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Milford chronicle., 1925-04-17
PLANS BEING MADE FOR
COUNTY BASEBALL LEAGUE
President Cooke Calls Meeting To
Be Held In Georgetown Monday

Howard J. Coke, president of the
Sussex County Baseball League last
season, has called a meeting to be
| held in his Office in Georgetown, on
| Monday night, April 20, for the pur-
pose of making plans for the forma-
ton of a baseball circuit in Sussex
County this year.
SpOrtsmen and fans from all parts
of Sussex County are expected to be
present and assist in the formation
OF the loop.
It is the desire of President Cooke
that the fans in the different towns
get together and discuss the matter
and be prepared to send represen-
tatives at the meeting clothed with
power to act and take part in all
of the deliberations. IS
Invitations have been extended to
George l.. Winter, Wilmington, sports
good merchant and former pitcher
with the Detroit Americans, Sylves-
ter Derby, head umpire of the Eastern
Shore League for the past two sea-
sons, and several other noted sports
men,
Mr.. Winter assisted materially last
year in the formation of the county
league. His presence will prove a
valuable asset to the fans when they
meet on Monday night.
An effort will be made to cOmriete
all of the plans and organize the
league. and it is for this reason that
President Cooke is asking that the
towns desiring to join the circuit
send representatives who can act.
Milford chronicle., 1925-04-17
KENT LEVY COURT ASKED
FOR MORE IMPROVED ROADS
Delegations Heard, But No Action Is
Taken On Requests.

At Tuesdays session of the Kent
Co., Levy Court a delegation asked
that the road leading from WyO-
ming to Hazlettsville, by way Of the
Kent County Almshouse, be placed on
the list of improved roads this year.
Among those in the delegation in
cluded B. c. Cubbage, Pennel Emer-
son and ]. H. Hudson. No action
was taken.
The bond of w. S. Harris, consta-
BILE for the Ninth District at Harring-
ton was presented and approved.
The bond of John H. Bullock, re-
cent sheriff of Kent county, who was
elected a special constable two weeks
ago was approved and accepted.
A resolution was presented and
adopted transferring $4,000 from the
Kent county highway improvement
bond sinking fund to the Kent county
state aid road bond sinking fund.
Five hundred dollars was ordered
transferred from the general fund to
the road fund in the First and Sec
Ond districts of the county.
A delegation composed of d. NJ.
Wilson, Ed Willin and R. E. Lewis
asked that the road from the old
Kings Highway where it branches
off from the state highway at or near
the intersection of the DOver-Leipsic
road to the Dover Water and Light
Plant a distance of one mile, be
placed on the improved road list for
this year. No action was taken.
Milford chronicle., 1925-04-17
OFFICERS FIND 3
BARRELS OF MASH
House Near Milford Searched But
Owner Was Absent-.-SamPIes
Being Analysed.

Corporal Raymond Ingram of the
State Highway Police force and Con-
stable John Ingram. of Milford, raid
ed the home of August Krause Mon
day night and found three barrels of
mash which they claim was being
manufactured into liquor. The
Krause home was searched after JUS
tice of the Peace e. V. HENDERSON
had been requested to have the place
searched. The house is a tenant
house on the old Gilchrist Farm at
the eastern entrance of Milford.
When the officers arrived at the
place Krause was not at home. They
located the three barrels of rye mash
on the second floor of the house.
Samples were taken from each bar
rel. and are now being analysed. If
they show more than the legal per-
centage of alcohol Writs will be is
sued for the arrest of Krause. The
manner in which the information was
given to the officers was very unique
but they refuse to give out the source
of their information because they do
not desire to involve the infOrmers
in the trouble Very rapid time was
made in searching the house after
the information was given. Within
about half an hour after the request
had been made, Corporal Ingram
came to Milford from Georgetown
and the house was searched.
Milford chronicle., 1925-04-17
RED MEN TO MEET

On Friday evening, April 10, 1926
Deputy Great Sachem, V. c. Hick-
man and staff assisted by Past Great
Sachem w. S. Simpson acting as
Great Prophet visited Chippewa Tribe
No. 20 of Milton and raised the Chiefs
to their respective stumps.
After responses by all the mem
bers an abundance of corn and ven
insOn was served. Deputy Great
Sachem Hickman on behalf of the
members of Sakimas Tribe No. 10,
invited the members of Chippewa
Tribe to pay Sakimas Tribe a social
visit on Tuesday evening, April 81,
at 1880 P. NJ. A large delegation
pledged their presence.
1t is earnestly requested, that every
member of Sakimas Tribe he present
on that date to greet the visiting
members of Chippewa Tribe. Corn
and veninsOn will be served. A Jolly
good time expected by all.
Milford chronicle., 1925-04-17
EXCELLENT PROSPECTS
FOR FINE BERRY CROP
Growers In All Sections OF PENN
sula Expect Good Yield

C'hirty-fve million quarts of straw
berries will be offered transpOrta-
ton companies for shipment this
season from the Del-Mar-Virginia
peninsula, according to railroad Off
Gals who have made a survey Of
acreage and prospects from Cape
Charles through Maryland and low
er Delaware.
There is a normal acreage and
with no killing frosts bumper crop
is expected.
Already orders have been placed
by transportation companies for
5000 refrigerator cars to start NOV
ing in this direction. Icing stations
at Cape Charles, Crisfeld and Sails
bury are ready to take care of the
initial icing, as well as the reicing
of refrigerator cars, in order that
this feature can be handled with the
least possible delay. Additional sid
ings have been put in.
The question that is again puZ-
cling the growers is who will pick
the seasons crop Laborers already
have work, and those who usually
arrive in advance of the berry sea-
son. and upon whom the farmers
generally depend, are not arriving.
The situation is not so general in
Delaware as it is in Maryland and
Virginia berry districts. Delaware
growers do not anticipate very much
trouble in saving their crop.
Milford chronicle., 1925-04-17
MAIL CONTRACTS
FOR RURAL ROUTES
Over Delaware Have Been Award
ed By POstOffice Department At
Washington.

Contracts for hauling the United
States mails over eleven rural
routes in Delaware have been
awarded by the postohice depart
ment, at a total annual cost of 49,
654, which contrasts with total
cost of $9,456 in the old, expiring
contracts.
In eight of the eleven awards, the
new contract price is higher than it
was before, but in two of the three
instances of reduction, the cut was
nearly $500 in one case, and nearly
$500 in the other. These sharp re-
auctions very nearly offset the in
creases in the other eight awards.
Contracts have been awarded for
the routes specified below, to the
person named in each instance, and
at the price after the name:
Stanton by Stanton Station to
Christiana, 80 miles and back, -
times a week, with II additional
trips between Stanton and Stanton
Station to Mrs. Lena Smith, at
81 900. the old price.
Port Penn to Delaware City, II
miles and back, six times week; to
George H. Jackson, at $3.50. Present
contract price, $500
Wilmington by Mount Cuba, Ash
land and YOrklyn to HOckessin, re-
turning by Stanton IA Wilmington
1874 miles and back u times
week; to Raymond A. O'Neal, at
$1,565. Present price, $2,154.
st. Georges to KirkwOod, 2 miles
and back, u times a week; to Clar-
ence JamisOn, at $500. Present price
1920.
Odessa by NIiddletown to Middle
town railroad station, 1852 miles and
back, y times a week; to Victor
Long, at $1,0S0. Present price 5000.
Blackbird to Forest, 1.15 miles and
back ~ times a week; to John
Green, at $500. Present price, 1924.
Magnolia to Camden, 5 miles and
back, u times a week; to Reuben E.
Stout, at S795. Present price, 1878.
Midway to RehObOth Branch, 3.37
miles and back, times a week; to
G L. Warrington, at S720. Present
price, 5000.
Angola by Paramount and Holly
vile to HarbesOn, 10 miles and
back, times a week; to William {.
Wertz, at 1899. Present price, $685..
Glendale to Milton, 7.25 miles and
back y times a week; to John R.
at $500. Present price,
81 .298.
Glendale to Oakley, $50 miles and
back, 6 times a week; to Joseph E.
Reed, at $3O5. Present price, $249.
Contracts were not awarded on
The follawing routes, which We're or
dered to be readvertised:
Frederick to FELTON,; Bethany |
Beach to Frankfort.
The contracts become effective |
July l, next, and run until June so, |
1919.
Milford chronicle., 1925-04-17
Legislature RecOnvenes At Dover
For Final Action With Passage
In Doubt.
DU POINT OFFERS SAFETY
Reported He Has Offered Guaran-
tee That No Burden Shall Fall
On Real Estate Through Plan.

/ As the Chronicle goes to press the
members of the General Assembly
are again in session at Dover, in or
der that the Senate may act on the
school building program which is so
vital to the children of this state
Prediction as to the final outcome
and action of the bill is fOOlhardy;
for the six senator's who last Friday
night voted against the measure in
the Senate, thereby killing the meas
ure, have made no public statement
as to their attitude at this time.
Those senators whose votes killed
the bill when up for final action last
Friday are Senators Highfield, Ridg-
ley, Cam, Jester, Prettyman and
Hardesty. Strange as it may seem,
each and every one of the opposing
senator's represents a district which
already has a modern school build
ing and which would greatly benefit
by the passage of the proposed build
ing program bill Following the ac-
ton of the Senators in killing the
measure, a motion to reconsider was
carried and the bill was put back on
the calendar. Adjournment was
tEen taken until Monday, but nothing
definite was done when the Senate
convened at that time. Pierre S.
DUPONT and Henry F. Scott, who is
Vice President of the Delaware
School Auxiliary, held a lengthy
consultation with the six opposition
Senators but the Senators apparent
ly were not swayed by the sugges-
tons given them. Senator Ridgely,
speaking for all of the six Senators,
has suggested that an amendment
carrying a referendum clause be
passed and that the bill be voted for
in that form. This is meeting with
the opposition of the friends of the
measure who point out that this
WOULD be a costly procedure for the
state, and at the same time would
greatly delay the entire building
plan. Seeing that there was no OPP
pOrtunity to do anything on Mon
day, the legislature again recessed
until Thursday, and they are in ses-
sion as the Chronicle is put on the
press.
One of the most generous offers
ever made by a public spirited citi-
ACh " d OIdIG - COllJdlllGu III d nSW
which Pierre S. DUPONT
planned to submit to the members
Of the Delaware General Assembly
when that body Teassembled.
One of the chief arguments used
as a "smoke screen" by opponents
% Mr.. duPOnt's school building pro-
gram, is removed by his new offer.
N which Mr. DUPONT proposes to
finance the entire school building
program at the estimated cost of
59,700,000, to be reimbursed from
anticipated school revenues.
Opponents of the school building
program have claimed that instead
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Milford chronicle., 1925-04-17
YOUNG PEOPLES WEEK
AT REHOBOTH APRIL 2O-22
Interesting Gathering viii Be Held
At SeaShOre Next Week

The Young Peoples Week will be
held at RehobOth three days next
week, beginning Monday and ending
Wednesday. Monday will be de-
voted to a teachers, superintendent
and pastors institute. The sessions
will end late on Wednesday after the
day has been devoted to Young PeO-
pies Conference. Delegates from all
sections of the county are expected
to be present at the three day session
and an interesting and instructive
meeting is anticipated. Every pas
tor in the county is an ex-Officio de-
legate to all sessions. Those in
charge of the meeting have sent out
notices asking all Sunday schools if
they have elected representatives to
the convention. If they have not as
yet done so. there is yet time to pro-
vide for a delegate to the meeting.
The meeting on Wednesday will be
the greatest of interest to the young
folks and it is hoped that a large
representation will be present at
that time.
Milford chronicle., 1925-04-17
WILL FORGER SENTENCED
TO SERVE ONE YEAR TERM
A. l.. Marvel Must Also Pay A Fine
OF $4,000

Sentence was deferred on Monday
in General Sessions Court in the case
of the state against Nathaniel Coma
way. of Seaford, who in April 5, 1928
was convicted of perjury in the Viii
liam S. Kinney will case of Seafordi
who for many months has attracted
statewide attention. After being
convicted, Conoway's attorney moved
for a new trial and an arrest of judg-
ment The new trial was refused and
on April 8, 1928, Conway was SEN
fenced to serve two years in the New
Castle County WorkhOuse, pay fine
Of $500 and cost of prosecution. His
counsel appealed and the case was
taken to the State Supreme Court,
where the decision Of the court be-
low was upheld.
Since that time the physical con-
ditiOn Of Conway has been such
that he has not been able to appear
in court to be re-sentenced. The case
has been continued from time to
time and physicians appointed by
the court to examine COnaway's ply
steal condition. The last physician
to examine him for the court was Dr..
Samuel Marshall, of Milford, who
rendered his report to the court
Monday. The report stated that
Conway was unable to appear. The
case was continued until the next
term.
A. L. Marvel, who was connected
with the Kinney case and convicted
on February "a. last, on a similar
charge, was sentenced Monday to
serve one year in the wOrkhouse and
pay fine of $500 and cost of prose-
cutiOn.
Milford chronicle., 1925-04-17
STATE PEACH CROP
IS BADLY DAMAGED
REPORTS INDICATE
Board OF Agriculture Experts Find
Buds Severely Nipped By Last
Weeks Storm.
ABOUT TEN PER CENT CROP
Following The June Drop, Yield
In Delaware Will Be Very
Small Say Growers.

Fears that the severe cold and
freezing weather early last week had
done damage to Delaware's peach
crop this year were well-founded, eX-
aminations of orchards in Kent and
Sussex County Counties indicate. On
Tuesday of this week w. 7. Derrick
son, Director of the State Bureau OF
Markets, and Ralph c. Wilson, Secre-
tary of the State Board of Agricul-
ture, made an extended trip through
out the two counties and examined
very carefully orchards in every sec
ton through which they passed. Mr..
Derrickson. speaking to a represen-
tative of the Chronicle Tuesday even
ing, was very pessimistic as to the
outlook for even a fair crop of
peaches. He stated that their eX-
aminations of the orchards in the
vicinity of Dover and Wyoming,
known as the Wyoming fruit district,
showed that about fifty percent Of
the buds on the liberia and Belle of
Georgia trees were killed. The Hale
variety, which is an early peach OF
uncertain quality, was injured only
to the extent of 10 per cent killed.
The Carman and other early peaches
were not injured. Travelling south
ward to the big fruit belt beginning
at Greenwood and extending through
and toward Seaford, they
found the damage appalling. In this
section fully IS per cent Of the buds
on the Belle of Georgia and the FL
berta peaches were dead. Travelling
eastward across Sussex County they
visited most of the larger orchards
and found the proportion of killed
buds to be about rs per cent. Al the
Chandler Orchards at Milton, and at
the large orchards at Nassau they
also found the same percentage held
good. In some districts, however,
the dead buds were fully 80 per cent
of the total examined. In one or
chard near Delmar the owner claims
that all of his peaches have been
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Milford chronicle., 1925-04-17
POMONA GRANGE
OFFERS ESSAY PRIZES
Subject For Theme Is "Rural
Health And Sanitation" Three
Prizes In All.

The Pomona Grange of Kent COun-
ty has offered, through the Depart
ment of Public Instruction, three
prizes to the first, second and third
essays written by public school chill
dren in Kent County on the subject
of Rural Health and Sanitation"
The prizes will consist of $1,000, $500
and $3.50, and will be awarded at the
Grange Field Day exercises in Au-
gust. The essays must be orr
ginal and not exceeding 900 words in
length. The State Department of In
struction has sent out circulars an
nouncing the contest and advise that
all essays should be sent in on or
before June LIST to Miss Helen Gun
ningham, County Building, Dover,
Delaware. The purpose of this Of
fer is not only to increase interest
in the subject to be dealt with in the
essay; but also to emphasize the
value of one of the most important of
the school exercises, namely, the
teaching of written English. The
Department has made a special re-
quest that the children of the seventh
and eighth grades in the Kent COun-
ty schools enter the contest.
Milford chronicle., 1925-04-17
CAESAR RODNEY TAKES
OPENER FROM MILFORD
After Poor Start, Jackson Settles
Down And Pitches Good Game.

Caesar Rodney on Tuesday defeat
ed Milford High School in the Mil
ford diamond, 4 to 3.
One error was all that married the
record of the Caesar Rodney boys, al
though five miscues were charged
against the Milford nine. Trailing 8
to l until the seventh frame, Caesar
Rodney tied the score when Lafferty
scored on R. Pratt's triple against
the left field fence.
NJ. Jackson, on the mound for
Caesar Rodney, got off to a bad start
in the first inning, but after Milford
scored two runs, he settled down and
allowed his opponents but two hits
in the next seven innings and retiring
IL by the strikeout route.
Jester pitched well for Milford I'M
til the eighth, when he was replaced
by Grier. The score:
The Score:
Milford chronicle., 1925-04-17
STATE ORATORICAL CONTEST
TO BE HELD AT DOVER
April 9th Set For Date OF The An
nual Event.

AS has been the custom for the past
few years, the annual contest in
Oratory will be held in the New Do
yer Opera House on Friday evening,
April oath. This fine building has a
seating capacity of over HOO people
and will accommodate the crowds
from every part of the State that
have been accustomed to attend
these annual events.
The contest this year will differ
from that of preceding years in that
the material presented by the vari-
GUS contestants will be their own.
It will consist of two parts-first,
that in which the original presented
concerns the Constitution of the
United States. and second, that in
which the material deals with other
subjects The winner who writes on
the Constitution will participate in
the regional National Contest at the
Academy of Music in Philadelphia
on Friday. May list.
The State prizes are $25, SIS and
$40, respectively for the LIST, End
and 3rd There is also an additional
prize of loving cup to the school
whose representative wins first
prize.
The local and county contests
have for the most part already
been arranged and there is consi-
derable interest manifested, as
usual, in this State Contest.
Milford chronicle., 1925-04-17
DELAWA ) RANKS BIRD
IN CAM ID TOMATOES
Is Sixth In IisceIlaueOus Vege-
tables, Nj In Beans, Eleventh
In Corn, irteenth In Peas.

Maryland 1928 ranked hrsI Ill
the nrOductid of canned tomatoes;
second in he (other than baked) g,
oysters and binach, third in corn
Iand miscell; Bous vegetables. fifth
in beets and cas-. and fourteenth in
condensed evaporated milk, ac-
cording to ulletin just issued by
the National Gamers Association
giving the nsus Bureau returns
for 1928.
During thu same year New jersey
stood third beets, fourth in mis-
celIaneous getables, seventh il
beans (othe than baked), eighth il
tomatoes. fifteenth in conden|
sed and eva Drated milk. State fid
ures for ba ed beans and souIs
also largely packed in New JerseI
are not givd in the returns.
Delaware anked third in cannk ID
tomatoes, TIL in miscellaneous
vegetables, inth in beans (otll sr
than baked eleventh in corn, 8ld
thirteenth peas.
The Gems of manufactures now
taken every wO years does not 1ur-
.nish so NAH details as the regular
ten-year ce sus. 1t gives the out
put of the rincipal products in, the
leading statks of production, sd far
as this can be done without dis clos
ing the Ope htions of individual ICON
Germs.
Canned products for which Mary
land figures are given and the value
of the pack in that state in 1923 are:
Beans, other than baked, $2054,338;
beets, S85,ll23; corn, $4,563,17
peas, S1,489,941; spinach $4S3,711;
tomatoes, S14,S68,53 miscellane-
Gus vegetables, $1,302.294; oysters,
S6O6,973; co.ndensed and evapOrated
milk, S1,216l 947.
New Jer5 Py's output of various
foods is Q len as follows: ! Beans,
other thanN baked S711,587; beets,
S165,745; t Imatoes, $1,O79,732; mis-
vegetables, $881,944; con-
densed am evapOrated milk, $685.
624.
Delawar Is production, as separ-
ately liste in the returns was:
Beans, OF sr than baked, $476,164;
corn. $46i 1880; peas, SAL b,O18; to-
matoes, 3,484,O38; mis- eellaneOus
$568,237.
Outp t Increased in 1928
The tot Vi value of the output of
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Milford chronicle., 1925-04-17
ABOLISH FILING FEE
BUT PROVIDE FOR
CAPITATION TAX
General Assembly Makes PrOvi-
zion For Money To Be Collected
By County Collector.
MUST PAY TAX FOR DOGS
New Law COmpels All Owners In
Kent And Sussex Counties To
Pay Tax On All CANNES.

Early Saturday morning, after al
all night session, the Senate passed
a series of bills which had already
passed the house. One of them pro
hibits the writing off of capital loss
es in making income tax returns
another eliminates all reference to
the So filing fee, provides penalties
for the collection of the income tax
es. prohibits the State Tax Depart
ment from paying any of its en-
ployes more than $4,000 a year and
allows the Tax Commissioner to use
his employees in any work he assigns
TO them.
Another authorizes the Levy
Courts in the three counties to in
crease the capitatiOn tax as fol-
lows In New Castle up to S425;
Kent $4 and Sussex $4.25. In New
Castle County, however, the capita
ton tax will not have to be more
than 1925.
Of this amount So will go to the
school fund and the amount collected
in each county must be spent in
that county.
The remaining sum after $500 is
deducted goes to the counties.
Another of these bills abOlishes
le SO filing fee and creates the SO
capitation tax referred to above It
allows each County to deduct ten
per cent. for collecting this tax,
which collections will be made by
tine regular county tax collectors.
Permanent Registration
The Senate bill providing for the
permanent registration of voters, as
amended by the House, was finally
passed by the Senate and if it is
signed by the Governor will be-
come a law. The House amendment
to the original merely provides that
once a voter proves his qualifica-
ions to vote, after examination, he
will not again have to be examined.
Money for Ferris School
' Because of the commendable eff
E3rts they put forth to make needed
improvements at the institution. the
enate passed the House bill making
n appropriation of $4,000 a year
hol the next two years to the Board
# Trustees of the Ferris Industrial
1 chOOl to be used as 4 contingent
Yind for salaries and maintenance.
= The House bill apprOpriating 5000
tt the Carlisle Fire Company of
Milford, was defeated in the Senate
Pay Raise for Governors
The Senate cOncurred in the
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Milford chronicle., 1925-04-17
DELAWARE FARMERS
WHO OPERATE FARMS
Twenty Per Cent OF Owners Do This
According TO Official Reports

More than so per cent of the
farms in Delaware are cultivated by
owners, it is revealed by a survey
made by the United States census
bureau
In the whole state there are TO-
140 farms and of these SOLO are
owned by the farmers operating
them, which means that more than
six out of ten Delaware farmers
own their farms.
The number of farmers tilling the
farms of others and who come I'm
der the head of tenants, is 1885.
An additional 144 farms are OPP
Grated by managers.
Delaware ranks above the major
ity of states in the number of per-
sons who own the farms upon which
they expend their labor