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Milford chronicle., 1926-04-02
FEDERAL OFFICERS
ARREST SUSPECTS In
MILFORD LIQUOR CASES
PurneIl Potter And Ada Hamil.
ton Released Under $1,000
Bond Each For Court.
ACCUSED LONG SUSPECTED
Harry Belts And Earl Bennett
Taken On Liquor Transport
ing Charge.

Federal dry agents were busy in
the vicinity of Milford last Saturday
and four arrests resulted in their
visit here. During the afternoon the
officers arrested Harry Belts and
Earl Bennett, young white men, and
charged them with transporting
liquor. They were brought before
Justice of the Peace HENDERSON who
held them under $1,000 bail each for
the Federal Court. They were un-
able to give bond and were taken to
Wilmington to await the action of
the federal authorities.
On Saturday evening the officers
had rather an exciting experience
when they arrested Purnell Potter
and Ada Hamilton, both charged
with the illegal possession of liquor.
Potter and Ada Hamilton reside on
a house boat on the MispilliOn Riv-
er, near the High Hill, east of town.
1t was here that the arrest was
made. The officers went to the boat
house where they found the two per-
sons. A dog owned by Potter started
a commOtion and Potter came to a
window with a revolver in his hand
After his arrest he is said to have
remarked that he was about ready to
fire in the air to scare away who
ever was outside. The officers at thai
time had their guns drawn on Pot
ter, and any firing on his part would
in all probability meant serious
wounds for him. Both Potter anC
Ada Hamilton were taken before
Justice of the Peace HendriXsor
where they were held under $1,000
bail each for federal court. Joh1
May Smoot supplied the necessar!
bond and they were released.
Henry Belts and Earl Bennett o
Milford, appeared Monday Afternoon
before U. S. Commissioner J. ?
Cam in Wilmington, on charges o
violating the Federal liquor laws
and were held for Federal Court
Bennett was able to supply bail fix
ed at $1,000, but Belts is being hel'
in Jail. The men were arrested Sat
urday night just outside of Milfor'
by Federal prohibition officers.
Milford chronicle., 1926-04-02
CHARGE BROUGHT
AGAINST WHITE MAN
PROVEN GROUNDLESS
Justice Of The Peace Hendrix
son Dismisses Defendant On
Grounds Of ''NO Case"
FRAME UP" SAY FRIENDS
Charge Against Respected Off
ciaI May Have Been Result
Of Butler Hanging.

A case of statewide interest was
heard before Justice of the Peace
Hendrixson in South Milford on
Monday afternoon, wherein serious
charge was brought against we'll
known white man of Sussex county
by a negress. The defendant in the
case was Captain George w. Elsey,
of Bethel, who had been charged by
Mrs. Belva Purnell, cOlOred, of hav-
ing attempted an assault on her on
the morning of February 25th last.
The case was first brought to Es-
quire Hendrixson's attention on
Tuesday of last week, at which time
the negress asked for a warrant
against Captain Elsey. A hearing
was set for last Thursday, but it
was later postponed until Monday of
this week.
On the witness stand the negro
woman told story of having been
attacked by Captain Elsey in the
garage, on the farm tenanted by her
husband. Her story was to the effect,
that Captain Elsey had come to the
farm to inspect an automobile own
ed by her husband. Captain Elsey is
an automobile inspector employed
by the State Titling Department and
had been sent there in his official
capacity. 1t was in the garage, ac-
cording to her story, that the alleg-
ed attempt to assault her took place
She had evidently been well coached
in her story, the details of which
she deviated from scarcely any dur
ing cross examination.
Following her testimony Captain
Elsey was placed on the stand in
his own behalf. He denied all the
charges made by the negro woman
and explained what he had done
while in the garage. He denied thai
the woman had accompanied him tC
the garage, as alleged by her anC
said that he delivered the title pa
pers to her at the door of her home
Both agreed that the rain was fall
ing in torrents at the time. There
was also q descripency as to the
time he was on the farm. The WON
an said "quite a long time" bu
would not set an approximate time
Elsey said not more than ten min
utes. In this he was born out by
later witness.
DR.. S. J. Tilghman, of Bridgeville
was called to the stand and told o
having given the woman medicin
for a headache on February 27, tw'
days after the alleged attack. In he
testimony she swore that she hat
called in the doctor on the day fol
lowing the trouble. He said he fount
no bruises on her, as she allege'
had been made.
State Detective Ottie Donowa,
told of having been called to tn
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Milford chronicle., 1926-04-02
FINE ROAD CONTRACTOR
FOR CRUELTY TO MULES
State Police Make Arrests After
Warming Had Been Ignored.

Charged with ill-treating several
of the 35 mules being used by him,
A. B. Vaughn, of Richmond, Va,
superintendent for the G. A. Cline
Road Contracting Company of Rich
mond, was arrested Tuesday after
noon and before a Laurel magis-
trate fined and warned not to re-
peat the offense. Four of the mules
were in a pitiable condition. The
affair has created considerable in
dignation there.
The company has the contract
grading to the stone highway from
Laurel to a point near Sharptown,
Md. Last week c. Douglass Buck,
chief engineer of the Delaware State
Highway Department, was there on
an inspection trip and noticed the
condition of the mules. He notified
Vaughn to discontinue abusing
them. Tuesday he sent Corporal
Oscar James and two other State
Highway policemen to see if the
order had been obeyed and if not
to arrest Vaughn. The mules were
being abused and the arrest was
made.
Milford chronicle., 1926-04-02
COUNTY AGENT HAS MANY
PAMPHLETS FOR DISTRIBUTION
Bulletins OF Interest To Farmers
May Be Had without Cost

A supply of literature pertaining
to fruit growing and poultry rails
ing in Delaware has been received
recently at the Office of County
Agent Russell e. Wilson at Dover,
for free distribution to those who
are interested in these subjects.
Many of these circulars and bulle-
tins have been mailed to the fruit
and poultry farmers in the county,
but in all probability, there are some
farmers who have not received this
literature, and these people are be-
ing requested to apply at the County
Agents Office for copies Of these
publications of they are interested in
obtaining this information.
Extension Circular No. 81, "Fruit
Crop Protection for 1926" published
in February Of this year by the
School of Agriculture Of the Univer-
sity of Delaware, contains informa-
ton of special interest to the apple,
peach and grape growers, as the
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Milford chronicle., 1926-04-02
KENT GRAPE GROWERS
ELECT new OFFICERS
Plans Now Being Formulated
For The Handling OF This
Years Crop.

Over twenty commercial grape
growers representing the chief grape
producing section in Kent county,
attended the fourth of a series of
meetings in the Office of the Della
ware State Farm Bureau Federation
on Thursday evening of last week,
and perfected plans for the reorgan-
izatiOn of the Kent Grape Growers
Association, Inc, which was formed
two years ago.
One of the principal items of bus
mess transacted was the election of
new members to serve on the board
of directors for the ensuing year, as
all but 3 members of the previous
board of directors resigned at the
close of the year 1925, and two more
resigned at one of the recent reor-
ganization meetings held this spring.
DR.. Alfred Smith, president of the
association was the only member re-
naming on the old board, cOnse-
quently, it was necessary to elect
four additional growers to serve in
this capacity with DR.. Smith.
After considerable balloting, the
following growers were elected at
the meeting last Thursday evening
to serve on the board of directors for
the coming year: James H. Hughes,
Ed. Willim, B. B. Chase, and w. V.
Cosden. These five men will meet
and elect the officers of the associa-
ton, and then the organization will
be in position to handle the 1926
crop of grapes for its members.
All cars loaded and handled by the
association this year will be- sub
jected to government inspection,
which will be conducted by the U. S.
Department of Agriculture, under
the local direction of the Bureau OF
Markets of the Delaware State Board
of Agriculture. The association will
adhere to the standard grades OF
grapes as established when the or
ganization was being formed two
years ago, and the sales agency will
be authorized to select which grades
shall be placed in each car. In this
manner, each car will be loaded will
grapes of uniform quality, and m
mixed cars of grade l and will bC
shipped by the association, as has
been done in previous years. This
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Milford chronicle., 1926-04-02
.LAYMEN BALK AT
AID TO COLLEGE
No Help For Negro College Un-
til White Schools Are lmprOv-
ed, Says Speaker.

When the question of providing
additional funds for negro institu-
ton came before the Layman's Con-
ference last Friday, opposition to the
plan was voiced.
Il am opposed to sending any
more money to the support of Nor
gan College (colored) Baltimore" ."
declared George S. Wilson, of Mills
boro, a delegate, until the white
children of this State are given equal
advantages in school buildings to
that given the colOred children"
The remark followed a speech
from DR.. C. w. Baldwin, of the Nor
gan College, who urged that the Will
mington Conference increase its an
nual appropriation for the mainte-
nance of the college.
A lively discussion followed the
declaration, many urging that no col
or line be drawn at this time and
that the laymen should endorse the
movement for the education of the
negroes.
A motion to grant the increase
/ W ttS lllCtuC anu II W do fObGu " ICY ~
on the table. While many of the
laymen were evidently of the same
opinion as expressed by Mr.. Will
liams. the ministers of the confer
ence when the subject was intro
duced in the morning at Barratt's
Chapel, approved the movement fol-
an increased appropriation for the
education of the negroes. When the
subject was introduced by Bishop
William F. Mcdowell, the presiding
officer, warned the ministers that al
this day it is not the proper thing
to draw the color line and that the
future welfare of the country de-
pends on the salvation of all the
races and urged the forgetting o
racial differences.
"The future welfare of the worlC
depends on our actions of today,
declared Bishop Mcdowell, "Chris
came to save all the world, no
Americans alone"
Another question that arose in tn
Laymen's Conference was that of en-
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Milford chronicle., 1926-04-02
Shipments OF Apples And
Potatoes From Peninsula

Shipments of apples cOntin-
ue over the Delaware Division
of the Pennsylvania Railroad.
Last week 73 baskets were
shipped as compared with
none for the corresponding
week of last year. Total ship
ments to date this year are l.
483,131 baskets, as compared
with 1,311,731 baskets for the
corresponding period last
year.
Seven thousand and thirty
one barrels of sweet potatoes
were shipped last week as
compared with 1926 barrels
for the corresponding week
last year. The sweet potatoes
shipped to date tOtaled 429,959
barrels, as compared with
285,587 barrels for the cOrre-
spending period last year.
There were 255 barrels Of
white potatoes shipped last
week, as compared with 1927
barrels for the corresponding
week last year. Total ship
ments to date amounted to
1883 barrels, as compared
with 342,459 barrels for the
corresponding period last year.
Milford chronicle., 1926-04-02
FEBRUARY REPORT FOR
EGG LAYING CONTEST
Give Instructions For Proper Atten-
ton Of Poultry Houses

The February report of the Della
ware Farm Egg-Laying Contest has
lust been issued by H. S. Palmer
extension poultryman of the UnlVer-
sity of Delaware, under whose direct
supervision this work is being con-
Quoted in the state in cooperation
with the county agricultural agents.
A total of 159 farms throughout
the state reported for February ana
this number represented 29,797 pull
lets and 2O,S12 hens, in addition to
1898 birds comprising mixed locks
making a total of 69,102 laying birds
enrolled, and their egg records re-
ported during the month.
One Of the main points in poultry
raising discussed by Mr.. Palmer IN
this recent report is brooder house
sanitation, as this is the season OF
the year when every poultryman
should be giving special attention to
the care and management Of his
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Milford chronicle., 1926-04-02
TAXABLES GIVEN
ANOTHER CHANCE
TaxabIes viii Be Given Another
Opportunity To Pay Before
Penalty Is Added.

The State Income Tax Office is Of
fering delinquent taxables in the
State last opportunity to file their
returns before the penalty provided
by the law is asserted. Notices were
posted throughout the State Monday
designating the place and date upon
which Representatives of the tax
office will sit to receive the returns.
Two squads have been assigned to
each county between the dates of
April 1 and April 20 to aid taxables
who have not yet filed their 1925 re-
turns and paid the Filing Fee.
Assistance will also be given by
these squads in filing returns and
paying filing fees for prior years
especially 1921 to 1924 inclusive.
The taXables are cautioned to
avail themselves of this opportunity
to file before the severe penalties
provided by law are eXacted.
The itineraries for the squads
operating throughout Kent and Sus-
sex counties are as follows:
Kent County
Milford, Windsor Hotel, April lU.
Harrington, Joshua Smiths Store
April 10.
wyoming, First National Bank
April IA.
Camden, Baltimore Trust Compan!
April A.
Magnolia, C. F. Johnson's Store
April 5.
Bowers, E. R. Williams Store
April 5.
Smyrna, First National Bank
April 3.
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Milford chronicle., 1926-04-02
METHODIST EPISCOPAL
ASSIGNMENTS ARE
MADE BY MCDOWELL
There Were Not So Many Changes
Made In Appointments As Had
Been Anticipated.
JACOBS RETURNED HERE
Returns To Milford For His Sixth
Year--Had Expected To Come
Back.

The Wilmington Methodist Epis-
copal Conference appointments for
the ensuing year were read by Bish-
Cd Mcdowell on Monday. The expec-
tation that wholesale changes would
he made was not fulfilled, for COM
Daratively few changes are recorded.
Rev. Disston w. Jacobs is returned
to Milford for his sixth year. His re-
turn was predicted in last weeks
issue of the Chronicle.
Rev. +. B. Short has been assign
ed as lecturer of the Board of Tenn
perance and Prohibition and Public
Morals for the conference, attached
to Grace quarterly conference, Will
mingtOn.
Following is a list of the appoint
ments, those marked with star be-
ing reappOintments:
Wilmington District
J. W. Colona, District Superinten-
dent, Wilmington.
*Bethel and Town POint-C. D,
Sharpless, 2. o. Elkton, Md.
&CharlestOwn, Md.-O. J. Collins.
*Cherry HILLARY Taylor, P. o
Elkton, Md.
chesapeake City, Md. T. Rich
ardson.
Chester-Bethel-C. T. Jones, P. o
Boothwyn, Pa.
Christiana-Preston w. Spence.
*ClaymOnt-H. B. Kelso.
Colora, Md.-Thomas Pardee.
Delaware City-B. w. Gilbert.
#EbeneZer-G. T. Gehman, P. 0
Newark.
*Elkton, Md.-W. G. Harris.
*Hockessin-M. D. Nutter.
Holly Oak-J. E. Layton.
*Hopewell-W. L. Hess, P. o. Port
Deposit, Md.
Marshallton and Cedars-Tilgh
man Smith, P. o. MarshalltOn.
*Mt. Lebanon-J. H. Wilson, P. 0
Rockland.
*Mt. Pleasantly. E. Hills, P. o
Edgemoor.
*Newark-Frank HersOn.
*New Castle-Z. w. Wells.
*Newport-J. L. Sparklin.
North East, Md.-E. M. Shocllley.
Perryville, Md. w. Broadway.
Port Deposit, Md.-R. T. Thawley
*Red Lion-J. H. Geoghegan.
*Rising Sun, Md. c. Mccoy.
st. Georges and Summit-O. 3
Rice. P. o. st. Georges.
*St. John's-W. C. Poole, P. G
Lewisville, Pa.
*Stanton-F. c. LouhOff.
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Milford chronicle., 1926-04-02
AWARD CONTRACT FOR
STATE SES0UI BUILDING
PhiIa. Contractor VIII Build Colo
NAL Structure at EXpOsitiOn,I

The contract to erect the Della
ware building at the Sesqui-Centen-
NAL in Philadelphia has been
awarded by the Delaware Commits
sion to William e. Pierce, Of Phil
adelphia. The contract price is S1S,-
927. Work was started on the
structure at once and the contrac-
tor promises to have it completed
by the last of next month. Mem
bers of the Delaware Commission
are Senators J. Gilpin Highfeld,
chairman, and Charles W. Hardesty
and Representative James G. Hast
ings.
The proposed building will be
colonial design with rest rooms for
men and women, offices and large
room for exhibits. The members of
the commission are now anxious to
hear from individuals, firms or cor
porations who desire to secure
space for an exhibit in the building.
Milford chronicle., 1926-04-02
MAY BE COMPELLED TO
RAISE TAX RATE In KENT
Increased Cost OF County Govern
ment Indicates Boost in Rate

The 1926 assessment of Kent
county is nearing completion by
the Board of Assessment. Extra
clerks are transcribing the assess
ment and it is expected soon to
have the copies ready for public in
spection. Appeal days start April
rs. The assessment this year will
show an increase over last year.
The increase last year was largely
in Dover, while this years assess
ment will show material raises in
other parts of the county. This
years Increase will make the total
assessment of the county over $780,
100000, the highest assessment ever
known in Kent county.
From all indications the tax rate
will also have to be increased ma
terially to meet the extra demands
for money for running the county
government. Seventy five cents
was the rate last year.
Milford chronicle., 1926-04-02
WILMINGTON NEGROES
PROTEST ALLEGED INJUSTICE
Meeting Attended By Members Of
Race From All Parts OF State

Resolutions condemning the wheels
of justice for alleged unfair treat
ment of negroes in cases involving
mistreatment of women and girls
were adopted unanimously, Tuesday
night, at a meeting attended by more
than 300 negro residents Of the
state, held in Bethel A. M. E.
Church, Wilmington.
About $115 was collected to de-
fray the expenses of the committee,
representing the National Associa-
ton for the Advancement of Colored
People and the INSTRUMENTATION
Preachers Meeting, of Wilmington
to devise ways and means of secur-
ing protection for womanhood re-
gardless of race.
Charges were made that negroes
who commit crimes against white
women are either hanged or jailed
while white men who commit similar
offenses against women of the negro
race are permitted to go free.
The meeting was the outgrowth OF
the charges preferred against State
Automobile Inspector Elsey by Belva
Purnell, colored. This case was dis
missed by Justice of the Peace Hen
drixson, of Milford, Monday after
noon after a hearing, which bore
every evidence Of a frame up"
against the white man.
Louis A. Redding presided. The
meeting was opened with a prayer
by Rev. H. Y. Arnett, following
which a sworn affidavit by the col
ored woman was read.
Members of the committee COM
prised L. A. Redding, Rev. Charles
M. Butler, Rev. Daniel P. Witten,
Rev. H. Y. Arnett, Alfred Raikes,
Ethelbert Evans, Miss A. G. Bald
win, Rev. Mr.. Webb, Charles H. Col
burn, Rev. William R. Rutledge,
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Milford chronicle., 1926-04-02
WOMEN'S FEDERATION
APPOINTS COMMITTEES
Nominating Committee Will Name
Candidates To Be Voted For
At June Elections.

Mrs. Walter McNabb Miller, of st.
Louis, Mo-, gave talk at the regu-
lar meeting of the executive board OF
the Delaware State Federation OF
Women's Clubs, held last Thursday
in the Dover Club House at Dover.
Mrs. Miller is chairman of the de-
partment of public welfare of the
General Federation of Womens
Clubs and told of the work of this
phase of the club activities. Mrs. G..
S. Cornell, state chairman of pub
lie welfare, reported that she had
made a survey of health laws in the
state. Miss Marie Lockwood, state
chairman of health, submitted a re-
port and asked the clubs to recon-
mend that May Day be celebrated as
child health day in the schools.
Miss Rachel Taylor, chairman of
art, asked each club to send pictures
of beauty spots in their own locality
by April 25, for the exhibition in the
state memorial art gallery in the Me-
mortal Library in Newark, Mrs. Ella
| C. Emery of Seaford, chairman OF
community service plans to help the
state university extension work by
asking Miss Katherine Wood, home
demonstration agent of the state uni
versity, to speak at some of the camp
meetings, when a miscellaneous pro
gram will be given.
Mrs. Clarence Fraim, president Of
the State Federation, urged the clubs
to send reports to the state chair
man by April 5, so that they may
send the state reports to the nation
al chairman by April 15
A nominating committee was ap
pointed to select nominees for the
election which will be held at the
State Federation meeting in Newarl
June II, 1S and 10. The committed
consists of the following: Mrs. Sam
uel C. Evans, of Milford, chairman
Mrs. Clarence e. Pool, of Middle
town and Mrs. Arthur Brewington o
Delmar.
Mrs. Thomas F. Manns of Newark
was appointed chairman of resolu
tions. Mrs. Fraim asked that all res
olutions be in the hands of the stat
chairman at least ten days befor
the annual meeting.
Delegates were elected to the bien
NAL meeting of the General Fedora
ton of Women's Clubs to be held il
Atlantic City, May "a to June 5, com
prising Mrs. H. D. Boyer of Smyrna
Mrs. T. C. Mum, Wilmington; Mrs
Floy E. Booth, Wilmington; Mrs.
Lynn Pratt of Milford.
Alternates chosen were: Mrs. "
H. Evans, Newark; Mrs. Ella {
Emery, Of Seaford; Mrs. Arthu
Brewington, of Delmar, and Mrs. {
D. Robinson, of Delmar.
Milford chronicle., 1926-04-02
ANNOUNCE DATES FOR
CITIZEN TRAINING CAMPS
Senator Thomas F. Bayard Gives
Information About Camps.

The following letter came to the
Milford Chronicle this week from U.
S. Senator Thomas f. Bayard, which
is of interest to the young men of
Delaware, and will be a source for
general information. The letter is
printed as written by the Senator
under date of March 3Oth, and fol-
lows:
I am in receipt of a communica-
ton from Major General Robert G.
Davis, Adjutant General of the U. S.
Army, stating that the Citizens
Military Training Camps for the
Second Corps Area, which includes
the State of Delaware, will be held
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OUR PRINTING PLANT
Is THE LARGEST ON
THE PENINSULA. LET
US QUOTE ON YOUR
NEXT PRINTING ORDER
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