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Milford chronicle., 1929-05-03
DELAWARE HOLSTEIN
cow NEW CHAMPION
Du POnt Farms Make New Gloss
Butterfat Record For Delaware

Backed by several generations of
good production records, the new
State champion junior 4-year-old
Holstein-Friesian cow for the State
of Delaware is Winterthur Donsegis
10 Inka Empires, owned by Winter
thur Farms at Winterthur, Della
ware. In 3e5 days, on 4-time milk
ing, Empires produced 902.S4 pounds
of butterfat (1128 pounds butter) in
24,526.3 pounds of milk, breaking
the recently established record by
more than SO pounds of butterfat
and 652 pounds of milk. She dis
places Winterthur Ormsby Segis
Eclothild, owned by the same COM
pany, whose junior four record is
843.55 pounds of butterfat in 23,S64.2
pounds of milk.
The part that good breeding plays
in making this record is indicated
by the attainments of the dam and
grandams whose butterfat records
top 600 pounds, 700 pounds, and HOO
pounds of butterfat respectively.
The sire and grandsires also have
good records with from to 25
each with longtime rec
ords above 600 pounds of butterfat.
The sire of Empires is Winterthur
Bess 0rmsby Donsegis, son of Bess
Johanna Armsby, owned by the
same company, that is state cham
pion in both butterfat and milk. The
dam is Winterthur ]. K. Segis Inka
Empires.
Empires also has a S65-day record
as a junior two with a production of
771.62 pounds of butterfat (964.52
pounds of butter) in 19,465.6 pounds
Of milk. Her best 7-day record is
20.929 pounds of butterfat (26.161
pounds butter) in 569.6 pounds of
milk. made during the latest test.
During her longtime test, ac-
cording to ]. R. Danks, superinten-
dent, cattle department, Winterthur
Farms, Empires was kept in box
stall and was fed and MIXED four
times a day, finishing the year in
excellent condition. In good flesh,
Empires weighs approximately 100
pounds.
Milford chronicle., 1929-05-03
MILTON PHYSICIAN
HELD In DEATH OF
A YOUNG WOMAN
DR.. Robert H. 7. Wilson, Well
Known Physician, Arrested On
Manslaughter Charge.
VICTIM II YEARS OLD
Husband Herman ]. Walls, Eigh-
teen, Frustrated By The Death
Of Wife.

DR.. Robert H. T. Wilson, of Mil
ton, was arrested late Wednesday
and arraigned before Magistrate
William ]. Mustard, of Georgetown,
on charge of manslaughter follow
ing the death of Mrs. Herman ].
Walls, of Prime Hook Neck, in the
Marshall Hospital at Milford. He
was held under $4,000 bail for court.
The arrest was made by Sheriff
Bud Coy, State Detective Ottie Dom
oway and State Highway Policeman
Norman R. Purnell on information
furnished following the death of the
young woman.
Mrs. Walls was II years old on
Wednesday. She was admitted to the
Marshall Hospital on April 18 and
her condition was found to be SER
ious as soon as an examination was
made. She is said to have informed
her husband and members of the
hospital staff that on the preceding
day, April IL, DR.. Wilson performed
an operation. She had returned to
her home and her condition became
such that her immediate removal to
the hospital was ordered.
All efforts to aid her failed and
resulted in her death Wednesday.
The young woman's parents are said
to live in Kent county and the po-
lice are making an effort to locate
them. Her husband is only 18 years
old and was almost prostrated by the
death of his wife.
Milford chronicle., 1929-05-03
DELAWARE BERRIES
WILL BE EARLIER
Are At Least One Week Further
Advanced Than Usual

Delaware Strawberries are in BIOS
som and with mild temperatures
they should be coming into market
by May Is. Normally, Delaware
strawberries arrive in the market
between May 20 and 25. But the
warm weather of a month ago ad-
vanced the vines to such an extent
that the crop is from five to ten
days ahead of schedule.
Some of the blossoms, it is said,
were injured by the light frost last
week, but the growers as whole
expect a normal crop.
Growers are trying to feel opti-
mistic about marketing conditions.
According to reports from Arkansas
and Missouri, which are the heav-
lest competitors during May and
June of Delaware berries, the
strawberries from these two middle
western states started for Eastern
markets last week. The Delaware
growers hope that by the time their
berries are ready for shipment, that
the bulk of western berries will
have been marketed.
This week many towns in Della
ware have been offered strawberries
from other states at 25 and 80 cents
a quart retail. This threw a scare
into many of the strawberry grow
ers and some of them are endeavor-
ing to arrange with Gamers to take
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Milford chronicle., 1929-05-03
LARGE ATTENDANCE
AT DAIRY SCHOOL
Dairymen Hear Addresses By Men
Prominent In Milk Industry

The Dairy School held at Midway
on April rs was beyond doubt the
largest ever held at that place.
Dairymen from various parts of the
peninsula attended the meeting and
they showed a great deal of interest
in the dairy industry of the COM
munity.
H. D. Davis of the Supplee-Wills-
Jones Milk Company of Philadelphia
spoke on "Testing Dairy Cows" ="
Some of the points stressed in his
talk were the needs of herd improve
ment and testing work in the Mas
sau community as well as through
out the entire State. Very little
work of this nature has ever been
done in Delaware and since the
State is rapidly becoming a dairy
State it seems highly important that
more attention should be given this
phase of work. He stated that 1t is
almost impossible for dairyman to
tell his best COW without the testing
and herd improvement work and
that the dairymen must not place all
the responsibility on the COW, but
should bear some himself.
Mr.. Cohee of the Philadelphia
Dairy Council, and Mr.. Allebach,
president of the Interstate Milk Pro-
ducer's Association, spoke on the
progress and future of the Nassau
Cooling Station. When this station
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Milford chronicle., 1929-05-03
STATE TO Be SAVED
INTEREST ON BONDS
Governor Buck Leads 10 Step To
Recall Highway Bond Issues
Not Needed.

The initial step in the financial
plans of Governor Buck to operate
the States affairs within the amount
available, and to bring about re-
duction in the expenses of the State
Highway Commission so as to per-
NIT of the ''pay as you go" idea,
was taken last week, when after a
conference of the Governor and Sec
retary of State Grantland with the
Sinking Fund Commission at the
State House at Dover, it was decid-
ed to call in the highway bond is
sues of three years, thus reducing
the interest on the total issue of
bonds outstanding for roads.
With the first four months of 1919
completed, the financial situation, as
far as State finances go, appears
most encouraging. Continued efforts
will be made during the Buck re-
gime to operate financially in way
that will rebound to the credit of
the Commonwealth.
Early in the session of the Gener-
al Assembly, Governor Buck and the
budget committees of both branches
of the Assembly agreed upon a fl
nancial plan. On January 1 of this
year there was a surplus of $780,
900 in the general fund. The Cover
nor, in conference with Secretary
Grantland and member from the
Senate and House financial commit
tee, agreed to appropriate $1,O00,000
for general expenses, outside of the
budget, in order to pay off the bonds
for county roads. The
amount, it was estimated, would not
exceed $1,100,000, and it was esti-
mated that there was about 100000
set up that would not be used. One
item of 100000 for the wharf at
Lewes is not likely to be used, be-
cause of the dilatory tactics of the
New Jersey authorities
Receipts Constantly Growing
During its session the General
spent $1,750,OO0 of the
$2,500,000 surplus on hand the first
of this year, so that if there had
been no revenues coming into the
State, there would only be about
$750,000 of the two and one-half
millions left. That is if all the bills
contracted and moneys spent were
paid by July 1 of this year.
But the revenues coming to the
State were constantly increasing
while the Assembly was in session,
the money coming chiefly from re-
ceipts of the. Secretary of States
office. Some idea of how Secretary
Office receipts have gone
ahead, may be realized when it is
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Milford chronicle., 1929-05-03
EASTERN SHORE LOOP
WILL START MAY 80
FOur-Club Circuit OF Salisbury, Do
yer, EastOn And Cambridge Formed

Plans were disclosed Wednesday
for the operation of an Eastern
Shore League of professional base
ball clubs to begin operation May
80.
Salisbury, Dover, Easton and Cam
bridge will comprise the circuit,
while the calibre of players is ex-
pected to be as high as the old Eas@
tern Shore League, the new circuit
will not attempt to secure fran
chises in organized ball this year.
Three of the four managers have al
ready been chosen and are now sign
ing players.
George Russell, former third base
man with the Fairmount Club, of
the Middle Atlantic League, will be
playing manager of the Salisbury
Club.
Walter Bell, erstwhile New York
Yankee pitcher, noted for his sharp
breaking curves, will pilot EastOn.
Robert Poland, pitcher with the
Petersburg, Va, Club of the 1efunct
Virginia League, will hold manag-
erial reins at Cambridge and serve
regular turn on the mound. A man
ager has not yet been announced for
Dover.
The players as they sign contracts
are instructed to report to first prac-
tice on May 20, and each club will
have ten days of intensive training
before the season opens. The COM
plete schedule has not yet been ar
ranged, though it has been agreed
that Dover open the season, which
will be ushered in at Dover and Eas-
ton.
The players are being recruited in
Baltimore, Washington, Wilmington,
Philadelphia and New York, while
the colleges will be called upon to
give a large quota of men in form
ing the league. The sponsors select
ed the towns of the former organic
ed circuit in which the attendance
was largest. Much of the expense at
tached to operations of the other
circuit will be eliminated in the new
organization, which will be run on
a cooperative basis. All games will
be played in the parks used by the
former shore league clubs.
Milford chronicle., 1929-05-03
P. S. DU POINT RENAMED
: TAX COMMISSIONER
VIII Serve Out Unexpired Term
Made Necessary BY New Law

Pierre S. du Pont has been reap
pointed State Tax Commissioner to
serve out an unexpired term until
November 1, of this year. Announce
ment of the appointment was made
by Governor Buck Friday afternoon.
Mr.. du Pont for several years has
been State School Tax Commission
er. Under a bill revising the income
tax law passed by the recent legis-
lature this Office was abolished and
the office of estate Tax Commission
er" created and it is to this Office
that Mr.. du Pont has been appointed
it being practically the same as the
Office he has been holding.
The legislature also increased the
salary of the commissioner from
$4,000 to $4,000 a year. Mr.. du Points
appointment, it is understood, was
urged by a number of persons inter-
ested in the schools but it is also
known that Governor Buck was anx-
ious for him to continue to serve in
that capacity.
Milford chronicle., 1929-05-03
CROP GRADING PAYS
BROCCOLI GROWERS
Those Shippers Who Followed
DeLMar-Va Standards Report
Good Profits.

The effectiveness of the Del-Mar-
va Eastern Shore Association mar
ket1ng plan put into operation on
broccoli, the first commercial crop
OF the year, is evidenced in a report
issued by Supervising Inspector ].
A. Burroughs and made public at
association headquarters this week.
Mr.. Burroughs mentions that the
figures offered are the first ever
compiled on the marketing of broc-
coli and states that they show very
conclusively that proper grading
and packing under the associations
direction not only brought higher
net returns to the shippers using
the associations plan, but that buy
ers and commission men are keenIy
interested. The report is featured by
a statement that it has been custom
ary in the two Virginia counties in
the past for growers to pack and
ship broccoli almost entirely in
hampers. The first stipulation in the
associations plan was that crates
should be used and that broccoli
should be punched under specified
weights. As evidence that this prov
ed resultful, figures are offered to
show that in 1928 only S14 broccoli
crates were sold in the two Virginia
counties, whereas this year over
1900 were sold there. Last year the
entire sale of crates throughout the
peninsula reached approximately
$500, whereas this year they ex-
ceeded $1,000.
The readiness with which growers
and shippers adopted the Associa-
tion's requirement in this respect is
mentioned by Inspector Burroughs
as being highly impressive, although
not all of the crates were shipped
under the associations insignia. This
was explained as being due in many
instances to the quality of the pro-
duce not measuring up to the asso-
cations inspection and also because
numerous growers and shippers who
had not entered the Del-Mar-Va plan
Immediately followed the step advo-
Gated by the association in the use
of crates.
The extent to which broccoli
growers became interested in the
project is evidenced in that those
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Milford chronicle., 1929-05-03
DRY RAIDERS HELD
AT BAY FOR HOURS
Man Surrenders To Sheriff Coy Af-
ter Standing OF Federal Men

Armed with a search warrant,
Federal Prohibition officers Jetti
Thompson and Riggin went to the
home of John Lauer, near Bridge
Vile, last Wednesday afternoon, to
seize a quantity of what was sup
posed to be high-powered beer.
When they made their appearance
Lauer defied them to enter, threat
ening, it is stated, to do them bodily
harm.
For nearly three hours he held
them at bay. Finally Constable q. B.
Belts, of Greenwood, who had ac-
companied them on the raid, and
one of the Federal men sought the
assistance of Sheriff Bud Coy and
State Detective Ottie Donaway, of
Georgetown. The two officers went
to Lauer's home, greeted him cor
daily and within short time re-
moved several cases without Lauer
offering resistance. Lauer's son ac-
companied the Federal MEN to
Georgetown to ascertain whether or
not the search warrant was proper
" filled out. It is said that he sub
mitted the warrant to an attorney.
Sheriff Coy and Detective Dona-
way told Lauer that they had come
to make the seizure. Lauer offered
no resistance and is said to have as
sisted in carrying the cases and con-
tents to the machine. The prohibi-
ton officers took him to Bridgeville
for a hearing before Magistrate
William 3. Dimes who in default of
$1,000 bail committed him to the
Sussex County Jail for the June
term Of Court of General Sessions.
Milford chronicle., 1929-05-03
OBJECT TO BREWER
FOR NEW OFFICE
Say Constitution Bars Him From
Office He Helped To Create

Objection has been made to Gov
ernor Buck against the appoint
ment of Representative Wayne G.
Brewer, of Newark, as chief exam
iner of applicants for drivers Ii
censes under the new automobile
code passed by the recent legisla-
ture on the ground that Mr.. Brewer,
because of having been a member
of the legislature that passed the bill
under which the position was Gre
ated, is not eligible for the position
under provision of the constitu-
ton.
Who made the objection against
Mr.. Brewer to Governor Buck was
not announced at Dover although it
was learned that the. Governor has
requested an opinion from Attorney
General Reuben Satterthwaite, Jr.,
on the question involved.
The section of the constitution re-
ferred to, which is part of Section
IA, reads as follows: 'No Senator
or Representative shall, during the
time for which he shall have been
elected, be appointed to any civil
Office under this State which shall
have been created, or the emolu-
ments of which shall have been in
creased during such time"
The objection is that Mr.. Brewer,
who was a member of the legisla-
ture which passed the automobile
code under which he was appointed
as chief examiner is not eligible to
hold the Office because of the quoted
provision of the constitution.
The new automobile code desig-
mates the Secretary of State as the
vehicle commissioner of the state
and it was Secretary of State
Charles H. Grantland as vehicle
commissioner, who several days ago
appointed Mr.. Brewer as chief ex-
aminer.
Mr.. Grantland contends that the
office now held by Mr.. Brewer is
not a "civil Office" as contemplated
by the constitution. Mr.. Grantland
also contends that the automobile
code did not create a specific Office
such as contemplated under the con-
stitution. The section of the code
under which Mr.. Brewer was ap-
pointed was section go which reads
as follows: "The examiners of ap-
plicants for motor vehicle or chauf-
feurs' license shall be appointed by
and under the supervision of the
commissioner"
"The department vehicle license
of which the Secretary
of State is vehicle commissioner is
hereby authorized to designate local
officers of the law or to appoint per-
sons within this State to act for the
department for the purpose of ex-
amining applicants for operators
and chapffeur's licenses"
Mr.. Grantland said he considered
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Milford chronicle., 1929-05-03
FEDERAL INCOME TAX
GAINS In DELAWARE
Corporations Pay $5,OOO,OOO As
Compared With Fiscal Year
1928.

For the first nine months Of th'
fiscal year, 1929, total corporation
income tax collections for Delaware
show an increase of more than S5,.
100000 as compared with the frs
nine months Of the fiscal year, 1928
according to statement made pub
lie by the Bureau of Internal Reve-
nue..
Corporation income tax from Del
aware increased from $9,051,410 in
the first nine month of the fiscal
year 1928 to $12,891,186 individual
income tax collections also showed
an increase from $5,064,429, for the
nine months of 1928, to $7,O64, ,429,
for the nine months of 1926, to ST.
041,2 for the same period in 1929
the reports show.
While the Treasury Department
reported an increase in corporation
income tax receipts, a comparative
statement of Internal Revenue re-
ceipts from Delaware for the first
nine months of the fiscal years 1928
and 1929 show the people of the
State paid into the Federal Treasury
approximately $7,O00,00O more in
the first nine months of the fiscal
year than in the same period of the
previous year.
According to the report, the total
receipts from Delaware for the
period mentioned above was as fol-
lows: 1928 income tax collections
amounted to $14, 4,115,840 as compared
with $19,932,4 for 1929; miscella-
neous tax collections for 1928 total
led $819,173, as compared with
81, ,906,6 sos for 1929; total collections
for 1928 were $14,935,013 as against
$21, ,839,017 in 1929.
Taxes collected in the entire coun-
try during the first nine months of
the 1929 fiscal year exceeded those
collected in the same period of the
previous year by $60,310,639 and
amounted to $2,137,173,647.
Of the total, income taxes aggre-
gated $1,6S9, ,165, ,15S, and miscellane-
GUS taxes totaled $448,013,4S8. The
income collections were $74,000,000
more than collected in the same
period last year while the miscella-
neous taxes decreased by approx
mately $13,000,000.
The income taxes were accounted
for by $763,304,114 from individuals,
an increase of $119,000,0O0 over the
same period last year, and $925,S61,-
O43 from corporations, a decline of
SAC, ,O0O,000 as compared with the
collections in the first nine months
Of 1928.
The prosperity of individuals
the nation was indicated by
only five States returning smaller
totals of individual income taxes in
the first nine months of the present
year than they did last year.
Milford chronicle., 1929-05-03
CONTRACTS SIGNED
FOR MILFORD SCHOOL
Work On The New Building Will
Probably Start Within The
Next Few Days.

At meeting of the Building Com.
mission for the Special School Dis
trict of Milford, which was held in
the Supreme Court room in the State
House at Dover, last Tuesday, April
30, contracts were let for the new
high school and junior high school
building, authorized under the build
ing program by the State of Della
ware. The district had complied
with the law several months ago, by
issuing bonds for per cent of the
assessed valuation of taxable prop
erty within the consolidated district
and by purchasing site having
twenty acres of land, for $4,000
within the corporate limits of the
town.
The bids were received several
weeks ago, but they were beyond
the amount then available. To meet
the situation, the legislature was
asked to increase the appropriation,
so that Milford with other schools,
could meet requirements. This was
done, and in the meantime, request
made to the low bidders to extend
the date of awarding the bids, until
later.
Last Tuesday by unanimous ap-
proval of the Building Commission
for Milford contracts were awarded
as follows:
To J. B. Ferguson Company, of
Hagerstown, Nd, general bid for
the building itself, $133,480.
The plumbing work was awarded
to Pritchett G Robbins, of Cam
bridge, Nd, at their bid of $13,860.
The electrical work, including
fixtures, was awarded to the Elec-
trio Service Company, of Whining
ton, at their bid of $4,579.70.
The heating and ventilating work
was awarded to Palmer-Thackery
Company, of Rehoboth, at their bid
Of $4,000.
The total amount of the several
contracts is $174,919.70 for the
building.
The furnishing and equipment
will approximate $4,000 and the
land for the school cost $4,000, so
the operation when completed will
100000.
The contractors expect to have
materials moved to the site within
The next ten days, so that work may
be started at the earliest opportu-
nifty possible.
Each of the contracting compan-
les have given satisfactory bond for
completion of the work, and the |
school should be ready for use when |
The school year opens in September,
1890.
Milford chronicle., 1929-05-03
UNFIT DRIVERS WILL
HAVE HARD time TO
GET DRIVERS PERMIT
Eastern. States Cooperate To
Prevent Drunken Operators
Being Licensed.
CHECK ALL REVOCATIONS
New Pennsylvania Gas Tax Is
Expected To Increase Della.
ware Business.

Any automobile driver, who has
had his license revoked for any
cause will not be able to go to an
other State in the East and procure
a drivers license or a license for
his car. This decision was reached
at the Eastern conference of motor
vehicle administrators held in New
York City and which was attended
by William Ball, in charge of the
Delaware titling department.
Delaware is not without it's evad-
ers of motor vehicle laws: One mo-
torist, who had had his license re-
voked because of driving while
drunk went to New Jersey and got
a license for his car and then went
into Pennsylvania and got a drivers
license. No such thing will be pos
sible in the future. Whenever any
Delawarean applies for a license
either for his car, or for license to
operate car in any other state, be-
fore the license is granted, the mo-
tor vehicle administrator of that
state will now notify the Delaware
officials. If there is no criminal rec
ord against the Delaware motOriSt,
the motor vehicle administrator of
the other state will be so notified so
that he may issue the license. Other
wise, it won't do the Delawarean
any good. The same will prevail with
applicants from other Eastern
States in Delaware.
Because Pennsylvania has a four
cent tax on gasoline, it is expected
that service stations selling gasoline
throughout Delaware, and particu-
larly those in the northern part of
the State, will report greatly in
creased volume of sales. When the
tax was a cent less than
Delaware, hundreds of Delaware mo-
torists drove over into Maryland to
get their tanks replenished. During
the summer, particularly on Sun
days, the average number of Penn
sylvania cars seen on Delaware
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