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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-20

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Milford chronicle., 1926-01-15
DID NOT IMPOSE EXCESSIVE
RATES ON STRAWBERRIES
Commerce Commission Finds Again
st Peninsula Buyers And Sellers

In a decision announced on Mon
day, the Interstate Commerce Com
mission turned down the complaint
of Delaware, Maryland and Virgin
ia buyers and sellers of strawber-
ries against the Pennsylvania Rail-
road, to the effect that the carrier
charged unreasonable rates to var
ious interstate destinations on ship
ments made in May and June, 1921.
Decision hinged on whether or
not refrigeration charges were pro-
perly assessed. All shipments list
ed in the complaint were assessed
refrigeration charges.
The berries were packed in stan
dard 32-quart baskets and were
handled by defendants as carload
shipments Charges were collected
at the rates applicable on carload
shipments based on a minimum of
$4,000 pounds. Stated refrigeration
charges were also collected. 1t was
complainants' contention that the
refrigeration charges were not ap-
plicable to their shipments.
Complainants contended that
continued on page fiVe)
Milford chronicle., 1926-01-15
ORCHESTRA TO PLAY EVERY
NIGHT AT PLAZA THEATRE
Orchestra Comes Here Highly Rec
commended BY Management

Milford movie fans will be more
then peased to learn that the man
agement of the Plaza Theatre has
engaged a six piece orchestra to
play the accompaniment for its pic
lures.
Mr.. Lewis, who built Milford's
grand theatre, is not satisfied just
to have the Plaza the largest thea
tire south of Wilmington, but wants
to make it up-to-date in every re-
spect. The orchestra which will
play at the theatre has been secured
at great expense to the management
and will play it's first entertainment
on Monday evening next when the
Iron Horse" a William Fox pro-
duction, will be the feature. The or
chestra is known as "The Original
Six" under the direction of Prof.
Herbert Fritzche, but from now On
will be known as the Plaza Theatre
Orchestra.
Every Milford theatre-goer will be
anxious to hear this orchestra and if
the orchestra is as good as it is rec
commended, they will be delighted
and sure to go again.
7 The Plaza has arranged a very
good program for next week and all
roads will lead to the Plaza Theatre
where everyone will go to hear this
new departure of entertainment for
Milford.
Milford chronicle., 1926-01-15
LIFE TERM PRISONER
Is GRANTED PARDON
Application of Former Service Man
Receives Favorable Consideration

Joseph Roach, alias Joseph Rose,
convicted several years ago of Sec
ond degree murder and who was
serving life sentence in the New
Castle County WorkhOuse, was
granted conditional pardon by the
Board of Pardons at a meeting of
the board at Dover last Thursday.
The recommendation of the board
provides for Roach or Rose to be
placed under parole to State Parole
officer James w. Robertson.
Ayres ]. Stockley represented the
prisoner in his application for the
pardon. Adjutant General J. Austin
Ellison, Colonel J. Warner Reed,
Parole Officer Robertson and Chief
of Police Black, all of Wilmington,
advocated the pardon. Roach saw
service overseas with the 59th Pho
neers and General Ellison and Col
onel Reed told of his fine record
in the army. Chief Black said the
man had no criminal record outside
of the crime for which he was
convicted.
Joseph Levanus,. serving five
years for selling drugs, and Joseph
Falconi, serving a sentence for as
sault with intent to commit murder,
also applied for pardon, but both
were refused.
Milford chronicle., 1926-01-15
HICHFIELD new HEAD
OF LULU TEMPLE
First DelaW arean To Be HOnOred By
Philadelphia Mystic Shriners

William J. Highfeld, well-known
resident of Wilmington and especial
Iy well known in Masonic activities,
was signally honored last week,
when he was elected Illustrious Po-
tentate of Lu Lu Temple of the Mys-
tic Shrine, in Philadelphia, by the
biggest majority ever given any can
didate for this honor.
He is the first member outside of
Philadelphia who has ever been hon
ored by election to this position.
About $50 Shriners from Delaware
Joined with the thousands of others
in great ovation, when the result
of the election became known.
Lu Lu Temple is the second larg-
est in the United States with $4,000
members. Medinah Temple of Chi
cago, with more than 10000 men,
bers, is the largest. About 1,40O Del
awareans are members of Lu Lu
Temple. The meeting was held in
the Metropolitan Opera House.
DIR. William Barnes Lower, chap
lain Of the Temple, and pastor OF
one of the largest churches in Phil
adelphia, made the nominating
speech, presenting the name of Mr.
Highfeld. Charles H. Grakelow, an
officer of the Temple, seconded the
nomination.
Milford chronicle., 1926-01-15
.ROTARTANS TOLD HOW
PAPER IS MANUFACTURED
Moving Pictures Aid Speaker In
Relating Process of Manufacture

The members of the Milford Ro-
tary Club listened to a very inter-
esting talk on the manufacture of
the better grade book papers at
their regular dinner meeting last
Friday night. The speaker of the
evening, Mr.. w. d. Gibson, of the
E. S. Warren Paper Company,
brought with him several reels of
moving pictures which he used in
illustrating his talk. He started in
by explaining the several different
kinds of papers, and with a brief
description of the early methods ap-
piled to their manufacture. He told
how the logs are cut in the forests
in Maine, and how they are tloated
down the rivers in the spring for
a distance of hundreds of miles be-
fore they reach the mills. The pic
lures plainly told the story to the
Rotarians present, all of whom
were very much pleased with the
address and pictures. The several
processes of manufacture, such as
the chipping of the logs into small
pieces about the size of half-dol-
lar, their conversion into pulp and
their further journey into the paper
making machines were interesting
ly portrayed. The manner Of put
ting a surface on the paper for the
several different grades of paper
was another portion of the talk
which proved entertaining.
The pictures and talk ended by
showing the paper running through
the presses for the completed print
ed product. One of the interesting
facts brought out in the talk, was
the very small labor turnover which
the Warren Company enjoys. He
cited instances where numbers O1
the employees had been with the
company for fifty years, while those
in the thirty and twenty-five veal
class were numbered in the hun
dreds. The company has never haC
a labor strike in its history.
Milford chronicle., 1926-01-15
MULHOLLAND COMPANY
IS MAKING BIG SHIPMENTS
Local Spoon Manufacturers Supply
ing A Rapidly Growing Trade

The John H. Mulholland Com
pany, whose plant for the manufac-
ture of wooden spoons and spatulas
is located at the eastern entrance
to Milford, is rapidly enlarging its
output in order to supply it's grow
ing business. Last week the COM
pany made one shipment to city
in the Midwest which contained
100000 spoons. The shipment was
for one customer and completely
filled a large freight car. The de-
mand for these spoons is such that
the plant is working full time at
capacity in an effort to keep the
trade supplied. The spoons are
manufactured on machinery design
ed and patented by the president
of the company, Mr.. John Mulhol-
land, who spends much of his time
travelling about the country devel-
oping the business.
The process of manufacture is
very interesting. Some of the ma
chinery is so designed that the
small wooden spoons, used in serv-
ing ice cream at fairs and public
gatherings, are bent at the bowl
just as are their silver brothers.
Gum wood is used exclusively in
the manufacture of the spoons. This
wood is trucked to Milford from
forests as far north as Dover, and
from parts of Sussex county near
the Maryland line. The company is
one of the rapidly growing indus
tries with which Milford is blessed
Milford chronicle., 1926-01-15
TRAIN DERAILED WHEN
D., M. AND V. TRACK SPREADS
Passengers Shaken Up, But None
Seriously Injured

Train known as No. 4777 on the
D. M. and V. Railroad, which left
Milford at GIL Monday evening", ran
into a defective stretch of track
near Wesley, between Snow Hill and
Berlin and two coaches, the mail car
and the baggage car were derailed.
After leaving the tracks all of them
turned partly over on their side.
There were very few passengers
on the train at the time. None of
them were seriously hurt. One col
Ored man was reported to have sus-
tanned slight injuries TO his leg. The
occupants of the cars were badly
shaken up, however, in the spill.
Benjamin F. Harrington, of Har-
rington, the conductor, sustained in
juries to his leg.
Arthur R. Mills, of Franklin City,
was the engineer, and Thomas r..
Littleton, of Georgetown, was fire
man. They escaped injury. The 10
comotive did not leave the rails.
1t is believed spreading rails caus-
ed the wreck. The track was torn up
for a considerable distance. 1t is a
single track line and all traffic was
blocked as a result of the wreck.
Passengers were taken TO their des-
tination by busses.
Wrecking trains were dispatched
from Clayton and Harrington and
the crews worked all night making
repairs.
Tuesday morning northbound
trains were delayed as a result of
the wreck.
Milford chronicle., 1926-01-15
FORMER DELAWAREAN WILL
BUILD A HOME In MILFORD
Rev. F. Burgette Short Purchases
Site For New Home.

Francis Burgette Short after pas
sing a score and more of years in
the great cities of the United States
and having been in touch with large
business interests, has made a de-
cision to make Milford, Delaware,
the state where he was bred and
born, his permanent home in the
near future. After having made a
national reputation as a preacher of
the gospel and served in several of
the largest churches of the United
States. on the Atlantic Coast, the
Western states and Pacific Coast
cities, he became the director of the
advertising department of the Pen
ny Stores Corporation of the United
States. For several years he has
been living near New York, where
the main offices of the corporation
are located, but the yearning for
old Sussex County and the State Of
Delaware grew more and more alb
sorbing and irresistible, and so on
final decision to come back home,
where the memories and remem-
brances of happy days and glowing
ambition first started to build his
basis for success in his profession
and finally in the commercial busi-
ness of the country.
This week Mr.. Short purchased
the large building site between the
Kings Highway and Silver Lake, To-
Gated between the new residence Of
Mr.. George Grier and that of Mr..
Lewis, the last on the lake front,
from Mr.. and Mrs. Nicholas M.
Stokes. An architect has been ask
ed to look the location over and
prepare plans for an elaborate home
to suit the surroundings as well as
the latest in modern home construc-
ton. When the preliminaries are
settled, building operations will
start. The Rev. Francis Burgette
Short is a brother of ex-State Sena-
tor I. D. Short, of Milford.
Milford chronicle., 1926-01-15
EXPECT INFLUX OF
RESIDENTS FROM
PUBLICITY CAMPAIGN
Scheme To Interest Outsiders In
DeI.mar-va Peninsula Explained
Here.
PUBLICITY MAN TALKS
Harvey J. Hill, One OF The
Florida Boomers, Addresses
Milford Rotary Club.

The preliminary plans and hopes
of those residents of the peninsula
who are now beginning cOmpre-
hensive campaign of national pub
licity, looking to the bringing of
thousands of new residents, and new
industries here, were discussed be-
fore the Milford Rotary Club at its
regular weekly meeting last Friday
evening. The subject was explained
in detail by Mr.. Harvey J. Hill, of
New York, who is one of the public
lists who were instrumental in start
ing the great California boom of a
few years ago, and who at present
are working on the Florida boom
project. Mr.. Hill told briefly OF his
first visit to the peninsula, and of
his vision of a quickly blossoming
Delaware, Maryland and Virginia
peninsula once the nation has been
told what is to be found here.
Among other things, Mr.. Hill said
that the fourteen counties comprised
in the peninsula group, now banded
together to create the necessary ac-
ton to begin the work, contain 5000
SQUARE miles of land such as is to be
round no place in the United States.
Government statistics, he said, show
that the peninsula yearly averages
a growing season for crops of from
200 to 21O days. This average is the
finest to be found in the United
States. The present size of the
farms ranges on an average from 20
to 100 acres, according to Mr.. Hill;
but his idea is to bring the average
size of the farms to 10 or 20 acres
each; and to educate the owners in
more intensive crop farming meth
DDS.
A survey of the crop possibilities
of the peninsula shows, he stated,
that at the present time total of
26 demand crops can be produced.
This is over double the possibilities
of the nations average. The trans
portation problem is simple. With
the wonderful highways now con-
structed, and with the water and
railroad facilities produce may be
moved quickly and advantageously,
he said. He explained the difficult
ties confronting the Florida districts
where transportation is big prob
lem, and said that the boom con-
tinues in the face of this clogging OF
the main arteries of commerce. In
discussion the proximity to the large
market centers, he said that the
peninsula is within six hours travel
of $4,000, 900 persons all potential
users of the products of the farms
here.
Mr.. Hill did not go into definite
details as to the plans for inducing
the nation to come to Delaware; but
announcement was made that pub
lie meeting will be held Friday, Jan
uary 22nd at Georgetown, at which
time the citizens of the county will
be told more fully what can and will
be done.
Milford chronicle., 1926-01-15
THREE MEN And One
CHILD HURT in CRASH
Cut And Bruised When Truck
And Roadster Collide Near
Milford.

A collision occurred last Thurs
day afternoon when a Maryland
truck crashed into a Pennsylvania
automobile at the intersection OF
the Harrington-Milford boulevard
and the state highway west of Mil
ford. AS a result of the accident
three men and one child were badly,
though not seriously, injured.
The victims were brought to the
Milford Emergency Hospital by the
hospital ambulance. Those in the
accident treated at the hospital
were: DR.. Horace H. Darlington of
Concordville, Pa. He was cut about
the head and body and was badly
shocked. F. G.. Vincent of Green
wood, was cut about the face and
shocked; NJ. A. Wiley and child, Of
Greenwood, shocked and bruised.
The three from Greenwood were
discharged from the hospital that
evening. DR.. Darlington, in a road
ster, was driving north on the state
highway when a truck, said to be
owned by Everngall and Linden, of
near fredericksburg, Md, and bearing
the Greenwood people and also a
COW and calf struck Darlington's
car at the crossing. The truck was
going from Milford to Harrington.
The parties from Greenwood were
being given lift on their way
home.
Both machines were demolished
and the COW and calf thrown out of
the truck, but were practically un-
injured and were cared for at a
nearby farm.
Milford chronicle., 1926-01-15
BUREAU OF MARKETS
REPORT TELLS OF
AID TO FARMERS
Market News Service Increasing
Every Year Says Bureau D.
rector DeTicksOn.
Get BUYERS FOR PRODUCE
Our Farmers Have Found Better
Markets Through Activities
OF Board.

w. T. Derickson, director of the
Bureau of Markets, has submitted
a report to Governor Robinson re-
viewing the work of the bureau for
the past year and in which it is
stated that the work was greatly
increased during 1925. This bur-
eau is operated as a division of the
State Board of Agriculture that
board having general supervision
over the work.
This bureau has done an excel
lent work since it was organized
several years ago and has been of
real benefit to the farmers of Del
aware, especially fruit growers in
the marketing of their crops. The
report in part follows:
"It is a real pleasure for us to
report to you that, during the year
1925, the work in all lines of this
department has greatly increased
and expanded, and that an ever in
creasing number of growers and
shippers are taking advantage of
the service provided. The number
of farmers who come personally to
the Office to talk over their mar
keting problems has greatly in
creased, and seldom a day passes
that we do not receive inquiries
from buyers outside the State, ask
ing that we put them in touch with
producers of certain commodities
who are located in the State, in Or
der that they may make purchases.
"Our Market News Service is in
creasing every year. During the
past season, we furnished market
information regularly from the fol-
lowing receiving centers: Philadel-
phia, Newark, New York, Pitts
burgh, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Co
lumbus, Detroit and Buffalo. This
information varies according to the
commodities in which Deiaw are
growers are interested and covers
the number of cars of any given
commodity on track, the prevailing
price, whether the market is strong
or weak, and whether the supplies
are light or heavy. This inforDa-
tion has proven valuable to our
growers and shippers in helping
them to avoid glutted or congested
markets, and enabling them to take
advantage of the best markets. This
information is gathered through
Government Agencies and direct by
this department.
1--WE believe that the market news
continued on page 81
Milford chronicle., 1926-01-15
STATE HIGHWAY POLICE
MAKE NUMEROUS ARRESTS
Fines Amounting To $2,552 Collected
During Month Of December

Arrests to the number of 142 and
a number of warnings are listed on
the monthly report for December
made public by State Highway po-
lice Superintendent Reynolds this
week. Fines amount to $2,552.0O.
Reckless driving again tops the
list of offenses with 30 arrests. I'm
proper tags caused the arrest of 1S
and operating unregistered cars Ii
motorists got into trouble.
Usually the second leading Of
fense on the docket is operating
automobiles under the influence OF
liquor, but last months report
shows that only ten drivers were
arrested for that offense.
Other offenses and the number
of arrests on each charge follow
No operators license, 8; larceny, 6;
transporting liquor, z; no mirror on
truck, 6; carrying concealed deadly
weapons, 4; possession of liquor, 3;
overloaded trucks, 8; drunk, 3;
trespassing, 8; disorderly conduct
8; having no light on horse drawn
vehicle, 2; drunk and d1sorderlE, z;
violating the game laws, 2 and i'm
proper lights, 2.
There was one arrest on each Of
the following offenses:
Parking without lights, felonous
assault, indecency, assault and bat
terry, no title to car, passing car Oh
the right, non-support, manslaugh'
ter, failing to stop after accident
failing to stop at cross roads, man
ufacturing liquor and defective
brakes.
Milford chronicle., 1926-01-15
GRANGE In FAVOR
OF PROHIBITION
Kent County Pomona Members In
Session At Camden Urge Strict
Enforcement OF Law.

Kent County Pomona Grange held
its regular quarterly meeting in
Fruitland Grange Hall, Camden,
last Wednesday, as guests of Fruit
land Grange, with nearly two hun
dred persons present. Worthy Mas
ter w. H. Armstrong presided.
The main address of the day was
made by Sussex County Agent M. C.
Vaughn, his subject being Farm
and Finances" and by means of
1c.liaIts showed the trend Of prices CT
farm products and the prices of
other commodities are slowly near
ing the same level and, therefore.
the outlook for the farmer is bright
er now than it has been for the past
two or three years.
Mr.. Vaughn urged everyone to
boost Delaware and expressed great
faith in a bright future for Della
ware and the whole DelmarVia Pen
insula.
The afternoon program was
brought to a close by comic reci-
tation by Caleb Johnson, entitled
Married Life" and by two songs by
Mrs. w. w. Moore.
The following resolutions were
adopted by the Grange:
Resolved, That we reafirm our po-
sition in regard to prohibition and
that we oppose any change in the
present prohibition laws unless suct
change makes them more strict. We
favor strict enforcement of these
laws.
Resolved, That we favor the re-
voking of automobile licenses fol
one year of drunken drivers and o.
those who are notoriously careless.
Resolved, That we heartily en-
dorse the doing of community ser
vice by all Oranges and that we en-
courage any work that will be o.
service to the whole neighbOrhood.
Milford chronicle., 1926-01-15
CAESAR RODNEY SCHOOL
PUPILS WILL GIVE PLAY
"SchOOl For Scandal" Will Be Pre-
sented January 18th And 10Th. =

The Senior English Glass of Cae-
sar Rodney High School will pre-
sent Richard B. Sheridan's famous
comedy, School for Scandal" at
the Wyoming Club house, on Mon
day and Tuesday nights, January
18th and 18th.
1t will be remembered that "The
Rivals" by the same author was
given last year with unusual sue
cess. The entire cast motored to
Philadelphia early in November to
see a professional company per-
form the School for Scandal at
the Broad Street Theatre The play
ranks as the greatest comedy in
English literature, and has contin-
ued to hold its pre-eminent place as
the most perfect specimen of an
acting comedy in the language.
The wit and humor is as up-to-
date as though it were a contempor-
ary drama. The costumes are satin
coats and breeches and powdered
wigs of the latter eighteenth cen
tury-about the period of the Re-
NOlullOudIy w dl. n0 WOInSu Will
their towering headdress and elab-
crate dress are indeed picturesque.
These fancy costumes are being
carried out in every possible de-
tail.
If you want to enjoy two hours
of good wholesome fun at small eX-
pense, come to the Wyoming Club
House January 18th or 18th. Tick
cts are on sale at Caesar Rodney
School. Telephone Dover 444R OIL
by any member of the Senior Class
at SOC.
Following is a list of the caste:
Lady Sneerwell, Dorothy Roe;
Sir Peter Teazle, William Fisher
Lady Teazle, Priscilla Johnson;
Sir Benjamin Backbite, G.. Jump;
Crabtree, G.. Pratt; ROwley, X
Hardesty; Joseph Surface, A. Ev-
ans; Charles Surface, Clarence
Schwartz; Mrs. Candour, Thelme
Tozour; Maria, Jennie Bunting; Sil
Oliver Surface, R. McShain; Moses
q. Houston; Snake, M. Shoemake.
Trip, Allen Wilson; Careless, Jul
ian Dunning; Servant, Joseph Mil
ler; Maid, Minnie Bryant.