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Milford chronicle., 1926-01-22
State Law Requiring Light Hav-
ing Two Hundred Foot Beam
To Be Enforced.
REGULATE TRUCK LOADS
During Heavy Weather A Maxi
mum Load OF $1,000 Pounds
Permitted.

State police have been ordered by
Superintendent Reynolds to arrest
all motorists who drive cars at
night with only the cowl lights
burning.
Section 2 of the motor vehicles
laws specifically sets forth that
cars shall not operate at night with
only cowl lights turned on. Drivers
must use the headlights and these
are to be of sufficient power to
throw a beam of light 200 feet
ahead and to sufficiently illuminate
the highway that a man or other
object will be visible at rs feet.
It has been found by State Po-
lice that a number of auto drivers
are operating their cars with only
the coWl lights turned on.
Police have also been ordered to
arrest motorists, and particularly
truck drivers, who throw out the
clutch and coast the hills. This is
constructed as reckless driving.
Chief Engineer G. D. Buck of the
State Highway Department Monday
Issued an order effective at
midnight Monday night. restricting
loads of trucks to a gross weight of
sixteen thousand pounds on the i'm
proved State highways. Mr.. Buck
explained that authority for this or
der is given in a State law. No
time can be definitely fixed for the
length of this embargo, but Mr..
Buck thinks it might last perhaps a
week or it might be lifted within
two or three days should the
weather turn cold. It is done to
protect the highways from heavy
loads during a thaw.
All truck drivers not observing
the rule, whether they are operat-
ing Delaware trucks or ones from
outside of the State, will be ar
rested.
By limiting the load weight of
trucks during the thawing weather,
breaking of the concrete roadbed is
avoided.
Milford chronicle., 1926-01-22
COMMUNITY CLUB TEAM
PLAYS NEWARK TONIGHT
Fine Basketball Game Promised For
Lovers OF Sport Here.

The newly organized Community
Club basketball team will play Co.
e, of Newark, on the gymnasium
floor at the Community Building
this evening. The new local club
team is composed of some of the
best players in the town, and they
have been working hard to get
themselves in shape for this eve
ning's game. 3 Company E has a
team which has been playing an ex-
cellent brand df basketball. Those
who have bee1i watching the Mil
ford boys at practice this week pre-
dict that they will put up a fine
game, and that the upstate contin-
gent will have to play a stiff game
to win. The Community Club team
is one Of the several athletic or
ganizations which is being formed
with headquarters in the new build
ing constructed and operated by the
Carlisle Fire Company. The game
should be well worth WITNESSING =
Milford chronicle., 1926-01-22
RADIO TO Be USED
In AIDING FARMERS
Steps To Be Taken To Give
Variety Of Agriculture Pro-
grams.

The United States Department of
Agriculture will shortly enter radio
broadcasting in a new form, with a
view of supplying farmers all over
the country with the vast fund of
popular and scientific agricultural
information that originates on the
farm and in the laboratories of the
department, according to an an
nouncement made last week. Steps
will be taken Immediately to fur
nish a variety of agricultural pro-
gram material to commercial broad
casting stations serving farmers.
Much of the material furnished by
the radio service will be prepared
for presentation in a radically differ
ent manner than the present, almost
universal practice of reading manu-
scripts. Broadcasting stations coop
Grating will be asked to provide
personalities who have unmistak-
able qualifications to voice the In
formation and material, which II
cases, will be presented in popular
style and in the form of dialogue OF
questions and answers.
"UncIe Bert" the garden expert OF
Sam Pickford, the departments ex-
pert who will have charge of the
newly-created service, will enter
tain and instruct boys and girls Of
the Radio Order of Junior Gardners
with nature-study information. Some
of the juniors themselves VII be
heard over the radio as they ask
questions of "Uncle Bert"
"Fifty Farm F'lasz. - will soon be
offered as regular fs5e6fe on the
air. The flashes" will consist of in
teresting current Information sough .
by farmers through the several
thousand letters received each week
by the department.
other special feature programs
are under consideration, among
which are to be ''Housekeepers' Half
Hour" and the National Farm
School," In the latter, the farm will
be considered as the students labor
atory. Timely lectures courses which
dovetail with the daily farm work,
will be developed, and laboratory as
signments will be made which ne
cessitate putting into practice the
subject matter taught"
Milford chronicle., 1926-01-22
SUSSEX COUNTIANS
MAKE PLEA FOR INLET
Speakers Say The Government Is
Morally Bound To Keep Out.
let To Sea Open.

Speakers appearing before the
recent meeting held by Col. Brown,
United States Engineer for the Del
aware District, at Millsboro, pre-
sented strong arguments for the
opening of the Indian River inlet
so that salt water may find its way
into the river and bay as it did in
years gone by In opening the
meeting, Col. Brown explained to
the meeting the fact that there are
two distance projects at present
under consideration. The first is
that which was started in 1888, at
which time the government appro-
priated and expended $4,000 to
open a channel across the fats in
the river. This channel entirely
disappeared, according to Col.
Brown, after the first year. 1t is
this project which the government
purposes discontinuing. The second
project is that now being cOnsid-
cred by the State Of Delaware, and
has to do with the opening of a
permanent inlet so that water may
have free flow from the ocean into
the bay and river. Preliminary sur
veys made by the government engi-
neers places the approximate cost
of this work at 100000.
At the meeting, Senator Steel,
chairman of the meeting, explained
to the gathering what has been
done about this work. The last ses-
sion of the legislature appropriated
$4,000 toward the project, provided
the Federal government will supply
the balance of the money necessary.
Frank M. Jones, speaking for one
of the interested parties, said that
in his judgment the present trouble
was caused when the government
dredged the Assawaumen Canal,
thereby changing the flow of water
in the bay and river, and that for
this reason if no other the govern
ment was morally bound to open
the inlet so that sea water may
again ebb and flow therein. The
meeting was addressed by other in
terested parties, and closed with
the presentation of a lengthy petit
tion urging the federal government
to take action and open up the inlet,
Milford chronicle., 1926-01-22
TAXES ARE HEAVY
IN MANY STATES
Delaware Third In Per Capita
Of Federal Paymspt'-FyOming
Folk Pay The Least;

Nou{ vort-Althcugh New York
state lpays the hiehesI per caplIa tIa
federal tax amounting 10 more tnan
double the average for the country,
and-contributes By far the largest
amount annually to The upkeep OF
the federal goveFlment, the people
of FIorida. Michigan, Delaware,
North and South Dakota and Utah
hear a heavier iotaA tax burden in
proportion to their income, accord
ing to a study If comparative taxa
tion contained in a report just COM
pleted by the Ncctional Industrial
Conference Boar A7 Park avenue,
New York.
taxes raised in 1924, New York
state paid S6S1, 100000, or $62.46 per
capita representing 7.13 per cent of
the total income of it's citizens. For
the upkeep Of state and local ad-
the people of New
York spent a similar total amount,
$139, 100000 and $530,874,000 re-
spectively, Or 7.01 per cent of their
lOldl AuCOll4Cs AC POOPAC VI 4NOA I'll
on the other hand, con-
$8,194,OO0, representing
$12.13 per capita or only 3.04 per
cent. of their total income for the
upkeep of the federal government;
but they spent $30,O91,O 900, repre-
senting Ills per cent of their total
income for state and local admins
tration expenditures. Total tax con-
tributions for federal, state and To-
cal government administration paid
by the people of New York rep
resented 14.14 per cent of income,
while the total tax burden of the
people of North Dakota amounted
to 14.19 per cent of income. The
people of Wyoming enjoy the light
est tax burden in the country, their
total tax bill for all governmental
expenditures amounting to only
SIS, 100000, representing 9.59 per
cent of their total income.
Rhode Island, Delaware and
Massachusetts follow New York as
CONTINUED on page y
Milford chronicle., 1926-01-22
BAKER FATALLY
SHOT BY FRED SHORT
Shooting Of Laurel Boy Followed
Hard Cider Party

Walter Baker is dead and Fred
Short is in Georgetown Jail as the
result Of party on Sunday night at
which hard cider is said to have
been the principal refreshment. The
trouble resulting in the fatal shoot
ing of Baker originated so quickly
that those present seem unable to
give a clear version of the affair.
The party was at the home Of
Shorts father, about two miles from
Laurel. Baker, aged IL years, was
one of the guests. Short, aged 16
years, is said to have exclaimed to
Baker "Look out I am going to
shoot" Baker caught hold of the
barrel and the two boys started to
scuffle for the possession Of the
weapon. It was discharged and the
full load of shot struck Baker IN
the stomach. Despite his terrible
injury he ran to the yard and sat
down. Later James Chapman and his
son George. learned of the boys
o1iobt and they took him to the
Peninsula General Hospital at Sal
isbury, where he died Monday NOR
ming. The parents of Short were at
tending church when the shooting
occurred.
Short was arrested on Sunday
night and taken to Georgetown Jail.
He maintained silence and stated
that he could not remember any Of
the circumstances surrounding the
killing of Baker. On Tuesday he is
said to have admitted to the police
that he fired the shot which killed
the youth. Baker was buried on
Milford chronicle., 1926-01-22
PLAZA ORCHESTRA PLEASES
WITH THEIR FINE MUSIC
The Music Is Of Good Character
And Well Rendered

All of this week those patrons
who went to the Plaza Theatre were
well pleased with the fine orchestra
which the management Of that the
atre has secured to play nightly. The
orchestra is known as the Plaza
Theatre Orchestra, and is under the
direction of Herbert Fritzche.
The music was especially well
rendered for the pictures which are
shown nightly at the Plaza, and was
played in perfect time with the pic
lures. This has been one of the
drawbacks of the theatre in the past
AS heretofore there seldom was
any rhythm between the picture and
the music. If the brand of music
which the orchestra is furnishing
this week is any criterion for the
future, all theatre-goers will be
pleased to go to hear them play.
This new invocation should make
the Plaza more popular than ever to
those who are movie-fans and will
be the means of drawing more peo-
pie to Milford.
Milford chronicle., 1926-01-22
Increased Use OF Automobiles And
Lack Of Revenue May Make
Step Necessary.
ks9Ag Is PROSPEROUS
Line Gives An Increase In Net
Income OF $l,2O9.69 Over The
Preceding Year.

The seventy-fOurth annual meet
ing of the stockholders of Delaware
Railroad, was held at Dover last
Thursday at which the annual in
rome statement was made. The in
ONE from lease Of the road was
423,5 ,551.5O. a decrease over 1924 of
7.5O. Income including funded Sc
rites and sinking fund of S45,-
s74S.33, making gross income As 469,-
h93S3, an increase over 1924 Of ST.
O93,07.
deductions from gross income in
clueing interest on funded debt
maintenance of organization, tax ac-
crusals were S1S.210.70 or net in
come of S451, ,0S713, an increase over
1872 Of S1,209.69.
The amount to the credit of profit
and loss as of december 81, 1924,
was $975,29S.7S to which is added
$5,518.80 balance Of income for the
year ana sundry net credits of $97,-
1000, making a total to the credit
of profit and loss December 81, 1925,
$1,O18,527.5S.
President A. J. County in his re-
port called attention to the chief
item in reconstruction during the
year Of the bridge over the Chesa-
Apeake ana Delaware Canal, which
was actively undertaken in 1924 so
as to permi niteR States Govs
eminent to and deepen the
canal, cne-tHirc the cost being
cbargeable to tI railroad company.
The report also states that busi-
ness and financial conditions during
1925 were generally satisfactory and
the cooperation betReen shippers,
the railroads snd Il Pir employees
resulted in a marke1 advance in
transportation and made possible
important impr,geindnts and addi-
tions to railroad property and equip
ment.
7 Directors elect5. were IS follows:
James J. Ross, M Yer ,. Hoffecker,
Henry TatINl1lll as Johnson,
John HUM, B sborough, ].
NJ. Dennis, Ed 4Iart, Joseph |
Bancroft, Oliver Newton, A. J.
County, Henry p. S@tt, Victor Rec
Ords, Harry Mayer tnd NJ. c. Ken
nedy.
At the dinner which followed the
business meeting IN address was
made by w. NJ. Wacdr5p. superin-
tendent of the Sh3ItS germ Division Of
the PENNSYLVANIA lToad, in which
he outlined the of the com
pany in contempl hg of making
necessary changes the system due
to improved conexCe roads, the
main one of which Syas the prOpos-
ed abandoning Of Sc sof the small
Milford chronicle., 1926-01-22
% presented MIS-. ~
8n introduced the speaker.


Ryden traced the growth nj
colonies, showing how they
rged from independence of one
another to interdependence, the for
4 nation of the United States and it's
increasing relations with Europe.
fand pointed out that had it not been
that the states of the Union live un-
der one government the Civil War
would not have been our only inter-
nal war.
He showed that our constitution
is the result of a compromise of
many different opinions lust as will
De ultimately the case with The
World Court; and he showed also
mat as the influence of the Supreme
Court Of the United States has in
creased during the years, such will
be the case with the World Court.
AS result of the meeting a reso-
tuition was passed calling upon our
senators to vote for the adherence
OF the United States to the World
Court with the Harding-Hughes-
Coolidge reservations.
This was the first of a series of
meetings being held by the league
in Sussex county and several new
members Joined the organization.
The next meeting is scheduled for
February 18th at the Zwanendael
Club in Lewes with the subject,
Taxation, State and Local."
Milford chronicle., 1926-01-22
GEORGETOWN MAN
BUTCHERS LARGE HOG
TWO-Year-Old POrker Tipped Beams
At 726 Pounds

AS the winter season advances and
reports of large hogs come il from
the several sections Of Sussex coun-
osWs of extra fine pOrkers are
frequent intervals. Among
tchering extra large hogs
ave come to our notice is
D. Bishop, whose post Office
,getown. Mr.. Bishop last
gay killed hog which tipped
Gales at 726 pounds dressed.
animal was two years old and
lad not been given attention better
than others in the pen. This is the
largest hog reported killed at the
Chronicle Office this year. If there
are others who have grown fancy
norkers, write in and tell us about
Milford chronicle., 1926-01-22

One OF -
pear on this progr
is Prof. James E. Rice
Poultry Department of CO..
versity, and who is also consfcs
as being the pioneer in the field of
modern poultry husbandry in the
United States. Prof. Rice always
has something Of interest and value
to those farmers who are engaged
in the poultry business, as his lei IeJ1
lures and demonstrations are wen
" a Anntber on speaker of prominence
who will address the short course
neople at Georgetown next week is
Prof. w. H. Allen, head of the Poul-
try Department of the New Jersey
Agricultural College, ana who was
Extension Specialist in that state
for a number Of years. Prof. Allen
continued on page y
Milford chronicle., 1926-01-22
Test Under Loose State PrOhibi-
ton Law Decided In Court Of
General Sessions.
CASE IS IMPORTANT One
Judge Richards Rules That
Fruit Used Must Be Raised
In Delaware.

In a test case brought by the State
in connection with that section of
the Loose prohibition enforcement
act relative to the possession of
wine for home consumption, Bartal-
amo PantalOne, of Wilmington,
charged with the possession of $40
gallons of grape wine, testing 1l.S1
to 1856 per cent, was acquitted by
jury after fifty minutes delibera-
ton in Court of General Sessions in
Wilmington, before Judge Richards
last week.
John J. Morris, Jr., attorney for
the defendant, cited a similar law
enacted by the Legislature of Mas
sachusetts, which was declared un-
constitutional on the ground that 1t
was in violation of interstate COM
merce laws. He cOntended that the
words native fruits" in the Della
ware law, if interpreted as meaning
only Delaware fruits, would make
this section of the statute uncon-
stitutional. He argued that the
phrase native fruits" should be in
terpreted as distinguishing fruit
raised in the United States from inn
ported fruits.
Judge Richards, however, in in
structing the jury, disagreed with
Mr.. Morris contention, setting forth
that having in possession more than
one quart of spirituous liquor is pro-
lhiOited in one section of the Loose
act, but Section 5 of the law reads
that the act shall not be construed
9 S prohibiting the manufacture and
possession of wine from native
fruits"
The only question, he stated, the
Jury was to consider, therefore, is
whether the defendant manufactured
from native fruits and
her he had it in his possession
domestic use. The law, he told
jury, means by native fruits"
is grown in the State of Della
defendant contended he did
ate the statute by reasas =
Milford chronicle., 1926-01-22
Press Association Meets Next
Week

The annual session of the
DelmarVia Press Association
and the Maryland Press Asso-
citation will be held in the Ho-
tel du Pont Saturday, January
80. Each association will hold
a business meeting at $3.50
o'clock in the morning and at
1 O'Clock, there will be a joint
luncheon.
Governors Robinson of Del
aware, and Ritchie, of Mary
land, will be invited to address
the luncheon gathering.
Milford chronicle., 1926-01-22
KENT RESIDENTS ASK
FOR IMPROVED ROADS
Several Delegations Appeared Be-
fore Levy Court Tuesday

At the weekly session Of Kent
County Levy Court Tuesday severa
delegations appeared in bcna1
improved roads. One from Farg
ton asked for a mile and a hal
the du Pont Boulevard to
proper; one from Viola
outlet from a dirt road
crete road to Viola;
from Lebanon asked foT
road from the concrete ro
Dover to Lebanon.
The Lebanon road az
ington road have alZ
commended and it ms
approval Of Kent Coz
to begin const
weather ,permit
Milford chronicle., 1926-01-22

chartered under the Delaware law
during the year was 5O53. To
best month was December wbsa
charters were issued and s16
collected in ices.
The fees from both the automo-
bile licenses and charters was a sub
stanciaI increase over 1924.
Milford chronicle., 1926-01-22
SUSSEX MEETING ENDORSES
WORLD COURT MEMBERSHIP
DR.. Ryden, OF State University, Prin-
cipal Speaker At Gathering

DR.. George H. Ryden of the Unii
versity of Delaware spoke on 9Th
World Court" at the meeting of tl
Delaware League of Women's Vote
held in Georgetown last Wednesd;
Among hose at the meeting VIC
Mrs. Edward Sudler and Mrs. An
Beach, both of Georgetown, "
acted as hostesses; Mrs. L. V.
kins Of Lewes, who represents
sex county as one Of the vice-pI
dents Of the league; Mrs. Ella
cry, one Of the two directors
Sussex on the executive boa
Mrs. Frederick BringhlIsa
president, and Miss
Kay, the eXec.r,Sti1ss
/ had come
| presen
people
i SuSs6
Milford chronicle., 1926-01-22
FARMERS SHORT COURSE
WILL BE HELD NEXT WEEK
Speakers OF Prominence VIII Ad-
dress Meeting At Georgetown.

The Farmers Short Course, which
: planned and conducted each year
this state under tile direction ci
university Of Delaware School
griculture, will be held at
own the week of January
ording to announcements
~ Director c. A. McCue
Sytension Depart
Milford chronicle., 1926-01-22
JEFFERSON
DEDICATA
TEMPLE
Grand Master
OF Milford
Exercises.
STRUCTURE COST S35,OOO
It Is One Of The Most Modern
And COmmOdiOus Lodge Homes
In The State.

With elaborate exercissss7ls
the selemnity of the order, b.
nificent new home of JeffS
Lodge, No. Is, A. F. and A. NJ, Was
dedicated last Friday evening when
representatives from practically ev-
cry lodge of MasOns in the state
were present to participate in the
ceremonies. The structure, erected
at a cost of $4,000, is one of the
most modern and commodl0us lodge
homes in Delaware.
The new building, located on Sec
ond street, was thrown open for I
public inspection Friday afternc ~
from 2.30 o'clock until o'clock md
all those who entered were asked to
register, the list of names showing
that about 1000 people visited the
Temple during the afternoon. E. w.
Wiltbank was master of ceremonies
during this part of the celebration.
There were present the nj - of
Bthe local lodge to condu
tors through the buiId1
them The comfortableV
rooms were decorated
fusion of flowers and
chestra was on hand
music.
Friday evening at z
ferson Lodge met for the last
in their old quarters in odd
lows Hall on Mulberry street. &
a brief session they marched
their new home. The parade tlA
the streets was headed by the TaS
Cedars Band of Milford.
Here the exercises were condues
ed by the officers of the Grt
Lodge of Delaware. Grand Ma
James P. Pierce, of Milford. an
Milford chronicle., 1926-01-22
STATE CHARTER FEES
NEARLY MILLION DOLLARS
Receipts From All Sources OF Sec.
retary OF States Office $1,S1O,6SS

Figures just compiled show that
the total receipts of the Secretary Of
States Office for 1925 was t$1,810,-
6S3.87. This was one of tIMRest
years as to receipts in the hi
the Office. 1t is contended Il
the great volume of busines
now transacted through til
the 81 s. 600 year al.sS9Wyssd bv
legislature NEear Tx operation
Office is insufficient.
The above receipts included Z, to-
mobile licenses and money received
under the charter law. The receipts
are set out as follows:
Issuing of charters --S 991, ,158.47
Fees for certified copies
and filing of charters 136.869.4O
State tax from civil
commissions - 4'4zo'V's
Fees from civil commits
sions --------------------- o1o'VV
licenses - 6S0,70000 /.
Totals -----------.------ $1,81O,6S3.87
The total number Of corporatio&
Milford chronicle., 1926-01-22
STATE BANKS ENDORSE
PENINSULA PROJECT
viii Subscribe $4,000 Annually To
Fund For Advertising Purposes

county bankers will sub
bout $4,000 towards the fund
90 a year for two years
be raised by the recently
Del-Mar-Va Eastern
eiation to advertise the
or. G. Layton Grier, of Milford,
irman for Sussex county, called
pecial meeting of the bankers of
hsounty which was held at
getown Monday to discuss the
Ter of raising money for the
A resolution was adopted
b on each bank in the county
lscribe one-f1fth of one per
capital and surplus of
is understood that this
hring in about $4,000.
5l54ss4 3 of SaliSEIirv, Md,
Fred p. AuTSlIi-j- es5,ore Az
president of the Eastern 90
sociation. william s. Goruy, OF sal
isb111v talked of as a possible DEM
ocratic candidate for governor of
Maryland; Senator Orlando Harri-
son, of Berlin, Md, ana H. ]. Hill,
executive vice-president of the State
of Florida Development Board, were
visitors and gave short talks.
DR.. Grier presided at the meet
ing and announced there would be
a general meeting for all in Sussex
county interested in the project to
be held here Friday of this week.
With only a few exceptions, every
bank in the county was represent
ed at the meeting. The county
bankers present were:
Glen Huston and Isadore Steph-
any, of Seaford; DR.. J. B. NAPLES
and William B. Hilyard, of George
town; w. S. Lord and C. w. Parker,
of Greenwood; J. E. Goslee, of
H. K. Fooks, w. G. Smith
and H. E. Williams, of Laurel; c.
G.. NAPLES, of Milton; DR.. w. P.
Orr, DR.. U. w. Hooker, DR.. Joseph
M. Martin and Thomas R. Ingram,
of Lewes; J. H. Elliott and E. E.
Wootten, of Laurel; General Geo.
H. Hall, DR.. G.. Layton Grier, G.
Thomas Reed, Charles D. Abbott
and L. N. Hearne, of Milford.