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Milford chronicle., 1930-02-07
FIVE MEN HURT WHEN
TRAIN WRECKS TRUCK
Woodrow Steen, OF DagsbOrO, Has
Skull Fractured In Grade Crash

Five persons were injured, one of
them seriously, when a southbound
passenger train of the Pennsylvania
Railroad crashed into a truck on
the unguarded crossing of the Sell
byville, du Pont Boulevard at Days
boro, last Friday. Two of those in
jured were standing on the station
platform, and were struck by frag-
ments of the demolished truck.
The most seriously injured was
Woodrow Steen, II years old of
Dagsboro, who is in the Milford
Emergency Hospital suffering from
fracture of the skull. He was the
only one compelled to go to a hos
pital.
The other occupants of the truck
who escaped with slight injuries
were Frank J. Chandler, 43 years
old, produce broker, and Harold
Jarmon, % years old, both of Days
boro.
Henry Dukes, S5 years old, Of
Dagsboro, and Lee Hamblin, 40
years old, of Selbyville, were those
injured by the flying parts of the
truck. They, together with Chandler
and Jarmon, were treated by local
physicians
The railroad crossing on the
Franklin City route is without a
guard or safety. gates.
Milford chronicle., 1930-02-07
P. S. DU POINT ASKS
REFERENDUM VOTE ON
KLAIR LAW REPEALER
Mails Out QuestiOnaires To ll2,-
600 Voters 10 Delaware Asking
For Information.
VENTS YES OR NO VOTE
Recipients Are Asked To Vote
On Question ''DO You Favor
Repeal Of The KIair Law"

Pierre s. du Pont, acting for those
favoring the repeal of the dry laws
of the State of Delaware, has mailed
a QUESTIONABLE to 10000 citizens Of
the State, in which the question "Do
Won favor the repeal of the Klair
Iaw?" is asked. He has requested a
eyes" or mo" answer to the one
ouestion submitted. The letter ac-
companying the QUESTIONABLE states
that the result of the referendum
will be presented to the General AS
sembly of the State when it next
copyenes, and will be used as a pc
tiOn either for or against the re-
neal of the law. The letter contain
ed a stamped card for the answer.
The present National Prohibition
Laws recognize the right to pre-
scribe alcoholic stimulants in GER
tain forms of illness. The Klair law
in Delaware, prohibits the physician
from prescribing liquors of any
kind, Section of the law limiting
him to pure grain alcohol. Under the
Klair law before a druggist can fill
a prescription for alcohol, he must
fla a bond with the clerk of the
Deace and bind himself to pay all
damages done to any person by the
buver of the alcohol which may re-
suit from its use. During the ten
years in which this law has been in
effect no retail druggist has taken
out a license to fill prescriptions for
pure grain alcohol.
The QUESTIONABLE as sent out by
Mr.. du Pont follows:
Shall the Klair Law Be RepealedE
The Klair Law, the Delaware
State Prohibition Enforcement Law,
is an act of the most extreme char
acter going even to the length OF
prohibiting doctors prescribing liq-
uors for medicinal purposes, al
though the National Volstead Law
makes provision for the legal use
of medicinal liquors.
To the Citizens of Delaware:
In order that the members Of the
State Legislature may be Informed
more specifically of the sentiments
of the people of Delaware, it has
been determined to send to every
known man and woman in this State
-twenty-one years of age or over
"a total of about 100000 this letter
and QUESTIONABLE. You are asked to
express your own view directly on
Do YOU Favor The Repeal Of the
KIair Laws
CThe Delaware State Prohibition
Enforcement Law)
It is proposed that the replies to
this QUESTIONABLE, unless the send
er objects and so notes on the Ques-
tionnaire, shall be submitted to the
TCOntinned on page 81
Milford chronicle., 1930-02-07
NEWARK HIGH TEAM
WINS SILVER CORN CUP
Delaware Bankers Association TrO-
Dhy Will Remain There Permanently

To the Newark High School corn
Judging team goes the honor Of win
ming permanent possession Of the
silver challenge cup offered by the
Delaware Bankers Association.
The cup is competed for annually
at the State Corn Show which this
year was held at Dover. 1t was stip-
Mated that the cup would become
the permanent property OF the
school team that won it three years
and this is the third year Newark
High team has been the winner. The
members of the winning team all OF
whom are taking the agriculture
courses at the Newark High School
are: Michael Timko, Woodrow Gal
ven. Gordon Williamson; alternates,
Charles Wagner and Wilson Wor-
rail-. The team was coached by Thos.
Malin, agricultural instructor at the
school.
This cup was first offered by the
Delaware Bankers Association in
1925 and was won that year by the
Seaford High School. In 1926 New
ark High School won the cup when
II. A. Mum was the agricultural in
structor. The judging team consist
ed of George Cook, James Hardness
and Alexander Zabenko. The score
of the Judging team that year was
86.2. Again in 1928 the team consist
ing of Vincent Mayer, George COOK
and Alexander Zabenko, coached by
CCOEfiHEea on page ~
Milford chronicle., 1930-02-07
POTATO ACREAGE WILL
REMAIN UNCHANGED
800 Growers At POcOmOke Meet;
Agree Not To Increase Crop

At meetings of potato growers
held in Pocomoke and Snow Hill on
Tuesday, it was voted unanimously
that the white potato acreage IN
1880 be restricted to the acreage
planted last year.
More than 300 growers attended
the two meetings, which were under
the auspices of the interstate early
notato committee and were designed
to stabilize the potato industry on
the Eastern Shore. Similar meetings
will be held in Accomac and North
ampton counties of Virginia next
week.
DR.. T. B. Symons, director of the
extension service, University OF
Maryland, presided at the meetings.
A. E. Mercker, executive secretary
of the interstate early potato com
mittee, reviewed the work OF the
committee in its efforts to stabilize
the potato acreage of the states
from Florida to New Jersey. He salo
that in all of these States the COM
mittee was receiving effective CO.
oneration, and believed that the
planting program outlined by the
committee last autumn would be ad-
hered to fairly closely.
County Agents R. T. Grant ana
e. Y. Keller, of Worcester and Som
erset counties, respectively, present.
ed the results Of the survey con-
Quoted to ascertain what acreage the
TContinGsd on page III
Milford chronicle., 1930-02-07
SUSSEX GRAND JURY
RETURNS INDICTMENTS
Julian E. Townsend Of George
town Made FOrem an Of Grand
Jury For This Year.

With Chief Justice James Penne-
will and Assistant Judge w. W.
Harrington on the bench, the regu-
lar February term of Superior Court
of General Sessions opened at
Georgetown Monday at noon. Julian
E. Townsend, of Georgetown, was
made foreman of the grand jury for
the term and year, and r. e. Wiley,
of Greenwood, was named as secre-
tary. True bills have been returned
by the grand jury: State VS.. Henry
Polk, Bridgeville, larceny; James
and Frank Dickerson, Cellar Creek
District, three charges larceny of
chickens and other things; Frank
DickersOn, two charges larceny;
Rhoda V. Taylor, Indian River Dis
trict, illegal possession of liquor;
Lawrence Docklins, Little Greek Dis
trict, assault and battery; Charles E.
Stevenson, of Georgetown, illegal
possession of liquor; George H.
Price, of Delmar, larceny; Frank
Finnell, of Little Creek District, as
sault with intent to murder Addie
Winder on December %; Harvey AL
lison, breaking into freight office at
Laurel; John Anderson, Little Creek
District, larceny of shotgun on jan
uary l from James Gunby; George
H. Figgs, Jr., Little Greek District,
non-support of six-year-Old child,
Betty Irene Figgs; Oscar L. Horner,
of Harbeson, desertion and non-sup-
port OF his wife, Mrs. Fannie V. Hor-
ner; Calvin E. Mumford, Baltimore
District, desertion and nOn-support
of his wife, Mrs. Hazel B. Mumford,
and two children, Margaret and Bea-
trice; Earl Belts, of Seaford District,
illegal possession of liquor on De-
cember II; William Taylor Barnett,
of Rehoboth, desertion and non-sup-
port of his wife, Mrs. Dorothy W.
Barnett, on July 20; William H. Hol-
land, Northwest KOrk District, de-
sertion and non-support of his wife,
Mrs. Nora Holland, on October 80;
James K. Brasure, of Frankford, re-
moval from the county property un-
der execution on October 20; Fred
Ross, colored, three charges of forg-
ing checks on George Shockley, OF
Rehoboth Beach.
Milford chronicle., 1930-02-07
u. OF D. VALUATION
SET AT $3,54O,lO5
A. G. Wilkinson Reports ST.
100000 Increase Since 1919
To B'nai Birth.

When the construction work now
in progress at the University Of Del
aware, and the work planned for
the coming year are completed, the
plant and equipment of the institu-
ton will be valued at $S,540, ,105.15,
according to A. G. Wilkinson, busi-
ness administrator of the school,
who made the statement at meet
ing of the members of B'nai Birth,
in Wilmington.
This value, Mr.. Wilkinson said,
shows an increase of nearly two and
a half million dollars since 1918,
when the plant and equipment were
valued at $1,064, ,217.O8.
The progressiveness Of the college
compares favorably with the adVan-
ced value, according to figures Civ
en- by Mr.. Wilkinson. Today, there
are 700 students in the University
and Women's College, which shows
an increase of more than 400 stu
dents since 1919, when 297 students
were enrolled.
The total income of the university
in 1919 was more than $250,000 less
than during the year 1928-29.
Mr.. Wilkinson spoke of the Della
ware Foreign Study Plan, which has
branched out from 8 students from
two colleges to 81 students from Al
colleges and universities. The for
eign study plan, Mr.. Wilkinson said,
was started in 1928, for the purpose
of enabling students to spend their
junior college year in study in Paris
and other foreign points.
The speaker stressed the value OF
the college education to the young
men and women, but said that il
was only useful to them on the con-
dition that they were sufficiently in
terested, and had a desire to reach
fixed goal.
Many students of the poor and
middle class, Mr.. Wilkinson states
have been able to obtain a college
education through loan fund, and
he said, surveys show that every
student who has been worth while
and a success has paid back the
loan which enabled him to continue
in college.
Mr. wilkinson suggested that q
valuable addition to the staff Of
every college would be a competent
educational advisor, whose duty II
would be to determine if student
was fitted for his chosen course, and
to guide him in his instruction ac-
cordingly.
The B'nai Birth has, for several
years, provided scholarship to the
University of Delaware.
Milford chronicle., 1930-02-07
GETS YEAR SENTENCE
ON STEALING CHARGE
Henry Polk, OF Greenwood, VIII Also
Be Whipped At WOrkhOuse.

In the Court of General Session at
GEORGETOWN Monday afternoon, Geo.
H. Figgs, Jr., of Laurel, indicted tor
desertion and non-support OF his
wife, Mrs. Elsie Figgs, and slx-year-
old child, Betty Irene, was ordered TO
nav S4.eO per week for the support
of the child. The first payment is TO
be made on Saturday of this week:
He entered into bond in the sum OF
$500. ,s
with stealing two and half bushels
of soy beans worth $3.50 and four
sacks of corn valued at $500 from
the farm of E. Laird Kratz on Thurs
day of last week, pleaded guilty 10
the indictment. Polk is already serV-
ing a sixty-day sentence, imposed on
him for operating an automobile dur
ing the period when his licenses was
revoked. and Immediately at the ex-
niration he will start to serve one
years Imprisonment in the New cas-
tle County Workhouse for robbery at
tbe Kraft farm. In addition, he Will
he whipped with five lashes next SAT
urday. While he is serving the oO
days in the Sussex county JAIL ne
will be taken to the Workhouse TO
finish the balance Of the sentence
and receive the fogging.
Milford chronicle., 1930-02-07
REPUBLICAN LEADERS
ENDORSE HASTINGS
Now Filling The Unexpired Term OF
Former U. S. Senator du POnt

II. S Senator Daniel o. Hastings
was endorsed as a candidate for the
Republican nomination of U. S.
Senator at meeting Of Republican
leaders in Wilmington last week, ac-
cording to reports. Although it could
not be confirmed, it was said that
those present were unanimously in
favor of his return to the Senate,
because of his splendid record and
activities at Washington.
Senator Hastings is now filling
the unexpired term of former o. S.
Senator Coleman du Pont, who re-
signed because of i'll health. Former
Governor Robert P. Robinson nam
ed him to fill the vacancy.
Senator Hastings said that he had
not had an opportunity to confer
with any of the leaders yet, and did
not have any statement to make re-
garding his candidacy at this time
Il is generally understood though
that Senator Hastings will become a
candidate.
Senator Hastings was absent from
the conference due to the illness OF
Mrs. Hastings, who is in the Uni
versity Of Pennsylvania Hospital.
Milford chronicle., 1930-02-07
DELAWARE BAY FERRY
PROJECT REVIVED
Del-ATar-Va Officials Confer With N
]. Leaders On Project

That activities toward promoting
the proposed Lewes to Cape May
Point, N. j., ferry line are still un-
der way, was reported this week by
the Del-Mar-Va Eastern Shore AS
sociation. -
At a meeting of the Chamber OF
Commerce, at Camden, N. j., last
Thursday night, Joseph F. McSWee-
new. president of the Rehoboth N-
wants Club; Paul E. Carpenter,
president of the Lewes Chamber OF
Commerce, and Edwin G. Totten' ex-
ecutive secretary of the Del-Mar-Va
Eastern Shore Association, confer
red with an idea of being of assls-
tance in aiding the New Jersey au-
thorities toward securing the neces-
sary legislation on their side.
While no formal action was taken
at this conference, assurance was
given that Senator Reed and orner
officials who introduced legislation
last year, would again be active dur
ing the session this year and plans
were talked over whereby such leg
islation might concur with that
which was favorably acted upon III
Delaware last year.
[Csntinsed on page I21
Milford chronicle., 1930-02-07
CHILD SHOCKED WHEN
SHE GRASPS LAMP CORD
Louise NailOr Hurt On Tuesday At
Her Parents Home.

Louise, the two-year-old daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. John NailOr, of Mil
ford was nearly electrocuted on
Tuesday when she gasped a cord
from a bridge lamp and touched a
water pipe at the same time in the
home of her parents on North Wal
nut street.
The mother found the child un-
conscious, lying on the floor and
was unable to explain the trouble as
the child had managed to let go of
the lamp cord. She was rushed to
the hospital, where it was found that
her body had been charged with
electricity. It was four hours be-
fore the child was restored to a
normal condition.
Mr.. Nailor investigated the man
ner in which the child was shocked.
He touched various objects without
results until finally he grabbed the
lamp cord and water pipe at the
same time, and also was shocked.
He was unable to let go Of the cord
and was just beginning to become
unconsciousness when his wife dis
connected the lamp plug. He also
had to be given medical attention.
Milford chronicle., 1930-02-07
DRY REFERENDUM
BEGUN BY DU POINT
STIRS CLERTCS' IRE
Rev. W. E. Harrison, City Pas
tor, Leader In Attack At Sal
isbury Farley.
SEE VOTE A FAILURE
Speakers Say That Those Fav-
Oring Prohibition Will Not
Vote.

The plan of Pierre S. du Pont to
conduct mail referendum among
100000 adults in Delaware to pro-
cure their attitude on the repeal of
a State prohibition enforcement law
was attacked at a meeting of clergy
from the Wilmington Conference Of
the Methodist Episcopal Church at
Salisbury on Monday.
Speakers asserted the referendum
was predestined to failure because
those favOring the Eighteenth
Amendment will not fill in and re-
turn the QUESTIONABLE"
In announcing his plan, Mr.. du
Pont said that if a preponderance Of
sentiment as shown by the referen-
dunn appeared the names of those
seeking repeal would appear on a
petition to the legislature.
"The chief difficulty with prohibi-
ton is not with young people, but it
is the elders who set an example of
drinking before them," said the Rev.
DR.. w. E. Harrison, pastor of Nc
Cabe Church, Wilmington. 81 know
of no sane dry men who disguise
the facts that present conditions are
unsatisfactory, but I agree with for
mer Chief Justice Taft that fair test
for the Eighteenth Amendment
should be not less than 25 years.
"The citizens of Delaware do not
have the same respect for du Pont
which they previously held. AL
though some of the du Points spent
hundreds of thousands of dollars
against prohibition, there are tens
of thousands of Delawareans who
will not follow any wet man, no
matter how many millions he has"
The Rev. Leonard White, superin-
tendent of the Salisbury district, de-
clared "the attitude of du Pont dis
played recently at Dover was in dis
tinct contrast with his present
views"
"I was present." White added,
when du Pont appeared at Dover
against a pending drastic dry bill.
He read typewritten and evidently
carefully prepared manuscript
showing the Eighteenth amendment
was effectively working toward a
sober nation. The bill failed to pass
the legislature and soon afterwards
du Pont took the craftsmanship of
the Association Against the Prohi-
bition Amendment. Such attitude, in
my opinion, is hypocrisy"
Milford chronicle., 1930-02-07
NORMAN c. JONES
DEAD AT ACE OF IS
Acute Kidney And Heart Trouble
Fatal To Georgetown Resident

Norman C. Jones, 35, son of DR..
George Frank Jones, died suddenly
Friday, January 81, at the home OF
his father in Georgetown, following
an attack of acute kidney and heart
trouble.
Thursday night he was apparently
in good health but Friday morning
efforts were made to arouse him for
breakfast but he did not respond. An
investigation showed that he was IN
a comatose state from which he is
said never to have rallied. Death
took place at about $3.50 a. m.
Mr.. Jones conducted a hatchery
and poultry business, being one OF
the most widely known breeders OF
high pedigreed fowls in lower Della
ware. He annually shipped thous-
ands of baby chicks to all sections
of the Atlantic Seaboard.
He attended the Georgetown pub
lie schools, and later Wesley Col
legiate Institute, Dover. For many
years he was associated With MS
father in the garage business at
Georgetown. Disposing of the busl-
ness he became a rural mail car
rier and later entered the poultry
business. He was a World War vet
eran and saw service with the Am
erican Expeditionary Forces IN
France. Funeral services were held
at the home of his father on Sunday
afternoon at 2, in charge OF the REV.
Theodore F. Beauchamp. He IS sur
vived by his wife and one child
Catherine Hayes Jones; his father
DR.. Jones, and one sister, Mrs. G'
Franklin Waples.
Milford chronicle., 1930-02-07
EXPLAIN CHANGES
in STATE TAX LAW
The New Act Clears Number Of
Doubtful Points Formerly Ex-
isting.

Every citizen or resident of Della
ware for the full year 1929 must
pay the full rate Of income tax for
that year on or before March Is, but
the law allows those who reside in
Delaware for only a portion OF the
year, to pay for that portion of the
year only, it was stated at the State
Tax Department last week.
A phase of the new income tax
law clarifies the exemption to which
a person is entitled who has lived
in Delaware only part of the year,
as well as persons whose exemption
has been changed through death or
separation from husband or wife.
In case of death or separation OF
husband and wife, the exemption
which for the full year should be
$4,000, is apportioned to- the number
of months to which taxable is en-
titled to the $4,000 exemption, and to
the number of months to which tax
able is entitled to the $1,000 exemp-
tion. If Mr. A and his wife separate
on August 81, Mr.. A would be en-
titled to exemption for 8 months, or
3 10 of the $4,000, or $1,9SS.26, plus
4 IL of $1,000, or $3S3.SS, or a total
exemption for the full year of ST.
666.61.
The same method applied in de-
termining the exemption Of the sur
viying spouse where either husband
or wife dies during the year. The
income to be reported in each case
is that received while in the State
of Delaware.
AIimony, it was stated, is neither
deductionable by the payer nor to
be included by the recipient if they
are both taxables of the State OF
Delaware. If, however, the person
paying alimony is not a resident OIL
the State of Delaware, such amunts
received by persons taxable under
the State income tax must be re-
norted as taxable income and tax
paid thereon.
An additional force of clerks mas
been assigned to assist taxable re-
nuesting aid in the preparation OF
their returns at the office OF the TAX
Department, No. 2 East Ninth
street. Wilmington. This assistance
does not, it was pointed out, relieve
the taxpayer from a later examlna-
tion of his return merely because
the return was prepared at the ONCE
of the Tax Department. The law
nrovided that in all cases returns
shall be verified either by otlce
audit or by an examination OF the
hooks and records of the taxable
and no such examination is made at
the time a return is prepared.
therefore, the assistance rendered,
only of a nature of placing the items
furnished by the taxpayer in the
proper place on the return, and IN
no way forestalls later verification
of the figures submitted.
This force of additional clerks Is
trained in properly preparing the re-
turn and at the present have more
time available to devote to the in
dividual taxpayer than can be given
IN each person later on in the filing
period. To get the best assistance, a
taxable should call upon the TAX
Department as soon as possible
Aid may be obtained at the ot1ces
of the Tax Department, at the State
House, Dover, or at the Tax Depart
ment Office in Georgetown.
Milford chronicle., 1930-02-07
HOME PURCHASED
FOR AGED PEOPLE
Primitive Baptists Acquire Desirable
Property For Purpose In Salisbury

Sale of the former Salisbury
Home for the Aged to the Primitive
Baptist Home, a New Jersey Cor
poration, was announced last week
and transfer of the deed was made
when the organization paid cash
for the property.
The institution in Salisbury has as
a result of the deal, become per-
manent home for aged members OF
the Primitive "OId School" Baptist
denomination.
The Eastern Primitive Baptist AS
.sociatiOn will be the governing BODY
of the home. Its membership IN
cludes all churches of the denom1-
nation from Maine to Virginia.
After inspecting many available
sites, the association tentatively Sc
lected Salisbury last spring and the
home was opened May 1 with the
idea, if it was found desirable, that
the property would be purchased
and an institution established there
on a permanent basis.
At present the home has eight
residents. Mrs. Bertha Beard, form
erly of New York, is matron. Its
capacity is about so residents. The
site contains nearly two acres OF
land on which is building contain
ing 25 bedrooms, nurses and ma
irons rooms, office and reception
hall. The building was ready for oc-
cupancy, having only a short time
previous been vacated when the
John B. Parsons Home for the
Aged was moved to Lemon Hill.
George f. Adkins, of Salisbury, is
president of the association. Dewitt
osborn, Catskill, N. Y, vice presl-
dent; Silas Sisler, New York, secre-
tary, and Frank Efforts, New Jer-
sey, treasurer. ..s
William S. Gordy, Jr., president OF
the John B. Parsons Home, said
funds from the sale of the property
will be devoted to maintenance OF
the former.