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Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-12
FINANCIAL REVIEW


NEW YORK, Dec. Il (P).-Heavy
weekend profit taking gave the stock
market an irregular appearance today,
but number of issues advanced to
new high levels on the current up
swing and succeeded in maintaining
most of their gains Selling generally
was well absorbed with net declines,
as a rule held to fractions. Trading
was in fairly heavy volume for a half
holiday session, totals running close
to 600 shares.
The only important overnight trade
development in the sugar market was
the signing of the Cuban presidential
decree, limiting the size of the current
crop to 100000 tons. 1t was appar-
ent, however, that the market was be-
ginning to feel the culminative effect
of the optimistic statements on the
futuCe of business, which We're issued
earlier in the week by President Cool
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-12
-NEA. San Francisco Bureau

and leading business, banking and rail
executives Most of the standard in
dustrials, such as U. S. Steel common,
Baldwin, General Motors and Standard
Oil of New Jersey, showed mixed frac-
tional CHANGES on the day The lead
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-12

wedding anniversary, May 8, 1919
THE terms cannot be fulfilled
Ebert, Felden asserts, groped for a
way out. Even Field Marshal Won
Hindenburg, it is revealed, advised
against armed resistance. General
Groener said another war against the
allies would mean civil war and the
destruction of The nation. Thus
Ebert signed with heavy heart
Felden declares, and could not bear
the sight of the pen with which he
affixed his signature.
Sunday is the one day in the week
on which Foreign Minister Gustav
Stresemann refuses to become frri,
tated over press canards and per-
sonal attacks. Every morning, In
cluding Sunday, the press department.
of the foreign office sends its chief
a large assortment of clippings Dr.
Stresemann, like all outstanding per-
sonalities, has many critics and many
enemies. The opposition press single
him out for bitter attacks. He ad-
mits that at times he becomes irri-
tated, but on Sundays he refuses to
have his day off spoiled. When clip
pings arrive he lays them aside for
Monday reading.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-12
COpper. Silver Quotations

The average daily quotation for cop
per and silver, as carried by the Engi-
neering and Mining Journal for the
week ending December ., are as fol-
lows:
copper, 1890. silver, SO.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-12
COTTON MARKET

NEW YORK. Dec. IL R.-The gen
eral cotton market closed steady at net
advances of to points.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-12

Theater and opera tickets as Christ
mas presents have been made pos
sible for the first time A number
of producers are selling handsomely
printed credit gift slips, the recipi-
ents of which can exchange them for
the stipulated number of seats at the
box office at any time within two
weeks after Christmas.
The honor guard at President Won
Hindenburg's mansion is taking q
course in observation so as to know
when to accord military honors be-
fitting representatives of foreign
powers. The necessity for a course
of instruction became evident when
Under Secretary of Foreign Affairs
Karl Won Schubert recently began
sporting a gold-braided blue uniform
reminiscent of pre-war imperial pomp
Herr Won Schubert wears the new
Iuniform whenever a new arrival in
the diplomatic corps presents his cre-
dentials to the president. On several
occasions, however, the honor guards,
unaccustomed to seeing a German re-
publican official wearing such e1abo-
rate clothes, have singled out the
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-12
LIBERTY BONDS

NEW YORK, Dec. IL R.-Liberty
bonds closed; avs, 1OO,22; first 4As.s.
1925; second Az IS. 10000; third 4A's,
1O1.1O; fourth AVS, 1886; Z. S. Govt
AVS, 109.31.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-12

In 40 huge volumes, some so heavy
that double bindings were necessary
the German government has placed at
the disposal of scholars the last of
the secret diplomatic documents from
which it is hoped additional evidence
may be CLEANED as to the causes of
the World war.
The volumes, which have been pub
lished in series for several years,
cover the period from 1871 to the
outbreak of the World war. When
the completion of the final set en-
titled before the catastrophe" the
government announced its hopes of
having materially insisted in clearing
up the question of the war guilt
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-12
SHEER LUCK

Pat: Say, Mike, did yez hear about
that big fiddler dying? He thought
so much of his violin he had it
buried with him.
Mike: No, yez don't name it? It's
a dom good thing he didn't play the
piano.
"No Breakfast Complete Without
'Fhe Dispatch" :"
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-12

absorbed, sharp advance ensued. oats
were governed by corn.
Provisions reflected a downward
trend in the hog market.
Milford chronicle., 1926-06-11
MILFORD RESIDENTS SHOULD
CONSERVE WATER SUPPLY
Light & Water Commission Issues
Warming

Owing to the increased demand for
water for domestic purposes, and by
those who are sprinkling their lawns,
the Light & Water Commission
has found it necessary to issue an
order which curta1ls the use of wa
ter during the months of June, July,
August and September. With the
view of meeting the demands of the
public and affording ample reserve
water for fire purposes the commits
sion has set definite hours when wa
ter may be used foT sp"inkling pur-
poses. Each day during the four
months above mentioned water con-
sumers will be allowed to sprinkle
between the hours of and 8 in tine
morning, and 5 to in the evening.
Every property owner in the town
has been asked to cooperate so that
the water supply can be kept ample
for all purposes. For those who tail
to comply with the request for CO.
operation the Light & Water Com
mission is providing a penalty. Any
person found violating the ruling
will be placed on water meter and
be required to pay for the water
used, in addition to paying the cost
of installation of the meter.
Milford chronicle., 1926-06-11
CHILD HYGIENE EXPERT
NOW TOURING The STATE
DIR. G.. A. Sargent Will Conduct
Health Conferences

DR.. C. A. Sargent, child hygiene
specialist of the State Board of
Health, accompanied by a nurse, be-
gan hls summer work touring all
towns of Delaware and seeking to
aid mothers in the proper care as
far as health goes, of their children
this week.
DR.. Sargent has fitted up a Ford
truck with equipment and demons
trating apparatus so that he can eff
ficiently exhibit at the smaller towns
the things that a mother should
know through moving pictures and
other equipment.
Before a health conference at any
town, the place is placarded with
posters announcing that on certain
date DR.. Sargent and his health
truck will be there and will hold
conferences with mothers and dem
onstrate the value of toxin and anti
toxin in the prevention of certain
diseases and will also give to the
mothers advice concerning the pro-
per feeding and care of their chill
dren.
The health conferences are sched-
uled for 10 o'clock in the morning al
which time DR.. Sargent will address
the mothers at some hall or schoo
or church building. At 2 in the af
ternoon he will exhibit moving pic
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Milford chronicle., 1926-06-11
MILFORD SENIORS VISIT
The NATIONAL CAPITOL
Frederica Pupils Join In Trip On
Pleasing Jaunt

The graduating classes of the Mil
ford and Frederica high schools left
Saturday afternoon for a trip to
Washington, D. c. The classes of
both schools journeyed to the ma
tional capital together. They were
chaperoned by Mrs. J. Lynn Pratt, Of
Milford. The party from both schools
numbered 25 pupils. They Travelled
from Milford and Frederica to St.
Georges, where they took the boat
for Baltimore. From Baltimore they
travelled by rail to Washington.
While in Washington the party
visited the White House and saw
President Coolidge.
Those from Milford school who
made the trip were: Frances l..
Abbott, Violet c. Best, Margaret E.
Deputy, Katherine E. Hickman, Car
rie M. Hummell, B. P. Ireland, Flor
ence A. Lyons, A. D. Marshall, He'd
wig E. Matthews, Rebecca P. Mat
thews, Mildred K. Mayhem, Marie A
Nelson, William B. Simpson, Caro-
line Vinyard, Dorothy M. Vinyard
Roland D. Walls, Celia A. Wootten
NAPLES E. Jester. The pupils return
ed home Wednesday morning.
Milford chronicle., 1926-06-11
ROBBERS LAShED WITH
WHIP AS CROWDS LOOK ON
PhiladelphianS Who Visited State
Bent On Crime Hug Post

James J. Fee and Thomas Kelly
both Ct Philadelphia, who had been
found guilty by the Court OF General
Session Of assault with intent to rob
solomon Harris, a Wilmington pawn
broker, on March Is, and sentenced
to Is years and forty lashes each,
were whipped at the New Castle
County Workhouse Saturday.
James Meddini, also of Phlladel-
phia, arrested at the same time, was
sentenced to ten years without
lashes, the jury recommending mer-
cy in his case.
The whippings were witnessed by
number of persons from other cit
les, including several newspaper
men from New York, Brooklyn and
Philadelphia. Efforts were made by
the newspaper men to secure Pho
tograph of the whipping, but this
was refused them. One of the num-
ber, Samuel Schuman, of Brooklyn,
said to be in the employ of the In
ternational News Reel, was arrested
after making several snap shots at
the interior of the Jail, and his plates
smashed by the officers. On COM
plant of the warden, Corporal Cole
of the State Highway Police, took
Schuman before a magistrate where
on his pleading guilty to charge oi
! trespass, he was fined SIS and cost.
Milford chronicle., 1926-06-11
DELAWARE BUILDING
ATTRACTS VISITORS
State Troops Will Take Part 10
Flag Day Exercises At Sesqui
Celebration.

First of the original Thirteen Col
onies to ratify the Constitution of
the United States, Delaware again
has achieved first honOrs in cOmplet-
ing her state building at the Sesqui-
Centennial International Exposition
at Philadelphia. Hundreds of visit
ors are attracted daily to the taste
full Colonial structure at the fork Of
two curving roads in the southwest
part of the grounds, just off Broad
street, opposite the huge stadium
and overlooking League Island Park
swimming pool.
The splendid view impresses the
visitors as he approaches the build
ing with its facade of stately col
umns edging the veranda from both
sides of which a II foot terrace of
white pebbles leads away to wind all
around the structure.
Passing through a spacious door
way the visitor finds himself in the
main reception and lOunging room,
it's paneled walls rung with valuable
paintings, while colonial design cleo
trical fixtures hang from the attrac-
tive ceiling. This has a large center
panel of red, white and blue silk,
bordered by smaller rectangles de-
veloped in the Delaware cOlors-a
diamond of gold against a blue back
/ ground.
Prominent among the murals is
the original of Caesar Rodney, the
Delaware signer of the Declaration
of independence portraying his ar
rival at the State House to affiX his
signature to the historic document;
another of an old covered wagoI
laden with DUPONT powder, trundlins
along a road back in the War of 1S1;
Delaware soldiers at Lees surren
der at Appomattox, and others.
An open fireplace attracts the Wis
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Milford chronicle., 1926-06-11

MAY LIMIT STUDENTS ~
AT DELAWARE COLLEGE
DIR. HuIIihen, President OF InStitu-
tion, Makes This Suggestion

Because of crowded conditions and
lack of funds, Dr.. Walter Hulllhen'
president of the University of Della
ware, in his report to the Board Oh
Trustees at their annual meeting IN
Newark last Saturday, suggested
that the enrolment of Delaware Col
lege be limited. Such has already
been done in the Womens College,
he explained.
A definite policy of restriction ln
the number of students was adVlseol
in the report The appropriations DY
General Assembly on the basis OF thy
new students to enter will not SUNG
for the next two years, it is polnt9C
out. with the example given thf'
whereas an increase of 40 was prfo'
yided for, the actual increase was tal
even 100. The faculty, the repd
states, has adopted regulations H.
admission to the effect that a ST u
dent must have four years OF hll9i
school training or the equivalentD
Reference is made in the repoEt u
a number of gifts made the un slVeI
sity during the past year and ais'
calls attention to the nearlng1 y
completion of a dOrmitory and uili
ing-halI for the WOmen's CollegFe'
Henry B. Thompson was re-ele3 'tg,
president of the board, Samuel n -
Messick, vice-president. and Cha rle
B. Evans, secretary and treasure
Milford chronicle., 1926-06-11
DELAWARE TROOPS WILL
CAMP AT REHOBOTH
All Companies Except Laurel To
Make Tour OF State

Orders have been issued by Gov
ernor Robinson for the annual en-
campment of the state troops.
The staff, corps and department OF
the 19Sth Regiment, Coast Artillery
Corps, will camp at the State Rifle
Range, below New Castle and Re-
hoboth Beach from July 81 to August
IA. This detail comprises all of the
troops in Wilmington and the COM
panies in Newark, New Castle, Dover
and Milford.
Battery A, 261st Coast Artillery of
Laurel, will camp at Fort Hancock,
N. Y, July 10 to July "a.
Orders have also been issued pro-
noting Second Lieutenant William
A. F. Pyle to first lieutenant, Coast
Artillery, and assigning him to
headquarters battery, 198th Regi-
ment. Henry D. Thompson is promo
ted to second lieutenant and assign
ed to Battery B.
Milford chronicle., 1926-06-11
AVERAGE YIELD
in EGG CONTEST
PulIets Show Average Yield Of
liz For Month; Hens Aver
age l7.3

Daily egg records from 1873 farms
throughout the state have been tab
ulated by H. S. Palmer, Extension
Poultryman of the University of
Delaware, in the April report of the
Delaware Farm Egg Laying Contest
which was organized last November
with a membership of approximate
ly two hundred leading poultrymen
in the three counties.
This report for April includes 22,-
994 pullets with an average produc-
ton of 17.2 eggs, and 1887 hens
whose monthly average was 179
eggs per bird. The 1895 birds COM
prising the mixed flOcks of both pull
lets and hens gave a higher egg pro-
duction during the month than either
of the separate flocks, as the average
production of these mixed focks was
1874 eggs per bird, which is a very
unusual record to be secured in the
modern methods of poultry raising
on a profitable basis.
In those poultry fOcks consisting
of less than 100 birds the best flock
of pullets laid on an average of 24.5
eggs, the best flock of hens prOduc-
ed 22.9 eggs, and the best mixed
flock gave an average of 26.7 eggs
per bird. In focks which comprised
from 100 to 400 birds, the best flock
of pullets produced 26.6 eggs, the
best flock of hens laid 25.3 eggs, and
the best flock of mixed chickens pro-
duced 24.3 eggs. The record flock OF
pullets in those focks consisting OF
over 400 birds laid on the average OF
/ % eggs, while the best flock of hens
produced only 1874 eggs, as cOmpar'
ed to PIG eggs per bird from the
mixed flocks.
One of the principal items giver
great emphasis by Mr.. Palmer in the
April report is the Importance o.
properly caring for the layers, anC
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Milford chronicle., 1926-06-11
TRUCKS ARE USED
EXTENSIVELY IN
MARKETING CROPS
Data Released By De!!-Mar- Va
Association Shows Steady IT.
crease In Use.
BERRIES NOW AT PEAK
This Week Sees Heaviest Ship
ments Of Delaware And Mary
land Crops.

During the week ending June 9TH,
more than 1000 trucks loaded with
fruits, vegetables and other farm
produce and merchandise were
weighed at the two lower State High
way Department stations in Sussex
county, Delaware. Practically all
were headed north and 7O9 of the
total number were carrying straw
berries to the markets of Whining
ton, Chester, Baltimore, Philadelphia
and New York. Based on a cOnser-
vative estimate of 100 crates to the
truck load more than 10000 crates of
Delaware, Maryland and Virginia
strawberries were transported.
This record, according to figures
secured by the traffic and transpor-
tation department of the Del-Mar-Va
Eastern Shore Association, shows the
greatest truck movement in straw
berries that has ever gone from the
peninsula in a like given time, and
with the strawberry crop late this
year the peak has not been finally
reached. The coming week to ten
days, it is estimated, will show even
a greater movement.
Based on data secured from the
shipping exchanges and the Della
ware State Highway Department, the
Del-Mar-Va Association, estimates
an increase of more than seventy per
cent in the transportation of penin-
sula crops by motor truck from the
farms to the markets, thus far dur
ing 1926, as compared with 1925.
From early in March when the
growers and shippers of greens in
Accomac and Northampton counties,
Virginia, started their trucks with
the first market crop of the season,
until that season ended early in May,
records show that the entire crop
was hauled to the city markets by
truck and that during the height OF
the season as many as sixty trucks
per day left the two counties for the
north. When lower Delaware coun-
ties and the southern counties in
Maryland began their shipment OF
greens, this movement was further
increased, reaching as high as 81
| trucks per day, for short period. A
S375,OO crop was transported over
the highways.
The Virginia counties then began
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Milford chronicle., 1926-06-11
S6,786,352 COLLECTED
IN INCOME TAXES
IN FOUR YEARS
Governor Robinson Receives De-
tailed Report Of Auditors For
That Period.
MANY ARE DELINQUENT
Saws Those Who Pay Should
Aid In Reporting Those Who
Don't.

That a total revenue of $685.
252. As has been collected by the
state School Tax Commissioners Of
fee for the four years ended Octo-
her 81. 1925, is set out in COM
nrehensive audit of the tax office
finances made by Bassett, Richards
and Company, accountants and en-
oineers of New York city, and sub
mitted by them last Saturday TO
Governor Robinson. The accountants
andit has been bound attractively in
hook form. The auditors give detail
ed statistics, and set out comments
thereon, as well as comments OF a
general nature based on their IN
Vestigation. The result of the audit
was made public by Governor Rob
inson. The present State School Tax
commissioner is Pierre S. DUPONT.
collections for the four years
ending October 81, 1925, are set out
as follows:
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Milford chronicle., 1926-06-11
new TRUSTEES NAMED FOR
WESLEY COLLEGIATE INSTITUTE
Prof. c. A. Short, New President,
COnfers With Board At Dover

At the annual meeting of the Board
of Trustees of Wesley Collegiate In
stitute held Tuesday, Prof. c. A.
Short, the new president, discussed
his plans for the year. The faculty
selected some weeks back was ap-
proved by the Board of Trustees, the
only change from last year being
Mrs. J. S. Faulkner, A. B., as teach
er of piano and voice, succeeding
Miss Annie KurtZ.
The list of graduates for this
year was approved by the board and
diplomas were awarded at the COM
mencement exercises held in the
gymnasium.
Some changes on the board of
trustees was made due to deaths
and designations. They include the
following: Melvin Hopkins, of Do
yer. in place of George NJ. Jones,
deceased; Elwood F. Nelson, of Will
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Milford chronicle., 1926-06-11
WITHDRAWS SITE OPTION

The voters of the Special
School District of Milford are
asked to vote at a special
election on June II to decide
whether or not the district
shall issue bonds for the erec-
ton of a greatly needed Gram
mar School Building. No one
can deny that our present
school facilities are made
quate.
The only question to be de-
cided by this election is whe-
ther or not you approve and
will vote for or vote against
the issuing Of bonds for that
purpose.
The question Of site has been
injected into the issue and
there are those who are being
influenced to vote against the
bonding of the district in the
belief that the site for the
school building is to be decided
at this election.
The property owned by The
L. D. Caulk Company on Clark
avenue was looked upon by
the School Board as one of
the desirable locations Cor such
a building, and the company
was asked for an option and a
price on this property. The op-
ton was given and the price
fixed was the cost of the prop
erty plus taxes and interest
since its purchase.
The L. D. Caulk Company
has no reason or desire to sell
this property to the School
District or to anyone, and since
this tentative locations tends
toward defeating the project,
S'The L. D. Caulk Company
y WITHDRAWS THE OPTION
given to the School Board
thereby removing the question
of the Clark avenue site from
the controversy.
THE L. D. CAULK COMPANY
G. Layton Grier, President
Milford chronicle., 1926-06-11
SENATOR BAYARD
PROTESTS Use OF
FIREARMS BY OFFICERS
In Letter To Prohibition Dire ctOr
Edmund Budnitz He Scores
Practice.
HIS VIEWS ARE UPHELD
Headquarters In Washington Say
Dry Officers Shall Not Shoot
PrOmisciOusly.

Senator Thomas F. Bayard, Of Del
aware was upheld on Tuesday by
Federal Prohibition headquarters in
his controversy with Edmund Bud
nitz, prohibition administrator for
the Maryland district, which includes
Delaware, over the use of firearms
by prohibition agents in holding lp
automobiles on highways.
According to Federal Prohibition
Agent James E. Jones, all Federal
liquor law agents have orders not
to shoot unless it is necessary to
protect their lives. In the absence
of Brigadier General Lincoln c. An
drews, Assistant Secretary of the
Treasury in charge of prohibition
enforcement, who is in Vermont, Mr..
Jones is in high command of the
Federal prohibition forces.
He said it was general order
from headquarters that prohibition
agents should not use their guns un-
less they were in danger of being
killed. Agents violating this order,
he added, were liable to dismissal
from the service. The various pro-
hibition administrations he explain
ed, are supposed to see that this
order is obeyed in their district, but
headquarters of the prohibition unit
in Washington did not rely entirely
upon the administrators to insure
this, however.
Whether the prohibition head
quarters contemplated any action in
connection with the case of Harrison
B. Collins, Slaughter Neck farmer,
whose automobile was fired upon by
prohibition agents and Delaware
State Highway policemen, May 25, is
not known. Senator Bayard lodged
a protest with Mr.. Budnitz against
the action of the Prohibition Agents
in sending bullets into Collins car
after he failed to halt at their COM
mand, upon a dark road.
Mr.. Budnitz reported to the Della
ware Senator that George A. Hill,
State Prohibition Administrator for
Delaware has again instructed his
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Milford chronicle., 1926-06-11
MILFORD GRAMMAR
SCHOOL EXERCISES
-
Interesting Program Prepared For
18th Annual Graduation Mon.
day Afternoon.

The twelfth annual graduation eX-
ercises of the Milford Grammar
School will be held Monday at the
Plaza Theatre, in the afternoon at 2
O'Clock. A feature of the program
will be musical pageant Past and
Present" A short address by DR..
Frank D. Boynton, Superintendent of
Schools of Ithaca, N. Y, will be
made. The program follows:
Music, Milford Public School Or
chestra.
Invocation.
Song by the school.
Greetings.
Musical pageant ."Past and Pres
ent." The story: Two American
girls in a hotel in Switzerland de-
eide to give a costume party in or
der to get acquainted with their Eu-
ropean friends. Each child agrees to
dress in the costume of home fam
Gus character from their respective
countries. Through the inspiration
of song these characters tell of their
contribution to history. AS Beeth-
ovens "NIinuet" is played two Swiss
Children dance the "Minuet." Other
interesting characters that appear
are ueen Isabella, Columbus, Joan OF
Arc, Daniel Boone, Benjamin Frank
lin, William Tell, Pocahontas, Flor
ence Nightingale and st. George.
A flag drill will be given in honor
of Flag Day.
Music.
Short address by DR.. Frank D
Bownton, Superintendent of Public
/ Schools of Ithaca, N. Y.
Presentation of diplomas.
Glass song.
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