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Milford chronicle., 1926-11-19
DELAWARE RATES 18th
In EDUCATION REPORT SAYS
Jumps From SSth In 1918 TO Pres
ent Average This Year

In 1918, Leonard P. Ayres, an ex-
pert who made valuable statistical
tests during the war, worked out a
basis for the educational rating Of
the states. He analyzed the causes
of a good school and set them forth
as ten points. 1. Per cent of
school population children between
5 and 18 years of Federal Census)
attending school daily. 2. Average
days attended by each child of
school age. 8. Average number Of
days schools were kept open. 4.
Per cent that high school attend
ance is of total attendance. 5. Per
cent that boys were of girls in high
school. 6. Average annual eXpen-
diture per child attending. z. Av-
erage annual expenditure per child
of school age. 8. Average annual
expenditure per teacher employed.
8. Expenditure per pupil for pur-
poses other than teachers salaries.
10. Expenditure per teacher for
salaries. The statistics on each Of
these ten points were secured from
the records of the State Department
of Education; a rating OH each
point was worked out, and 4 gen.
eral average or index figure"
struck, for each state. According
to this method Delaware's index
figure in 1918 proved to be 42.48;
her rank among the states-3Sth in
education.
The figure was broadcast through
out Delaware, and Immediately
something happened. Men, women,
boys, girls, private citizens and Of
fetal groups, set to work. Della
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Milford chronicle., 1926-11-19
PROTECTION FOR GAME
! BIRDS AND ANIMALS AN ISSUE
Control and Future OF Wild Life Be-
fore Big Conference

! One of the most important meet
ings ever held in this country hav-
.ng to do with the present status of
D. lid life and the future or game
birds and animals will take place in
New Tcrk city, December 6 and z
next, When the annual National
Game Conference conducts its ses-
sions at the Pennsylvania. Hotel.
The American Game Protective
Association under whose auspices
the Conference will he held an
noUnces that there will be present
important members of tie United
States, Canadian and Mexican Gov
ernments who have to do with the
control of wild life, members Of
Game Commissions of practically
all the States and Canadian PrOVin-
ces, sportsmen, game breeders and
naturalists and a distinguished
gathering of the leading lovers Of
wild life in the United States. The
great Importance of the Conference
lies in the fact that many of the
most eminent students of wild life
in the country believe that the time
has come when another great step |
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Milford chronicle., 1926-11-19
D. |. A. A. TITLE TILT
DATE NEXT THURSDAY
Laurel And Newark To Meet In
Football Contest At Milford On
Thanksgiving Day.

Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, No
vember 25, is the date set for the
1926 D. 1. A. A. State championship
gridirOn classic, when Laurel High
School, champions OF the Southern
section, will meet Newark High
School, Northern Section champs,
to settle the title at Milford.
Both teams are in fine shape for
the battle, and are confident of vic
tory. Newark, playing hard con-
test with Dover, won the northern
title in to final. Laurel was
pushed to the limit to defeat Sea-
ford, to 3, and avoid a tie for the
southern title.
For six straight years, ever since
the inception of the D. 1. A. A. New
ark has capturd the championship.
This year they will meet an OppO-
nent worthy of their efforts. Laurel
has a big fast team and the gridiron
artists from Sussex county will in
wade Milford bent on ending New
ark's stread and taking the title.
Sussex county and Laurel are be-
hind their champions to the man.
A 50-piece band will accompany the
team and good roofing and music
will help to spur the undefeated
team to victory.
Newark, with New Castle rooters,
and a band, will be at Milford de-
termined to repeat their past vic
tories. They have not lost at D. I.
A. A. game this year. Coach Malin
is depending on his stars, Morris,
Riley, Mayer, Jaquette, MacMurray
and DOOrdan to bring victory to the
Newark banners.
The game will be played at the
Milford baseball park, STARTING at
2.30 o'clock. Russell ByerIy, of
PhOenixville, Pa. who handled last
years final in admirable style, will
referee, J. S. Faulkner, of w. C. l.,
will umpire, and E. P. Vogel, will
officiate as linesman.
Milford chronicle., 1926-11-19
CHRISTMAS SEALS ARE
BARRED FROM FOREIGN MAIL
Cannot Be Placed On Front OF EnVe-
lOpeS For Delivery III This Country

Christmas packages, cards and
letters bearing any other than the
official postage stamps of the United
States will not be received by for
eign countries, and such packages
sent by parcel post or otherwise,
will be returned to the sender if the
package bears the name and address
in the upper lefthand corner. Other
wise it will be sent to the dead let
ter Office in Washington.
Similar mail for this country will
be carried to it's destination pro-
vided the Christmas seals are placed
on the back of the package. If the
Christmas seals or other seals are
on the front of the letter, card or
package, it will be returned to the
sender, if possible, or else it will
also be sent to the dead letter Office.
This information was given out
this week following such ruling
from w. Irving Glover, second as
sistant postmaster general.
Post authorities are preparing for
the Christmas rush and will issue a
schedule within few days for the
best time to mail packages to the
various states in the union and to
foreign countries. To insure prompt
delivery in distant countries such as
Russia, Africa and South America,
the postmaster has advised that they
be mailed as soon now as possible.
Preparations are already under
way to handle this years business
which is expected to exceed that of
last year.
Milford chronicle., 1926-11-19
RED CROSS ENROLMENT IN
STATE THIS YEAR is 22,226
Reports At Annual Meeting Show
Much Interest In Work

The annual meeting of the Pod
Cross was held at the Hotel dnPon+
on Friday, November 5. Five MEM
Ders attended from Milford. Mr.
Henry Scott, chairman of the by
ecutlVe Committee, presided. Off-
GERS for the ensuing year were
elected and reports read. Mr.. Can
by, the treasurer, reported tba+
2OOO new members had enrolled in
the State last year, and that in 70
sponse to the Florida RELIEF annao1
$l7,5OO had come in. Mr. Sco++
stated that the National Red C,oss.
was still furnishing relief in oio1,+
Florida districts, and that +boro ene eno
sun z5'5OO families injured in one
way or another on their lists The
Iund collected by the National pa
cross 1or this work amounted IN
94,UOU,OOO. Cuba had. received q
100000 and that 5000 fariIies 80
ly IN Illinois and Oklahoma ,,,io,o,z ,,io5.
and injured by tornados and eooSS O
were being taken care of 49, NJiS,
carp spoke of the work anoovo- 't9o 41-'
wounded soldiers and gave ag on o-o
tauslastic description of tbo IT, -.
Red Cross which is growino roIi5TI, ouH5Gn
year was: --iienI InlS
WIlmlngt0n Public Schools SO19
pupils; Private and Parocbio1 :.
o9d' New Castle county schooIS T.
1zS pupils; Kent county. 2 3sS. Sus-
sex county, 3,427; Hie6 6'C"; Schools U
z,44S. Total-22,226, "nOO-'
Milford chronicle., 1926-11-19
MRS. BARNARD ENTERTAINS AT
DELIGHTFUL BRIDGE LUNCHEON
Guests From Dover, Wyoming, Cam
den, Frederick And Milford Present

The downpour of rain at one o.
clock on Tuesday did not dampen the
spirits of the invited guests of Mrs.
Remsen G.. Barnard, who gave a
bridge luncheon at her home on Wal
nut street at that time. There were
eight tables that enjoyed a delicious
luncheon and an afternoon of bridge.
Mrs. Barnard's guests were from Do
yer, Wyoming, Camden and Freder-
lea and a goOdly number from town
which added to the pleasure of all.
Those enjoying Mrs. Barnard's cor
dial hospitality were:
Mrs. VIM. Dewitt of Dover.
Mrs. Ralph Emerson, Mrs. Ben
jamin Hartman, Mrs. Clarence
Clarke, Mrs. Bailey Thomas, Mrs.
Frank Monnihan, Mrs. Chas. Brown,
Mrs. Maud Smith, Mrs. Harry john
son, Mrs. w. G. Jenkins, Mrs. Alfred
Smith, Miss Nellie Cooper of Wyom-
ing and Camden.
Mrs. John Darby and Mrs. Burton
Hendricks of Frederick.
Mrs. G. R. Bennett, Mrs. T. c. Rev
nolds, Mrs. T. T. Windsor, Mrs. John
Hallett, Mrs. VIM. Hallett, Mrs. r. A.
Derrickf on, Mrs. G. T. Reed, Mrs.
H. ]. Salmons, Mrs. J. H. Humes;
Mrs. J. E. Robinson, Mrs. Guy Hill,
Mrs. Robert Griffith, Mrs. Elizabeth
Stuart, Mrs. N. M. Stokes, Mrs. CLYDE
Nelson, Mrs. M. H. Pierce, Mrs. Thos.
Davis, Mrs. c. D. Abbott, Mrs. Anna
Johnson and Mrs. G. M. Townsend of
Milford.
Milford chronicle., 1926-11-19
NEGRO MURDERER
SENTENCED TO LIFE
TERM IMPRISONMENT
Court Objects To Passing Re-
spOnsibiIity In Murder Case
To Bench.
KILLED WIFE WITH AXE
Crime For Which Wallace Will
Pay Penalty Was A Most HOr-
rible One.

William H. Wallace, cOlOred, min
lister, farmer and railroad employee,
residing about a mile from Delmar,
Thursday morning was convicted of
murder in the first degree by a jury
sitting in the Court of Oyer and
Terminer, at Georgetown. He was
charged with the murder of his
wife, Lily Louise Wallace, on the
morning of September 28, by strik-
ing her in the head with an axe and
then dragging the body into a
chicken house and setting fire to the
building in an attempt to burn the
corpse and conceal all traces of the
crime.
The body, in a charred condition
and hardly recognizable, was dis
covered by neighbors, who rushed
to the scene and formed a bucket
brigade and extinguished the blaze,
after most of the shack had burned.
The body was found in the ruins.
Under a new law in this state the
jury, with its verdict of first degree
murder, submitted to the court a
recommendation for mercy for the
defendant. This enables the court,
at its discretion, to impose the
death penalty or to sentence the
prisoner to life Imprisonment.
The case went to the jury Wed
nesday afternoon. The court sat
until midnight waiting for a verdict
but when there was no indication of
a return the jury was locked up for
the night.
Walter Parsons, a taxi-driver of
Salisbury, Md; John Wallace,
chauffeur and butler to DR.. J. Nc
Fadden Dick, head of the Peninsula
General Hospital, of Salisbury, Nd,
and Mrs. Sadie Corbin of Atlantic
City, were arrested Wednesday
night by State Detective Donaway,
Deputy Sheriff Coy and Corporal
James of the State Police force in
connection with the trial of Wall
lace. Each is being held in 1000
bail for the February term of court
on charges of perjury and suborna-
ton of perjury.
The star witness for the state was
Gardner Wallace, 1S-year-old son of
the accused, who alleges that some
where around 9 o'clock on the morn
ing of the murder he saw his faith
er strike his mother with an axe,
but promised his father that ne
would never reveal it. He left home
shortly after the alleged murder by
his father, and later upon returning
discovered that the poultryhouse
was on fire. Frank Wallace, anoth-
er son, told of trouble that has ex-
listed in the family, but this testi-
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Milford chronicle., 1926-11-19
FIRE ON BRIDGEYILLE
FARM CAUSES $4,000 LOSS
Country Home OF Albert NJ. Short
Destroyed By Flames

The country home of Albert M.
Short, located on the Bridgeville-
Seaford highway was destroyed by
fire Sunday afternoon. The loss is
estimated at $4,000 and is partly
covered by insurance.
The fire is believed to have Origi-
mated in a defective flue. The flames
spread rapidly. Firemen from
Bridgeville and Seaford soon arrived
on the scene, but were able to do
little on account Of an inadequate
water supply. They succeeded in
saving tho outbuildings and con-
furniture was gotten out
OF the house before it burned.
Mr.. Short was visiting his daugh-
ter, Mrs. Baker, Of D2gsborO, when
the fire was discovered, but was
by telephone. About
twenty years ago Mr.. Short had a
similar experience and his nome
was destroyed by fire at that time.
Milford chronicle., 1926-11-19
MILFORD CHURCHES WILL
HOLD THANKSGIVING SERVICES
Following Custom Of Years Stand
ing, Union Service VIII Be Held

The Union services Of the church
es of Milford will be held in the
Presbyterian Church in Milford
next Thursday, November 25th, at
1890 o'clock in the morning. The
sermon will be preached by Rev. J.
Franklin Bryan, D.. D., pastor of
the Methodist Protestant Church.
and members of all the churches
are invited to attend the services.
Music for the occasion will be fur
nished by the combined choirs of
the churches of the town. The Gus
tom of holding these union services
was started several years ago, and
is now a regular Thanksgiving Day
feature of the churches of Milford.
The public is invited to attend the
services next Thursday morning.
Milford chronicle., 1926-11-19
CHAMBER COMMERCE
PLEASED WITH WORK
Report Of Accomplishments OF
DeI-Mar-Va Association Well
Received.

That inestimable progress in ce-
menting more firmly the relation
ship of Del-Mar-Va Eastern Shore
towns for the purpose of develop
ment OF the entire Peninsula will
follow the conference of Chambers
OF Commerce executives from the
Peninsula towns, held in Salisbury
last Friday, is the consensus of op-
inion of those attending.
The outcome of Fridays meeting
is emphasized in the fact that de-
finite action was taken to arrange
for a second meeting during the
coming February. A specific pro-
gram covering the numerous points
which are of vital interest to each
community and a direct part of in
dividual Chamber of Commerce
work, will be prepared for that
gathering. Expressions by the var
iOus executives who attended Fri
days meeting indicate that they
keenly realize the value which may
be accrued by having conferences
of this nature at regular periods.
That the addresses and round
table discussions of community and
peninsular problems, with a COM
plete explanation and first-hand in
sight into the work being done by
the Del-Mar-Va Eastern Shore As
sociation, gave impressive evidence
of the splendid accomplishments
which cooperation assure, is en-
phasized by a St t of one of
the attending e1 I1ves.
l.. Paul EweD PocomOke City at
tOrney and president Of the Cham
Der of Commerce of that town,
summarized the sense of the meet
ing with this statement: Il came TO
this conference because 1 was re-
quested to come, but after inspect
ing the Del-Mar-Va Associations
headquarters and the work being
done in each of the departments
there, 1 can but now go back to my
organization and my town and en-
Enthusiastically support and sincerely
boost the Del-NIar-Va project"
Our towns on the Peninsula
must get away from a SNUG, salts
fled feeling and come out in the
open for the development of the
Peninsula as whole, for anything
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Milford chronicle., 1926-11-19
HEALTH POSTER CONTEST
WON BY NEWPORT PUPILS
Magnolia Second; Milford Among
Those Receiving Favorable Mention

Several thousand school children
throughout the state participated
through their various schools in the
health poster contest of the Della
ware Anti-Tuberculosis Society this
fall, the winners of which have
been announced by the judges of
the contest.
Last year but 8S schools took
part, but this fall more than two
hundred competed for the prizes Of
fered. The competition was divided
into two groups, one for the special
school districts and the second
group for state schools.
In the special school districts, No.
9 of Wilmington won first place with
Claymont second. The three honor
able mentions went to Milford and
two to Newark schools.
In the other group Newport won,
with Magnolia second and the three
honorable mentions went to Lord
Baltimore, Cedar Grove and Pros
pect.
The prizes in each group were $40
to purchase equipment, or else a set
of scales, and $5 for second honor.
The judges were H. B. King, as
sistant in charge of elementary
schools; Miss Rachael Taylor in
charge Of the art department at the
University of Delaware, and P. S.
Prince, field agent in charge of ply
sical education.
According to Miss Emily P. Bis
SELL head Of the tuberculosis So
ciety, some one has been visiting
office buildings about Wilmington,
Offering a magazine for sale in con-
nection with tuberculosis work.
This is in no way connected with
the Delaware Anti-Tuberculosis So
ciety, Miss Bissell states.
Milford chronicle., 1926-11-19
FERTILIZER BUSINESS
CHANGES HANDS
Draper, Davis & Company Buy
Valiant Plant Herewith Or
crate Both Plants.

A business transaction of interest
to farmers and business people of
this section of the State was con-
sumated last Thursday, when Dra-
per, Davis & Company, large manu-
facturers of land fertilizers, whose
factory is located on East Front
street, North Milford, purchased the
Valiant fertilizer plant, located
nearby. The new owners will as
sumo control of their new plant on
December 1st, and for the time at
least both plants will be kept in
operation
The factory just purchased by
Draper, Davis & Company is one of
the oldest on the peninsula. 1t was
established years ago by the late
William I. Simpson, who later sold
the business to George Fisher
Pierce. At his death William M.
Pierce operated the plant, later
selling it to the E. S. Valiant Com
pany, of Laurel, by which company
it has been operated for the past
five or six years. The acquisition
of the Valiant plant by Draper,
Davis & Company leaves them in
undisputed possession of the fer
tilizer manufacturing business in
lower Kent and upper Sussex coun-
ties. Both plants of the Draper,
Davis Company are located on the
north side of the Mispillion River,
and have excellent wharfage facili-
ties for loading and unloading their
materials, which are received very
largely by water. Extensive i'm
prOvements have recently been
completed at the original, Draper,
Davis factory.
Milford chronicle., 1926-11-19
CITIZENS URGE MORE
SEVERE PENALTIES
FOR AUTO VIOLATIONS
Conference Recommended That
Drunken Drivers Be Jailed For
First Offense.
WILL ASK CONTROL LAWS
Suggestions We're Adopted Look
ing To Lessening Of Accident
i Risk.

One of the outstanding features
of the conference on Street and
Highway Safety, at Dover, last Fri
day, was that the intoxicated driver
should be punished severely. A
Jail sentence was recommended for
such drivers on the first offense and
this was not thought sufficient by
many who attended the conference.
Some were in favor of having the
drunken drivers license revoked on
the first offence and a Jail sentence
imposed as well.
Carlton T. Bridgham, director of
the conference of Governor Robin
sons committee on Street and High
way Safety which ended late Fri
day after an all-day session, said
he was greatly pleased with the re-
suit of the meeting.
It was plainly indicated Mr..
Brigham said that the people of
Delaware do want safe and sane
traffic rules with adequate penalties
for infractions of the road laws.
The temper of the conference he
said also indicated that the major
ity would stand firmly back of
judges and magistrates on penal
ties.
Virtually all of the recommenda-
tiOns presented by the chairmen of
the subcommittee on Statistics,
Traffic Control, Education, Law En-
forcement, Railroad Grade Cross
ings and Legislation were adopted
in their entirety by the delegates
with scarce a dissenting voice, al
though in many cases the final vote
occurred only after much heated
discussion from the floor. The sub
stance of the reports have been
made public through the press dur
ing the past week.
AS a result of this work bills
will be presented at the next ses-
sion of the Legislature designed to
eliminate the weak points in the
present laws affecting the use Of
vehicles and the protection of
streets, highways and grade cross
ings, to impose more drastic penal
ties for the violation of these laws,
and in general to suggest to the
6 lawmakers a uniform code of laws
that will mark a pronounced step
forward on the part of the State In
safety legislation.
A resolution requesting the Gov
ernOr to permit the members of his
advisory committee on street and
highway safety to act in that
capacity until these proposed re-
forms have been embodied in ade-
quate bills for presentation to the
legislature was unanimously adopt
ed just prior to the adjournment of
the conference. All of the members
have indicated their willingness to
cooperate with the chief executive
of the State towards this end.
Outstanding among the recon-
mendatiOns considered, important
not only from an intrisic stand
point but also because of the signi-
ficance which they will most likely
assume between now and the meet
ing of the legislature, judging by
the tenor of the sentiments ex-
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Milford chronicle., 1926-11-19
HARRINGTON MAN
dies AFTER RECEIVING
MYSTERIOUSN INJURIES
John G. Baker Found UncOn.
sciOus On Railroad; Find In
juries On Body.
FOUND BY TRAIENAMAEENNF
Never Resained Consciousness
After Admission To Milford
Emergency Hospital.

round IN an unconscious condi-
tlor Sunday morning along the
tracks of the Delaware Railroad
several hundred yards south of the
harrington passenger station, John
Z: Baker, 81, poultry buyer, died
Monday morning in the Milford
Emergency Hospital without regain
ing consciousness.
Some mystery surrounds the case
and the Attorney Generals office
has been notified. An Investigation
IS also being made by the local
authorities and the State Highway
Police.
1t is thought possible that Baker
was walking along the outside Sec
tion of the railroad tracks and was
struck by a train, although there
are few injuries on the body. His
face was scratched and bruised and
1t was thought possible that he had
also suffered concussion of the
brain, either by fall or blow. The
first theory was that he had been
assaulted and robbed, but this the
ory was discarded when more than
SIO was found in his pockets.
Members of freight train crew
while working in the railroad yards
found the injured man and had him
removed to the office of DR.. w. T.
Chapman where he was given tenn
porary treatment and then taken
to the Milford Hospital.
Mr.. Baker bought live poultry and
eggs for the city market and had a
store room along the railroad tracks
not far from where his body was
found. 1t is thought he was on his
way to or from this store when he
received his injuries. His hat was
found some distance from the body
and was evidently carried down the
track by a passing train. He gen.
orally wore spectacles but these
have not been found He had been
in poor health for some time and
was having trouble with his eyes.
He was seen in. Harrington Satur-
day night