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Milford chronicle., 1930-02-21
STATE POLICE ARREST
344 PERONS In MONTH
Reckless Driving Again Heads The
List OF Arrests In Delaware.

Fines paid the State Highway PO-
lice during the month of January to-
tailed $3,577. There were 344 arrests
and 2,OSS reprimands during that
period.
Arrests were for the following Of
fenses: Reckless driving 1877; no op-
orators license, 81; larceny, 20; un-
registered car, 20; operating while
intoxicated, 16; failing to stop before
entering main highway, II; over
loaded trucks, 13; held as witness,
g.; disOrderly conduct, 8; assault and
battery, z; allowing an unlicensed
person to operate, 6; passing worth
less checks, 6; leaving accident, 4;
proper lights, 4 no chauffeur's Ii
Cense, 8; taking car without owners
consent, g. no mirror, 8; no muffler,
8; drunk and disorderly, g.. drunk,
8; receiving worthless goods, 8;
forgery, 8; parking on highway, 2;
displaying another's operators Ii
cense, 2; nOn-support, 2; man
slaughter, 2; failing to report acci-
dent, 1; lOaning operators license,
1; no clearing lights, 1; interfering
with operator, 1; operating after
revocations; interfering with officer,
1; possession of stolen goods, 1;
abduction, L carrying concealed
deadly weapon, 1; assault, 1; access
sorry, 1 obtaining goods under false
pretense, 1; violating the Mann Act,
1; held for investigation, 1; breach
of peace, /.
Milford chronicle., 1930-02-21
SUMMER SCHOOL WILL
BE HELD AT NEWARK
School VIII Be Conducted From
June % to August 1.

June 20 to August 1, inclusive, will
be the term of the University of Del
aware Summer school this year it
was announced by Professor w. A.
Wilkinson, who is in charge. Plans
nearly completed include features
that have never before made their
appearance in the Summer school
course.
Attention, in the first place, is
called to the very definite purposes
of the school. They are: ID to
make it possible for every teacher
in the State who has the required
amount of high school preparation
to obtain a first grade elementary
teachers certificate, (2) to enable
experienced teachers to meet the
State Boards requirements for an
elementary principals certificate,
90 to give all teachers and others
who may desire it an opportunity to
work for a college degree, and (4)
to offer to high school teachers an
opportunity to do special work along
the line of some of the policies now
being emphasized by the State De-
partment of Education. Every sub
iect or course offered in the Sum-
mer session is intended to serve one
or more of these purposes. For ele-
mentary teachers the program of
studies will include every subject
now required by the State Depart
ment for first grade certificate and
experienced teachers will be able to
complete the additional requirements
for an elementary principals certifi-
cate in two consecutive summer ses-
sions. For those who have set grad
uation from college as their goal the
Summer school program offers prac-
ticalIy all of the courses definitely
required and considerable number
that may be used as electives for the
baccalaureate degree.
The coming season at the UniVer-
sity's Summer school will have many
new subjects on it's program as we'll
as several new names on the staff.
John Shilling, assistant State su-
perintendent in charge of high
schools, will give two courses,
namely, "The Junior High School,
and "The Technique of High School
Teaching" The latter will be based
on DR.. H. C. Morrison's theory of
teaching as expounded in his text,
"The Practice of Teaching in the
Secondary School," Both of these
courses deal with matters that are
being stressed by the State Depart
ment and ought to be very helpful to
teachers in junior and senior high
schools in the State.
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Milford chronicle., 1930-02-21
23,OOO,00O LETTERS
'DEAD" DURING 1929

More than 23,OOO,OOO unde-
livered letters were buried in
1929 in the dead letter depart
ments of the post Office and
S25O,00O thereby reverted to
the United States Treasury.
That amount represented
money received in mail COM
ing to the offices, and the pro-
ceeds from the sale of unde-
liVered articles of value.
An odd assortment of arti-
cles found their way to the
dead letter offices. Narcotics
were secreted in magazines
and papers; silk hose and lin
gerie essayed travel under en-
circling periodicals.
An Internal machine, reVol-
vers peering cautiously from
the lids of best sellers, a hu-
man skull suggestive of a BOr-
neo head hunter, and an ar
senal of arms were among the
dead letters"
Letters usually reach the
dead letter offices after they
have been held in other post
offices two weeks. They are
opened at Washington with a
lightning cutter, capable of
handling $4,000 pieces of mail
a day.
Money is held for a year,
and then, if delivery cannot
be made goes to the treasury.
Milford chronicle., 1930-02-21
GOVERNOR BUCK
TO PROVIDE SAFETY
F. V. DUPONT, r. H. Richards, Philip
Burnet Are Named

Governor c.. Douglass Buck has
announced the appointment of Fran
els V. DUPONT, chairman of the
State Highway Commission; Robert
H. Richards, prominent lawyer, and
Philip Burnet, president of the Con-
tinental American Life Insurance
Company, as a special committee to
study the problem of liability in
surance for all motor vehicle driv-
ers, and report their conclusions
and recommendations to the Cover
nor for transmission to the next
legislature.
Governor Buck has given much
thought to the subject of liability
insurance for motor drivers and
feels that the method he has chosen
of naming a committee to study the
problem and report upon the advis-
ability of requiring all motor driv-
ers to have liability insurance is the
best way of bringing the matter be-
fore the legislature for considera-
tion.
The last legislature had before it
bill advocated by the Delaware
Safety Council and motorists organ
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Milford chronicle., 1930-02-21
AUTOMOBILES MUST
SHOW HEAD LIGHTS
State Police To Prosecute Operators
OF "One-Eyed" Cars.

A check-up of motor vehicle
equipment, particularly headlights,
is urged by the Delaware AutOmo-
bile Association "a. M. Al, Eleventh
and West streets, which asserts that
the beneficial effects of the inspec-
ton last year are wearing off and
that many motorists are neglecting
to keep their safety appliances in
proper condition.
REDS" KentOn, manager OF the
road service department of the as
sociation, pointed out that hundreds
of glaring headlights are to be seen
on the highways. "This," he said,
sis to be expected with motorists
depending upon one inspection to
keep their lights in focus. Many
car owners don't seem to appreciate
that headlights can be kept in prop
er adjustment. Check and double
check now popular phrase
throughout the United States, might
with great profit to motorists be put
to practical use in relation to auto
mobile headlights.
eve are urging this attention as
matter of personal precaution.
Another reason is the announced in
tention of the state highway police
to undertake vigorous campaign to
enforce the headlight provision of
the vehicle code. 'One-eyed' cars
will be particular targets for high
way patrolmen, and no excuses will
be acceptable. superintendent Rey-
nolds takes the position that extra
bulbs should be carried in every car
and installed as soon as a light
fails"
Milford chronicle., 1930-02-21
BROTHERS WHIPPED
WITH 5 LASHES EACH
James And Frank DickersOn Feel
Lash After Pleading Guilty.

James and Frank DickersOn, of
Lincoln City, recently arrested and
charged with a series of rObberies
in Sussex county, including chick
ems, turkeys, lockwood, potatoes and
beans, pleaded guilty in General
Sessions Court at Georgetown last
Wednesday and were sentenced by
Judge w. W. Harrington, on one OF
the six indictments found against
them at this term of court.
The indictment on which they
were sentenced was for the larceny
of 200 chickens, 2 turkeys and one
duck valued at $311 from Orcar Tat
man, Nanticoke district, on Decem-
ber 29. Frank Dickerson was SEN
fenced to serve two and half years
in the New Castle County Work
house, pay the cost of prosecution
and $311 as restitution money and
be whipped with five lashes on Sat
urday. James DickersOn, an older
brother, was given the same SEN
tence except that his term of i'm
prisonment was reduced by six
months. Frank finished serving a 2
year sentence for stealing on Sep
tember Is.
Judge Harrington instructed Dep
uty Attorney General Cooke to retire
the five other charges so that they
can be taken up at any time should
the Dickerson brothers appear be-
fore the court again for stealing, af-
ter serving their sentences.
They were whipped at the New
Castle County Workhouse on Satur-
day.
Milford chronicle., 1930-02-21
STATE And FEDERAL
TAX DEPARTMENTS
DIFFER ON LOSSES
Provisions Regarding Deduc-
tiOns On Filing Income Re-
turns Vary.
DEPENDS ON GAINS
Federal Allows Loan Losses, But
State Must Show A Gain Equal
To The Loss Deducted.

A distinctly different meaning is
given to the terms capital gains and
capital losses by the State Tax De-
partment and by the Federal au-
thorities.
All gains or losses arising from
the sale of stocks, bonds, real estate
or other property held for invest
ment are classified by the State as
capital gains or capital losses. The
Federal Government considers these
transactions to result in capital
gains or capital losses only in the
case where the property has been
held for more than two years.
Capital losses for purpose of tax
alton by the State are also held to
include loans which are incapable
of collection and losses through en-
dorsement or as guarantOr. On the
State tax return no capital losses
may be deducted from income, un-
less the income includes a capital
gain at least equal in amount to the
capital loss which is o u g h
to be deducted. For illustration let
us assume that a loss of $4,000 has
been sustained through the sale of
some stock or real estate. If the
taxpayer that same year had no
capital gains, he could not deduct
any of this $4,000 from income on
his State return. If his income in
cluded $1,5OO of capital gains, he
could deduct on his State return
only $1,500 of the $4,000 loss. But If
his income included S2,1OO of cap1-
tai gains, then he could deduct the
entire $4,000 loss.
On the Federal tax return, gains
or losses arising from the sale or
exchange of property including
stocks, bonds, etc, held for less
than two years are considered as or
binary income or ordinary deduc-
tions from income, and the only
thing which would prevent the de-
duction of such loss on the Fed
eraI return would be the repur-
chase of substantially identical
property within 80 days from the
date of sale which showed the loss.
CAPITAL gains, as defined by the
Federal Government are taxable at
not more than 121a%o. This means
that unless a taxpayer has net
taxable income in excess of $4,000
he will not be interested in this
capital gain provision, but will COM
pute his tax on his entire net in
come including capital gains at the
regular rates. But if taxpayer has,
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Milford chronicle., 1930-02-21
DELAWARE PRODUCE
PASSED GOVERNMENT
INSPECTION LAST YEAR
W. T. DericksOD, Director OF
Bureau Of Markets, Says 9Sl
Cars We're Inspected.
BENEFITS The SHIPPERS
Better Prices Are Received From
Buyers When Certified By The
Federal Inspectors.

w. T. DericksOn, director of the
Bureau of Markets, of the State
Board of Agriculture, reports thai
during the 1929 shipping season
9S1 cars of perishable fruits and
vegetables from Delaware were Off
cially inspected and certified. This
work is done jointly by the State
Board of Agriculture and the United
States Department of Agriculture. A
charge of $4.00 per car for inspec-
ton and certification was made and
during the past season this service
was self-supporting.
The 981 cars inspected included
not only the cars shipped by rail,
but also truck shipments and in
spections made at cold storage ware
houses. There were 622 cars of early
apples, 151 cars of peaches, 2 cars
of grapes, and 206 cars of late ap-
pies inspected. In addition to this,
official inspection was provided on
canning house tomatoes at one can
merry. The operator of this cannery
reports a great improvement in the
quality of the tomatoes that he re-
ceived. The growers took an active
interest in bringing as good toma-
toes as possible to the cannery and
in some instances, 1870 of the load
would grade U. S. No. 1.
Official shipping point inspection
service has been provided in Della
ware since 1928 and the number of
cars inspected has increased each
year. During the first year, only 81
cars were inspected and all of
these were apples. Forty-two states
are now cooperating with the U. ).
Department of Agriculture in pro-
viding this service and during the
year 1929, there were 229,199 cars
inspected. These inspections are
made by men who are trained and
licensed by the .eral Government
and the record. rove that the in
spectiOns made are very thorough
and very accurate.
Out of the total number of cars
inspected throughout the United
States last year, 229, 9,199, the original
inspection of only 140 cars was re-
versed. This means that there was
only one reversal out of every 1857
cars that were inspected. This is an
exceptionally good record when it Is
considered that practically all of the
inspections are made on perishable
fruits and vegetables, the quality
and condition of which is constant
ly changing.
official State-Federal shipping
CONTINUED on Page 81
Milford chronicle., 1930-02-21
BELOW ZERO WEATHER
STRIKES DELAWARE
Official Th rmOmeier Registered
3 Degrees Below Zero Monday
Morning.

Ushered in with snow on Saturday
evening, a cold spell of intense Sc
verify struck Delaware on Sunday,
at which time the official govern
ment thermometer in Milford regis
tered a low reading of degrees
above zero. The mercury did not go
above the 20 mark all day Sunday.
During the night Sunday and the
early hours of Monday morning the
official thermometer recorded a low
reading of 8 degrees below zero at
Milford. This is the coolest wealth
er of the season for lower Delaware.
The streets were frozen and were in
an exceedingly slippery condition,
which made travel very bad. Num-
erous accidents caused by skidding
automobiles were reported, but no
serious injuries were sustained by
residents of Milford. Reports from
other sections of the State are to the
effect that many bad accidents oc-
CURED. The weather moderated on
Tuesday and the mercury registered
as high as 46 degrees above.
Milford chronicle., 1930-02-21
LINCOLN IS EAUDED
BY RUBY R, VALE
Says Characterhtics Of The
EmaucipatOr Needed By PeO-
pie Of Today.

If the characters of people today
were moulded more like that of Alb
raham Lincoln, and their spirit of
loyalty towards their country in up
holding the Constitution possessed
some of his ardent zeal, the 18th
Amendment and other such great
questions could be settled success
fully, according to Ruby r. Vale, of
Milford, a leader of the Philadel-
phia Bar Association, and resident
of Milford.
Mr.. Vale made this assertion last
week in addressing members of the
Lincoln Club at the Wilmington
Country Club.
He eulogized Lincoln from the
time of his birth until his death, and
asserted that the Declaration of In
dependence was the inspiration of
his philosophy of government, the
Constitution of the United States
was his guide in political action, and
the Proclamation of Emancipation
his contribution to the freedom of
mankind.
The 18th Amendment, Mr.. Vale
said, was ratified 10 years ago by
the States as a most mOmentOus ex-
pertinent in government. For the
first time in human history, he as
serted, the sanction of the law was
invoked to control individual appe-
tites for the good of the group. The
nation, he said lis now divided as to
the results of this experiment.
1.-THE 18th Amendment he said,
declares a high moral and economic
purpose which is not self executing.
Power is conferred on the Federal
Congress and the several States to
execute that purpose. This power is
concurrent and imposes a legal OBJ
legation on each of the two agencies
else the declaration becomes vain
words if enforced by neither"
He said that present conditions
cannot be ignored. He referred to
the "radicalism of notification and
the fanaticism of zealotry" as weak
ening the foundations of law and or
der. The reserve power of honest
people, he asserted, must be aroused
to the peril of the disregard of all
laws.
"Will this momentous problem
ever be solved until courageous men
and women with the forebearance of
Lincoln and his loyalty to the Con-
stitution consent that the Federal
and State enforcement statutes shall
be written in the language of So
briefly with due regard to the per-
sistence of habit, the requirements
(Continued on Page 81
Milford chronicle., 1930-02-21
KENT GRAND JURY
RETURNS IS BILLS
Louder N. Hearn Of Milford
Named Foreman When Jury
Organizes.

Kent County courts for the Feb
Monday with Chief Justice James
Pennewill and Associate Judges
Rodney and Richards presiding.
The new grand jury was sworn in
and Louder N. Hearn, of Milford,
was named foreman. Grover C.
Frear, of Dover, was elected secre-
tary.
The Grand Jury completed its
work for the term during the day,
returning 1S true bills and ignoring
one. The list of true bills returned
follows:
Albert Brisco, Benjamin Faulkner,
and Walter Mason alias Walter
George, charged with escaping Jail;
James Boggs, assault and battery;
Rolston Parks, larceny; Oliver Bid
die, driving off motor vehicle with
out consent of the owner; HarriOn
Melvin, John Hendricks, Stanley
Cartoll, attempted larceny of chick
ems; Lee R. Burris, desertion and
non-support; Golden c. POore, nom
support; Earl Eckard, alias Earl
Timmons, two indictments one for
illegal possession and the other for
manufacture of intoxicating liquors;
Daniel Pekarvin, illegal possession
of intoxicating liquors; James Kemp,
illegal possession of spirituOus liq-
uors; Tarry Porter, three indict-
ments, illegal possession of liquors,
resisting a public officer and assault
and battery; John w. Carpenter,
Charles Hare and Marshall Carpen-
ter, larceny. Forthwith capiases
were ordered by the court for John
w. Carpenter and Charles Hare, as
they have not been arrested.
Milford chronicle., 1930-02-21
WILLIAM 7. WEIGH
HEADS JR. 0. U. A. M.
Elected State Councillor At The An
nuaI Meeting Held In Smyrna.

The State Council of the Junior
Order of United American Mechanics
held it's annual session at Smyrna
on Tuesday. The new officers
named were:
State Councillor, VIM. T. Welch,
No. 16, of Milton; State Vice-Coun-
cillor, ]. Ralph Jefferson, No. 36,
Smyrna; secretary, Frank Seigrist,
No. l, Wilmington; treasurer, Har-
vey Hoffecker, No. 29, Newark; con-
ductor, George P. Lyons, No. 5, Will
mington; warden, Ray Cannon, No.
AZ, Georgetown; inside sentinel, Jo-
seph c. Broadway, No. 36, Smyrna;
outside sentinel, William Tucker, No.
Z, Wilmington; chaplain, e. M.
Thomas, No. SO, Smyrna.
The officers were installed by Ma
tional Deputy Councillor, Charles &.
Senken, of Brooklyn. There was al
so an address by Omer Stubbs, ma
tional councillor, of COvington, Ky.
A purse of $100 in gold was pre-
sented to Harry F. Mote, the retiring
State Councillor. The presentation
speech was made by Past Councillor,
]. M. Lank. He was also presented
with an emblem of the order, the
presentation being made by Past
Councillor George w. Swain. A flag
was presented by the State Council
to the council at Selbyville for good
work during the year. Following
these presentations there was an ad-
dress to the members by w. H.
Welch, the new councillor.
At the afternoon meeting a num-
ber of reports were submitted and
speeches were made by Natlona!
Councillor Stubbs and National
Continued on Page 81
Milford chronicle., 1930-02-21
FAIL TO AGREE ON
LICENSE RECIPROCITY
Delaware And Pennsylvania Inter-
Dret Their Motor Laws Differently

On account of the refusal of Mo-
tor Commissioner B. J. Eynon, of
Pennsylvania, to place the same in
depreciation as Delaware upon the
motor laws of the states, motor
war between Pennsylvania and Del
aware is expected to break out in a
few days.
The Pennsylvania commissioner
insists that a truck or bus which
loads or unloads in Pennsylvania,
must have a Pennsylvania license.
The Delaware people however, hold
that a truck is not required load
in one part of the state and delivers
it to another part of the same state.
Superintendent c. c. Reynolds, of
the State Highway Police has tried
with other officials to have Pennsyl-
vania reach an agreement but has
failed. It is claimed that Pennsyl-
vania will suffer on the license plan
because there are twice as many
Pennsylvania buses operating in
Delaware as there are Delaware
buses operating in Pennsylvania.
The Delaware police have given
buses coming into Wilmington from
a.ia fftAOs. 1.-in which
Milford chronicle., 1930-02-21
BANK OFFICER LEFT
MONEY BY STRANGER
Former Resident OF Delaware Who
Resided Near Milford, Dead.

A clipping from the st. Petersburg,
Florida, Independent Of recent date
tells of the death of Mrs. Christine
Regnier, former resident of Della
ware, who resided near Milford, and
the unusual method she used to dis
pose of her estate. The article fol-
lows:
willard R. Black, trust officer of
the First National Bank & Trust
Company, will receive the bulk of the
estate of the late Mrs. Christine Reg
nier, totaling more than 100000,
who died in a local hospital, Feb. 2,
it was learned today when the will
of the deceased was filed for probate.
The will provided cash beQUests
of $4,000 for the Y. M. c. A. and a
similar amount for the Florence
Crittenden home.
Another provision of the will pro-
vided for the setting up of a trust
fund sufficient to produce an income
of $1OO a mouth for her husband,
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Milford chronicle., 1930-02-21
M. P. CHURCH TO HAVE
WORLD PRAYER DAY
March Z, First Day OF Lenten Sea-
son, Set Apart For Observance.

March Z, 1880, the first Friday of
the Lenten season, is the date set
apart for observance of the fourth
World Day of Prayer.
This institution was established
and is fostered by the two great mis-
sionary organizations, the Council
of Women for Home Missions and
the Federation of Woman's Boards
of Foreign Missions. All church
women are invited to participate in
its observance.
PRAYER is a universal need and we
believe a well-nigh universal prac-
tice. The voice of prayer ascends
from legislative halls, places of bus
mess, club rooms, educational insti-
tutions, from churches and homes
around the world.
The morning hour of worship over
the radio is anticipated by multi
tudes, and is as welcome as the
dawn of the new day.
Women active in missionary cir
cles will have planned for the OBJ
servance of this day in your COM
munity.
Literary, business, social and phil
anthropic organizations enroll great
numbers of women who believe in
the power of prayer. The World is
longing for the manifestation of the
love and spirit of Jesus Christ.
You are earnestly invited to join
with Christians of all lands in a
World Fellowship of Prayer on
March Z, 1880, by attending the ser
vices in your community on that
day. This service will be held at
First M. P. church.
This notice is published early
with the hope that it will be given
: ril ;snsideration and no social
N be planned for that day.
Milford chronicle., 1930-02-21
PLAN COLLECTION
OF STATE BIRDS
AFish And Game Commission Will
Place Mounted Specimens In Capitol

/ Announcement of the establish
ment of a permanent collection OF
bird life. native to Delaware, to be
hplaced in the State House at Dover,
Yand of the Inauguration OF a cam
paign in the public and private
hchoCls of the State for the preser-
vation of animal and bird life, par
licularly song birds, was announced
by former Governor Robert P. Rob
inson. following a meeting of the
State Game Commission at the du
gPont Biltmore in Wilmington. Mr.
Robinson is president of the commits
sion.
The collection of bird life, native
Eo the State, has been started under
the direction of Alonzo JONES'. OF
bower, supervisor of wardens for the
Commission. Several hundred specl-
mems have already been acquired
XII will be suitably mounted and en-
sclosed in special glass cases IN the
goffce of the Commission at Dover.
Mr.. Robinson announced that re-
Aorts from wardens in all parts OF
slaware indicated that the game
me has passed through the winter
nv we'll 50 far and should be more
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