70 new improved
roads.
Of the work in progress, slightly
over ten miles is along the du Pont
boulevard, with about 141a miles in
New Castle county; almost 80 miles
IN Kent county and about "a miles in
sussex county. In addition to this
work there are some fills and build
ing repairs being made along the
main State highway.
Of the 18 new roads being construct
ed, six are in New Castle; seven in
Kent and five in Sussex. The roads in
New Castle county are the Marsh
road, outside of Wilmington; Town
send to the Maryland State line; Bear
to the State Highway; st. Georges to
Boyd's Corner; BOyd's Corner to
odessa, and the boulevard through !
Smyrna.
In Kent county the roads are Ken
ton to Smyrna; Hartly to Pearson's
corner; Canterbury to Viola; FELTON,
to HOllandsVille; Harrington to the
Maryland State line; Houston to the
Mlltord-HarringtOn road, and the boul-
eVard through Frederick.
The five roads being constructed in
Sussex county are: Bridgeville to Dub
lin Hill; Seaford to Reliance; Harbe-
son to Lewes; Harbeson to Milton,
and Frankford to Omar.
Tho ornofocf
year was shown last week when about
Two and one-half miles of road were
with cement surface, making
total of ten miles for the season.
Prior to last week the best showing !
was made during the week of June 20, =
When slightly more than a mile and a =
lalf of road was completed.
A new style of road construction is q
'eing used by the Highway Depart ,
nent this year in which the depth Of
he concrete construction has been :
hanged. The system in use prior to = II
his year was to construct the roads =
7ith eight inches of concrete in the u
enter of the roads, tapering to six u
lches at the side. u u
The engineers in the department - u
ave been making a study of the dura- ~
on of the roads and found that the r.
oncrete construction on the side of p
lie road gives way or wears out be- I'd
re the center does and accordingly
lie system has been changed to an
ght-inch construction on the sides II
ith six-inch center.
This will not only give the State a
ore durable road, but is also less
stly to construct. The 79 miles un-
r construction this year will be built A
r $165,S70 less under the new plan
construction than if they were built
cording to previous specifications.
lie largest saving will be made on the
road where the price
der the new plans was $13,700 less
an under the previous plans. in
Milford chronicle., 1923-07-20
SUNDAY SCHOOLS PICNIC

The Sunday schools in Milford have
given their omembers their annual
days outing at the various resorts
this week. On Wednesday the Metho-
dist Episcopal Sunday school went to
Oak Orchard where a very enjoyable
day was spent by the large number of
members. Many of the youngsters
were given long automobile ride,
who do not have this opportunity ev-
cry day. The same day the Presby-
terian Sunday school went to Slaugh-
ter Beach for it's annual outing.
On Tuesday the colored Sunday
school Of Milford went to Slaughter
Beach for their picnic. In every in
stance very enjoyable days were spent.
The Methodist Protestant Sunday
school went on their annual picnic on
Thursday.
Milford chronicle., 1923-07-20
new WINDSOR HOTEL
IS TO BE REMODELED
First Floor To Be Entirely Rear
ranged And New Heating Plant
Is Being Installed.

Plans for remodeling the New Wind
sor Hotel in Milford have been made
by Architect Howard Hager, ST., and
approved by Mr.. Windsor. The CON
tract for the new heating system has
been awarded and the work started
last Monday, to place the new fur
naces and boiler.
The work of remodeling will be un-
der the charge of William S. ShOckley
and the preliminary work of getting
ready to tear out the present arrange
ments of the entire first and part of
the second floor, will start soon. The
rapidity of the work will depend
greatly upon the delivery of steel cir
ders and the steel pillars to carry the
walls.
The entire first floor front will be of
plate glass, with one central entrance
door of colonial design. The windows
will be very much enlarged and the
columns will change the entire ap-
pearance of the building on the first
story on the outside.
The Office and lobby will OCCUPY the
site of the present dining room, while
the ladies parlor and waiting room
will have all the modern conveniences
connected with it, and in addition to
privacy in entrance as well as in use
1t will remain in the same location |
as now.
The main stairway will be in the |
lobby, while the wash rooms and toll
cts will be in the rear of the office and
between the baggage room and sample
room, which will occupy the site of
the present kitchen.
The dining room will be composed
Of all the present office and lobby, as
we'll as the old bar room and what /
vas once the sample room for sales
men. 1t will have large windows and
steel columns to carry the
upper floors. 1t will have ample ca
'acity to seat at private tables more [
han one hundred guests at the same I
ime. In case of emergency or for t
100 will be seated comfort \
bly, in the room. The new kitchen
ill be one of the interesting parts of n
he new arrangements. The entire u
nquiptment will be of the most mod
rn and economical appliances for "
igh-class service. Between the dining II
pom and the new kitchen, there will
3 two serving rooms equipped with D
yery modern service. The walters v
i'll enter by one set of doors and
ave the dining room through an
her, thus avoiding collisions and
,ngestion.
Six additional private baths will be hf
lded to the second story arrange m
ents and hot and cold running water Sc
ii be installed in every room in the gT
tire building from the first to the WI
1rth floors.
Mr.. Windsor will spare no expense ty
make the New Windsor Hotel mod III
n and the best equipped hotel on the pc
Peninsula. pr
When this building was erected ba
out thirty-five or more years ago it thu
S constructed of the very best ma ha
ials that could be had and it is in grt
'ellent condition; but Mr.. Windsor wo
'ognizes the fact that there has inc
IN great change in hotel service arc
the past twenty years so he pur- say
ies to make the hotel fully modern pri
every respect. tat
Milford chronicle., 1923-07-20
LARGE YIELD OF
WHEAT NEAR MILFORD

Charles E. Reed owns the Campbell
Farm, located at Slaughter Beach, ten
miles east from Milford in Sussex
county. 1t is very large grain and
cattle farm with large acreage of
marsh pasturage. Mr.. Reed bought this
farm at public sale, when it was offer
ed by Thomas Simpson last spring for
$4,000, and the crops then sown went
with the farm.
There was a field Of wheat, drill
measured as thirty acres. From this
field Mr.. Reed has harvested, threshed
and now has in the wheat barn on that
farm, 1881 bushels of wheat, measur-
ed from the thresher with the thresh-
ing wheat of GA pounds to the bushel
This overweight is for the screenings
and chaff, which will be famed out
when the grain is sent to market;
which is a liberal allowance and the
number of bushels will probably over
run, rather than fall short of the !
measure from the machine. This |
makes fOrty-One and a fraction bush |
els to the acre for this field of wheat.
It was just the ordinary red variety
Of wheat that was sOWn as seed. Not
mound of fertilizer was sown or US
ed on the crop to produce this yield.
The spring before, in 1922, the field
was sown with COW peas, two bushels
of meas to each acre. These were per-
mitted to grow rank vines, which were
turned down with large plows in Au-
gust and decomposed. The field was
we'll narrowed and the grain sowed s
in the latter part of Septemer or first ]
Of October. This is fine crop and s
coincidence is the fact,
that the adjoining farm owned by JOS S
eph E. Holland, of Milford, had an un- I
Usually large yield of wheat on land
Very Similar to that owned by Mr..
Reed.
Milford chronicle., 1923-07-20
MILFORD GRANGE

The regular monthly meeting of the
Grange will be held on Saturday
night. Every member be sure to at
tend this meeting as you've had a
months vacation.
The program will be a light one,
mostly music, so you will not have to
use your brains at all. Several of the
young ladies will pull off a stunt that
will interest you so much that you'll
forget to fan yourself.
Milford chronicle., 1923-07-20
THE GRANGE BAKE

Out Shawnee way you know 'tis said,
The men have all such good cooks
wed;
Now the ladies are going to hold a
bake,
On the morning of July the twenty
eighth;
In the store Of the Pierce hardware.
Come early in order to get your share.
Milford chronicle., 1923-07-20
PUBLIC MEETING

Representatives of the Gasifer Co..
Inc, will be at the Firemen's Hall,
Thursday evening, July 18th, at 1880
o'clock to present a proposition rela-
tive to locating a manufacturing in
dustry in Milford.
Milford chronicle., 1923-07-20

CLANS are high priced-two cents
each for Chincoteagues.
Milford chronicle., 1923-07-20
EVANS

Laura M. Evans, widow of the late
Sylvester Evans, of Milford Neck,
died at the Marshall Hospital, on F-i-
day, July 18th, 1928, with cane !. of
the liver. She was in her seth year
and daughter of Alexander and Eliz-
abeth Voshell, of Milford. She was
born and raised near Willow Grove
and has two brothers living, Eugene
Voshell, Of Frederick, and Alex. Vos-
hell, of Milford, and a number Of nep-
hews and nieces. Her funeral was
held from her late home in Milford
Neck and interment made in Barratt's
Chapel on Sunday, July 18th, with w.
G. Powders, funeral director.
Milford chronicle., 1923-07-20
MARSHALL

Thomas Frederick Marshall died in
the Roosevelt Hospital, Philadelphia,
on Friday, July 10, 1923. He is sur
vived by wife who was formerly
Miss May Russell, of this town, and
two sons. His remains were brought
to Frederica on Monday and Inferred
at Barratt's Chapel.
Milford chronicle., 1923-07-20

Advertising space in ''MiIfOrd
Chronicle" is sold on basis of
guaranteed circulation of over
5000 copies each week.
Milford chronicle., 1923-07-20
OBITUARY
O'CARROL

Miss Joanna O'Carrol, aged 67, died
Tuesday, July 18th, 1923, at the resi-
dence of her sister, Mrs. John O'Con-
nor, Georgetown. Funeral was held on
Friday morning, July Goth, at 1O:3O o.
clock at Holy Cross Church, Dover.
Interment at Holy Cross cemetery.