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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-26

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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-26

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Milford chronicle., 1930-07-04
AUTO INSPECTION
DATES FIXED BY
STATESECRETARY
Charles H. Grantland Sets
July Is To September 1
For Campaign
WILL ENFORCE LAW
Those Failing To Have
Tests Made Will Have
Licenses Revoked
WILL ENFORCE LAW

Secretary of State Charles H
Grantland on Monday announced
that the second Delaware Car In
spection Campaign would be helC
from July IS to September l inclu.
sive. During this period Delaware
motorists are asked to have theil
cars inspected for brakes, head
lights, steering gear and other safe
ty factors by one of the official in
spection stations to be designated by
the Secretary of States Office.
At the conclusion of the Official
inspection period motorists who
have failed to submit their cars for
inspection will receive notice of re-
vocation of car license under Sec
tion 24A of the State Motor Vehicle
Code as follows: 1.-THE Department
shall rescind and cancel the regis
tration of any vehicle which the
Department shall determine is un-
safe or unfit to be operated or is not
equipped as required by law"
In speaking of the car inspection
campaign, Mr.. Grantland said:
"The officials of the State of Del
aware are anxious to do everything
in their power to improve the safety
of our streets and highways. The
National Conference on Street and
Highway Safety reported in Wash
ington last month that vehicular de-
fects are important or contribut-
ing factor in at least Is per cent of
fatal motor vehicle accidents. One
careful investigation of the mechan-
ical condition of vehicles involved
in a series of fatal accidents and all
of a number of statewide official
inspection campaigns showed much
larger percentages of vehicles in de-
fective condition. It is believed that
a majority Of the Delaware motor
lists will cooperate with the Secre-
tary of States Office in the cam
paign in the interest of their own
and the public's safety.
"The Secretary of State is deter
mined to carry out the provisions of
the law as before quoted and to
cancel the registration of cars
which are uninspected or seem to
be in an unsafe operating condi-
ton"
Campaign offices have been estab-
lished in the Senate Chambers at
the State House and the Delaware
Safety Council has made available
some of it's staff members to the
of States Office for the
duration of the campaign. Mr.. Grant
land has announced the appointment
of Walter Dent Smith, manager of
the Delaware Safety Council, as
campaign director. w. w. Moore, M.
K. Bailey and c. C. Roadway have
been assigned from the Motor We
hicle Department inspection force
for field service in connection with
The campaign.
Milford chronicle., 1930-07-04
VISION RETURNS
AFTER So YEARS
Aged Man Suddenly Sees Out OF Eye
SightIesS Half Century

That miracles still happen James
D. Boggs, aged 6S years, of Dover,
can testify.
Mr.. Boggs has been totally blind
in his right eye for So years and
Thursday evening while seated on
the front porch of his home on Di-
vision street the vision suddenly re-
turned to this eye.
Mr. Boggs is unable to account for
the return of his vision except that
it was a miracle. He had been out
for an automobile drive in the early
evening and returning home was
seated on the front porch with his
wife and a visitor.
1t was an unusually hot evening
and Mr.. Boggs pulling his handker-
chief from his pocket wiped his left
eye and then his right. Suddenly
his vision seemed unusually good
and calling to his wife he said "Why
1 can see out of my right eye." His
wife told him he must be mistaken.
Mr.. Boggs then to test the vision
held his hand over his left eye and
sure enough the vision had returned
to the right eye. He could see OBJ
jects some distance away and dis
tinguish colors. He has been able
to see out of his right eye from that
time until the present.
Mr.. Boggs is a merchant and con-
ducts a general store at Governors
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Milford chronicle., 1930-07-04
new LIGHTS FOR
BUSINESS SECTION
Walnut Street And Plaza
Will Be Made Great
White Way

Mayor Windsor, City Council and
the Light and Water Commission
are working together to make Mil
ford's business district one of the
best lighted in Delaware. They have
purchased and are now having in
stalled sufficient modern lamps and
poles to light Walnut street from
North Front street to Causey ave-
nue.. Work of installing the new
lighting devices has been started.
To properly install these lights
many of the unsightly awnings now
on Walnut street will have to be re-
moved. It is the present plan of
those in charge of the work to allot
a space for each new lamp and if
the awnings are not removed to
leave this light out of the present
project. Those property owners who
fail to cooperate will be without
the benefit of the new modern
lamps. No opposition to the plan has
developed and none is anticipated.
The work this year will provide for
lighting all of Walnut street in the
Plaza 1t is hoped that the work
business section and all of the
Plaza. It is hoped that the work will
prove so attractive that in the years
to follow the work may be cOntin-
ued until the entire town is lighted
in this manner.
Milford chronicle., 1930-07-04
CLEMENCY REFUSED
MUST DIE JULY Is
Board OF PardOns Declines To Rec
Ommend Change In Sentence

The State Board of Pardons, in
special session at Dover on Tuesday,
refused the application for pardon
or recommendation to life imprison-
ment, instead of hanging, of Theo-
dore Russ, negro, who is sentenced
to be executed at the New Castle
County Workhouse ON July 25, for
criminal assault on Mrs. Mary Reed,
white woman, on February %, last.
The board was in continuous ses-
sion from II o'clock until after 3
with no intermission, the entire
case on both sides being heard by
the board. Unless a respite is grant
ed by the Governor, Russ will be ex-
ecuted on. July %.
Russ was represented by Thomas
c. Frame and Max Terry, both of
Dover, who represented him at his
trial at the April term of court
Attorney Terry opened the case
by reciting the details of the trial,
the request for a new trial and it's
refusal and the ultimate sentence of
death.
In reciting the reasons for a new
trial the statement was made that
witnesses would be produced to show
that Mrs. Reed was alleged to have
her testimony given in
court, stating that she would not
have so testified had it not been for
her husband, who urged her to press
the case against Russ.
Other reasons for the pardon were
based on the statement that it was
believed that Russ did not commit
the crime alleged and for which he
was indicted, and that the running
away from Reeds house on the
night of the alleged assault, was
because Russ had grabbed a jug of
liquor and that Mrs. Reed ran after
him.
Mrs. Ida Hohler, of near Viola,
witness brought before the board,
stated that in a conversation with
Nancy Kemp, a relative of Mrs. Reed,
hat Nancy Kemp had said that the
racket at the Reed home on the night
If February % was because Russ
was after liquor and that Mrs. Reed
'an after him to recover the jug of
liquor. Mrs. Kemp was produced by
he State later and denied that she
lad ever made such statement.
Another statement presented to |
he board was that the mother of |
Irs. Reed, the prosecuting witness,
lad said that Mrs. Reed would not
AVE testified against Russ if her
had not made her do so.
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Milford chronicle., 1930-07-04
STATE APPLES
NOT AFFECTED
Delaware Crop Found To
Be Free Of MaggOts;
Similar Ban Last Year

The temporary embargo placed by
Great Britain on certain types of
American apples, infested with what
is commonly known as the apple
maggot, will not affect Delaware eX-
ports of this fruit, it was learned
this week from w. T. Derickson, of
the State Bureau of Markets, Dover.
The purpose of the embargo, it
was said, is to keep the maggot from
spreading to countries under Great
Britain's domain. The apple maggot
is partially prevalent in the New
England and New York apple grow
ing regions, and in some other north
eastern States.
Delaware apples have been found
to be free of this insect which eats
its way into the fruit and destroys
the inside. Last year similar en-
barge placed by Great Britain was
in effect for several months, but all
apples grown in this State were ad-
mitted.
Officials of the British Embassy in
Washington declared that the en-
barge was by no means a matter of
retaliation in the tariff controversy,
but was merely adopted as a tenn
porary measure aimed at giving
British plant authorities an OppOr-
tunity to study the disease and to
determine what steps should be
taken against its determination.
Milford chronicle., 1930-07-04
L. D. CAULK COMPANY
ENTERTAINS statesmen
Representatives From Five Dental
DepOts Spend Time Here

The laboratories of The L. D..
Caulk Company have been entertain
ing during this week the personnel
of five prominent dental depots from
Detroit, Mich; Providence, R. L.;
New York City and Newark, N. ].
These men have come to Milford,
the seat of modern dentistry in this
country, to learn new ideas about
mouth health in order that they
might convey this practical informa-
ton to the dentists in the territories
where they work.
The program arranged for these
men by the research staff of the
Caulk Laboratories, included thor
ough study of the principles involved
in the employment by dentists of the
dental products which have been de-
veloped and manufactured here in
Milford.
These men have been entertained
in the evenings at Rehoboth Beach,
where they enjoyed a lot of fun in
the playground along the boardwalk.
On Tuesday evening the Caulk Com
pany gave them banquet at the Ho-
tel Henlopen.
1t is a high compliment to this
community that men from all parts
of the country should find it profit
able to them to journey to Milford, at
great expense, to learn the latest re-
search developments in modern dent
istry that result from the scientific
Investigations conducted by the
Caulk laboratories.
Milford chronicle., 1930-07-04
DR.. NELSON HONORED
AT BYRD DINNER
Caqlk Dental Clinic Head Praised
In Philadelphia Tuesday

/ 4
VHigh tribute was paid to resident
of Milford Tuesday night in Philadel-
phia when, at a dinner honoring
Rear Admiral Richard e. Byrd, South
Pole hero, given by the Penn Ath-
letic Club, DR.. Clyde A. Nelson, re-
search expert for the L. d. Caulk
Company, was publicly acclaimed
and applauded along with Byrd and
others who helped make the expe-
dition a success.
DIR. Nelson was asked to rise from
his seat in the audience and receive
the applause which was due him for
having put the teeth Of every mem
ber of the South Polar expedition in
perfect condition. before leaving for
the Anartic.
This was very signal honor for
Dr. Nelson and, as one of the speak
ers on the program at the dinner re-
marked in introducing the Milford
dentist, is one which few men of his
profession will be called upon to re-
ceive.
According to this speaker, Rear
Admiral Byrd attributed the perfect
health enjoyed by members of the
Polar expedition largely to the splen-
did dental work done by DR.. Nelson.
In connection with this work with
the expedition, the Milford dentist
made a trip to Panama in order to
give the teeth of the members an in
spection when they arrived in civil
lization after their stay in the An
artic.
Milford chronicle., 1930-07-04
JAPANESE BEETLE
QUARANTINE ON
Inspectors Must Certify Products
Before They Can Be Shipped

w. E. Cranston in charge of the
United States Department of Agri-
culture in Dover, has announced the
quarantine on account of tho Jap
anese beetle is now in effect on all
farm products, sand, soil, earth,
peat, compost and manure; hay and
straw, except when used for pack
ing other than farm products, and
cut flowers. There is also a state
quarantine on all empty carriers.
The above mentioned articles must
be certified to by an inspector of the
department before being shipped,
hauled, or transported in any way,
from points within the quarantine
area to points outside of the quaran-
tined area.
This inspection may be obtained
at the following places:
Wilmington market, 1O8 East
Fourth street, from 4:30 a. m. (day-
light saving time) until 10 D. m.
daylight saving time) every day
except Sunday. Atwood Everson and
William B. Smith, inspectors.
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Milford chronicle., 1930-07-04
NINE APPLICATIONS
FOR DIVORCES FILED
Majority Hold Murphy Responsible
For Accident That Killed Man

The following applications for di-
vorces have been filed with the Pro-
thonotary of Kent county to be
heard at the coming July term of
Kent County Courts, cOnvening at
Dover, July z: Mabel F. Murphy
against Eugene S. Murphy, Lucy
Manship against Theodore Manship,
Frank Wagner against Ethel Wag-
ner, Sadie McNabb against Marion
,McNabb, Nellie Marie Artis White
against Walter H. White, John How
ard Williams against Kathryn c..
Williams, Eugene Waters against
Ollie M. Waters, Elizabeth C. Wads-
worth against Arthur w. Wadsworth
Delsie Thompson against William G.
Thompson.
Final DEGREES scheduled for the
July term: Elizabeth Camper Dare
from James H. Dare, Gilbert T. Syl-
vester from Rebecca Adams Sylves-
ter, Minnie Hay Hammond from
Homer Hammond, Alta May Shock
ley from Frank A. Shockley.
Milford chronicle., 1930-07-04
TOFIGHT DRYLAW
WITH THE BALLOT
AT NEXT ELECTION
Association Against Pro-
hibitiOn Amendment To
Offer Wet Candidates
ASKING FOR FUNDS
Letter Says Petition Hav-
ing 10000 Signers Will Be
Presented To Legislature

Delaware will follow the foot
steps of other States in an effort to
secure some change in the prOhibi-
tion laws, through the ballot box.
This became known last Saturday
in a letter which is being sent by
Delaware Division of the Association
Against the Prohibition Amendment
to its members. The letter states
that a petition will be presented to
the next session of the legislature
for repeal of the Klair Law.
The letter also goes on to say that
I'VE expect to go into the legislative
districts in support of wet candi-
dates all through the State to Sc
cure additional members of the leg
islature who support our principles y
Further, the letter points out that
the organization is actively at work
to secure the election of candidates
for the United States Senate and
Congress "who will support us in
our demand for repeal of the Eigh-
teenth Amendment"
The letter, which is accompanied
by a card containing the three reg
istratiOn dates, follows:
1--WE shall present to the next leg
islature a petition for the repeal OF
the Delaware State Prohibition law
known as the Klair Act. This petit
ton has been signed by 10000 Della
ware voters.
ITO make the petition effective
with members of the legislature, we
expect to go into the legislative dis
tricts in support of wet candidates
all through the State to secure ad-
ditional members of the legislature
who support our principles and to
show each of the dry members that
there is an active body Of people
among their own constituents who
oppose their attitude on prohibition.
Delaware elects not only a new
legislature this year but a United
States Senator and a member OF
Congress, and we are actively at
work to secure the election Of men
to these offices who will support us
in our demand for repeal of the
Eighteenth Amendment.
"The striking victories of the OPP
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Milford chronicle., 1930-07-04
TABERNACLE SERVICES
AT OAK ORCHARD
Every Sunday Afternoon During The
Months Of July and August

Every Sunday afternoon at 2:3O
o'clock, during July and August,
gospel services will be held in the
Tabernacle at Oak Orchard. The
public is cordially invited.
There will be earnest preaching
and hearty singing. Tell your friends
come and bring others. Rev. Dr..
Rufus c. hartman, of Philadelphia
will be the speaker. This will be his
ninth season with these services.
The theme will be why l Believe"
The topics areas follows:
July 6-"Why I Believe in Cod"
July 1S-"Why Believe in the
Bible"
July 2O-"Why I Believe in Jesus
Christ"
July 27-"Why I Believe in the
Church."
August S-"Why I Believe in
Prayer"
August 1O-"Why 1 Believe in
Immortality"
August 17-"Why Believe in
Heaven"
August 24-"Why I Believe in
He'll"
DR.. hartman was pastor thirty
years of large church in the heart
of Philadelphia.
Milford chronicle., 1930-07-04
VOTE OF SINGLE DELEGATE
ALTERED WORLDS HISTORY
ON NATIONS FIRST JULY 4
Caesar Rodney Broke Deadlock OUer independence
After Ride From DOUer By Voting For The
Resolution Of Richard Henry Lee
1t was shortly after 10 O'Clock o

1t was shortly after 10 o'clock on
the morning of July 4, 1875.
John Morton, delegate to the
Second Continental Congress, was
impatiently pacing the uneven red
brick paving in front of the State
House in Philadelphia where Con-
gress was in session.
His gaze was intently fixed toward
the bridge over the Schuykill River.
Occasionally he ceased his restless
walking to glance at a huge Swiss
watch he held in his hand.
Judge Mexican appeared on the
steps of the State House and urged
him to enter the hall and cast his
ballot.
Zone minute more" Morton plead
ed. Caesar Rodney's on his way on
horseback from Dover. He'll be here
in a minute by my chrOnometer."
AS he finished speaking clatter
of hoofs announced the arrival of
Rodney, whose twisted face reflected
the wracking pain of the cancer
which was to cause his death with
in a few short years.
Milford chronicle., 1930-07-04
DELAWARE SURPLUS
AMOUNTS TO $6,OOO,OOO
100000 Bonds Redeemed Tuesday
S1,25O,OOO To Be Cancelled Jan.

At the close of the fiscal year on
Monday there was a surplus of ap-
proximately $6,0O0,0O0 in the State
Treasury of which amount $5,000,000
is in the general fund and about ST.
100000 in the school fund which is
considered sufficient to meet the
new building program of the State
Board of Education for the fiscal
year, which began on Tuesday.
On Tuesday Governor Buck and
the Sinking Fund Commission re-
tired 100000 of State highway bonds
and announced that on January 1,
1900, 900 worth of the bonds will be
paid off and cancelled. This will leave
but about $3,OOO,O0O of State highway
bonds outstanding and these will be
paid off from time to time. At the
beginning of the term of Governor
c. Douglass Buck there were S12,-
100000 of highway bonds outstand
ing. In less than two years of his
term, about two-thirds of this
amount will have been retired. 1t is
the hope of the Governor to clear the
State of debt in the next year.
It has been the aim of Governor
Buck to make the State Highway
Department self sustaining and op-
crate it upon pay-as-yOu-go basis
and if the revenues of the State keep
up as they have since his term be-
gan this aim will be accomplished.
There have been suggestions that
when the debt of the State is finally
paid that there be reduction in
some of the State taxes. This will
be a matter for the Legislature to
consider, however.
Some of the motorist in the State
hope for a reduction in the tax on
gasoline and the charge for autOmo-
bile licenses, while others think that
it might be well to reduce the in
come taxes in the State. 1t is pOssi-
BILE that some of these measures may
be considered by the next Legisla-
ture or at least by the one follow
ing.
1t is not likely that any action will
be taken, however, until the State
debt is paid and the State gets rid |
Of the interest charges. There is also
4 feeling that the State school build |
ng program, which is now costing |
IL ,25O,000 a year, should be contin-
led until all of the schools in the
State have been renewed and none
If the old and out-of-date buildings
'emain.
Milford chronicle., 1930-07-04
JURY RETURNS
TWO VERDICTS
Kent County Court VIII Hear Pleas
For Severance OF Marriage Bonds

Because of the large crowd that
attended the inquest last Thursday
night into the death of Perry War
rem, farmer who was killed Wednes-
day when a carriage he was in was
struck by an automobile driven by
Matthew D. Murphy, of Wilmington,
the hearing was conducted in the
state armory. After hearing three
witnesses the jury of seven men
brought in two verdicts after delib-
Grating two hours.
Four of the seven men returned
verdict that Mr.. Warren came to his
death by automobile driven by Mr..
Murphy and ION account of careless
driving"
Three members of the jury return
ed a verdict which was identical with
the exception that, ION account of
careless driving, was omitted. This
leaves the state authorities to take
such acton as they may deem neces-
sary, if any. The state was represent
ed by Deputy Attorney General H. G.
Cook, of Sussex county, and Mr.. Muir
ply by James M. Tunnel, of George
town.
Charles Reed testified that he was
driving behind Warren who was driV-
ing horse attached to a carriage
and that Murphy passed him and
then cut in behind the carriage. At
the same time William Cleaver was
driving a car in an opposite direction
and went off the road to avoid a col
lision. Mrs. Reed, who accompanied
her husband, and Cleaver, gave sim
liar testimony.
Mr.. Murphy said he went around
Reed but was afraid to run his car
to the left because another car was
and was afraid to go to
the right on account of going into a
ditch. He therefore put on his brakes
but the car slid and struck the car
riage in which Warren was driving. |
Milford chronicle., 1930-07-04
TRUST co. In NEW
QUARTERS SATURDAY
Beautiful New Home Thrown Open
To Public Who Inspect Features

The new home of the Milford
Trust Company was occupied on Sat
urday when the building was opened
for business and inspection. APP
proximately $500 persons visited the
bank on opening day and were shown
through the building. Groups of
Milford ladies acted as guides and
conducted those who desired to see
the inner workings of a modern
banking institution through the
bank. The ladies explained the
many interesting features of the
building, the lobby of which was
beautifully decorated with flowers
sent by friends of the institution.
Every visitor was given souvenir
key chain or key tainer. The stock
holders of the Trust Company were
entertained at a dinner in the Grange
Hall on Friday evening at which
time Hon. James M. Tunnel, of
Georgetown, made an interesting AL
dress. The new bank building now
in use gives Milford it's second mod
ern banking building within year.
The new home of the First National
Bank and Trust Company was oDen-
ed about year ago. The Tilghman
Meyer Company, who constructed
both of the bank buildings here,
have made excellent jobs of both
banks. 1t is believed that no town
the size of Milford anywhere in the
country can boast of better bank
buildings.
Milford chronicle., 1930-07-04
CEDAR POST In USE FOR
OVER HALF CENTURY
B. F. Potter Has Post On Which He
Cut Date July 8, 1873

-. F. Potter, now a resident of Mil
ford, but for many years a leading
farmer in Cedar Neck, brought red
cedar post to the Chronicle office
this week on which the date July g.,
1878, is very clearly cut. Mr.. Pot
ter stated that on that date So years
age he was helping his father, the
late B. E. Potter, haul wheat with an
OK team during the wheat harvest
on the B. E. Potter Mansion Farm.
His father stopped the OK team and
went to the house for a jug of wa
ter. During the absence of his faith
er, the young man took out his knife
and carved the date. The post has
been in continuous u.5e for all of
these years and is in perfect condi-
ton. While at the old home farm
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