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Milford chronicle., 1926-02-05
GRATIFYING DECREASE
int. B. DEATH RATE
81 Fewer Fatalities Than Year Be-
fore, New Figures Show

Splendid progress in reducing the
death rate and number of cases of
tuberculosis in Delaware during the
past year was made, according to
the annual statistics of the work in
this State by L. D. Phillips, head of
the tuberculosis division of the State
Board of Health. DR.. Phillips did not
obtain all the data until this week
and he with DR.. Arthur Davis, exec
utive secretary of the State Health
Board and all of the other hundreds
of workers interested in eliminating
as far as possible the white plague
are extremely well pleased with the
showing made.
During the year 1925 the number
of deaths from tuberculosis were re-
duced to 227 as against 264 for the
year 1924, which is a reduction of 81
fatalities. AS there are approximate
ly nine cases for each death this
means that the total number of
cases are reduced 333.
This year will witness, it is hoped,
the greatest activity against tuber-
culosis Delaware has ever witness
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Milford chronicle., 1926-02-05
WARN FARMERS
OF CLOVER SEED
College Expert Urges Growers To Be
Sure OF Source

Unless farmers can be sure Of the
source of their red clover seed this
spring they had best plant a mix
ture of alsike clover and alfalfa, ac-
cording to ]. E. Metzger, agrono-
mist for the University Of Mary
land experiment station.
There have been so many failures
with the red clover crop in recent
years.
AS a result, rather exhaustive
trials have been conducted by many
State experiment stations in coop
Grafton with the United States De-
partment of Agriculture to locate
the cause of the trouble, says Mr..
Metzger.
Recent reports on these tests, in
which seed from many domestic and
foreign sources was used, show that
red clover seed produced in Ten
nessee and Ohio gave slightly better
crops than Maryland seed. Mime
sota-grown seed, however, produced
CONTINUED on page nve)
Milford chronicle., 1926-02-05
SCHOOL BUILDING
PROGRAM URGED
Resolutions Favorable To State
Action Passed At Annual Meet
ing Of Sussex Teachers.

The teachers of Sussex county, in
annual session at Georgetown last
Friday, adopted resolutions favoring
the passage of the next legislature
of a school building program. More
than three hundred teachers attend
ed the sessions.
The officers of the association
were elected for the ensuing term:
President, J. Emory Chapman, head
of Delmar public schools, Delmar;
vice presidents, w. e. Horner,
Greenwood, and Miss Elizabeth Ross
of Lewes; secretary, w. H. French,
of Frankford; treasurer, Mrs. Eliza
beth NJ. Todd, of Bridgeville.
The morning session, which was a
sectional meeting conducted from 10
to u o'clock, was held in the
Georgetown High School Building.
Prof. D. A. Petry. head of the Mills
boro High School, was chairman of
the meeting. A talk was given by
Prof. John Shilling of the Depart
ment of Public Instruction, on
Mathematics as Appeal to Life
Problems" Everett H. Richards of
the Frankford High School, talked
on "The Proper Allotment of School
Time for Athletics" A discussion of
ten minutes followed each of the
topics. The third subject was "Re-
quirements in Senior English" dis
cussed by Miss Ruth E. Jones, of
Delmar; Miss Mary Ledenham, of
Bridgeville; Prof. William Horner,
of Greenwood; Miss Pearl w. Pig
mol, of Milton; Miss M. Travis Bolin
of Millsboro, and Miss Anne M. Os-
borne of Lewes.
Miss Elizabeth Amery, State Su-
pervisor of Home Economics had
charge of the Home Economics Sec
ton in the Home Economics Depart
ment of the Georgetown High
School. The agricultural section was
conducted by Prof. R. w. Helm, Di-
rector of Vocational Education.
Among the topics discussed were
Summer Program of Work for Fed
orally Aided Agriculture Teachers"
and Proposed Federal Regula-
tions."
The School Trustees Section was
held in the Courthouse, with Mayor
CONTINUED on page 81
Milford chronicle., 1926-02-05
STATE TAX REPORT FORM
WILL Be SIMPLIFIED
Taxables Will Fill Out Two Instead
Of Four Pages This Year

P. S. DUPONT, State Income Tax
Commissioner, has completed ar
rangements for the rush of taxables
who must make their 1925 tax re-
turns before the end of March. The
method of making such returns las
been modified and where taxables in
the past had four page report to
fill out, from now on they will have
to fill out but two pages.
The contention is that more than
80 per cent of the income taxpay-
ers are individuals whose entire in
comes consist of salaries, wages,
commissions, interests or dividends.
All the detailed questions concern
ing the description Of the income,
with spaces for millions of dollars,
have been omitted on the new
blanks. Other omissions are the
detailed and lengthy questions con-
cerning the deductions. The lengthy
extracts from the income tax law,
which were included on the old
blanks, have been printed in sim
pier and briefer form.
uO uSW Dlcinh COnld4n0 Oh4J I'LL
teen direct tax questions while the
old blank contained thirty-six ques-
tions.
To accommodate individuals whose
incomes are very large, companies,
and corporations, separate blanks
will be issued. These blanks have
not been received from the printers
yet, but it is understood that they
will also be less complicated than
the old forms and will be arranged
so that the returns can be made
much more rapidly than before.
In the meantime, an addresso-
graph has been installed in the tax
Office. The name of almost every
taxable individual has been obtain
ed. With this method, it is estimat-
ed that from 1900 to 10000 letters
can be addressed within an hour.
Milford chronicle., 1926-02-05
CAPTAIN CULLEN SAVED
AT SEA BY BROTHER-IN-LAW
Laurel Seaman Taken From Boat OF
Florida Coast

Mrs. Fred Martin, wife of Captain
Fred Martin, master of the schooner
Richmond, has received a telegram
from her husband stating that he
had rescued Captain Roland F. Quill
len and wife and crew from the
schooner Jacob Hook, abandoned off
the coast of Vero Beach, Florida.
A strange coincidence in connec-
ton with the rescue is the fact that
Captain Martin is the brOther-in-laW
of Captain Quillen.
The Jacob Hook was lumber lad
en- from Beaufort, N. c., to Miami,
Fla, where the Quillen's are to
spend the winter. Mrs. Quillen in
sisted on making the trip with her
husband.
1t is supposed the Jacob Hook be-
came disabled in the storm Off Flor
ida. Another unusual coincidence
connected with the rescue is the fact
that Captain Martin until few
months ago was master of the Jacob
Hook. When he took charge of the
Richmond he turned the Hook over
to his brother-in-law.
Captain Quillen was nominated
for State Treasurer on the Demo-
cratic ticket several years ago. His
brother, Captain John Quillen, is
Clerk of the Peace of Sussex county.
Both Captain Martin and Captain
Quillen live in Laurel.
Milford chronicle., 1926-02-05
INDICTMENTS FOUND BY
SUSSEX COUNTY GRAND JURY
Twenty True Bills Returned On
Opening Day OF February Court

With Associate Judges w. W.
Harrington and Charles S..Richards
on the bench, the February term of
Superior Court and Court of General
Sessions for Sussex county conven-
ed at Georgetown on Monday. Har-
ry L. Cannon, of Bridgeville, was
made foreman and George o. Fearon
of Georgetown, secretary of the
Grand Jury.
The following true bills were re-
turned: Charles Collins, charged
with having sixteen quarts of whis-
key in his possession and also with
manufacturing; Charles W. Winder,
carrying concealed a deadly weap-
on; David Carmena and John Har-
mon, larceny of % chickens; Peter
Butler, charged with assault and
battery.
John Anderson, charged with as
sault and battery on Henry J. Walk
er; John w. Carpenter, charged with
stealing automobile accessories; Mil
lard Henry, Dennard Cannon, James
Carey and Emory Carey, charged
with stealing chickens from Sam
uel B. Simpson; Harris Hopkins,
Victor Brown and Dallas Morris,
charged with larceny of about SIPS
from Good Samaritan Lodge, near
Mt. Nebo; Harry L. Mears, charged
with altering automobile titIfng GER
tificate; Lydia Dickerson, selling
liquor; Wren Collins, charged with
beating his wife; Joseph B. Truitt,
non-support of two minor children;
Isaac H. Still, keeping a disorderly
hOI1Sa
Milford chronicle., 1926-02-05
MUST INSPECT
ALL BOILERS
T. R. Archer, Chief Inspector
Board Of Boiler Rules, Calls
Attention To Law.

T. R. Archer, chief inspector OF
the Board of Boiler Rules, has issu-
ed statement calling attention to
the advisability, as we'll as legal ne
cessity, of having all steam boilers
inspected. In pointing out the need
of such inspection, he stressed the
fact that a number of steam boiler
explosions have been reported from
rural Delaware, principally of trac-
ton boilers and boilers used for
threshing purposes.
MANY persons do not realize that
this state has law forbidding the
operation of steam boilers at a pres
sure of fifteen pounds or more per
square inch," Mr.. Archer states,
without having the boiler inspected
regularly twice year by an au-
thOrized inspector of an insurance
company or by the Board of Boiler
Rules of Delaware"
Mr.. Archer inspects only steam
boilers not covered and inspected by
insurance companies. He estimates
that two-thirds of the boilers in the
state are covered by insurance. He
is making daily inspection of boilers
under his jurisdiction, and giving
each owner several days notice be-
fore inspection.
For a time, Mr.. Archer met diff
Guilty because many persons were
not aware of his authority. Referring
to the law authorizing boiler in
spection, Mr.. Archer explained that
the legislature, a few years ago,
passed an act establishing a Board
of Boiler Rules, whose duty it was
to prepare regulations to govern
the installation, operation and in
spection of boilers so as to prevent
explosions. The board prepared the
rules which were approved by the
Governor and Attorney General.
"These rules require that every
boiler in this state operating at fif-
teen pounds pressure per square
inch, or more, shall be inspected
twice year. The owner is also re-
quired to have posted in the boiler
room, or carried with the boiler if it
is portable, an annual certificate of
inspection issued by the Board of
Boiler Rules" Mr. Archer said.
Mr.. Archer's headquarters are on
the mezzanine floor of the County
Building in Wilmington. The men,
bers of the board are: F. A. Ward
enburg, F. G.. Cox, c. H. Crowther,
M. Van G. Smith and E. o. Mat
thews.
Milford chronicle., 1926-02-05
STETNMETZ CHILD IS
VERY MUCH IMPROVED
Attending Physician Hopes For Her
Complete Recovery From Assault

Eleanor Steinmetz, child victim of
the brutal attack of Harry Butler,
colored, two weeks ago, has made
rapid strides in improvement this
week. Her attending physician at
the Emergency Hospital in Milford,
DR.. Oliver James, is much encOur-
aged with her condition at this time,
and hopes for her ultimate complete
recovery of her mental facilities.
The age of the child will very ma
terially aid in this recovery he
thinks. In conversation with a rep
resentatiVe of the Chronicle Thurs
day morning, DR.. James said that
the rapid change in the better Of the
child's condition is so much more
than he had hoped for that he now
hopes for a complete recovery in ev-
cry respect; but this will require
time. The child had improved so
greatly on Wednesday that arrange
ments were made by the District At
torney's Office to have State Detec-
tive DOnOway interview the child on
Thursday. AS the Chronicle goes to
press the detective had not arrived
at the hospital. 1t is very doubtful,
however, whether the child will be
recovered enough for the hospital
authorities to allow her to go to
Georgetown on Monday to testify
against Butler, who is scheduled to
be placed on trial at that time. The
child has been able to talk with her
nurse this week, but seems either
shy of strangers or unwilling to
talk with them.
Milford chronicle., 1926-02-05
DELAWARE POSTMASTERS
Get RE-APPOTNTMENTS
Frederick, Milton And SeafOrd
Among Those Renamed

Representative Robert G. Houston
last Friday forwarded to the post
office department recommendation
for the appointment of the following
Postmasters: w. H. Rogers, Freder-
lea; Edward H. Naylor, New Castle;
Mrs. Cora Henold, Forest; Howard
Rash, Cheswold; Joshua D. Robbins,
Milton; J. E. Wiley, Seaford, and
w. Bateman Cullen, Clayton.
Senator T. Coleman du Pont join
ed in the recommendations all but
one being reappointment. The only
change is at Forest pOstofice.
While these recommendation have
just been sent to the Postoff1ce De-
partment, it will probably be some
time before they will have gone the
rounds and sent to the President
Who will transmit them to the Sen
ate for confirmation.
Milford chronicle., 1926-02-05
PENINSULA EDITORS
PLAN TO BOOST THE
DEL-MAR-VA PROJECT
Annual Session Of Newspaper
Men Held Last Saturday Was
Enjoyable Affair.
CARTER new PRESIDENT
Editor Of Wilmington Evening
Journal Is First To Hold 0ff-
ice From That C;g.

The annual meeting of the Del
Mar-Via Press Association was held
at the Hotel DUPONT in Wilmington
last Friday with large attendance.
Col. Theo. Townsend, G. Marshall
Townsend and Henry w. Harrington
represented the Chronicle at the
meeting. Edwin H. Brown, of Cen
terville, Md, the president of the
association, presided.
Everett c. Johnson explained
briefly the meaning and purpose of
the International Press Foundation
and organization pledged mot only
for the benefit of the members of
the newspaper fraternity but a world
influence for the good of humanity"
The foundation, it was explained,
is an idea for the creation of a press
city in Seminole County, Florida.
Charles d. Haines and his wife, both
of Florida, have donated more than
$1,O00,000 in cash and land for this
purpose, Mr.. Johnson explained. The
estate will be a home and place of
recreation for members of the
Fourth Estate. It will become the
Geneva of newspaperdom, the mecca
of journalists and the shrine of
newspapermen the world
over, Mr.. Johnson said.
The gift of Mr. and Mrs. Haines
will be formally accepted this week
at convention of representatives of
press associations of every state to
be held on the property this week.
Mr.. Johnson and Colonel Theodore
Townsend of Milford are represent
ing the Del-Mar-Via Press Associa-
tion.
After the gift is accepted plans for
carrying on the foundation will be
formulated.
Maintaining An Advertising Rate"
was the subject of a manuscript read
by G. Marshall Townsend of the Mil
ford Chronicle. The Chronicle is the
third largest weekly in the United
States.
In maintaining an advertising
rate, Mr.. Townsend said that the
first step the Chronicle took was to
learn our COSTS" The second step.
he said, was securing a substan-
tial subscription list" Thirdly. he
said, "the cultivation of reader in
terest." Fourth, "the cultivation of
Continued on page fve)
Milford chronicle., 1926-02-05
DAIRYMEN NEED NOT
FEAR COMPETITION
Freight Rates Natural Barrier
To Milk Movement, Says Lar
rowe Institute.

The western farmer can never
successfully compete with the east
ern dairy farmer in the sale of milk
in the eastern territory.
Freight rates will always form a
natural barrier to any big movement
of milk from one section of the
United States to another.
These are the twin contentious of
Charles Staff, executive secretary of
the Larrowe Institute of Animal
Economics, in a heartening state
ment to the dairy farmers of this
section. The statement is intended
to cOunteract the pessimism cur
rent on the Atlantic seaboard as a
result of the proposed erection of a
huge pasteurizing plant at Newark,
N. j., by the Sheffield Farms Com
pany.
There is nothing to justify the
dark pessimism that prevails among
the large number of eastern dairy
farmers as a result of the opening
of this new plant" says Mr.. Staff in
his statement. Certain dairymen see
III CuS COulnS VI CulS pldHI d u6V6l-
Opment for securing milk outside
the metropolitan area with a view
of breaking the hold which the cas-
tern producer has on his natural
outlet. The publication by railroads
of a freight rate on milk from Chic
ago is also cited as evidence of the
movement by those who fear that
the difference in the cost of produc-
ton between the two sections is
represented by the difference in the
freight rate and that the price level
of the eastern producer will be
brought down to the Middle West
CONTINUED on page five)
Milford chronicle., 1926-02-05
DELAWARE BANKING
INSTITUTIONS HAD
EXCEPTIONAL YEAR
Report OF Banking Commits
siOner Shows Resources In,
creased $7,OOO,OOO.
~RESOURCES Sl2l,364,926
A Total Of 95,OS5 Savings
Accounts Are Reported In
State,

State banks and trust companies
of Delaware had a banner year in
1925, according to a report just COM
piled by State Bank Commissioner
Harold w. Horsey, of Dover.
The report shows the total le-
sources of all the banks and trust
companies in the State for 1925 as
$11,964,726, compared with S104,-
194,2O3 in 1924, making total in
crease in resources for 1925 over
1924 of more than $7,000,000.
Total savings accounts last year
were 95,O85, showing an increase of
754 over the number of the pre-
Vious year. The demand deposit ac-
counts in 1925 totallcd G3,914, an in
crease of 2,729 over the year 1924.
Savings deposits last year totaled
S44,OSO, ,469.17, an increase of 49,
15O,7O5.34 over the previous year,
while the total demand deposits in
1925 was $4,076,524, an increase of
$4,985,714.74 over those of 1924.
This made total deposits for the
year, both savings and demand ac-
counts, of SSS,156, ,993.50, an increase
over 1924 of $S,136, ,420.08.
Mr.. HOrsey also gives some fig
ures in the report showing the re-
markable increase in deposits since
1919. In that year the savings de-
posits totaled but $2S,O17,865, COM
pared with more than $44,000,000
last year and the demand deposits in
1919 of $37,574,OOO, compared with
more than $44,000,000 last year.
The increase in the banking busi-
ness last year nearly equaled that
of the best previous year, which was
1924.
Adding the resources of national
banks as of December 81, 1924, to
those of state banks, gives Delaware
banking resources of over $135,000,-
900.
Continued on page seven)
Milford chronicle., 1926-02-05
MARYLAND LAND VALUES
DECLINE in FIVE YEARS
Federal Farm Census Shows That
Small Farms Gained In Value

During the five-year period end
ing January 1, 1925 land values in
the nine Eastern Shore counties of
Maryland declined $26,772,S99. This
total is based upon the findings of
the Federal Farm Census for 1925
which tabulates the agricultural
resources and values in each one OF
the Eastern Shore counties.
Since the publication of the Farm
census figures, efforts have been
made in various sections to show
that the census figures do not accu-
rately represent existing conditions.
However, the Federal Farm Census
of 1925 is the most authoritative
compilation available and to recheck
it would be not only lengthy but
costly procedure. And quite ire
spectiVe of the views entertained in
the various Eastern Shore counties
regarding the farm census findings,
they are the figures which are gen
orally accepted.
Not only did the Federal enumer-
ators find that agricultural values
had declined, but the totals also
show that there has been an actual
decrease not only in the number of
farmers but in the acreage under
cultivation. The decline in agricul-
tural values and acreage appears to
have been general throughout the
nine Maryland counties on the pen
insula-with one exception. In Som
erset county there was not only an
actual increase in farm land values
from 1920 to 1925 but the number of
farmers also showed a material in
crease-while the area under culti-
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Milford chronicle., 1926-02-05
PREPARE FOR ACTIVE
H. S. BASKETBALL SEASON
Both Girls And Boys Teams Plan
Fine Schedule Here

After lay off of two weeks due
to mid-year exams. the basket ball
teams of Milford High School will
get into action soon again. A heavy
schedule confrOnts both teams as
Seaford, Laurel and Delmar are to
be met yet while the boys may also
play Harrington and Salisbury on
the local floor.
The boys team has nine candi-
dates fighting hard for positions, but
they are all small. Only one letter
man was left from last years team,
but despite this fact Milford has a
team that will give their opponents
a hard battle.
A good feature of this years team
is the fact that all players are well
up in their studies and no hard
ships are expected from ineligibility.
The outlook is bright for future
years as many of the squad will not
graduate for some time.
Isaac Warren, of Ellendale, was
elected captain early in January. He
is making an able leader and setting
good example for his teammates.
Tatman, Humes, Groves and Hitch
ems are displaying excellent form on
the varsity, while Sipple, Walls,
Wootten, Coffin and Dickerson are
pushing them hard for positions and
may displace them at any time.
The girls team led by Dorothy
Vinyard and managed by Mary Lam
bert, has been handicapped to some
extent by lack of coach, but Frank
Barsby who is manual training in
structor, has taken them in charge
and is drilling them daily in the
fundamentals.
The combination of Vinyard and
CONTINUED on page fve)
Milford chronicle., 1926-02-05
PERFECTION DEGREE FOR
DOWN STATE MASONS
Degrees Conferred In Community
Building In Milford Last Evening

Members of the Wilmington Lodge
of Perfection, Scottish Rite of Free
masonry, conferred degrees on a
class of candidates in the Commun-
ity Building in Milford last evening,
it being the first time in the history
of the lodge that the initiation work
has been done outside of the City of
Wilmington. A class of about fifty
candidates from all sections of Kent
and Sussex counties composed the
group who were made members of
the Consistery last evening. The
work was put on in the Varney Aud
itorium of Milford's new public
building. A banquet, at which tur-
key was the bird around which the
spread was built, was served to the
members and the class of candi-
dates. This was served in the gym
nasium of the Community Building
by the members of the Carlisle Fire
Company.