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Milford chronicle., 1925-12-11
DELAWARE STATE
GRANGE IN SESSION
! AT CAPITOL CITY
FiNty-first Annual Event Convened
1t Dover On Tuesday For
TEhree Days.
COMMITTEES ARE NAMED
GOvernAr Robinson, Worthy Mas
ter d State Grange, Makes
His Address.

Members Of the State Grange
Tuesday morning beganl their fifty
first annual session in lpOver. The
meetings will be continued until
Friday The following hist of COM
mittees were announced lby Worthy
Master Robert P. RObinsRn:
Division Of Labor, III e. Phil
lips, chairman; Ed. Todd, Mrs.
Thompson. Education, G9orge But
Ter. chairman; Raymond | Montney
Mrs. Harry Brackin Z legislation
and taxation, Frank F. IYearsley,
chairman; Arthur T. Wall Ter, Rich
ard Buckingham. Agriculture,
Harry Brackin, chairman; George
d. Johnson, Mrs. S. II. Hewitt.
Resolutions, A. E. Hum, chairman;
Fred c. Snyder, Mrs. H. E Phillips.
WOman's work, Mrs. Donald M.
Jones, chairman; Mrs. Raymond
MOntney, Mrs. f. c. Snyder. Good
of the order, William n. Clark,
chairman; HI E. Phillips Mrs. F.
F. Yearsley, Mrs. Todd. Orange ex-
tension, E. w. Palmer, chairman; |
Claude E. Phillips, Mrs. Az E. Dunn. |
Temperance, Mrs. Arthur iF. Walk
er, chairman; Mrs. w. Dl Wilson,
Mrs. GoodenI Constitution and by
laws, Walter c. Phillips, chairman;
Mrs. George Butler, Per diem and
mileage, Clarence Burlington, chair
man; S. H. Howett. Coo beration,
W. V. Cosden, chairman; J. J.AThomp-
son Eastburn, Mrs George Wilson.
Insurance, Ed. Todd, chairman;
George Wilson, Mrs. johnson.
Transportation, William c, Savin,
w. H. Thompson, Mrs. !
Eastburn. Memorial, William D.
Wilson, chairman; Raymond 2.
West, Mrs. Savin. r
The feature of Tuesdays session
was the annual address of Worthy E
Master Robert P. Robinson. In it :
be discusses many topics of ipter- \
est to the grangers. The message, n
n parj, is as follows: h
"The prosperity of the nation de-
lends largely on successful agricul- h
ure. The agricultural group is a
of men, women and chill m
lren who operate more than six and p,
'ne-half million farms in the Uni h,
ed States and make up One-third nj
f its population. They produce lii
he enormous sum of twelve to q,
Ourteen billion dollars worth of n,
ew wealth each year and their in in
is greater than that of all in
ailrOads and all manufacturing cd
lants in the United States. of
Our problems are so many and tb
} varied that it is impossible to ha
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Milford chronicle., 1925-12-11
DELAWARE HIGHWAYS
WERE SAFEST In NOVEMBER
Only Month This Year In Which No
Fatal Accidents Occurred.

November was the safest month
according to State Police records.
because there were no accidents on
the highways, during that month
which resulted fatally. In other
words, it was the only month of the
year IN winch no fatal accidents
occurred in the rural sections.
Ihere were several accidents in
towns and cities, where the injured
may have died of the hurts sustain
ed' but as far as the highways
were concerned the record is clear.
Last year during November there
were three deaths that followed ac-
cldents on the highways.
according to Superintendent Rev
nOIds, there have not been so MANY
drunken drivers on the roads re-
Gently. But they are expected to
crop up about Christmas time.
intoxicated drivers seem to come |
IN punches" said Reynolds. eve
Will have a spell like the one inst
passed when the arrests of intOxi-
Gated drivers on state highways will
oe rev IN number. Then along will
come a few weeks when there will
be an unusually large number of
such cases."
One possible way of eliminating
aW violatOrs has been suggested
" state official, which, if accept
a. would require legislative action.
mis- man suggests that when a man
r woman applies for an automobile
rivers license, that at the time
he magistrate issues such license.
@ shall hand to the applicant a
opy of the motor laws of the state. :
hen whenever any Delawarean is :
rrested for breaking a motor law,
e or she cannot plead, as SO out of {
10 do, that they do not know the +
wv and were ignorant that thew =
ere breaking any statute. If they =
d SO claim, the magistrate hear F
g the case could ask where and =
ON whom they acquired their Ii :,
nse, and if they were not given a y
py of the laws, the responsible Z Z
would be placed upon the mag r.
5rate. il
Milford chronicle., 1925-12-11
JAPANESE BEETLE DRIVE
HOLDS PEST WITHOUT SPREAD
Federal Government Winning Tn
Fight To Combat DestrOyers.

Secretary of Agriculture Jardint
SAID IN his annual report, made pub
lie on Monday, that further progress
was made IN the past year in fight
ing insect pests.
The Japanese Beetle" the report
reads, has been held to the region
OF its original infestation. The op-
erations of the department, in CO.
operation with the states of Penn
sylVania and New Jersey, have pre-
vented its spread to other parts of
the country.
Much progress has been made in
the methods OF control, in the study
OF the biology of the beetle. and in
the importation of its natural enc
mics. Several of these enemies i'm
ported from the Orient have he
come established in this country"
Work In Delaware.
1t should be noted that the report
does not say the beetle has not ex-
.ended the area of its infestation.
IN Delaware, for instance. the Law
understanding here is that the bee
Ie area was greater at the end of |
Ne last season than it was at the
'eglnnlng, and the same statement
nay be true of Pennsylvania and
Iew Jersey.
What the secretary says is that
ne beetle has been "held to the
eg1on" of its original investation.
other words, the secretary re-
ards 1t a cause of congratuiation
lat the pest still is confined to the
lree states where it has a foothold.
ld mas not extended to other
.ates. ,
Milford chronicle., 1925-12-11
MILK SUPPLY IN MILFORD
IS UP TO STANDARD
Results of State Health Roard,s Tn.
SpectiOnS For December

I'll Inc State Board of Health has
Just released a report sbowino 45'o 4bo
result OF milk examinations taken in in
MlIIord this month. The re1o-+ 1T
SHOWS that specimens of milk Were
tested from eight dealers. and hut h.
one OF the lot shows milk @fairi,- ~
SuIrty. Wilbur Pearce seems e''-- ~
1eaa T Ior the month with a Sediment
resi- which reacted "Clean@ Tbo
t1 toItent OF Fat varied from a low
seSI o6 OF $50 per cent to a high of
Ply : per cent. Bacteria count rao
Istered nat;d from $4,000 to 73O, ,OOO # Is
aolcea6!e that the bacteria count is
diminishing rapidly as the coiJ
weatner advances This is to ba % ev
Rected' for the warmer the westber
tario tae gre9ter the multiplicity of bac- |
feIia, feiia The tests in Milford show % as
Milford chronicle., 1925-12-11
KENT COUNTY'S ROAD BONDS
ARE ABOUT DEPLETED
Money For About Eight Miles OF
Road All Available Next Year.

Inc construction of new concre+e
roads in Kent county for next wear
VIII likely be very slim. becanse of
the present condition of tbe Sfo+a
| aid road fund The last session '''oS ~
;ne DeIaWare Legislature author
i! leu AenC county to issue half mil
non collars in bonds for building
new roads in the county. OF this
amount $3OO.OO0 has been disposed
According to the records in tba
0Ilce OF County Comptroller w IT
Foore, the bills of the State Hiob-
way department for November and
december will not only cover fbe
DaIance remaining from the sale of
the S3OO,OO0 bond issue. but will
leave a deficit of nearly S75 O00 |
Ihls would indicate that at least q
part If not all of the remainine
$IOO'OOO in bonds will have to he
disposed OF at an early date.
After all the bills of the mast
year are paid, the county will have
between S120,000 and Si25. .0OO ieft
% build roads with next wear Tbis
lmount added to a similar anoorn+
EnlG1 VIII be paid by the State
, youIu MAKE max a combined fund of be-
Ween Sz4O,OOO and $25O,OOO with
phlch to build roads in Kent county {
ext year. 0'i'V
WIN concrete roads costing be- {
"een $4,000 and $4,000 per mile
IS hardly possible that more than t
lght miles at the most will be con- B
'ructed from the funds available
Milford chronicle., 1925-12-11
BUY FOUR BOATS
FOR FERRY LINE
Will Run From Lewes To Cape
May Point Every Hour. "Opens
About May lst.

n Plans for a steamer ferry service
! between Lewes, Delaware, anG
Cape May, New Jersey, reducing the
distance between the two points to
one-twelfth the former mileage,
were announced at Lewes Tuesday
night by Jesse ROsenfeld, president
of the Maryland and Delaware
Coast Railway Company.
Under plans proposed four steam
er ferry boats of the type now in
use on the Great Lakes for freight
and passenger service will be used.
These vessels accommodate 1000
passengers and so automobiles and
have a speed of 16 knots an hour.
It IS expected to have the Hnew
system in service by May II
-Four steamers have been pro-
cured and will be named Sunset,
Cape May, Robert G. Houston and
Senator William H. Bright. It is
the plan of the promoters to main |
tain an hourly service throughout |
the entire year and the fare for pas |
will be 25 cents and auto
mobiles will be charged according
70 wheel base with the minimum
charge of $1.50.
Congressman Robert G.. Houston,
II Georgetown, and Senator Will
lam H. Bright. of New Jersey. are
mong those who are Interested in
he Inauguration of the service.
This proposed new service is ex-
ected to open up a new avenue of
ransportation for seaport traffic.
he Delaware Bay just above it's
louth is 80 miles wide, but between
ne promontories of Cape Nav and I
ape Henlopen it is only 12 miles ,
cross. The boats will ply between
ewes and Cape May Point and the
ne will be fed from the MARYLAND I
nd Delaware Coast Railway. the =
ennsylvania Railroad and from the r
1t work Of concrete roads in Della 7
are running into Lewes. The New <
'rsey side will be taken care of bv I
any improved roads.
At the Bay View pier the present ~
cking facility at Lewes, the dock &
S been improved and new ones Z.
II be built at Cape May Point at f.
termination of Sunset BouIe- fC f
rd. IL
The new ferry service, it is said. &C
IL shorten the distance from the cC
nth to lower New Jersey by about fo
miles. n n
Milford chronicle., 1925-12-11
Comparison Of Figures For All
States Shows Diamond State
Is Well Taxed.
ALMOST DOUBLE HERE
Per Capita In Delaware Is $l6.1S;
For All The States Only SO In
Year 1924.

Release of final statistics on the
consolidated revenues and expendi.
lures of all the 48 states permits
comparison with the statistics fol
each state.
For instance, the average per
| capita payment on account of main
tenance and operation of the gen
eraI departments Of the state gov
ernments was 50, whereas the com
parative figure for Delaware alone
Ior the fiscal year ended June 30,
1874, was Sl6.18I DelaWare's oper-
atlng expenses were very much
more per taxpayer than the average
for all the states.
On the other hand, the statement
shows that only q of the states
raised sufficient revenue borrow
lhgs eXcepted) to meet all payments
uurlng the year, and Delaware was
one OF these.
Property and special taxes renre-
sented 42.3 per cent of all the |
states revenues for 1924, as com
pared with AZ per cent in Delaware
The increase in the amount of
Such property and special taxes col
vas 4O4 dll the states, 1854 |
per cent from 1917 to 1923. and 10
per cent from 1928 to 1924. For
Delaware alone the increase was
996 per cent from 1917 to 1928 and
1913 per cent from 1928 to 1924.
For all the states, the per capita
property and special taxes were
'5.2O in 1914, 1922 in 1923. and
'z.S6 IN 1917. For Delaware these
axes were $16.29, $13.S7 and S211
OF the respective years.
business and non-business 1icen- I
es constituted 31.S per cent Of tbe t
om3lned revenue for all the states t
Or 1924, while the corresponding
'eIaware figure was 1873 per cent t
Inc net indebtedness of all tbe c
Iates IN 1924 averaged $1O.63 ner O
5PlLa' y while in Delaware it was v
z6'4I per person. In 1928, the av- tt
age for all the states was 81 70 "
ld IN 1917, $4.98, while the Della u
are de average was $28.79 in 1928 and
Iota! payments for all the AZ
ateS IN 1924 for all purposes were :.
'5I3,628,O21, disbursed as follows.
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Milford chronicle., 1925-12-11
MILFORD MAN COMPLETES
WORK ON HOWARD PYLE
Charles d. Abbott Writes Book On
Famous DelaWarean.

A biography of rare feeling anC
understanding of Howard Pyle. one
OF the foremost men in literature. il
not the foremost, who have been
given to the world by the State of
Delaware, has been compiled by an
other son of Delaware, Charles D.
Abbott, Jr., of Milford, and publish
ed by the Harper G Brother Press
of New York. It is a book of $50
pages, illustrated with drawings
MADE by the late Howard Pyle for
his works at various times.
The death of Howard Pyle at his
nome in Wilmington several years
ago, left great accumulation of
manuscripts which had to be ar
ranged for publication by a master
hand with a mind of understanding
OF the author, to prepare it for pub
llcation. Mrs. Pyle consulted with
authorities in literary work, taking
many months to arrive at the decis-
Ion as to who should have the work
in charge. Finally her decision rest !
ed upon Mr.. Charles D. Abbott. Jr..
of Milford, who has given more
than three years to the work which |
has just been published in book
FORM
The work is splendidly done from
a literary point and it has an intro
1uction by c. N. Wythe and many
taken from the works
of Howard Pyle.
A few copies of the book have
cached Milford this week, one of
which we have had only a short
lour or more to look through; but
IS a Delawarean proud of every son
II Delaware who has made good and
nore firmly fixed the glory of its
istory in literary records in the t
orm of books, with strong as well I
S enobling thoughts fo- those who
cad the printed page, the biogra-
by of Howard Pyle as compiled by 7
r. c. D. Abbott, Jr., has been a e
llendid addition to literature. Mr. t.
bbott is young man but splen- b
d student aad his work shows the F
arting of bright page in the life
another Delawarean-and native o.
Sussex County. If
Milford chronicle., 1925-12-11
STATE HEALTH HEAD
URGES SEAL BUYING
Dr. Arthur T. Davis Says Funds
Received From That Source
Aid Greatly.

Everyone should give and give
freely and should purchase even
more Christmas seals than fbev
may temporarily feel they can af-
Ioro: says DR.. Arthur T. Davis, ex-
ecutlVe head of the State Board of
aealth' IN discussing the present
CHRISTMAS Seal effort to raise funds
Wlth which to support Sunnybrook
Cottage for the children attacked
WIN tuberculosis and also for the
statewide program of educating
tne residents of Delaware what tn
40 Go IN order to protect themselves
from the disease. In commentino
on tne reduction during the past
year IN the number of cases in tbis |
state the greatest in anv single |
year, DR.. Davis said:
WIN the State Board of Health
working along medical lines in
noIoIhS many clinics for the dfag-
noSls OF tuberculosis and in operat-
ing the TWO sanitoriums for the caro-
Vi patients with this disease and
WIN the Anti-Tuberculosis Associa-
-lOh eXpending their efforts alone
educational lines and maintainin@
ounnybrook Cottage the comin9
'ear ought to show even = orea+o7.
osis. -iOiI IuDercu-
The Delaware Anti-Tubercr1osis
1sSoclatlon is supported entirely bv r
nc SaIe Oh these Christmas Seals
nG IL the people ought to show
leii ae appreciation of the efforts of
ue organlzation by buying and
uyl4g Hberally. The Association
noulu receive hearty support in
IlS sIate lnasmuch as the idea off
70 0eaI was conceived bv Miss -
HlIiy iiny +. Bissell of Wilmington .
because the legislature a wear M M
80 assumed charge of Brandvwina m m
VI .IIlCoIlum, 1t will enable tbe Anti III
tuberculosis Association to assnr1o m
most important work in a U1aT al
~ 10 De outdone by any otber III
ate' Along educational lines dc
e!r program will consist of edn3 -,
t5ns the public in the necessary tn
u proper living and sanitation AS
u What is more to the point viii an
lIy out among the chiIdren =, III
: schools a health crusade T,i+t ue
money derived from the salo ~ ~ ca
Seals. 'i1e sale OF me
: one ne may readily understand ma ma
y ooi tne further reduction in tuber- ma ma
ISIS must come by the education ers
lne ,1 children in the means of nra-
l'l1g themselves from acGniring be
, D. uIsease and no more important 10
IN could be done than health ed cd Dy
,tIon along these lines" -'1 GU 1
'r. Davis commenda6 +h VIII
(con+inro6 - 'He ASsO- adv
VI page uVel 1Oc,
Milford chronicle., 1925-12-11
DEPUTY INCOME TAX
COLLECTOR MESSTCK
HELD In LIQUOR CASE
Prominent State Official Arrested
Sunday Night Charged With
Transporting Liquor.
WILLIAM ROACH ALSO HELD
Men We're Captured By State
Police On Du POnt Boulevard
Near MiIIsbOrO.

Charged with the illegal transDor-
tation of liquor, DR.. William r.
Messick, of Lewes, was arraigned
before Magistrate William H Will
son, of Georgetown. Sunday niobt
ana heId IN $1,000 bail for a hearing
before United States Commissioner
A. =; Fearce Cam in Wilmington on
tuesday. William Roach, another
resident OF Lewes, was arrested at
the same time, held in a Similar
amount Of bail on like charge for
further hearing before Commits
sloner Cam on Tuesday.
NO arrest made since the drv law
became operative has created so
much comment, especially through
out the lower part of the state as
mas the taking into custody of DR..
Messlck Sunday night He is one
OF the best known Republican poIi-
tlclanS IN Sussex county and holds
the othce of Deputy State Tax Com
missioner under Commissioner p
q. du Pont, in charge of the Sussex
county office. He held the same
post under Commissioner M. How
ard Jester. He was formerly state
cannery inspector. ~
Inc arrests were made by Cor
poral Ingram and Officer Lank of
me state Highway police. The ev-
uence' however, on which the two
men were taken into custody is said
o nave been obtained by a Federal
lgent known by the name of Ed
YARDS and who is said to be dis.
ant relative of DR.. Messick
Two kegs of liquor are said tn
ave been found in the automobiIe
ne men were occupying. Each kee,
cid probably ten gallons. DIR. Mes
lck was emphatic that the liouor
as not his property. When he re-
ognlzed Corporal Ingram and rea-
zed he was under arrest DR.. Mes
OK IS reported to have declared.
Wy G., Ingram, I am ruined"
IL has been the custom on Sunday
= the highway police to stop ali
ltomob1les about which there ia
~ suspicion and search them for
luor. Sunday night the policemen
ere stationed near Millsboro and
is alleged had advance informa-
IN That an automobile was coming
rtn from Dagsboro, in which
CONTINUED on page 81
Milford chronicle., 1925-12-11
The WONDERFUL GIRL
NEXT TUESDAY NIGHT
Play Given By Senior Class OF High
School Promises Good Entertainment

The high school pupils in Milford
are talking of the wonderful show
which the Senior Glass will stage
next Tuesday evening, December
18th at the Plaza Theatre. The show.
musical comedy, entitled "The
Wonderful Girl" has a cast of over
! 100 local people, and the proceeds
will go toward the Washington trip
for the Senior Glass. A glowing de-
scription of the local chorus girls.
whose looks and dancing make the
Follies Girls green with envy, and
the men, the handsomest, peppiest,
highest stepping young fellows in
town, is given by the sponsors of the
show. The Valentino Tango will be
danced by one of the leading young
couples of the town. One of the
pleasing features will be the small |
children, who will entertain with |
several songs and dances.
"The Wonderful Girl" is a COM
edy show which runs a highly anus
ing little plot. The musical num-
Oers will be interspersed through
)ut the show. COstumed choruses
VIII be feature of the performance.
The best talent has been selected
or the parts and all are working
lard to make the show a success.
he leading characters will be:
oshua Dobbs, NAPLES Jester; Til
10 the fapper daughter, Leah Jor-
an; Tom Gray, Frank Barsby;
Iarion Lee, Ruth Klingerman; Roy 1
tanners, Rollie D. Walls; Margaret {
Florence Lyons; Miss I
Hedwig Matthew'S; Glor-
La Rue, Mildred Mayhem; Norma d
Q We're, Francis Abbott; Butler, -
urnham Simpson; David Crayon, q
ernard ireland. g
Tickets will be reserved at Pet II
johns Pharmacy beginning today. W
le entertainment is given for a ~
1rthy cause, and those who attend n,
II enjoy an excellent program, if "
esent indications do not fail. tn
Milford chronicle., 1925-12-11
Governor Robinson On
Return From California
Boost Delawarel"


Such, in two expressive
words, is the message brought
home from the Pacific Coast
by Governor Robert P. Robin
son, who has been attending
the annual convention of the
National Grange in Sacramen-
to, Calf, of which he is treas
urer, and touring the South
west. accompanied by Mrs.
Robinson.
They arrived home early last
Thursday morning. Arriving at
his Office he was beseiged by
newspaper men to whom he
gave an interview describing
his trip. Among other things
he said:
"The great West, great as it
IS, must depend upon the East
for its manufactures. That's
why l say Boost Delaware
Californians boost their state
to the very skies, and get away
with it. Why shouldn't we in
Delaware let our light be
shown"
Governor Robinson was re-
elected treasurer of the Ma
tiona! Grange.
Milford chronicle., 1925-12-11
COUNTY AGENT
TELLS OF WORK DONE
in SUSSEX THIS YEAR
AT Present Costs OF Production
Soy Beans Are Not Profitable,
He Says.
MANY POULTRY PROJECTS
At Present Time A Number Of
Sussex POultrymen Are Keep
ing Records.

At the seventh annual meeting OF
the Sussex County Farm Bureau
which was held in Georgetown last
Friday. County Agent Molloy c.
Vaughn gave a summary of his ac-
tiV1ties during the past twelve
months. His report covered in part
the following main divisions of
work.
Dairying.
Dairy improvement work was the
major project carried on by Mr..
Vaughn in his extension program.
This was developed principally in
the Nassau and Lewes communities,
but much interest was shown in
da1rying also by the Seaford, Green
wood and Dagsboro communities.
A twO-day dairy school was held
at Midway early in February, and a
program including instruction in
judging, feeding, breeding and the
production of grade A. milk was
given. The average attendance at |
these meetings was two hundred and |
twenty-five.
Following the dairy school, a
Bull Club" was organized among
Ine members OF the Nassau Milk
Producers Association-one block
being in each of the following COM
Broadkiln, Harbeson,
Cedar Grove, Midway and Cool
Spring. Five pure-bred Guernsey
pulls of high producing ancestry,
we're purchased at a total cost of
II pure-bred Guernsey
leifers were purchased by members
II the Nassau Association at a cost
# 5000 apiece. Forty-five grade
ows have been purchased by the
nassau and Seaford communities.
Farm Crops,
Early in the spring a seed-corn :
urVey was made of Sussex County
cooperation with Mr.. Al D. Cobb n
ounty Agent Leader of the Univer- u
ty of Delaware Samples repre-
enting $50 bushels of white corn
nd 1900 bushels of yellow corn
ere secured and termination tests -
same run by the agronomy de- u
lrtment of the University. A re-
'rt OF these tests was sent to the
rmers and information given to
ose interested in purchasing seed
rn as to the best seed supply. az az
Corn shows which were held in Dt
CONTINUED on page six) W. W.