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Milford chronicle., 1930-12-19
Tatnau asserts
SOL0ns BLameLess
Places EXCESS Legislative Jobs Responsibility On
Politicians Who Desire To Make Places For Party
Workers.

stead of criticizing the members OF
the Legislature.
81 have read with interest editor
ials in the local newspapers criticiz-
ing the members of the 1929 session
of the Legislature for various ac-
tions attributed to them. I person
ally have no objection to being criti-
cized for anything that 1 may do,
but l do feel there is entirely too
much criticism of the Legislature
without coming out and stating the
real fact in the case.
81 heartily agree with these edi-
tOrials in reference to the large num-
ber of employees in both the House
and the Senate and to the salaries
paid the majority of these employees.
From my observation, the trouble is
not with the members of the Legis-
lature in this connection, but those
higher up, or the political leaders of
the three counties.
"If you can persuade these politi-
cal leaders to eliminate some of these
jobs in the Legislature, 1 think you
will find that this trouble will be
done away with. If you will take
the trouble to look up the records of
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Milford chronicle., 1930-12-19

"Those higher up, the political
/ leaders of three counties" are re-
sponsible for the large number of
employees in both the House and the
Senate of the State and for the sal
aries paid these employees, Walter G..
Tatnall, Jr., representative of the
Third Representative District in New
Castle County said in statement
Saturday. He said that the political
leaders of the counties were respon-
sible for the large number of jobs
created, rather than the members of
the Legislature.
Representative Tatnall also said
that the public and the lawyers who
prepare the bills for the considera-
ton of the Legislature were more
responsible for the delays in action
at the sessions of Legislature. Rep
resentative Tatnall said that the de-
feat of the bill for increasing the
pay of the members at the last seS-
sion to SIS day and the treatment
of the mileage bill also disprOved
any accusation that the Legislature
was attempting Ito raid the treas
ury." Mr.. Tatnall requests that the
newspapers change their tactics and
put the blame where it belongs, in
Milford chronicle., 1930-12-19
INHERITANCE
TAX LAW Is
HELD VALID
Court Rules Legislature
Had No Intention Of
Repeal
TO SUPREME COURT

The Superior Court of New Castle
county Wednesday morning held
that it was not the intention Of the
1929 legislature to repeal the State
Inheritance Tax Law.
The court held further that the
Inheritance Tax Law still remains
on the statute books.
The court, with Chief Justic PEN
newill and Associate Justices Rich
ards and Harrington sitting, gave
its verbal opinion after hearing ar
guments on the question of whether
an error contained in an amend
ment to the la wand passed by the
1929 legislature invalidated and in
effect repealed the entire law.
The question was brought before
the court by executors for the es-
tates of the late Elizabeth Haskell
and the late Charlotte A. H. Bry-
son. Executors of the two estates
declined to pay ininheritance taxes
assessed by Register of Wills J. Gill
pin Highfield of New Castle county
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Milford chronicle., 1930-12-19
DROWNED YOUTH is
FOUND NEAR BOWERS
Robert CIOthier And Daniel Diehl
Met Death Same Day

The body of young Robert Cloth
ier, of Lansdale, Pa, who had been
missing since December 4 when he
and Daniel Diehl went out ducking
from Benefits pier, three miles
south of Bowers Beach, was found
Sunday by Charles P. French, Jr., OF
Milford Neck, near Benefits pier in
about 12 feet of water.
Identification was made by two
rings he wore, one on each hand.
His body was taken to Dover.
A jury summoned by Coroner
Hinsley in another case immediate
ly held an inquest on the body of
the young man and decided that he
came to his death from accidental
drowning. There were no marks of
any kind on the body.
The parents of the young man
were notified and went to Dover on
Sunday afternoon and returned to
their home in Lansdale with the
body.
Milford chronicle., 1930-12-19
LOWER MILK RATE
EFFECTIVE MONDAY
One Cent Drop Saves Consumers
Large Amount Daily

The price of a quart of milk in
the Philadelphia area, including
Wilmington and the Del-Mar-Va
Peninsula, has been reduced from 13
to II cents a quart and from to Z
cents a pint. The reduction went in
to effect Monday and will result in
a saving of thousands of dollars
each day to consumers in the area.
This reduction was agreed on at a
meeting of Representatives of the re-
tail milk dealers of the area and
representatives of the Interstate
Milk Producers Association at a
meeting iI Philadelphia.
Wilmington milk dealers and dis
tributors, announce that the price Of
milk in that city has been reduced a
cent quart, all grades. The notice
issued by the Wilmington distribu-
tors states that the new price reduc-
ton went into effect Monday morn
ing.
After about five hours of discus
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come tax, Governor Buck suggested
that consideration of that subject
follow closely a concentrated effort
to complete school construction as
promptly as possible.
when this is done," said the
States chief executive, 1--WE should
give serious attention to abolishing
the State income tax altogether.
Supposing this comes to pass in
1888 or 1884, we then have the situa-
ton of State i'll which the citizen
pays no State taxes, except for the
operation of motor vehicles. Taxes
after death shall not consider here,
for the man in the street is not con-
cerned."
Raps County Government
The existing system of county gov
ernment in Delaware came in for
strong condemnation by the Cover
nor, who said, "the system of our
county government is almost what it
was in Colonial days. The waste of
money it entails startles the imagi-
nation. l don't understand how the
public-and the public in this in
stance is everyone who pays proper
ty taXes-which pays the bill is con-
tent to sit by and see it go on" In
this connection the Governor cited
the fact that each county in Della
ware maintains its own road build
ing commission. although the State
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Milford chronicle., 1930-12-19
MAY USE 1881 AUTO
TAGS In STATE NOW
Many New License Plates Made
Their Appearance On Wednesday

The glittering blue on gold Ii
cense tags that will identify Della
wares automobiles for bright-eyed
children and steely-eyed highway
cops during the coming year made
their first appearance on Wednes-
day.
That morning the early birds un-
did with pliers and oil the rusty,
screeching bolts that held the bat
tered gold on blue tags of 1880 and
swOre their annual oath to oil the
bolts a week ahead of the time be-
fore the 1881 plates are ready for
the scrapheap, too. Already many of
the plates have been taken.
The State Automobile Department
at this time is also making its an
nual plea to prOcrastinatOrs to
avoid the December 81 rush by ap-
plying now for their new tags. They
point out that no time extensions
will be granted and that after mid
night of the years last day, a 1880
tag on car will be just as good as
a ticket to a magistrates court.
Drivers licenses for 1881 will not
he issued until March.
Milford chronicle., 1930-12-19
RECEIVE II BIDS FOR
STATE. ROAD WORK
Numerous Contractors Anxious For
Job OF Continuing Dual Highway

Contractors from various sections
were in Dover ON Tuesday for the
purpose of hearing the proposals
submitted for road work to the State
Highway Commission. The largest
contract for which bids were asked
was the continuation of the dual
highway from st. Georges to a
point near Old Drawers Church.
There were eighteen bidders for this
section of road but one bid was
thrown out because it was not in
proper shape. No contracts were
awarded and will not be until the
bids are tabulated. The number of
bids was unusually large.
The other bids received were for a
guard rail at Penny Hill and a fill
for new section of road at Mar
shallton. The total of the lowest
bids submitted is $266,492. Under
the conditions made by the State
Highway Department all work pos
sible is to be done at once in order
to lessen unemployment, but the
concrete is not to be poured until
such time as the department fixes
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STATE MUSIC CONTEST
TO BE HELD In APRIL
Will BE First Annual Contest In Md.
sic For High And Grammar Schools

The first annual contest in music
for high school and grammar school
pupils in Delaware will be held at
the University of Delaware, Satur-
day, April 25, 1881.
The contest has for its aim the
encouragement of musical activity
in the high schools and grammar
schools of the State by affording an
opportunity for comparison IF work
and the establishment of higher lnu-
sical standards.
A committee of the music teachers
of the State have just completed the
formulation of plans for the con-
test, which will include the follow
ing events: Orchestras, bands, in
strumental ensembles, such as:
trios, quartets, quintets, mixed
chOruses, boys glee clubs, girls'
glee clubs, boys quartets, girls trios,
vocal solos, piano solos, instrument
tai solos on violin and other of the
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Milford chronicle., 1930-12-19
TRUSTEES SEEK
MORE FUNDS FOR
j. OF D. NEEDS
$25,425 Yearly For Next
Two Years Will Be Asked
Of Next Legislature
SAY FUNDS NEEDED
Money Needed For Salar-
les And improvements DIR.
Walter Hullihen States
SAY FUNDS NEEDED

At the Semi-annual meeting of the
trustees of the University of Della
ware Saturday it was decided to ask
the state legislature for an appro-
priation of $201,150 for the fiscal
year, beginning July l next, and
$2O0,500 for the year following. This
represents an average increase of
$25,425 per year.
This increase is largely to provide
for increases i'll salaries to members
of the instruction staff and to pro-
vide additions to the instruction
staff. Because of the fact that the
faculty was losing some of the most
efficient instructors several years
ago because the salaries paid at the
State university here was much
under that paid at most all other
similar institutions the trustees had
to adopt a plan of granting gradual
increases until maximum amount
is reached. The increases asked are
to take care of the plan adopted as
to salaries.
Owing to the growth of the uni
versity it is necessary from time to
time to employ additional instruc-
tors in various departments. The
amount of salaries is $4,5OO a year,
for additions to the staff $4,000 Il
year. The remainder of the extra
amount asked for is needed for extra
ianitor service for new buildings,
care of machinery and buildings and
various other items relative to main
tenance.
The agricultural department bud
get calls for an increase of $6,-
S41.46 the first year and $5,341.46 the
second year, but it is understood that
the appropriation of this department
was reduced two years ago compared
with what it was previously so this
is really not an increase for the de-
partment compared with four years
ago.
The Legislature will also be asked
to appropriate $S7,435 to complete
the Women's College gymnasium and
to appropriate about 100000 for a
classroom, laboratory and office
building at the Womens College.
This was requested two years ago
but was not granted and the amount
requested for the gymnasium was
cut.
DR.. Hullihens report shows the
total enrolment at the university is
now 725 Of which 4346 students are
iii Delaware College and 2S9 in the
Women's College. OF the total there
are but 149 students from out the
State. There are 2S9 from Whining |
ton, 1872 from rural New Castle coun-
ty, Sd from Kent and 101 from Sus-
sex county.
Milford chronicle., 1930-12-19
GIVE RULES FOR GOOD
DRIVING MANNERS
Delaware Safety Council Advises Au.
tOmObiIists On Proper Use OF Cars

what constitutes good manners
in motoring?" is the pertinent ques-
tion asked by the Delaware Safety
Council. To be a good driver, in the
terms of applied ethics, is to be a
person of good manners, one ready
to see and appreciate the problems
of others, to make proper allowance
for them and to exercise even lit
tie more patience, care and consid-
GRAFTON than is actually called for
by the letter of the law.
Driving an automobile through
water or mud so as to splash same
on pedestrians is a common pastime
with some motorists who have pc
culiar ideas of what constitutes a
joke.
Be sure to give proper warning to
pedestrians and other users of the
streets or highways. Even animals
should receive reasonable notice.
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Milford chronicle., 1930-12-19
PRESBYTERIANS WILL
AID NEEDY PERSONS
Sunday School And Church Will
Celebrate "White Christmas"

The members of the Presbyterian
Sunday school and church will eel
ebrate a white Christmas" in the
Sunday school room on next Sum
day morning, December 21, at ten
O'Clock. Instead of receiving the us
ual treat, the members will bring
gifts of food, clothing, money and
other useful and needed articles to
relieve the sick and needy in our
community.
The members are requested to
wrap their gifts in white paper, if
possible, and write the name of the
contents on the package.
All of the contributions will be
given in charge of the Kings
Daughters, who, in their systematic
manner will distribute them where
they will do the most good.
Milford chronicle., 1930-12-19
MUCH INTEREST In
FOOTBALL GAME.
Tickets Cor Charity Game Between
Alumni and NJ. ii. s. Team On Sale

Tickets for the football game
which will be played by team COM
posed of the Alumni of the Milford
High School and the regular school
team, on Saturday, December 27, are
now on sale. This game was pro-
posed by Garrett Grier, a student at
Lehigh University, as a means of
raising funds with which to aid the
poor this winter. The entire pro-
ceeds of the game will be given to
the Kings Daughters of Milford and
they will disburse them to the best
advantage. This charitable Organi-
zatiOn is doing a worthy work and
the funds which they receive are al
ways applied where they will do the
most good. Tickets for the football
game are on sale and can be had
from any member of the Kings
Daughters. In order that the mon
les to be raised shall be as large as
possible the tickets are being sold
without any fixed price. Any sum
from 25 cents up will be accepted
from those who wish to aid the
organization in their
worthy work.
Milford chronicle., 1930-12-19
$1O42AWeek Feeds Four adults In
Test; Three Gain Weight On Menus

How four healthy adults, selected
as having the caloric needs of the
standard family of five, comprising
man, woman, a boy Of 13, girl
of and child of 3, ate three meals
a day at total cost of $1O.42 a week
is told in the current issue of The
Family, a monthly magazine pub
lished for social workers by the
Family Welfare Association of Am
erica. The author of the article is
Miss S. Eta Sadow. director of the
Bureau of Home Economics of the
Boston Federated Jewish Charities.
The article presents a model gro
Milford chronicle., 1930-12-19
STATE POLICE TO
EXTEND CAMPAIGN

Starting with this week the
"No Accident Campaign" be-
ing carried on by the State
police, was started in Sussex
and Kent counties. During the
campaign in the northern part
of the State, some 5000 stick
ers, for windshields, bearing
the words "No Accident Cam
paign; Make Our Highways
Safe" have been distributed
by the State police.
The method of operation US
ed is to station the State po-
lice at important highway
functions, with a stop sign.
Each motorist, when he stops,
is personally requested to CO.
operate with the State High
way Police in preventing
chances of accidents, and on
securing the Motorists as
surance of cooperation, a
sticker is placed on the wind
shield of the automobile, MAX
ing the driver a member of the
nO-accident drive.
Milford chronicle., 1930-12-19

Gerry order for u week, which was
worked out in Boston and may, it is
said, vary slightly in other cities.
The use of this minimum menu,
Miss SadOw points out, depends
upon three conditions.
ut pTesupposes," she writes,
that all members of the family are
in good health and that the mother
has enough knowledge of foods to
be able to make the correct selec-
tiOn, so that proper amounts of
milk, fruit, vegetables, cereals and
so on will be included in the diet
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UNAVOIDABLE REPORT
ON INLET DREDGING

Word was received in Della
ware this week by Lieutenant
Colonel R. P. Howell, U. S.
Engineer for the Wilmington
District, from Major Lytle
Brown, chief of the U. S. Engi-
neers, stating he has reported
to the Secretary of War un-
favorably on the proposal to
have the Federal Government
defray much of the cost of
re-opening of the Indian River
Inlet and dredging a channel
of sufficient dimensions TO
permit the passage of vessels
at all times. Col. Howell re-
ported unfavorably on the
subject some time ago. His re-
port was concurred in by the
divisional engineer and by the
Board of Rivers and Harbors
Engineers.
Seward daily gateway., 1930-04-26

Old papers for sale at Gateway.
Seward daily gateway., 1930-04-26
SIBERIA HAS A
 NEW kL0ND|KE

YAKUTSK. Siberia, U. s. s. R., April 26.(P)-A Siberian Klon- dike' awaits development in the Yakutsk region, according to Prof. A. Obrucheff, who headed an academic science expedition there.
 Between the rivers Indigirka and Kolima in northeastern Si- beria he found a gold area of at least 100000 square miles which he describes as potentially among the richest sources of the precious metal in the world.
Seward daily gateway., 1930-04-26
THE UNION BAKERY

The Union Bakery will open for buiness about the first of the month reports Mel Holben, local caterer, who has had crew of men busy for the last couple of days installing new fixtures, in cluding a large electric oven. as we'll as making a number of other improvements. All kinds of bakery goods and light lunches will be served
Seward daily gateway., 1930-04-26

WANTED to buy Clean cotton rags will pay five cents per pound. Gateway
Seward daily gateway., 1930-04-26
IMPROVING STEADILY

Mrs. Cooper, who has had a long siege of serious illness but who, under the care of pr. Hyatt has been improving steadily for the past week, was strong enough yesterday to sit up for the first time; which her many friends will be delighted to hear.
Seward daily gateway., 1930-04-26
Classified Advertising

FOR RENT-Apartments, see Jen- nie PaulsOn.
Seward daily gateway., 1930-04-26

FOR SALE-Three lots and four houses, furnished; always rent cd. Ill good condition. SS,50O. Jennie Ramon.
Seward daily gateway., 1930-04-26

The light under-growth and all ders have been cut back of the railroad, in the vicinity just be- yond the Jesse Lee Home, for a considerable distance. Fire pro- lection, we guess.
Seward daily gateway., 1930-04-26
s. s. ALASKA TONNAGE

The tonnage being discharged today from the s. s. Alaska in cludes 30 tons for Seward, 95 for transfer to the s. s. Redondo, 50 for the San Juan dock and about 200 tons for Alaska Railroad points
Seward daily gateway., 1930-04-26

That prince of good fellows, Ben High, Sergeant, and his fine fam fly, will be leaving Seward next month, it is said, for Maryland.
Seward daily gateway., 1930-04-26
THE LONDON MINE

The London mine in the Mos
 quito mining district of Park Count, Colo, was discovered by prospectors in 1873, who followed float and discovered the outcrops.
Seward daily gateway., 1930-04-26
TRI-WEEKLY SERVICE

During the navigation season on the Panama and Yukon rivers Alaska Railroad river steamers, out of Nenana, will maintain a tri-weekly service connecting with the White Pass & Yukon Terri tory lines.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-09
Today in
Washington History
BY DONALD A. CRAIG.

September 8, 1613.-A day of public
humiliation and prayer for the success
of the American Army and Navy in
the war with Great Britain, set aside
by act OF Congress, was observed by
the suspension of all business In the
City of Washington.
procession. In which officers of the
Government, the Army, Navy and Ma
rine Corps, and of the Grand and SUI
coordinate lodges of Masons of the Dis
trict of Columbia took part, is described
in the National Intelligencer today.
While special services were being held
in all the churches, the Masons gathered
at IL o'clock in the Union Lodge rooms,
on Eleventh street a short distance
south OF Pennsylvania avenue. Here a
procession was formed, which passed
along Pennsylvania avenue to the Cap
itol.
AT the Capitol an grafton was de-
livered by John Wiley, in commemora-
ton of the heroism of Capt. James
Lawrence and his lieutenant, Augustus
c. Ludlow. naval officers, who lost their
lives in the fight of the Chesapeake.
Both of these officers were members
of Lawrence, Don't give up the ship"
had thrilled the whole country, even
though the Chesapeake had gone down
to defeat in the famous naval battle.
The lodges of the District represented
at this Masonic gathering were Federal,
Columbia, Naval, Union and Lebanon, all
in the City Of Washington; Potomac, in
Georgetown, and the Alexandria WASH
ington and Alexandria Brooke Lodges of
Alexandria The Grand Lodge of the
District had been established only two
years before.
One effect Of the war in Washington
at this time Is an expansion of local
business. Plans are being formulated
for the organization of new banks and
new daily newspapers.
1t is at Washington that the expendi-
ture of large sums of money for war
purposes is decided upon, and many
visitors are brought to the city on that
account.
There has been much criticism OF
the fact that the Capitol Building has
been allowed to remain for such a long
period unfinished A movement to have
Congress appropriate money to complete
it when it convenes next December has
already been started.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-09

BENJAMIN Hayden, the great histori-
cal painter, went to the Duke of We'll
lington, when the latter was prime
minister of England, with a project
for detailed decorations in the House
of Parliament.
The duke had several reasons against
the plan.
But, first of ALL" he said, Il must
object to the grant of any public
money for such an object"
Some time later Vaccinations OF
Jealous enemies preventing Hayden
from selling a picture that would have
put him in funds, he was thrown into
prison for debt. He got out soon, but
more difficulties followed. In his dis
tress he again appealed to Wellington,
but after an exchange OF letters the
duke ignored him.
Hayden now begged for some sort
of public employment. He was starv-
ing, he said. The duke replied with a
letter of kindly advicel
The old warrior was as watchfui OF
his own finances as of the govern
ment's. He lived in utmost simplicity at
the Castle of Walmer, which he received
in recognition of his military services.
His bed room was bare of carpet and
he slept in an iron bed no more luxu-
rious than a camp cot.
Walmer Castle had moat around it.
Tradition says that the duke had no