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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1926-01-07

Former County Commissioner Geo.
Warwick, of Bloomington, spent last
Monday in Oakland on business.
Mr.. Nathan R. Selby, of Selbysport,
accompanied by Mrs. Selby, motored
to Oakland Monday where they spent
the day.
Mr.. Edward C. Lawrence returned
to Oakland from Baltimore last night,
after having been in that city for two
or three weeks on business.
Mr.. James P. Treacy, local Dodge
and Essex dealer, is in Detroit, Mich,
attending a meeting of the local Es-
sex agents from all parts of the coun-
try.
The Orphans Home, located over in
West Virginia near Eglon, is being
plumbed by Messrs. A. D. Naylor &
Company of Oakland, which firm is
also installing heating plant in the
building.
Mr.. Neil Fraley, youngest son of
Mr. G. A. Fraley, has been admitted
into the firm Of G. A. Fraley g. Son,
general merchants of Oakland The
new firm will hereafter be known as
G. A. Fraley e. Sons.
The Republican is indeed glad to
note that Clerk of the Circuit Court
f. z. Tower is so much improved that
he is now able to be at his office por-
ton of each day after an enforced
absence of several weeks following an
attack of serious illness.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence X. Dixon
went to New York Saturday evening,
expecting to return to Oakland the
latter part of this week. They also
visited Baltimore and Philadelphia in
which cities Mr.. Dixon purchased new
lines of goods for the d. M. Dixon &
Son store in Oakland.
In next Thursdays Republican G. A.
Fraley & Sons will have an advertise
ment which will appeal particularly
to the women readers of this paper
the January clearance sale, which will
begin on January 18th and continue
one week. Many bargains will be Of
fered
The "a B C of Inheritance Tax"
is the title of a booklet that has just
been published by the Mercantile
Trust & Deposit Co. of Baltimore.
The booklet discusses briefly and in
simple language the entire subject of
Inheritance Taxation, with special
reference to the Maryland Law and
the Federal Estate Tax. The booklet
points out that, except in the case of
large estates, the question of Inheri-
tance Tax 'is not so bad as it is
painted"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1926-01-07

Mr.. and Mrs. Byron Besse and little
son returned to their home in Cincin-
natl, Ohio, Sunday after spending a
few days, with the latter's mother,
Mrs. d. M. Dixon, in Oakland.
One hundred and forty-five State
banks and trust companies of Mary
land had total resources of S400,059,-
998.90 on November 3rd, the date of
the last report of the State Banking
Commissioner.
Mrs. Olin F. burst, of Keyser, w.
Va, visited relatives in Oakland last
Thursday and Friday. She was ac-
companied home by her daughter
Margaret, who had been here with
relatives for several days.
Mr. Joseph B. Meese, who has been
living in Detroit, Michigan, for the
past ten or eleven years, surprised
many of his Oakland friends last Sat
urday when he returned here for a
short visit.
Mr.. Robert Hoffman returned to
Oakland Monday evening from brief
visit to Pittsburgh, he having ac-
companied his sister, Miss Magnolia
Hoffman to her home after a short
visit to her relatives in Oakland.
Mr.. John N. VanCleve and daughter
Miss Lois, of Johnstown, Pa, mo-
tored to Oakland Saturday, returning
to their home on Sunday, accompan-
led by Mrs. C. M. Sincell and daugh-
ter, who will remain at Johnstown for
short visit
Mrs. Neva Hershman, eldest daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. James Bowers,
of near Swanton, accompanied by her
brother Herbert Bowers, left Oak
land Saturday, for Canton, o., where
the former will remain during the
winter months.
The Board of County Commission
ers, in session during the early days
of this week, appointed road supervi-
sors and constables for the various
districts of the county. The complete
list of these appointments will appear
in The Republican next Thursday.
Mr.. Earl Thayer, who has been en-
gagged in engineering work with a
construction company near Bagnell,
Mo-, returned to Oakland on Monday,
work on the project having been aban-
doned for the present. After being
here for a few days visiting his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. John O. Thayer,
Mr.. Thayer expects to leave for a
point in Tennessee and engage in the
same line of work with another con-
struction company where a large by
dro-electric project is being construct
ed by the American Aluminium Cor
poration.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1926-01-07
Warm Clothing Needed TO Keep
Children In School.

The recent cold weather brought
numerous calls from different parts of
the county for shoes, overshoes, I'M
derwear, sweaters, etc, for needy
children.
viii you not send the good, out
grown garments to Miss Wiedman,
the public health nurse, at the Court
House, Oakland?.
The following are specially needy
calls: Shoes and dresses for six-year
old girl; coat and shoes for fifteen
year old boy; boy, eight, underwear,
coat and shoes.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1926-01-07
WEST PENN POWER COM
PANY.

The Board of Directors has declared
quarterly dividend No. 40 of one and
quarters 90 per cent upon
the 7 per cent Cumulative Preferred
Stock, and quarterly dividend No. l of
one and one-half Q1s) per cent upon
the per cent Cumulative Preferred
Stock of West Penn Power Company,
for the quarter ending January 81,
1926, both payable February |, 1926,
to stockholders of record at the close
of business on January 10, 1926.
46-1t. C. Il. KALP, Treasurer.
Milford chronicle., 1926-09-17
NATIONS BEST CATTLE
AT SESOUI STOCK SHOW
Famous Breeds From Ranches And
Farms In All Parts of the Country

The honor of competing at an In
ternational Exposition will bring the
pick of the country's beef cattle,
sheep and draft horses to the live
stock show of the Sesqui-Centennial
International Exposition which is
being held at Philadelphia to COM
memorate one hundred and fifty
years of American independence.
The show opened on September 12
and will continue until September 10.
A. G. Soderburg, Of CISCO, ILL.,, who
is exhibiting his Clydesdale horses
has the distinction Of also having
been an exhibitor of this breed Of
draft horses at the Centennial EX-
position, Philadelphia, in 1876. At
that time his two Clydesdale stall
lions, General Grant" and Western
Duke" headed the three-year olds.
Mr.. Soderburg is now past 70 but has
charge of his stations in the show
ring. He has been a figure at the Chi
cago, San Francisco and st. Louis
Expositions. At the Sesqui he has
entered eighteen outstanding draft
ers from his "Clydesdale Farms"
Other draft horses entered by ex-
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Milford chronicle., 1926-09-17
REPUBLICAN ORGANIZATION
WINS In KENT PRIMARIES
Warm Fight In First OF Tenth Re-
suits In Victory For Powell

The Kent county Republican pri-
maries on Saturday passed off in all
of the districts, with the exception OF
four without incident. In the Fourth
and Second of the First; Fifth, sew
enth and First of the Tenth, there
were contests.
In the Second election district of
the First Representative district
Smyrna, there was a contest over
delegates to the state convention,
there being four names filed, w. D.
Hudson, William A. Skinner, Guy NJ.
Edmonson, Walter Ford. Hudson and
Skinner won out, they being the or
ganization candidates.
The contest for State Senator from
the Third senatorial district includ-
ing part of Dover in the Fifth dis
trict and all of the Seventh district,
between Walter D. Ross and Joshua
Burton Wharton, resulted in victory
for Wharton by 502 majority.
A contest in the Third Levy Court
district including the Seventh,
eighth and Tenth districts between
George 3. KeTsey and Howard h.
Moore, the latter being the incum-
bent of the office, resulted in vic
tory for Moore.
The contest for coroner between
Elmer 1. Abbott of Dover, and John
H. Hinsley and John B. Sharrard of
Camden, was won by Abbott.
The contest in the First election
district of the Tenth, including the
town of Milford, between Benjamin
+. Abbott, James w. Cannon, John
+. Hammond and H. B. Thaw re-
suited in the selection of Abbott and
Cannon by votes of 1877 and 1873 to
SO and 80 for the other two. A fight
for members of the county commit
tee was also had in this district be-
tween S. G. Powell, Elizabeth M.
Nutter and F. A. Webb, Jr., resulted
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Milford chronicle., 1926-09-17
WILL DEMONSTRATE CONTROL
OF WHEAT SMUT SATURDAY
At The Farm OF William Vinyard,
Near Houston

All those farmers in the vicinities
of Milford, Houston, Harrington and
Pennington who have had trou-
bles with the sinking smut, or
bust" as it is frequently called, in
their wheat crop this season will be
interested in attending a field meet
ing which has been scheduled by
Kent County Agent Russell E. Will
son at the farm of William Vinyard,
near Houston, for Saturday after
noon, September IS, at o'clock, for
the purpose of demonstrating the
control of this disease by seed treat
ment.
For the past two or three years,
and particularly last season, the
wheat crop in many sections of Del
aware has been heavily infested with
this stinking smut with the result
that many farmers received marked
deduction in the price of their
wheat when it was delivered on the
market. Wheat that is infested with
smut does not bring the highest
market price, and many farmers
were forced to take considerably less
for their wheat on account Of this
disease. It is of greatest Importance,
therefore, that every effort be put
forth by the growers to control this
smut infestation in their seed
wheat, and every farmer who is in
terested in this treatment is invited
to attend the demonstration, to be
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Milford chronicle., 1926-09-17
STATE POLICE ARREST 227,
COLLECT $4,l4O IN FINES
Reckless Drivers Head List With 50
Offenders -22 Drunken Drivers

The monthly report of the State
Highway Police Department for
August is as follows: Fines paid
during the month, $4,140; number of
arrests, 227; number of reprimands,
44S; classified arrests, reckless driv-
ing, 81; passing vehicles on right,
%; Cperating automobile while un-
der the influence of intoxicating
liquor, %; no operators license, 22;
imI roper tags, 10; unregistered cars,
II; no mirror, 10; overloaded trucks,
81 drunk and disorderly, z; bad
brakes, 5; taking car without con-
sent of owner, 4; assault and bat
iery, 4; larceny, 4 carrying con-
(ealed deadly weapon, 8; transport
ink liquor, 8; no lights, 2; improper
number on motor, 2; manslaughter,
Q; desertion, 2; held as witnesses, 2.
The following are one each: Fail
ing to stop after accident, operating
car after license had been revoked,
Wagon, no light, no title, parking on
cVncrete, shooting with intent to kill.
iScorrigible, breaking and entering,
eessory
Milford chronicle., 1926-09-17
ROTARIANS WILL ENTERTAIN
STATE EDUCATION BOARD
Members On Inspection OF State
Schools Will Be Guests

The Milford Rotary Club will have
as its guests this evening the men,
bers of the State Board of Education
and State Superintendent of Schools,
Harry V. Holloway. The Board of
Education is now touring the State
inspecting the schools in every dis
trict, and securing first hand infOr-
nation with which to formulate
plans for solving many of the school
problems now confronting them. 1t
so happens that the schedule pro-
vides for their visit to Milford for
today Some of the members of the
board are Rotarians and they will
probably desire to make up attend
ance after having missed their own
club attendance this week, so the
officers of the local Rotary Club
thought it a fine thing to invite the
entire board to dine with them this
evening. Tonight's program will be
in charge of the Fellowship Commit
tee, of which Robert P. Davis is
chairman.
Milford chronicle., 1926-09-17
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33,5l7 BIRDS In DELAWARE
FARM EGG LAYING CONTEST
OF This Number 1928 Are PulletS /;
7,24O Hens; Balance Mixed

Egg records from 1876 farms rep
resenting a large portion of the
poultry industry in the state have
been tabulated in the July report of
the Delaware Farm Egg Laying Con-
test which has been prepared by H..
S. Palmer, extension poultryman Of
the University of Delaware, in coop
Grafton with the County Agricultural
Agents.
OF the total of 33,517 birds, whose
daily egg production is given in this
report, 1928 are pullets, 7,24O are
hens, and 1864 are in mixed flocks
comprising both pullets and hens.
The pullets laid on an average of
14.7 eggs each, and the hens pro-
duced on an average of 1915 eggs,
while the production Of the mixed
flocks was only 13.1 eggs per bird
throughout the entire month.
The most important facts discus
sed by Mr.. Palmer in this report are
those which pertain to the proper
management of the flock at this par
ticuIar season of the year. Successful
flock management requires that the
birds be observed as individuals in
stead Of as focks, for each individ-
ual bird should be fed, housed and
cared for according to its state OF
growth and production. On practi-
cally every poultry farm we lind at
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Milford chronicle., 1926-09-17
STATE SCHOOL HEALTH
AIMS ARE ENLARGED
Mrs. Edna Palmer Upton Outlines
A Health "Errantry" Plan In
Anti tuberculosis Drive.

How successful the Modern Health
Crusade proved to be among 10000
students of Delaware schools last
year, and the plans in store for this
year were outlined by Mrs. Edna
Palmer Upton, executive secretary
of the Delaware Anti-TuberculOsis
Society at meeting held Saturday
in Georgetown attended by the pub
lie school teachers and supervisors
of Sussex county.
Of the 9070 pupils who enrolled in
the Modern Health Crusade last
year, more than 1000 of them COM
pleted the work successfully. They
received the title of Squire" with
a Squire pin. These pupils, this fall,
are taking up the work along more
rigid lines, and upon the completion
of the course, will be entitled to the
title of Knight and receive a re-
ward for the same. In addressing
the teachers and explaining the
work, Mrs. Upton said:
"At the beginning of the school
term, it seems fitting that each
teacher should take account of the
physical condition of her pupils. We
carefully go over the buildings, text
books. and other equipment to see
that they are in good condition for
the school term. But is it not more
necessary to check up on the child's
physical condition? A careful medi-
cal examination of all school chill
dren would be the ideal way to do
this but in the absence Of this, the
responsibility is left with the teach
er. One thing the teacher can do,
is to have all her pupils weighed
and measured, and using the gov
ernment height-weight charts, she
can tell whether any of her pupils
are seriously underweight.
"The pupils enjoy knowing how
their weight compares with the
average for the country for their
age and height, and it gives a real
incentive to those who are under
weight, to try to gain. 1t has been
clearly demonstrated that well
child is easier to teach, and learns
more quickly, than a sickly child.
Therefore the teacher will be di-
rectly repaid for the time and at
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Milford chronicle., 1926-09-17
MAY LOCATE LARGE POWER
PLANT In SUSSEX TOWN
SeafOrd And Salisbury Are Said To
Offer Suitable Sites

this time, is limited because OF the
improved service and the decided
George F. Maddox of the manag-
ing staff, and E. f. English, chief
engineer, of the General Engineer
ing and Management Corporation, of
New York, in company with F. N.
Lawton, general manager OF the Eas-
tern Shore Gas and Electric Com
pany, and other officials of the power
and light concern, have spent sew
eral DAYS this week in lower Sussex
and Wicomico counties seeking a
suitable site for their new S1,5OO,OOO
power house.
While no decision has been reach
ed as to the site, Salisbury and Sea-
ford, appear to offer the best pros
poets at the present time. This is due
mainly to the fact that they are
well situated on large water sup
plies, Salisbury being on the W1com-
leo River, and Seaford at the head of
the Nanticoke. In Salisbury the
Chamber of Commerce is keenly ac-
tive in trying to provide a suitable
location and at Seaford prominent
business men are endeavoring to
find a site which will answer the re-
Quirements.
The present power house of the
Eastern Shore Gas and Electric Com
pany at Laurel, while having been
designed to supply the demand until
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Milford chronicle., 1926-09-17
ROBERT G. HOUSTON
RE-NOMINATED FOR
CONGRESS BY PARTY
Unanimous Action At Convention
Shows Appreciation For His
Fine Service.
BAKER FOR TREASURER
Other State Offices Went To Will
mingtOn And New Castle.
Harmonious Gathering.

The Republicans of the State of
Delaware in convention assembled
on Tuesday nominated Robert G..
Houston, Of Georgetown, as their
candidate for Representative in Con-
gress at the coming elections. He is
the present incumbent and has made
a record at Washington which has
been praised by Republicans and
Democrats alike. The action of the
convention was unanimous, and sec
onding speeches from each county
showed that he is well-liked by Re-
publicans in all parts of the State,
Thomas r. Ingram, of LeweS, placed
Mr.. Houston in nomination, speak
ing in glowing terms of his ability
and courteous treatment to all Del
awareans having business at the
national capitol.
Howard NJ. Ward, of Wilmington,
was nominated for State Treasurer,
there being no other nominees. The
nomination had been conceded to
New Castle county by Kent and Sus-
sex.
For Auditor of Accounts, Edward
Baker, of Dover, was unopposed and
was the unanimous choice of the
convention.
A fight developed on the floor of
the convention over the candidate
for Insurance Commissioner. James
G. Shaw, of New Castle, was placed
in nomination by the rural New Cas-
tie caucus. Speaking for the Sussex
county delegates, former Senator
Asa Bennett, of FrankfOrd, placed
the name of Chester V. Townsend,
of Dagsboro, before the convention
as the Sussex candidate for that
office. He recalled eight years ago
when the Sussex county vote saved
the State from defeat, and warned
the delegates that they should be
careful that Sussex is not ignored.
On the voting Wilmington, rural New
Castle and Kent county voted almost
solidly for Mr.. Shaw. After a few
districts in Sussex county had been
pOlled, Senator Bennett asked that
the name of Mr.. Townsend be with
drawn. This was done and Shaw
was named the candidate for Insur-
ance Commissioner, the secretary
casting the ballot.
The convention was harmonious
and good feeling seemed to be the
keynote of all the speakers. Predic-
ton was made that the Republicans
will carry the State as usual at the
November elections, and platform
urging careful spending of the
States monies, advocating the State
control of roads. praising the Cool
idge administration, and recognizing
the need of thrift in the handling of
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Milford chronicle., 1926-09-17
MEN IN SUSSEX CANAL
CASE HELD In BAIL
Case Transferred From Georgetown
To Wilmington

The twenty-five Sussex county
men who were recently arrested
charged with obstructing the Assa-
waman canal were arraigned before
u. S. Commissioner John Pearce
Cam, in the Federal Building, Will
mington, on Friday, the case having
been transferred from the court of
Magistrate Wilson in Georgetown.
Each defendant was held in $500
bail for a preliminary hearing before
Commissioner Cam, in Wilmington,
October 1.
Accompanied by their counsel,
James NJ. Tunnel, of Georgetown,
and 25 or 80 other citizens of the
Sussex community, they arrived in
Wilmington about noon and went to
Commissioner Cams office. There
was no hearing, the only formality
being the giving of bail.
The men are charged with placing
bags of sand in the canal, with the
hope of so diverting the water as to
reopen the Indian River Inlet.
Milford chronicle., 1926-09-17
STATEWIDE TOUR
BY EDUCATION BOARD
Every School In Delaware To Be
Inspected 10 Thee Days Trip
This Week.

Sixty towns and schools, embrace
ing some of the finest and some of
the most wretched buildings owned
and operated by the State, are being
visited this week by the members of
the State Board of Education, in an
epOch-making inspection. 1t will be
history in the records of the State
Board, because it will be the first
time any State Board of Education
ever attempted to visit schools of the
State for any purpose such as the
one in mind, which IS preparing for
a school building program to be pre-
sented to the General Assembly.
Or. Harry V. Holloway, head of
the school system of Delaware, who
will accompany the members of the
State Board, has planned the timer
airy so that the members may have
an opportunity of seeing some of the
best appointed and the most unwOr
they buildings. He wants the board
members to see for themselves some
of the things they have been learn
ing about from the statements of
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and reports. He believes that after
such a trip of inspection the board
members will be able to plan more
intelligently and efficiently for what
is needed in the way of building
program, than if they had spent
weeks in going over and discussing
reports made to them by others. 1t
will also fit them to meet and ans
wer any questions the members of
the legislature may put to them as to
the necessity for any improvements,
repairs or new buildings.
The board is devoting three long
and busy days to the trip. The start
was made on Wednesday morning at
$3.50 from the Hotel Du POnt in
Wilmington. In order that the board
may be able to cover as much
ground as possible, DR.. Holloway
has prepared a schedule with the
time of arrival and departure of the
visiting party to each town and
school. Schools in New Castle coun-
ty were visited during the remainder
of Wednesday. On Thursday Kent
county was visited, the start being
made at $3.50 from ClaymOnt. Sus-
sex county is being visited today,
starting from Milford at S:15 a. m.
Milford chronicle., 1926-09-17
TARIFF REGULATIONS
HAVE BEEN RESTORED
Del Mar.Va Association Wins In
Effort To Aid Towns Affected
By Recent Order.

Word has been received by the
Traffic and transportation Depart
ment of the Del-Mar-Va Eastern
Shore Association. at Salisbury, Md,
from the Interstate Commerce Com
mission, Washington, D. c., to the
effect that the tariff regulations re-
Gently issued by the Pennsylvania
Railroad and other carriers, order
ing all stations on the Maryland and
Delaware Coast Line to become pre-
paid instead of collect points, has
been reversed This is the result of
a protest filed by the Traffic and
Transportation Department of the
Del-Mar-Va Association, and means
that all of the stations on the NJ. &c
D. c. L., from Denton, Md, to Lewes,
Del, which would have become
points where freight would be snip
ped only prepaid under the tariff
regulation as issued, are restored, as
a result of this protest, to their Ori-
ginal standing as stations where
freight may be shipped collect.
Following is an extract from a
4CIICA Wl4IlGn ny L. H. III clLLOA4'
Chief Section of Dockets, Interstate
Commerce Commission, Washington,
D. c.: Subsequent to my mailing
Of letter to you of August 81, the
Commission received notice from the
carriers that the protested items
will be withdrawn in l. and S. dock
ct No. 2797, prepay requirements to
stations on the Maryland and Della
ware Coast Railroad, assigned for
hearing September 8, at Salisbury,
Md. In view of this fact, the above
hearing has been cancelled"
w. T. Gardner, Director of Traffic
and Transportation Bureau of the
Del-Mar-Va Eastern Shore Associa-
ton who filed the original protest
against the tariff regulation, discus
sing the outcome in this situation,
said
1--WE recognized in this tariff reg
ulatiOn a decided unfair action to-
ward the numerous communities
which would have been affected. 1t
is to be noted that the carriers at
tempted to put in these prepay re-
quirements from all points in the
country and supplements had been
issued by all of the carriers.
when our Bureau protested
changes prior to their effective date
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