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Milford chronicle., 1924-07-18
DELAWARE BOYS
SWEEP FIELD AT CAMP
Carry Off Team And Individual
HOnOrs In Rifle Competition
At PIattsburg.

University of Delaware students
attending the R. o. T. c., Infantry
Camp, Plattsburg Barracks, N. Y,
continue to distinguish themselves
as marksmen among the students of
other universities and colleges at
tending the camp.
Major Arthur r. Underwood, the
new cOmmandant at the university,
who succeeded Major L. B. Row, has
announced the details of the great
work of the Delaware boys on the
ranges at the camp. Not only did the
Delaware boys win the trophy in
the intercollegiate Rifle Match, bat
they also stood first in the machine
gun and pistol shooting.
The intercollegiate Rifle Match
trophy was competed for by teams
picked from the different colleges
having men at the camp. 1t was
won by the Delaware team with
total score of 1850. The other teams
in the competition finished as fol-
lows: Rutgers, 1O46; N. Y. u, 1045;
Syracuse, 1881; Cornell, 1919; N.
Y. M. A., 1011; ClasOn, 979; G. c. N.
Y, 969; Culver, 962; st. Johns (Man- |
Illus, N. ", 941; Bordentown, 1858.
The Delaware team consisted Of J.
P. Skewis, Milford; W. M. Donald
son, Wilmington; w. S. Jackson and
H. c. Lowber, Dover, and G. M. Shu-
ster, Elkton, Md. At the 200 yards
slow fire, Paul R. Rinard, Whining
ton, fired for H. C. Lowber.
J. P. Skewis not only led the Del
aware team in this match but had
the highest individual score of the
match, making 224 points out of
possible $50.
In the machine gun record prac-
tice firing, Delaware led the camp
qualifying the following men: AS ex-
pert, Russell P. Hunt, of Aldan, Pa,
and John MeMurray, Newark; first
class, first class, Howard G. Hurff,
Elmer, N. j.; second class, Albert V.
[rewatch, Delmar; Vincent q. Tenn
lOne, Philadelphia, and Ralph S.
Siegrist, Holly Oak. The score of
Russell P. Hunt was the highest at a..
he camp.
In the pistol record practice :
ourse Delaware again stood first
making the following qualifications:
G. w. Gum, Frank }
ord, and Paul R. Rinard, Whining
on: marksmen, J. H. Deputy, Mil ,
ord; K. J. Crothers, North East, c
Id, and R. w. Jones, Wilmington. =
l. NJ Gum was high man for the
ntire camp. =
Milford chronicle., 1924-07-18
OBITUARY
CANNON

Orion T. Cannon, aged SO years
and months, died at his home on
Railroad avenue, in North Milford,
early on Sunday morning, July 19,
1924, after a long illness of Brights
disease. The funeral was held from
the late residence on Wednesday af-
ternOon and interment made in Odd
Fellows cemetery. Mr.. Cannon was
the eldest son of the late John B.
and Caroline Cannon, and for many
years was a leading dealer in fresh
meats, as well as conducting but
cheering business. He has one bro
ther, Roy Cannon, who has been in
the painting department on the Del
aware Railroad, and one sister, who
is Mrs. Ida Chambers, of Lewes. He
leaves a widow but no children. Mr..
Cannon served several terms as a
member of the Town Council of Mil
ford and his present term would
have expired next January. He was
a student at Delaware College in the
early SOS and was also actively iden-
tilted with the Democratic party of
Delaware.
Milford chronicle., 1924-07-18
DOPE SELLERS DRAW
HEAVY SENTENCES

In the Kent County Court of Gen
eraI Sessions last week, Charles Syl-
vester Purnell, cOlored, with pris-
on record dating from 1901 for var
ious ofenses and who had been in
dicted on three charges of possess
sion of narcotic drugs and conspir-
acy to sell same, and who entered a
plea of not guilty in all the cases,
changed his plea to guilty. He was
sentenced by Judge Rice to pay a
fine of $1,000 and be imprisoned in
the New Castle County Workhouse
for five years.
Joseph Bert Short, colored, against
whom there also had been three in
dictments for unlawful possession Of
narcotic drugs and who had also en-
tered pleas of not guilty, changed
his plea and because of aid given to
the State in other cases, he was Civ
en- a term of four years in the work.
house and a fine of $1,000.
Milford chronicle., 1924-07-18
Trucks Carried Heavy
Tonnage Over Roads
Check-up And Weighing By State Highuao
Police ShOuO A Wonderful Increase.
In June 1854 Tons Were Weighed.

: There were 502 cans Of milk, 806
crates of eggs, 842 cans of ice
cream, 1,O81 bags of potatoes, 221
bushels of wheat, SO punches of ban
anas, 1870 pounds Of candy, 64,615
pounds of groceries, 1925 baskets
of beans, 127 crates Of asparagus,
1921 crates of eggs, 90 bags of meal,
3,151 crates of soft drinks, 355 head
of cattle.
With the ordinary transportation
of freight there were 71,G05 pounds
of junk, 68,810 pounds of furniture,
1890 pounds of machinery, 1880
pounds of building materials, 5,460
pounds of rags, 1882 pounds Of fer
tilizer, 21,635 pounds of feed, 1865
empty egg crates, 290 bags of lime,
207 bags of cement, $50 concrete
blocks, 2,487 crates of empty soft
drink bottles, 179 barrels of oil, 4
boilers, $50 empty berry crates, >95
sacks of wool and $50 empty baskets
with 1875 pounds of miscellaneous
freight not otherwise mentioned.
Each truck that passes through |
the state must obtain a card at the |
first station it passes to show It's |
contents and the weight of the load.
In this way the State Highway Com
mission through the state police is
able to check up on those who over
load their trucks and destroy the
In no other way could the
nfraction of traffic regulations be
checked up.
Now that truck drivers and chauf-
'eurs for transportation companies
.ealize that they must comply with
he regulations there is little com
,laint. The only irritating cases
rise from those out Of the state
who may try to bluster
heir way through the state but IN {
hese instances they find the State /
police courteous but firm.
Milford chronicle., 1924-07-18
TENNIS TOURNAMENT
Players Throughout State Are In.
vited To Take Part In Contest.

Tennis players of the State of Del
aware are invited to enter the Della
ware State Clay Court Champion
ships which will be held at the du
Pont Country Club in Wilmington
from July 19 to July 26. This cham
pionship tennis tournament has been
authorized by the National Lawn
Tennis Association, and is the only
official tournament which will be
held in the State of Delaware this
year.
The entrants fees are $3.50 for
mems singles; $3.50 for women's
singles; $500 per team for mems
doubles and $500 per team for wo-
mems doubles.
The du Pont Country Club an
nounces that on the evening of July
10 there will be a dinner and dance
at the du Pont Country Club to
which all entrants are invited. The
courtesies of the club are extended
to all contestants during the time of
the tournament. Entries should be
sent to Miss Ethel Macklem, assis-
tant secretary, du POnt Country
Club.
Milford chronicle., 1924-07-18

! unWarranted filth and disease germs
There are sufficient laws on the
state statue books to protect the
citizens of Delaware, but the trou-
Bile has been that these have never
been enforced.
Easier to Enforce Laws Now
But with the results of the labor
atOry tests in hand and the reports
from the sanitary inspector of the
State Health and Welfare Commits
sion, showing his visits to dairies
and the pledges of the owners to
clean up COW barns and stables that
were unfit, the question Of seeing
that Delaware men, women and chill
dren get milk that is fit for human
consumption and not tainted and
charged with unspeakable disease
germs is made more simple for the
Commission.
Not counting Dover where the
tests have not been completed, the
laboratory has visited thirteen towns
and cities. In each town or city, the
milk tests have been made to show
the percentage of dealers serving
dirty milk, the dealers whose milk
is above the 100000 bacteria regula-
tions, the dealers whose milk shows
fatal contamination and the average
bacteria count for each of the towns
In the question involving dirty
milk, there appears to be little to
choose. Most of the towns show that
all of the milk sold in those towns
CONTINUED on page fiVe)
Milford chronicle., 1924-07-18
DIR. J. c. COOPER
FINED $500 WHEN
HE PLEADS GUILTY
The MansIaughter Charge Against
Kent County Physician Was
Dropped By State.
CORN THIEVES SENTENCED
Men Who Entered Guilty Pleas
Were Each Sentenced To Two
Months Imprisonment.

DR.. J. Cardeen Cooper, who re-
sides on his farm, south of Camden.
pleaded guilty Monday afternoon to
the charge of failing to stop and
give his name following an automo-
bile accident in which a man was
killed and was fined $500 by the
Court.
DR.. Cooper also had been indicted
on a charge of manslaughter, but
this case was dropped by the State.
He was indicted at the February
term of court. R. R. Kenney and
Thomas c. Frame, Jr., represented
DR.. Cooper.
Early last winter, Benjamin r.
Kelley, of Chester, Pa, was run
down while fixing a tire on his car,
near Dover. His skull was fractur-
ed, causing his death. DR.. Cooper
was driving the machine which
struck the unfortunate man and did
not stop to learn what damage had
been done, it was charged.
On Monday Carda Harris, alias
Carty Harris, colored, was found
guilty on a charge of assault and
battery on Mrs. Elsie Davis, of
Neck, near Smyrna, last
December and was sentenced to 12
years in the New Castle County
A charge of feloniOus
assault against the man was drop
ped.
Ray Tharp, of Dover, who was
convicted by a jury last week for
he unlawful possession Of spiritI-
Dus liquor, on Monday was fined $50 |
ind costs and sentenced to two
months Imprisonment in Kent coun-
y Jail.
Henry Dunning, Walter Yearsley
nd BeezeE F1amer, The latter color
d, who had previously pleaded
-uilty to the charge OF larceny of
quantity of corn from Fred P.
'arker, farmer living near Har-
ington, were each sentenc I'd on
Ionday to be imprisoned for two
lonths in Kent county Jail. Pc 'cy
also indicted with tue
theirs, was probated for one year to
tate Detective D. D. Wharton.
Milford chronicle., 1924-07-18
SCHOOL TAX INCREASED
Milford Board Compelled To Raise
Money To Pay Off Debt.

Persons residing in the Milford
Special School District have receiv-
ed notices of taxes due for school
purposes, which in many instances
are not understood. As a result of
this misunderstanding on the part
of the public many wild rumors are
in circulation. The increase in the
tax has been made necessary be-
cause of poor business methods fol-
lowed for several years under the
old system of handling the public
schools.
When the high school building
was built in Milford in 1904 it was
necessary that bonds be issued with
which to secure funds to construct
the building. The former Board of
Education provided no sinking fund
with which to take up the bonds at
Three years ago the new
school code provided that the debts
against the several schools should
be taken over by the State Board of
and certain portion paid
each year until the debt had been
wiped out. This was followed for
three years by the State Board, and
Milford's Indebtedness was reduced |
to $4,000.
The Democratic majority in the |
asst legislature made a mess of |
hings so far as Milford school in
is concerned. In their
Efforts to prune down the school ex-
)enses to the minimum, they elimi-
lated the prOviso in the law which
the State to pay off the
Id debts. The old bond issue of
1900 came due several months
co.; but the Milford Board of Edu-
alton had no funds with which to
leet them. Former boards of educa-
ion had failed to provide a sinking
ind to retire them with at matur-
y, and the Democratic legislature
ad wiped out the provisions under
hich the state would take them up.
here was only one alternative. That
as to levy a special tax in the Mil
,rd Special District with which to
tire the bonds. The First Nation
Bank, which institution held the
)nds. was consulted and they
creed to carry the bonds until the
nds could be raised The local a
)ard of Education decided that the h
hole amount would be raised with T
two years, after their consultation C
Ith the bank. This resulted in q
ecial tax of 40 cents on the $100 u
assessed valuation of property Fl
CONTINUED on page ten) IL
Milford chronicle., 1924-07-18

The tremendous important part
that motor trucks are playing in the
transportation of practically every
article Of food and commerce over
the improved highways of the state
is reflected in the report of the three
sub-stations of the State Highway
Police to the State Highway Com
mission for the month of June. This
report shows that 1896 trucks were
weighed which carried a total of g.
454.71 tons of freight, or all average
of a little over three tons to truck
Contrary to what might be assum-
ed, the trucks have carried almost
everything. While merchandise to-
falling 674,3O2 pounds led the list it
would hardly be supposed that
trucks would be engaged in hauling
coal to such an extent - as l05.7OO
pounds. The first thought would be
that all the coal was shipper in car
load lots, but this trucking report
puts a different phase on the subject.
In the food line, the transportation
of meat with 1O8,595 pounds carried
during the month is third in the
list Fruit weighing 9S,S19 pounds is
fourth with sand weighing 97'SG4
fifth and household goods weighing
96,910 sixth in the list. The item for
fruit mentioned, however, did not |
include strawberries. During Ine
month there were 90,09S crates ana
70 barrels of strawberry juice haul
ed over the highways to the larger
cities. Peas was another big item
among the foods, trucks carrying
1O,457 hampers of English peas TO
market. Sugar was big item about
10000 pounds being hauled.
But of all things who would have
that motor trucks carried
lightning rods to the extent OF 5'OOO
pounds. H.. g
Poultry was an important item OF
freight, 1862 crates being hauled !.
Milford chronicle., 1924-07-18
Are
CORN OUTPUT WILL
BE Low THIS YEAR
The 1924 Yield Is Estimated AT g.
$4,000, 900 Bushels; Wheat
Prospect Smaller.
LARGE POTATO CROP
approximately Four Hundred Mil
lion Bushels Of White POta-
toes Are Reported.

Corn opened the crop season with
the lowest condition ever reported
on July l, and indications of produc-
tion are 531,000,0OO bushels less than
last year, despite an acreage of a
per cent larger than planted a year
ago.
The Department Of Agriculture's s
first forecast of the season last Fri
day, placed total corn production at
2,515, 100000 bushels. An unusually
cold May and an excessively wet
June were responsible for the low
condition of corn, but were decided
ly favorable for wheat, oats and bar
ley, which show a decided improve
ment in prospect over a month ago.
Wheat production forecasts were
46,O0O,O0O bushels over
June predictions, with a total crop
of 740,000,000 bushels now indicated,
while the forecast for oats jumped
124,000,000 bushels to 1,356,000,000
bushels.
Smaller crops than last year of
white and sweet potatoes, tobacco
and apples are indicated, but barley,
rye, flaXseed, rice and peaches pro-
luction will be larger than last year.
Wheat stocks on farms July were
smaller than a year ago and also
ess than the average for that date
n the previous five years.
World wheat production reported
o date was announced as 1,555, 5,000,-
100 bushels, compared with 1874 |
100000 bushels last year for the
jame countries, which produced |
nearly half the wheat of the world
outside of Russia.
Forecasts of production of other
rOps follow:
Barley, 170,000,0O0 bushels.
Rye, 64,800,000 bushels.
White potatoes, S7S,000,00O bush
Is.
Sweet potatoes, 91,2OO,000 bushels.
Tobacco, 1,294,O0O,0OO pounds.
Flaxseed, 25,9OO,00O bushels.
Rice, 35,800,000 bushels.
Hay (tame), 90,100,000 tons.
Apples, 96,000,000 bushels.
Peaches, 53,700,000 bushels.
The condition of the crops July 1,
n which the forecasts are based,
Continued on page fve)
Milford chronicle., 1924-07-18
STARTED FOR
SLAUGHTER BEACH ROAD

The Highway Engineering and
Construction Company, of which ex-
Governor Townsend is president,
which has the contract for building
the concrete highway from Milford
as far as the Brick Granary, has
started to haul materials on the job.
The work will be started at the
Brick Granary end and will be
brought toward Milford All of the
stone and cement will be hauled
from Lincoln for the construction
work. The new highway will follow
the old road up to and over the old
Marshall Mill causeway at which
nOint it will continue straight ahead
ana connect Up wit East FrUht
street. Ihe present road enters Mil
ford by way of Second street.
The same company has the con-
tract for building the Bowers Beach
road and has also started to get ma
terials on the job for that work.
Milford chronicle., 1924-07-18
NEGRO KILLED
IN CRAP QUARREL
Bridgeville Man Surrenders To
Authorities After Shooting
ARRAY On Sunday.

John Powell, of BridgeVille, was
shot and instantly killed by a bull
let which is alleged to have been
fired from a revolver by Walter
Dreaden, another negro, at 6 o'clock
Sunday afternoon. Both men were
said to have had heated arguments
during the day as a result of crap
games held in box cars on the rail-
road tracks. Powell is said to have
followed Dreaden a great part of the
day until the time of the shooting
when it is alleged by Dreaden that
Powell took a weapon from his poe
ket and the former shot in self-de-
fense.
Dreaden made no effort to escape,
but went to the office of Mayor Chas.
H. Todd, of Bridgeville, and report
ed the shooting. He was placed in
the town Jail and was later taken to
the Georgetown Jail, where he will
await the fall term of court.
The shooting occurred on the
platform in front of the packing
houses of Harry L. Cannon, near the
railroad station.
Following the killing the railroad
detectives and several of the State
highway force went to Bridgeville |
and arrested Joseph Willin, Law
renee Reynolds, whites, and Roland |
Cook, colored, as a result of the crap
game. Each was arraigned before
Mayor Todd and fined $12 and costs.
Deputy Coroner Watson, of Sea-
ford, was called and he removed the
body, which was taken in charge by
Mr.. Hardesty, an undertaken. The
dead man was taken to his late
home.
Powell and Dreaden are both said
10 have bad regulations. It is said
hat both would often start an argu-
nent with someone, usually result
ng in fight.
Dreaden is employed by the man
plant of Layton and
owens and has lived in Bridgeville ;
or some time. Powell, who had NOV
ID to that town from Norfolk, Va,
bout two years ago, was employed
" Harry L. Cannon.
Milford chronicle., 1924-07-18
A MILFORD GIRL
WEDS IN PANAMA
Miss Edith May COulbOurn For
merIy OF This Town Bride
Of Navy Man.

The following report of the mar
riage of former Milford girl was
clipped from a Panama paper:
In the presence of a large gath
ering which included the Comman-
dant of the Naval Air Station and
Mrs. Moulton, the officers and ladies
from the station, her fellow gradu-
ates OF CristObal High School of but
a week ago, Miss Edith May Coul-
bourn was married to Mr.. William
Joseph Smith of the U. S. S. CurIew
by Chaplain Brooks at the CouI-
bourn home on Saturday evening,
June 28th.
The happy bride will be remem-
bered as the pretty queen of the
American Legion Carnival of two
ago and she has certainly
never locked more beautifully hap
py than on Saturday evening when
she was led to the altar by her proud
father to return again shortly after
On the arm of her husband.
The COulbOurn home looked very
pretty indeed and lilies and some |
wonderful white roses assembled /
lpon royal purple tapestry with
bouquets of tropical flowers
IN either side made a very delight
ul setting at the east end of the
arge reception room where the we'd
ling took place anda monster floral
Dell suspended from the ceiling
very pretty effect.
The bride was gowned in a De
Iond creation, imported from Par
S, of cream panne velvet. The gown
vas made on long slender lines with
side drapery lined with silver
ace. A court train of silver lace ex-
ended from the shoulders. Long
lender sleeves finished with a small
uff lined with silver lace were set
4 square armholes. The veil, of silk
net, was worn fan
haped with a wreath of orange
lessons. Silver slippers and stock
lgs completed the costume. The bri-
Continued from page 81
Milford chronicle., 1924-07-18
Mrs. Clarence Fraim Of Whining
ton The New President---Mrs.
J. Lynn Pratt, Treasurer.
IMMIGRANT RESOLUTION
Heated Discussion Marked Attempt
To Have Gathering Endorse
Admission OF Foreigners.

The tWenty-seVenth annual con-
vention of the Delaware State Fed
GRAFTON Of WOmen's Clubs held at
Rehoboth Beach last week, closed on
Saturday after a most interesting
and enthusiastic session.
The meetings were all well at
tended and the Rehoboth Village I'M
provement Association was given
much praise for the delightful way
in which it cared for the DELEGATES
and visitors.
Mrs. Clarence Fraim of Whining
ton, president of The Washington
Heights Century Club, was chosen
president. The first ballot for vice.
president, which elected Mrs. C.
Stanley Chambers, was declared il
legal, because Mrs. Chambers and
Mrs. Fraim are members of the same
club, and according to the bylaws
this is ret permitted. On the second
vote Mrs. William Evans of Newark
was made first vice president; Sec
Ond vice presii9lt, Mrs. H d. Boy
er of Smyrna; third vice president,
Mrs. E. 5. Suddler of Georgetown
recording secretary, Mrs. Clarence
Pool of AIiddl stowu; Mrs Waller
was elected by unanimous vote as
Federation Director; treasurer, Mrs.
J. Lynn Pratt of Milford.
Mrs. Harlan M. Waller of Delmar,
the retiring president, made a pleas
ing address when she surrendered |
the chair to Mrs. Fraim. In a few |
remarks Mrs. Fraim received the |
honor and presided over the rest of
the meeting.
A resolution, recommending the |
admittance to the United States of
all healthy, moral and self support
ing immigrants, capable of carrying
Continued on page five)
Milford chronicle., 1924-07-18
TOMORROW is FIRST
REGISTRATION DAY

Tomorrow Saturday., July
10, will be the first opportuni-
ty to register for the purpose
of voting at the General Elec-
tions in November when mem
bers for Congress, a Governor
and other State officials will be
elected.
The hours for registration
are from 8 to 12 noon, and from
! to z in the afternoon.
Only those who have regis
tered on the first three registra-
tion days will be allowed to
vote at their party primaries.
This is as important as the gen
eral elections.
Register tomorrow if possible
Milford chronicle., 1924-07-18
SCHOOL NOW IN SESSION

A daily vacation Bible School is
now in session from 8 to 1880 o.
clock each morning except Saturday
in the Avenue M. E. Church, of this
town. This, doubtless, is the first at
tempt ever made in this community
to do this kind of work. If the at
tendance and interest of the first
two days augur for success of the
movement then same is well assur-
ed for those in attendance are en-
thusiastic over the work. The men,
bers and friends of all the churches
of the community are invited to visit
the school and see it in operation
under the superintendent, Miss Beu-
lah Mae Hobbs, assistant to the pas
tor
Milford chronicle., 1924-07-18
NUPTIALS
COLLINS

A very pretty but quiet wedding
was solemnized at Elkton, Md, July
II, 1924, when Miss Lottie NJ, the
daughter of Harry F. and Virginia
Warren, of Lincoln, became the
bride of Paynter S., son Of John and
Ollie Collins, of Slaughter Neck.
They were married by Rev. Vinal E.
Hills, a former pastor of Lincoln.
After a tour of Wilmington and Phil
adelphia they returned home on
Sunday.
Milford chronicle., 1924-07-18
DELAWARE GIRL IN CANAL ZONE

A Panama newspaper of June 27,
gave an interesting report of the
graduating exercises of the high
school of Colon, which was held in
the ball room of the Washington HO-
tel of that city, on June rs, 1924.
Among the graduates was Miss
Edith M. Coulbourn, daughter of
Lieutenant Theodore Coulbourn, of
the United States Navy, and who is
a native of Milford. They are sta
toned at Cristobal, about so miles
south of Panama.
Milford chronicle., 1924-07-18
OBITUARY
STEUER

A. F. Steuer, who has become
well known in this vicinity as a
masseur, died Sunday evening fol-
lowing a hemorrhage. DR.. Steuer
was born in Europe and came to this
country several years ago. He has
resided near Milford for number
of years. He is survived by his wife
and a daughter. Funeral services
were held at his late home. east of
Milford, on Wednesday and inter-
ment was made at Odd Fellows Gem
etery.