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Milford chronicle., 1926-04-16
WARE OF CROOKED
PRODUCE DEALERS
Bureau OF Markets Says Ship
pers Should Beware Of Flat
tering Offers.

The Bureau OF Markets OF the
State Board of Agriculture this week
cautioned the shippers OF Delaware
particularly the shippers OF poultry
and eggs, against selling win a
promise to pay upon receipt, or con-
signing their products to dealers
whom they do not know. rms
bureau has recently been called
upon to investigate a dealer from
one of the nearby cities, who ottereo
several of the egg shippers IN Dela-
ware from two to three cents above
the market prices, agreeing to senu
check as soon as shipment was re-
ceived. In this particular instance
the individual who solicited THESE
shipments represented his concern
as being in business for more than
twenty-five years, stating that MS
house was bonded, gave bank refer
ences, and otherwise represented
himself to be reliable. Several
Delaware shippers made shipments
of eggs to his firm, and not receiving
payment, complaint was made TO the
Bureau of Markets. When Mr.. w. L.
DerlckSOn Cdll6u dJ TIC obON
toned dealers place of business ne
found the door padlocked and was
not able to get any information
either regarding the individual who
made the purchases, or the hrm;
and while a vigorous investigation
is being conducted by the Bureau
OF Markets at this time, it is very
doubtful whether or not the SHIP
pers will receive payment for their
products.
Mr.. Derickson also called the at
tention of Delaware shippers to the
fact that the Bureau Of Markets Is
in position to furnish Information
regarding credit ratings of dealers
and commission merchants through
out the United States, and partlcul'
arly invites shippers to make use o.
this service before making ship
ments to unknown persons. In this
particular instance above cited
telephone call to the office OF TN
Bureau of Markets at Dover woul'
have saved Delaware shippers sew
eral hundred dollars.
Milford chronicle., 1926-04-16
MOTHER AND SON SENTENCED
TO SIX YEARS In PRISON
Sussex School Teacher Is Charged
With Firing Stepfather's Home

Mrs. Gertrude Collins. Hall and
son, Joseph E. Collins, colored,
were each sentenced to serve six
years in the New Castle county
workhouse, on Monday, in General
Sessions Court, at Georgetown. They
were indicted at this term Of court
on two counts, one of arson and the
other of conspiracy. They pleaded
guilty to the latter charge.
According to the facts as brought
out in the case, Mrs. Hall and her
son went to the home of her huU ;
band, James +. Hall, near Blades,
on the night of March 20, this year,
and set fire to his home. The build
ing was destroyed, together with the
contents, and Hall and a woman oc-
cupant of the house came near be-
ing burned to death. The son, Jo-
seph E. Collins, a school teacher,
residing in SeafOrd, but who has
been conducting a school at Cokes-
bury, Md, admitted that he applied
the match, putting rubbish under
the doorstep. Mrs. Hall was Jeal-
Gus, it is stated, because her hus-
Dduu IGlu6Cu W 0CuO away 4AteA S@Ae'
Jackson, who had been keeping
house for him many years prior to
his marriage to Mrs. Collins. Mrs
Hall and her son by the folmeI
husband conspired to burn the
building some weeks before, but
they did not attempt to carry theil
designs into execution until the
| NIGHT Of March 90
They are said to have had twt
motives, one of which was to get riC
of him and his former hOusekeeper
Martha jackson, and the other tt
burn the home so he would be driv
en- to move into Seaford and llv'
with Mrs. Hall, whom he had mar
ried a short time before. Hall re
fused to make the Jackson womal
leave and this incensed his wife
who left and went to her home Il
Seaford.
The charge of arson Of the frs
degree was dropped by the state
after sentence had been imposed Il
the conspiracy case.
Milford chronicle., 1926-04-16
WILL BREAK GROUND FOR
LE,VES FERRY TOMORROW
Mayor Asks TOwnspeOple To Sus-
pend Business During Ceremonies

Arrangements for the program IN
connection with breaking ground at
the Lewes end of the Delaware-NeW
Jersey Ferry at Bayview Pier on
Saturday afternoon have been COM
pleted. Mayor w. H. Collins has is
sued a proclamation asking that all
business be suspended from 1 to 3
D. m. on the day of the exercises.
A committee composed Of fifteen
representative men headed Dy
Mayor Collins was appointed to ar
range refreshments for the occas-
ion. The officials of Cape May, New
Jersey, and other prominent men
from that state, have been invited
and Governor Robert P. Robinson OF
Delaware and a number of other
prominent state officials have prom
ised to be present if possible. There
will also be a number of visitors
from Norfolk, Va, and Jesse Rosen-
field, president of the Maryland ana
Delaware railway has offered 10
bear a considerable portion OF the
expense of bringing the visitors
from New Jersey and other places
It has been decided to use the
Bayview Pier for the Lewes terml-
nal of the line instead of the ole
government pier. The reason fol
this is that the Bayview Pier IS q
mile nearer Lewes and it is also or
a stone road while no improved
roads run to the government pier. Il
will be necessary to widen this piel
from 20 to so feet to make it serve
the purpose of the ferry. 1t is tg,
ured that the ferry line will cut OF
practically days travel from Nor
folk to Atlantic City and for tina
reason the Norfolk and other South
ern people are deeply interested Il
the project.
When this ferry line is in opera
ton the people of this section VII
turn their attention to the improve
ment of the canal from DelaWar
Bay to Chincoteague Bay for IN
purpose of providing a more usetu
inland waterway and consequent
increasing the trade Of Lewes.
Milford chronicle., 1926-04-16
State School Elections In May

To fill vacancies caused by
the expiration of terms OF
members of the various school
boards throughout the state,
an election will be held in
each district the first Saturday
in May.
In the so-called State school
districts, no nominations are
required in advance, but in the
special school districts the law
requires printed ballots with
the names of the candidates in
alphabetical order, and nomi-
nations must be made by pc
titions containing the written
names of not less than twenty
five qualified voters.
Milford chronicle., 1926-04-16
GEORGETOWN BUSINESS
MEN WANT ROTARY CLUB
Preliminary Meeting Last Week Ad-
dressed By r. A. DerricksOn

Fifteen business men Of George
town, who are interested in the
formation of Rotary Club, were
addressed last Thursday night at a
meeting in the Sussex County
Court House by DR.. J. Roscoe EiT
lott, president of the Laurel Rotary
and R. A. Derrickson, president OF
the Milford Rotary, both of whom
explained the principles Of the Or
ganization. Professor p. Paul BuIk-
holder. rural supervisor of the
schools in northern Sussex, who
succeeded in getting the men to-
gether, was chosen temporary
chairman of the meeting.
DR.. Joseph B. NAPLES has been
chosen permanent chairman, and
within the next two weeks will make
a survey of the central section OF
RniRty to ascertain how
Milford chronicle., 1926-04-16
Ines
FOR PENINSULA
OtOF Company VIII Ex-
e To Salisbury, Md.

binding of trade rela-
Wilmington and towns
ware and the Eastern
aryland is expected to re-
the American Motor Bus
ompletes its plans for op-
5ses to Salisbury, Nd, and
es on the Eastern Shore.
berican Motor Bus Com
week purchased the Blue
Bus Line, which operates
ween Wilmington and Do
deal for the purchase Of
Hen Line was consumated
The Day & Zim-
Company, a large holding
has an interest in a num-
is lines on the Eastern.
.imhas a part in the deal
1.-The purchase Of
Milford chronicle., 1926-04-16
SUSSEX FARMERS GET GOOD
PRICES FOR GREEN CROP
Shippers Have Cashed In On "Tur-
nip" Greens This Year

Farmers and truckers of southern
Delaware and the adjoining counties
of the Eastern Shore of Maryland
and Virginia are realizing good
prices for their turnip green crop
this season. For the past two or
three weeks hundreds of truck
loads Of the greens have been going
to northern markets. The Italian
greens, which have been introduced
down the peninsula, have turned out
exceptionally well, and the growers
have received fancy prices foEaa
crop, running from $4 t0
crate. The old fashions
greens are also doing
from $1.50 to Sc per
Italian greens are paq
similar to celery, T.
o.
Milford chronicle., 1926-04-16
MILK SUPPLY In STATE
HAS GREATLY IMPROVED
Eighteen Months Work OF Health
Board Brings Good Results

Through the persistent and con-
tinued efforts of r. c. Beckett, san1-
tary engineer of the State Board OF
Health, the milk situation, as far as
rural Delaware is concerned, has
been greatly improved in the last IL
months. This week, Mr.. Beckett be-
gan his annual spring visit OF IN
spection to all dairies outside OF
Wilmington. From month to month
for 1S months, samples of the milk
have been taken from each dairy
and their contents analyzed at the
State laboratory at Dover, to deter
mine the amount of bacteria, butter
fat and sediment.
AS a result of this activity, milk
served in rural Delaware has been
wonderfully improved as far as
cleanliness goes. The amount OF
bacteria to be found in the milk sold
ranges from 1000 to almost 4,OOO,-
900 bacteria, according to samples
taken during March. Ordinarily,
wherever milk has a gross bacteria
of $4,000 it is considered good.
When it is over 100000 bacteria, it
is time for an inspection OF the
plant to determine what is the mat
ter. If it reaches more than l,OOO,--
600, it is considered very bad. Most
of the trouble in high bacteria count
comes from the absence of cooling
apparatus at the farm.
In the matter of butter fats, there
is hardly a single instance of any
offering milk for sale that
-. 1926, which is the le
Mn fhe item of sedime
Milford chronicle., 1926-04-16
EBTT
.HANDICRAFT
i Attractive Fea-
|rk In School

Ieresting and in
manual training
upils in the Mil
-as on exhibition
Saturday. Those
hool building and
of the boys were
% work beng ac-
school. Among
es of especial in
of mention were a
a solid mahogany
adio table made by
o oak end tables
by by John RoOsa;
e with full-length
'or, and an inlaid
kde by Joseph and
ewing cabinets and
Ralph Sharp and
Among the other
large number of in
work, carved book
,otstools and fancy
b. Chair Gaming has
)ular with the boys.
EN- are earning mo-
hairs at home. One
10 for Gaming one
d $1.50 on a price
en- submitted else
Milford chronicle., 1926-04-16
ADVER
SEES
FROV
Compares
With Sta
Cites Adv
AROTIT REA
COMMITTEE
Preliu1
Plans

Committees a
ing of the cOmnlN
and advertising for
/, Eastern Shore AS
at once the w
them of carryip
tails of the
tourists to
ern Shore OF
The meetit " the
advertising committee W
Thursday in the Chamb
merce rooms at Will
point emphasized was
mington and the Peninsu
of their close ties, must
so as to obtain the best
The members of thI
heard representatives
of advertising ageI
best methods of 8
viewed motion pict
graphs of Peninsu
Layton Grier, Milf
active in the Pc
work, presided.
A committee was
select an agency for G
the advertising work
sula. The committed
of Gerrish Gassaway,
kins, w. D. Cordrey, v
Benjamin Gunther.
An editing COMMITTEES
pointed, composed of DIN
Ellsworth, president of Wa
College, of Chestertown;
Brinckloe and ?. w. Web
committee will edit the ad
and news matter which /
prepared and see that it
proper shape for use.
A committee composed
Adkins, c. c. Gelder and G.
rlSOn was appointed Oh
boards. This committee Y
after the bill board adver i
this work will be comq8e
once in order that touri 't'
attracted. to the peninsula
the spring and summer sea
Mr.. Gassaway was appC
consider the proposition
kind of a display, if any
made at the Sesqui-Cel&
Philadelphia.
1t was announced tb
I alton already prepare
file ready for use a
of articles setting forth
tages of the peninsula an
l number of advertisement
can be placed as soon as Il
is selected to handle then
, this preliminary work has
: pleted.
> Those who were presen
! meeting were: DR.. G.. Lay
chairman; DR.. Paul E
: Chestertown, Md, vic
! and e. Dale Adkins, S;
: D. Cordrey, Snow Hill
ham Gunby, Salisbury;
liant, Laurel, Del; w
, Wilmington; William ]
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Milford chronicle., 1926-04-16
KENT COUNTY LEVY COURT
TRANSFERS ROAD NONE

At Tuesdays Meeting Court
900 As TempOr2
Milford chronicle., 1926-04-16
EVERGREEN FOREST BAND
WILL BROADCAST PROGRAM
Milford Or Patton Invited To Play
From sc, Rhode lslan0-

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Evening star., 1926-02-21
EXPLAINS AUTOS
ROLE IN PROGRESS
<. S. Jordan Says Advance
Depends on Ton.MiIe Trans
portation Cost.

Every nations progress, in the last
analysis, depends upon the ton.mile
cost of transportation. This was the
assertion of Edward s. Jordan, presi-
dent Of the Jordan Motor Co., before
the 1900 members Of the Society sof
Automotive Engineers, who attended
the annual dinner of the society given
recently in New York.
From ancient times until the pres
ent, Mr.. Jordan declared, the eco
nomic, political and cultural progress
Of the leading nations has been in
keeping with the progress in the re-
duction In cost Of transportation. AS
rapidly as the cost Of delivering mer-
chandise to its markets is reduced, he
pointed out, the wage scale is in
creased. the standard of living raised
and men are placed In a position to
educate their children and to finance
religious and cultural interests.
Held Greatest Industry on Earth.
The automotive industry Is now the
greatest on earth. because 1t Is the
fundamental Of transportation and
communication. Looking toward the
future, Mr.. Jordan. said that no man
in his widest Imagination can con-
ceive OF the progress OF which the in
dustry is capable. as no one has any
idea of the extent Of the demand for
individual transportation. A possible
future development that would be Of
vital Importance to the Nation and to
Evening star., 1926-02-21
Looks Often Deceiving.

Fifty motor cars trail over the mod.
ern highway, each travelling thirty
miles per hour. All have wheels that
turn, engine shafts that revolve and
speedometers that register a travel
of thirty miles within the same Pc
riod of time. And yet. odd as it may
seem to those who have not consid-
cred the matter before. the engines
of some cars travel much farther
than others.
It's all in the gearing and the
actual wheel size. Some cars are
geared high, some low. Some wheels
cover more ground per turn.
Two cars were running side by side
along a wide boulevard. They seemed
to be running exactly alike. Yet
under the hoods it was a different
story. Every time the engine of one
car revolved 100 times the engine Of
the other revolved 65.
A number of cars are geared 6.1O
to I in high Several are geared
lower than to /. One Of them, the
Rolls-Royce, is geared 3.25 to l.
Putting the matter Of engine speed
another way, consider the variation
in results If two engines, geared diff
ferently, were driven at the same
speed. If the gearing Of one was
to l and the other to / the former
"oulu pIopel tle Ctr 10 n given pOlnt
in five hours. The other car would
be there two hours earlier.
Run the engine Of the to l car
at $500 revolutions per minute and
the engine of the other at 1900, and
they will each reach a given point
at the same time.
Actual ratios are always altered by
wheel size and tire imitation. II the
rear tires are sagging the engine will
have to turn over more revolutions
per mile of travel than 1t would if
the tires were "up" and the actual
wheel was its normal size.
Evening star., 1926-02-21
Three Parking Pointers.

Most Of the difficulty in getting into
parking spaces lies in moving the
car too fast for the various opera.
tions. Where maximum Of steer.
ing is demanded the forward or back
ward movement of the car should be
at the lowest possible rate.
While it is correct procedure to
pull ahead Of a parking space and
then back into 1t there are times
when it is best to stop right beside
the space until traffic behind has
passed by. 1t may be the only way
to prevent someone from stealing the
space after one has started to back
into 1t.
A motorists never knows when
drivers, front and back. will wedge
him into a parking space. and the
fact that such drivers violate local
parking ordinances does not help mat.
ters to any great extent when he is
in a hurry to get away. The best
safeguard against this sort Of thing
is to allow the regulation space in
front and in back Of the car when
ever parking. The chances of having
both cars. front and rear, depart and
their spaces substituted by cars that
are driven too close are relatively
slight.
Evening star., 1926-02-21
THE OLD MECHANIC SAYS:

I don't mind seein' owners clean
their cars on the outside, but / do
wish some Of 'em would carry the
idea under the hood, too. I've never
seen a clean engine yet that didn't
save money for it's owner.
Dirt on the engine or on any part
OF the chassis hides trouble. There
was go much grease and dirt on the
steerin' gear housin' of one car that
came in here I couldn't see it was
cracked. 1t was just a matter of luck
the owner got as far as he did with
out havin' trouble.
Greasy engines always increase the
fire hazard. Where O carburetor and
the engine block are clean rs a whis-
tie there isn't much for a stray back
fire flame to set afire.
Dirt hides oil leakes, too. re-
member one crankcase that was so
caked with oily dirt you wouldn't
suspect the engine was losin' quite a
Evening star., 1926-02-21

the world is the production of an
aluminium alloy that will be lighter,
cheaper and better than steel, he con-
tinued, and predicted that future COM
mercial domination will depend upon
the production of such a metal because
of its close connection with cheaper
transportation.
With reference to the importance OF
the engineer in the industry, Mr.. JOr-
dan said that the development Of the
automobile self-starter did more to in
crease sales of cars than had prac-
tically all OF the statesmen in the tn
dustry and that the man who devel-
oped q set of tires that would travel
10000 miles did moro to increase sales
of motor cars than q HOST Of adver-
tising men. OF even more Importance
than the contributions Of these tndi-
viduals. however, was the collective
work done In standardizing the pro-
duction Of parts, because no man can
compute the saving thus made for the
American public in the cost Of trans
portation. The most thrilling thing
about the business, said the speaker,
Is the saving of hundreds Of millions
of dollars effected by the engineers
and the production men Of the indus
try.
Progress to Continue.
c. +. Kettering. past president Of
the society and toastmaster at the
dinner. speaking OF the continued ad-
vancement of the industry, said that
progress will continue until the engi-
neerS have utilized every phenOm-
enon Of nature as nearly 100 per cent
as the materials will permit.
Thomas j. Little. jr., chief engineer
OF the Lincoln division of the Ford
Motor Co.. who was elected president
of the society for 1926 at the dinner,
expressed the view that the CONNER
cial supremacy Of the industry de-
pends largely upon the engineer, and
said that he felt that much yet re.
mains to be accomplished In the I'M
provement of the power plant OF the
motor vehicle and hoped that the en-
gineer and inventor would get to-
gether for the purpose Of achieving
improvements, particularly in the mat
ter Of conservation of power.
Evening star., 1926-02-21

bit o oil constantly. One of the
crankcase bolts was missin', SO all
the while the engine operated. oil
was leakin' out there. Instead of
drippin' straight down TO the ground
where the owner could see it, the oil
was absorbed by the dirt and trav-
eled all over the case until large wads
Of dirt and grease fell off only when
ne was driyin'.
Pretty soon we're goin' to need en-
gine cleaners, something clever that
will keep dirt out of the engine COM
partment. In the meantime owners
could save a lot of money by cleanin'
under the hood as well as on top.
There's one little hole on the side Of
the carburetor used on many cars
that will stop the engine if clogged
up. You probably know that dirt In
the hole OF the gasoline tank cap will
also stop the vacuum system from
wOrkfn'
Evening star., 1926-02-21
Now You Have It!

(Answers to last weeks questions.)
/. The principal objection to the
supercharger is its noise. In order to
create a forced draft through the in
take at top engine speed it must be
geared to run at terrific rate.
2. Universal joints are used to con.
meet the sections Of the drive line,"
which are not on a straight line from
engine to rear axle in most cars.
8. A brake 'shoe" is the actuating
member of an internal expanding
brake. A brake band is the actu-
ating member of the external con-
tracing type. Each carries brake
lining.
4. Aside from quality and use, brake
lining wear is due largely to brake
bands not being concentric with the
drums. The bands get out OF round,
causing the lining to wear excessive
ly at certain points. thus destroying
1t prematurely.
5. An exhaust pipe stcams on q
very cold day shortly after starting
because OF condemnation in the pipe.
When the pipe starts to heat again
the water i'll 1t steams of.
tCopyrtrht. l02o.i
Evening star., 1926-02-21
Hills CUT OIL DILUTlON,
Frequent Climbing Burns Out Raw
Gas In Crankcase.

OH rectiflers are wonderful acces.
sories for engine efficiency, but the
man who has not got one on his oar
need feel no jealousy for the owner
of the more modern car. Every hill
Is potential oil rectifier. II tho car
ls forced up good. steep grade every
few days much raw gasoline In the
crankcase will be burned of.
Hill climbing is an excellent remedy
for crankcase dilutIon. Whenever
the engine does not seem to be using
the normal amount Of oil, that Is the
time to suspect excessive dilution
Head for few hills and burn off the
dllutent. The oil indicator will soon
show the engine needs u quart or 30
Of fresh oil.
Evening star., 1926-02-21
Safety in Ignition Lock.

Lately the opinion has gained Gre
dence that 1t doesn't help to guard the
car against thieves by using the igni-
ton lock. Several manufacturers
have even gone so far as to elimi-
nate the ignition lock altogether. Are
they right?
Recently two detectives and a me-
chanic struggled for nearly an hour
to cut out the ignition lock Of a
stolen car. Two flashlights were pro-
vided to assist the mechanic in ma
nipulating the wires under the dash.
Still, he didn't succeed
Evening star., 1926-02-21
Did You Know That

Luster can be added to laquer finish
or restored, by using a IaQuer-f1n
polish2
1t keeps the car cleaner to drive
slower when the streets are wet?
It is not necessary to retard the
spark when cranking an engine
equipped with semi-automatic sd
vance?
Evening star., 1926-02-21
Color Not Test of Oil,

Buying oil because 1t looks TO be
such a pure color is one Of the alb
surdities of modern car ownership
Quality counts. Even the oil drained
of the crankcase may be black and
still be good.
Evening star., 1926-02-21
HOW TO START EASILY.
Don't Turn Ignition on Too
Quickly When Engine Is Cold.

II the engine gives few sickly
ohugs when being cranked on a cold
day the Indications are that the igni-
ton Is switched on too soon. This is
a common difficulty, and one that gen.
orally precedes flooding an engine
with gas.
II the ignition is switched on before
or simultaneously with the operation
Of the starter-motor what little gas
vapor Is built up and compressed in
the cylinders during the first few
turns is ignited and wasted because
Of the weakness of the early ignited
charges. The engine will start
quicker II cranked q little before the
ignition liz switched on
Evening star., 1926-02-21
Die Production Quicker

one Of the biggest items in all-steei
body construction a few years ago was
the manufacture OF dies. Recent me
chanical improvements have cut the
time of production from nearly eight
months to less than two months.