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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-24
OUTPUT IN DONETZ COAL
BASIN OFF SO PER CENT
Russian Press Declares Situation Is
Alarming-Wages Raised to
Push Work.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MOSCOW, March 24,-Production in
the Donetz Coal Basin recently has
dropped about SO per cent, and the Rus
sian press has declared that conditions
are alarming"
In spite Of the efforts Of the govern
ment to carry out its full program the
February output was II per cent less
than the output in January. plan to
mine coal by machinery, from which
much had been expected, resulted in
decreased output of as per cent less
than the plan called for.
For the first six days Of March the
average daily output Of coal was $500
tons. against $4,000 tons planned.
Wages of coal miners have been in
creased, housing conditions bettered
and numerous other privileges granted
to the miners to stimulate work.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-24
STRIKERS BLAST MAINS

OAXACA, Mexico, Mari - tH).--
Water mains in the plant OF tbs Oaxaca
Power q Light Co. ware Destroyed by
two dynamite explosions, attributed By
the company to strikers. Military pro-
lection was asked 10 prevent further OUT
RACES
The plant has been idle for four days
on account Of the strike, and during this
time the city has been without Light
ana power. The strikers demand rein
statement OF several discharged ega~
ploYeN.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-24
Prince to Race in Auto.

BUDAPEST. Hungary, March - Ck9.
Prince Nicholas. brother Of King Carol
of Rumania, has entered his name for
two events in the Hungarian Easter
week automobile races.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-24

April rs, for q few months Of special
intensive training before he begins his
hrgt tour OF sea duty which win be
for three years. Capt. Evans explained
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-24

London has a war over modern art.
Milford chronicle., 1931-09-25
WALDMAN TO APPEAR
In DIR. .JEKYLL-MR. HYDE
Famous Actor Will Be Seen Here
For The Kings Daughters

Arrangements have been COM
pleted whereby Edward Waldmann,
noted New York actor, will appear
at the Plaza Theatre, Wednesday,
October IA, in his special modern
lied comedy version of Stevenson's
thrilling "Dr. Jekyll and Mr.. Hyde
with music and frolics. Mr.. Wald-
mann himself will assume the fam
Gus dual role of "Dr. Jekyll," the
genial English physician. as well as
Mr.. HYDE" the notorious London
criminal, while the other parts in
the comedy-drama will be taken by
Milford's most prominent local tai
ent, especially drilled and rehearsed
under Mr.. Waldmann's expert stage
direction-for the benefit of the
Faithful Circle of Kings Daughters.
Edward Waldmann, with his own
company, during the past 18 years,
has appeared in every important
city in America, including II weeks
special matinees at the LOngacre
Theatre, New York City. He played
in "Dr. Jekyll and Mr.. Hyde" with
the famous Richard Mansfield, the
year before the actors death, and
has adopted his methods in his
haracterizations
In his present version, which
abounds in comedy, special singing
and dancing specialties are intro
duced, as we'll as a large chorus of
dressed young ladies in
singing and dancing carnival.
Richmond, Baltimore, Wilmington,
Dover and neighboring towns,
where Mr.. Waldmann presented this
play, his performance of "Dr. Jekyll
and Mr.. Hyde" was considered one
of the most interesting entertain
ments of the season. This version
follows closely the moving picture
version of John Barrymore's.
Milford chronicle., 1931-09-25
WILL HOLD ADDITION
In WILMINGTON
Young Delaware Singers Will COM
pete Next Thursday

Broadcasting their belief in a
substantial prosperity awaiting
them, young singers of Delaware
will gather in Wilmington, October
Il, to compete, through Station
WDEL, in the State competition of
the Fifth National Radio Addition.
Radio listeners and a jury of mu-
sical experts will join in selecting
the State championships young
woman and one young man. Each
will receive a silver medal and quail
ify for the Northeastern District Au-
dition, to be held at New York City
in November, there to vie with other
state winners for share of the
$4,000 in cash awards and the
scholarships provided by the At
water Kent Foundation.
There will be approximately six
teen contestants in the State audi
ton. Those so far listed as eligible
through their community additions
are: :.
Dover-Miss Mary Louise Pleas
onton and Edward J. Scanlon, both
of Dover.
Georgetown - Cyrus Hatfield of
Georgetown.
Smyrna = Miss Mary Elizabeth
Hynson, soprano of Smyrna.
William A. Watson,
3rd, tenor of Blackbird.
Wilmington-Mis Dorothy Ethel
Downing, soprano and Benton Dales
Jr., baritone, both of Whining
ton.
Winners of Middletown, Lewes,
New Castle, Newark and Seaford,
are yet to be announced
In announcing the date of the
State addition in Wilmington today,
Mrs. E. Warren Smith of Whining
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Milford chronicle., 1931-09-25
817 MILES OF IMPROVED
ROAD FOR DELAWARE
State Adds SO Miles To System Dur
ing The Last Year

Delaware last year added 50 miles
to it's improved road system and now
has S71 miles of improved highways,
according to the Bureau of Public
Roads, Department of Agriculture.
Not only did Delaware complete
its State highway system and report
a considerable expansion last year,
but Maryland and a number of other
States also made advances in high
way construction.
At the end of last year the Mary
land State highway system totaled
3,253 miles as did also the total num-
ber of miles surfaced at that time.
The state also reported an expan-
sion of 800 miles with the close of
1880.
In making the announcement, the
Bureau explained that State high
way systems of the country i'm
proved during last year by surfacing
of 27,464 miles of road and the i'm
provement of 1913 miles of higher
typed roads, and 142.109 miles of
low-types road.
Expenditures by State highway
departments on roads in 1880
amounted to $96O,OOO,OOO or an in
crease of % per cent over 1929. OF
this amount $713,000,000 was ex-
pended for construction, $191, 100000
for maintenance and the remainder
for equipment, interest on bonds and
purposes.
Milford chronicle., 1931-09-25
CLAIM is AWARDED
TO SEAFORD FIRM
Dispute Settled BY U. S. Board Bas-
ed On Shipment Last Year

The w. X. Morgan Company, of
Seaford, a canning and packing
firm, has been awarded a claim of
$1,143 for tomato and cucumber
shipments, against the Altoona Pro-
duce Company of Altoona, Pa, it
has been announced by the Federal
Bureau of Agricultural Economics.
The Delaware concern, it was ex-
planned, sold to the Altoona COM
pany carload of tomatoes and
car of cucumbers in August, 1880,
the former commodity at an agreed
price of $S06, and the latter at 1887.
These cars were shipped from
Westover, Md, to Altoona, and were
accepted by the purchaser, but ac-
cording to the Department of Agri-
culture, the price was not paid.
The produce company claimed
that the condition and quality of the
commodities did not comply with
the sale specifications. The purchas
er did not, however, file a formal
answer in the case and the claim
based on testimony of witnesses at
a hearing was upheld by the depart
ment under the perishable agricul-
tural commodities act.
Milford chronicle., 1931-09-25
MODERNIZED MILFORD
STORE PROPERTIES
Two Store In Windsor Block Have
Been Improved With New Fronts

Norman L. Windsor, owner of the
Windsor Block on the east side of
Walnut street, has just completed
the work of undermining two of the
stores in the block. The stores were
formerly occupied by Wharton &
Barnard, and since they occupied
their new home adjoining the ChrOn-
icle Building, have been unOccupied.
The fronts of the stores have been
completely remOdeled. The win
dows are beautifully arranged in the
most modern manner, and the fronts
have been completed in handsomely
blended tiling. The interiors have
been much improved. At the pres
ent time the two stores are so ar
ranged that prospective tenant
may occupy either one or both for a
place of business. 1t is the desire
of Mr.. Windsor, if possible, to rent
the properties to a merchant who
will occupy both places. The two
new fronts are probably the most
modern and beautiful in the business
section of Milford. In fact, they are
the equal of any to be found in any
large city. They add much to the
general appearance of the business
section of this city.
Milford chronicle., 1931-09-25
G. LAYTON GRIER
MET LNDBERGHS
IN TOXIC, JAPAN
Milford Man And Daugh-
ter Ann Having Delight
full Time In The Orient
MISS EARTHQUAKE
Left One Town Day Be
fore Fatal Quake Visit
ed Place

A cableeram has just been receiv-
ed from DR.. G. Layton Grier, who is
now travelling in Japan with his
daughter Ann, that both were un-
harmed by the recent earthquake in
the neighborhOOd of their travels.
Forty were killed in a quake in one
of the towns the day after they left.
In letter to his son, w. V. Grier.
DR.. Grier stated that he and his
daughter had the pleasure of me t.
ing and talking at some length with
the Lindberghs while in Toxic All
of them were stopping at the same
hotel-the Imperial. They We're al
so guests at the big reception din
ner to the famous flier and his wife.
The day after his arrival in Toxic,
DR.. Grier and Miss Grier were the
guests of the Toxic Dental College
where he met Dr. Chiwaki and DR..
Endo, Japan's two famous dentists.
The following day the Japanese
Dental Dealers Association enter
tanned DR.. Grier and Miss Grier at
mountain resort and, as is the
custom, DR.. Grier will return the
compliment by entertaining the
same group later. The next day the
Japanese Dentists Association gave
dinner to DR.. Grier which was at
tended by more than two hundred.
DR.. Grier will be in Japan several
weeks. He is scheduled to give sew
eral talks at the leading dental col
leges.
Milford chronicle., 1931-09-25
ASK BIDS FOR
MURDERKILL WORK
Channel viii Be Dredged To Low
Water Mark OF Seven Feet

Col r. P. Howell, U. S. Engineer
for the district of Wilmington, will
open bids today for dredging about
12,700 cubic yards of earth from the
entrance channel to the Murderkill
River.
The work is located at the en-
trance to Murderkill River, which
empties into Delaware Bay at Bow
ers Beach. The project of improve
ment extends from Delaware Bay to
Frederick, the head of navigation,
about 8 miles above the mouth.
The work to be done is the re-
dredging of a channel feet deep at
mean low water, and so feet wide
on the bottom, between the 7-foot
curve in Delaware Bay and the Z
foot curve in the mouth of the river,
a distance of about 400 feet. The
axis of the channel between the Z
foot curve in Delaware Bay and
Sand Point is the line of the range
lights. The depth of cutting will be
from 0 to 2.6 feet, not including over
depth.
Milford chronicle., 1931-09-25
GRANGE FAIR in
MILFORD NEXT WEEK
Affair VIII Be Held Next Friday
And Saturday

The Bazaar, the annual affair to
which all Changers and many
Grange friends look forward, will
be held next week, October and 8.
Many interesting booths will be
ready for the affair and committees
will cordially welcome visitors.
In the dining room meals will be
served at meal time and lunches,
ice cream and coffee at any hour,
day or evening. Upstairs there will
be rugs, fancy work and many use
full articles, priced to sell. Also de-
licious home made mandy and all
sorts of home baked good things.
The grain and fruit and the flower
booths will be worth spending some
time in, and the Juveniles will have
many things that will please those
who attend.
Visitors will be asked to try their
luck in the guessing contests. The
place will be a gathering place to
stay a while and visit.
Don't fail to see the free enter
tainment on Thursday evening, Oc-
tober l. Music, short plays, readings
and sketches will interest and
amuse. No charge for admission.
Milford chronicle., 1931-09-25
KITCHEN PROBLEMS
INTEREST HOMEMAKERS
Kent County Contest For Improve
ment Just Starting

That the rural women of Kent
county are greatly interested in
their homemaking problems is the
assertion of Louise r. Whitcomb,
Home Demonstration Agent ior the
county, who is conducting a series
of meetings this month on kitchen
improvement. Moreover, she says,
they are putting into practice what
they learn and are making as many
changes as possible to make their
kitchens better workshops"
A survey made by Miss Whitcomb
of nearly 200 homes about two
months ago serves as a basis for
this work and furnishes many prob
lens to be discussed. Such is the
interest shown that each organized
extension group has adopted the
project for the remainder of the
year.
To stimulate this interest still
more a friendly contest has been or
ganized. In preparation for this Mrs.
Mckinley of Newark and Miss Whit
comb both connected with the eX-
tension service at the University of
Delaware, visited 48 homes that
were planning to make changes
this fall. Suggestions were made in
each home to suit individual needs.
These were often not expensive
changes but rather ones requiring
simply some thought and labor. For
instance that low work table which
brought on many a bad back ache
could be raised up to the proper
height by blocks or casters. A little
light paint on woodwork and ceiling
would make that dreary room look
airy and charming. The stove twin
to the sink and work table near
supply cupboard would have num-
erous trips across the big kitchen.
The dark witchen could be made
light by putting in glass panels in
the door, These and other numer-
Gus suggestions were made and
three months allowed for carrying
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Milford chronicle., 1931-09-25
ALFALFA is A
PROFITABLE CROP
Kent County Agent Wilson EncOur-
ages The Growing OF This Crop

Although it is too early at this
time of the year to estimate the to-
tai acreage that has been seeded to
alfalfa in Kent county this summer,
in all probability the survey of the
total seed sales which will be made
within the next month by Kent
County Agent Russell E. Wilson will
indicate that several hundred acres
of this legume have been added to
this county as the result of the con-
tinued increased interest among the
farmers in raising this crop for hay
purposes.
A campaign for more and better
alfalfa on our Delaware farms has
been one of the major projects in
the program of work of the agricul-
tural extension service in each
county during the past four years,
for it is the opinion of extension
agents and leading farmers through
out the State that greater profits
per acre may be realized from alfal-
ia than from any other crop. This
is true especially under the present
agricultural conditions, and the fu-
ture market prices for the majority
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Milford chronicle., 1931-09-25
BEAGLE CLUB SETS
DATESFOR TRIALS
Annual Meet Will Be
Held Near Newark Start
ing On October Fifth

The Eastern Beagle Club is MAX
ing its final arrangements for the
18th annual field trials to be held
near Newark from October 5th to
10th. AS has been the custom for
the past several years, the club will
make its headquarters at the Wash
ington House, in Newark, Victor G..
Willis, proprietor, while the trials
are going on.
There are several special features
connected with the trials this year
which should make it the most in
teresting and important trials in the
history of the club. But these fea-
lures will not include the usual
beagle show as that was held in
West Chester last June for the ben
eft of the newly formed Eastern As
sociation of Beagle Clubs. Under the
rules of the club only one show can
be held any one year by the same
association.
The judges at the Newark trials
next month will be M. Marshall
Jones of Baltimore, Pa. The Spring
trials for young dogs greatly stim-
ulated interest in the sport and the
indications are that the trials next
month will attract more entries than
ever before as the membership of
the club has greatly increased.
One special feature this year will
be a Winners Stake open to the first
place dogs of the four all age class
es. Fo rthis event a cup has been
donated by Richard w. Willis, to be
retained for one year by the winner
and to be the absolute property of
owner who wins it three times.
Another feature of the trials will
be the annual banquet for the men,
bers, their wives and friends. No
date has been set for this affair
but it will be given during the trials
at some place in Newark.
The trials will be held on farms
close to Newark and the Claringbold
barns at Roseville near Newark will
be the quarters for the dogs.
Milford chronicle., 1931-09-25
TO
ENTER POLITICS
Brown Tells Postal Off
cials They Can Aid The
Administration

Addressing the convention of the
National Association of Postmasters
last week, Postmaster General
Brown, who has been mentioned as
a possible successor to Senator Fess
as chairman of the Republican Ma
tional Committee, told them that
statutes fOrbidding political activity
by government employees were not
applicable to them and reminded
them that there were many ways in
which they could help the Admins
tration achieve it's aims and pur-
poses.
"As the period approaches, which
comes every four years, when public
attention is focused for a time upon
national politics" he said, "spokes-
men for themselves and for various
group, partisan and otherwise, are
prone to be generous with their OBJ
servations with respect to the duties,
obligation and limitations in mat
ters political.
"The indisputable fact is that the
laws of our land place no restric-
tions whatever upon Presidential
officers, a term which includes post
masters of the first, second and third
classes. The statutes which forbid
political activity on the part of gov
ernmental employees are limited in
their application to members of the
classified civil service. They have
no relation whatever to executive Of
fcials who are appointed by the
President with the advice and con-
sent of the Senate"
He declared it to be desirable"
that the principal officers of the
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Milford chronicle., 1931-09-25
DELAWARE SCHOOLS TO
HEAR Mr.. SANDERSON
To Address Various High Schools In
Kent And Sussex Counties

Because of it's desire to combat
the direful influences of Communism
in Wilmington and the State of
Delaware, the Delaware Society of
the Sons of the American Revolu-
tion has arranged to have Christian
Sanderson address the students of
the various high schools in Kent
and Sussex counties this month and
early in October, taking for his
topic various patriotic, historical oc-
currences in this country's history.
Last fall, Mr. Sanderson spoke be-
for the students of sixteen schools
throughout Delaware. His speeches
totaled % and the number of stu
dents he addressed was 5,199. In or
der to do this, he travelled 607 miles,
speaking eight times in New Castle
county, five in Kent and county and
nine in Sussex county.
Among the high schools which
have been invited to have Mr.. San
derson address the students free of
charge, are those at FELTON,, Delmar,
Selbyville, Frankford, Millsboro,
Millyille, Milton, Rehoboth, Lewes
and Claymont.
The officers of the Delaware So
ciety of the Sons of the American
Revolution are as follows: Willard
Springer, Jr., J. Thompson Brown,
James H. Hughes, John C. Truitt,
Joseph L. Pyle, Rev. Charles w.
Clash, George P. Edmunds, John
Bancroft, Walter D. Bush, Jr., and
Charles A. Rudolph.
DR.. H. V. Holloway, State Super
intendent of Public instruction, in
writing to Mr.. Pyle about Mr.. San
derson's addresses said, 'I want to
thank you for your kind letter of
the 18th in regard to the work of
Mr.. Sanderson in giving his historic
lectures. I appreciate very much the
interest of your society in this mat
ter and I feel that Mr.. Sanderson's
work will be not only entertaining
but highly profitable to the children
in the various schools"
Milford chronicle., 1931-09-25
2145 AUTOS ARE
NOT INSPECTED
State Highway Police Continue Hunt
For DiIatOry Owners

A Delaware Safety Council bulle-
tin shows 7S5 additional automobiles
passed the official inspection during
the past week. 1t was reported that
only 2145 cars licensed under the
State laws have not been inspected
and the State police are locating
them as fast as possible.
Owners of cars who have not had
their machines inspected have been
experiencing trouble in applying for
registration or re-registratiOn. The
rules governing registrations are as
follows:
Before an application for registra-
tiOn can be accepted in the Motor
Vehicle Department of the Secretary
of States office, the application must
be accompanied with proof that the
motor vehicle has been inspected
and sticker placed on the wind
shield. The proper procedure to be
followed is:
The party selling the car must
present the applicants application
for Delaware title and registration
to the Official Inspection Station.
The applicant will then sign blank
inspection card. If the car passes
the inspection, said card is stamped
approved" and a description of
the motor vehicle written thereon,
namely, the make, style of body, en-
gine number, and if the application
is accompanied with Delaware
title, the Delaware title number.
If an applicant has received an
application for registration for the
year 1881, but has not had this par
ticular car registered, then before
he can have this car inspected he
must receive an inspection card
properly filled in by this depart
ment.
When an applicant buys a car that
has already been inspected during
the 1881 campaign, the Official In
spection Stub" held by the former
owner must accompany the new ap-
plicant's application for title and
registration. The department will
then issue in the new applicants
name, an Official Inspection Stub"
showing the car has passed inspec-
tion.
Milford chronicle., 1931-09-25
TOTAL OF ARRESTS
681 DURING AUGUST
State Police Report For Month
Shows Fines OF 5000 Imposed

A total of 681 arrests were made
by State police last month, accord
ing to a report issued at the State
Police headquarters. In addition
1886 reprimands were issued and
5000 in fines was imposed and
paid. Fines not paid amounted to
$3,225.
The arrests follow:
Reckless driving, 268; no opera
tors license, 81; unregistered car,
40; overloaded trucks, 80; operating
while intoxicated, 28; failing to stop
at main highway, 81; disorderly con-
duct, 19; assault and battery, II;
drunk and disorderly, 16; allowing
an unlicensed person to operate, 16;
overlooking rear axle, IL; man
slaughter, l; no chauffeurs license,
10; defective brakes, 8; overloaded
semi-trailer, Z; breaking and enter
ing, z; larceny, Z; passing (red)
traffic light, Z; parking on concrete,
7; interfering with operator, 6;
juvenile delinquent, 6; improper
tags, 5; held as witness, 5; fugitive
from justice, S.
Leaving accident, 4; drunk, 4 i'm
proper lights, 8; making false state
ment, 3; passing to the left of blink
er light, 3; exceeding registered
weight, 8; violating learners per-
nit, 3; parking no lights, 8; va
grancy, 3; making threats, 3;
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