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Milford chronicle., 1931-08-28
Federal Prohibition Costs Total
Of$1O,697 In Delaware Last Year

$232,813; Colorado, $39,415; Connec-
ticut. $26,898; Delaware, $10,697
Florida, $125,725; Georgia, $21O,O65; !;
Idaho, 1921; Illinois, $2S6,231;
Indiana, $77,614; Iowa, $7S,O23:
Kansas, $21, 1,443; Kentucky, $215,O3S;
Louisiana, $83,869; Maine, $12,103;
Maryland, $61,949; Massachusetts.
$G9,297; Michigan. $157 ,463; Mime
sofa, $161,894; Mississippi, $72,145;
Missouri, 97,793; Montana, $S6,306;
Nebraska, $63,S16; Nevada, $17,925;
New Hampshire, $35,226; New Jer-
sey, $14O, ,43S; New Mexico, $30,871;
New York, $746,490; North Carolina
$17S,377; North Dakota, $12,O26;
Ohio, $105,361; Oklahoma, $114,668;
Oregon, S27,43O; Pennsylvania, 1924,
oil; Rhode Island, $26,692; South
Carolina, $1O6,631; South Dakota,
$75.509; Tennessee, $167, ,592; Texas,
$247,4 ,42S; Utah, $47,531; Vermont,
$13,923; Virginia, $45,537; Washing
ton, S75,133; West Virginia. $93.299;
Wisconsin, $75,679; Wyoming, $19,-
$40.
Milford chronicle., 1931-08-28

A per capita expenditure by the
people of the United States of 80
cents annually was estimated by the
Wickersham report on "The Cost Of
Crime" to be the price of Federal
prohibition enforcement efforts.
Selecting the fiscal year ended
June 80, 1880, for study, the report
showed Federal expenditures for
prohibition apprOXimating 1.03 per
cent of it's total expenditures for all
purposes.
In one of the most complete au-
thoritative analysis of prohibition
costs ever published, the report esti-
mated state by state the cost to the
government of enforcing the dry
law. Leaving out of consideration all
expenditures by the states them
selves, and also the S9,000,000 ap-
preparation for the prohibition bur-
eau, it split up the costs of mar
shals, prosecutors, courts and Grim
inal enforcement as follows:
Alabama, $S8,375; Arizona, $49,-
319; Arkansas, $79,664; California,
Milford chronicle., 1931-08-28
DUCK SEASON TO
LAST TWO WEEKS
Federal Regulations Cut
Three Months Off States
Usual Hunting Period

By proclamation issued by
President Hoover on Tuesday the
season on ducks, geese, brant and
coots in the United States, will be
restricted to the month of October.
AS the Delaware law on migra-
tory birds for the open season is
from October Is to January 81, this
means that the season in Delaware
will only from October Is to Oc-
tober 81, inclusive. Whether the
State Game Commission will change
it's opening date to October 1 to
conform with the President procla-
nation is not known at this time;
but if it does not it means that the
sportsmen of Delaware will only
have two weeks in which to gun for
ducks and other waterfowl in this
State.
The change does not affect the
daily or season bag limit.
Milford chronicle., 1931-08-28
Mansion House Purchas-
ed By Capt. Wilson M.
Vinyard For $4,000
FARM LAND SOLD AT
REASONABLE PRICES
Orphans Court Must Con-
firm Sale At It's Sep
Der Term

The lands owned by the late Jo-
seph E. Holland, of Milford, were
sold at public auction in front of
the mansion house in Milford Tues
day afternoon, with spirited bidding
from those interested in the several
properties offered for sale. The to-
tai amount of the sale was $32,875.
Capt. Wilson NJ. Vinyard, of Mil
ford, purchased the late residence
of Mr.. Holland, which is one of the
show places of the city. The price
was $4,000, Many rumors have
been in circulation since the sale as
to the final disposition of the prop
erty; but Capt. Vinyard is authority
for the statement that at present he
has no plans for the use of the
place. In conversation with a rep
resentative of the Chronicle on We'd
nesday, Capt Vinyard said that he
believes that the City of Milford
should own the place, and that he
hoped eventually to see the munich
pality take over the property. He
stated that he bought the property
to keep it from being cut up into
small parcels and sold for business
purposes. Should the citizens of
Milford desire to purchase the prop
erty in the near future it will be
available for that purpose.
The farm lands sold for low
prices, due to the prevailing condi-
ton of farm products. The ware
house and lands adjacent thereto,
used by Mr.. Holland for his whole
sale grocery business, was pur-
chased by Augustus Holson, feed
merchant in Milford. The price
paid was $5,5OO.OO. A block of land
containing IL acres near the base
ball grounds in South Milford was
sold to George w. McNatt; the price
being 100000. A 121 acre farm
near Union Church on Shawnee
Road, near Milford, was sold to AL
bert Postles for $3,050.00. A 81
acre farm in Shawnee district in
rear of other tract, was purchased
by 1. D. Short for $2,15O.00. The
last farm sold, which is located near
the Wilbur Hammond farm, and
containing 122 acres, was sold to
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Milford chronicle., 1931-08-28
NOW IS THE TIME
TO BUY PEACHES
TOCAN AT HOME
Bureau Of Markets Direc-
tor Says State Produces
Finest Quality Crop
WILL AID FARMERS

w. T. DerricksOn, director of the
Bureau of Markets, says that Della
ware growers this year have even
exceeded their enviable position in
producing high quality peaches. Any
one who is travelling along the high
ways in the peach producing sec
tions of this State cannot help no
ticing the beautiful, high colored
fruit that is hanging on the trees.
The peaches this year are clean,
free from defects, and most attrac-
tive in appearance. The producers
have sprayed their trees, fertilized,
cultivated, and pruned them in or
der to be able to furnish to the con-
sumer the quality of fruit that will
be acceptable to them, and they
have certainly succeeded.
At the present time, Georgia
Belle, which is a white peach, is be-
ing marketed heavily and during this
week the Elberta, which is a yellow
peach, will be on the market I'm
der present conditions and in view
of the immediate outlook not a sin
gle one of these peaches should be
to go to waste. Many house
wives have gotten away from the
habit of canning their own fruits
and vegetables; however, it does
seem, in view of the bounteous crop
this year, that the housewife would
do well to put up an abundant guam
tity of this fruit not only to help
save the crop and to provide mar
ket for the producer, but also in
order that they might have a good
supply of canned peaches during the
coming winter.
Some may not have money to give
o the unemployed or to hungry fam
lies during the coming winter, but
10 not forget that it might be pos
;ible to present them with one or
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Milford chronicle., 1931-08-28
PAINT SCHOOL BUSES
In BLUE AND GOLD

81 ALI school buses, it was decided
at IA recent meeting of the State
Board of Education, will be painted
blue and gold this year. so that they
may be easily distinguished from
commercial buses. In addition on
the front and back of the bus, will
be painted in large letters the words
School Bus"
At present the school board pro-
vides, under the provisions of Leg.
islature transportation for all chill
dren living one mile and One-half
or more from a school. One of the
questions being considered by the
State Board is the advisability of
furnishing transportation for all
children living one-half mile or
more from a school. The board is
reported as favoring transportation
for the one-half mile or more dis
tance.
Milford chronicle., 1931-08-28
SURPLUS WHEAT
MAY BE SOLD
BY new SCHEME
Several Trades From
Farm Boards Surplus
Now In Prospect
NEW COTTON PLAN

Another big scoop of surplus
wheat may be removed from the
Farm Boards bin before the week
closes.
Several sales and trades are in
prospect. One sale of at least 15,-
100000 bushels, and possibly much
more, probably will be successfully
negotiated with China for use in
feeding that country's starving flood
victims.
A new compromise for dealing
with the Southern cotton farmers
production problem also is in
prospect and may materialize this
week.
Members of Congress, grain and
cotton merchants, farmers, and dis
interested citizens have offered
their ideas on disposing of the
boards more than. 2O0,O0O,0O0 bush
els of wheat and 100000 bales of
cotton and giving assistance to Am
erican growers with money taken
from the boards $50O,000,000 revolv-
ing fund. These ideas, which began
arriving two years ago, now number
about 100000.
One of these ideas bore fruit last
week when 25,OO0,O0O bushels of
wheat were bartered to Brazil for
1,O5O,OOO bags of coffee. Chairman
Stone said this exchange was only
one of many which are begin given
serious consideration.
If the Chinese sale for 100000
is consummated, the board will have
parcelled out approximately 75,OO0,-
900 bushels from its store since last
spring.
Traders have condemned the ex-
istence of the boards surplus, which
at it's peak amounted to about 1885,
100000 bushels. Disposal of 25,OOO,-
900 to Brazil and possible sale of 49,
100000 to China, however, have been
disregarded in the trading on the
Chicago Exchange. No opposition
has developed to these deals because
they will send wheat into areas not
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Milford chronicle., 1931-08-28
Motor Car Inspection Ends In State
Sept. 1st; Must PayAfter That Date

hicles is compulsory under the Della
ware Code and that the Secretary of
State has the option of ruling from
the highway any cars deemed unsafe
and must in any circumstances re-
fuse a re-registration of those cars
which ahve failed to pass the safety
examination.
Section "a of the Delaware Motor
Vehicle Law provides that: "The
Motor Vehicle) Department shall
rescind and cancel the registration
of any vehicle which the Department
shall determine is unsafe or unfit to
be operated or is not equipped as
required by law.
For the purposes of this section
any vehicle which, on or efore the
91st day of August each year, has
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Milford chronicle., 1931-08-28
$5,664,39O VALUE
OF POTATO CROP
Average Price Received
Was SLIT Per Barrel
For Entire Output

Farmers of the Del-Mar-Va PENN
sula received $5,664,39O for their
1881 potato crop, the average price
per barrel being SLIT, of which the
major portion went to the Virginia
growers.
The total as computed from fig
ures provided by the Federal State
Market News Service, at Pocomoke,
Md.
The main features of the peninsu-
la season were reduced acreage,
low yields. slow demand, and lower
prices. Prices were the lowest since
1928.
Carlot shipments from the Eas-
tern Shore of Virginia were 14,644
cars, or about 23O0 fewer than last
season. Maryland shipments were
1903 carlots, 400 fewer than the 1880
season.
The acreage of Virginia potatoes
on the shore was reduced about six
per cent to 61,1O0 acres, while Mary
land had 13 per cent reduction,
planting only about 5000 acres this
season.
Shipments of Eastern Shore spuds
had a wider distribution this year
than last. Several cars went west. of
Chicago, and following the close of
the Carolina season a few cars were
billed to southern points. A few
light shipments went to Canada.
Though prices were almost dol
lar a barrel below last year, there
were 26 days on which total sales
exceeded 100000, and on two days
they were greater than 100000.
Milford chronicle., 1931-08-28

William D. Denney, Acting Secre-
tary of State, issued warning this
week to motorists who have not yet
had their cars inspected in accord
ance with the motor vehicle laws ad-
vising that the free inspection pc
riod ends September l. Motorists
who have not, on that date, taken
advantage of the free inspection pc
riod of weeks, offered by the Mo-
tor Vehicle Department, will be
compelled to pay fee for inspection
of their motor cars. A total of 32,-
237 of the registered motor vehicles
in this State have been so far in
spected. This is 1,42S less than the
number inspected in the correspond
ing period of last years campaign.
Mr.. Denney emphasized the fact
that the inspection of motor We
Milford chronicle., 1931-08-28
STATE COURTS TO TRY
JUVENILE OFFENDERS

In the future whenever practicable
and consistent with the due enforce
ment of Federal law, juveniles ar
rested in this State will no longer
be presented in the United States
District Court here, but will be re-
turned for trial to their own states,
it was announced yesterday.
Violators of the Federal law, up to
the age of 18, are classified as juve-
niles and IT, S. Marshal Hanratty,
acting upon instruction from U. S.
District Attorney Wales, will have
the delinquents returned to their
home States for State prosecution,
whenever possible.
Instructions issued by the De-
partment of Justices to officials of
the department in this district state
that the responsibility for the de-
cision whether the juvenile offend
ing against the Federal statutes
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Milford chronicle., 1931-08-28
ROAD PROJECTS
BIDS RECEIVED BY
HIGHWAY GROUP
No Awards Are AnnOunc-
ed By Commission At
Meeting At Dover
DELEGATIONS HEARD

The State Highway Commission al
an opening of bids at Dover on We'd
nesday, received the following bids
on contracts advertised:
Indian River Inlet, Sussex county
dredging, $4,000 cubic yards excava-
tion, Lucans Dredging & Contract
ing Corporation, Baltimore, $14,-
900: Hanneman & Burrows, Sails
bury, Md, $4,000; Albert c. West
coat, Atlantic City, $14,75O.
Marshallton Cutoff, paving 1900
feet, New Castle county, D. E. O'Con-
nell & Sons, Ridley Park, Pa, $14,-
SIS and $14,236, the latter concrete
cement; George and Lynch, Dover,
$15,156 and $14,705.50.
Appoquinimink and Drawers
Greek bridges, New Castle county,
Kolyn Construction Company, Tren-
ton, N. j., $71,S8O; Raymond Con-
crete Pile ompany, N. Y, $71,74O;
James B. Bowers, Whitesville, N. c.,
$63,5S6; Triest & Earl, Inc, Phila-
delphia, $81,63O.
Dorman St., Harrington, 3,45O feet,
W. w. Truitt, Lincoln City, $15,914.1
so; Walter Roach & Son, George
town, $15.271.5O; Old Line Construc-
tion Company, ChestertOwn, Md,
$16,692; George & Lynch, Dover,
$16,539.4O.
William and Cedar streets, Bridge
vile, Highway Engineering and Con-
struction Co., Georgetown, $11,641.-
SO; w. w. Truitt, Lincoln City, $1S,-
99O.5O; Walter Roach, Georgetown,
$11,271; Old Line Construction Co.,
Md, $12,119; Field,
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Milford chronicle., 1931-08-28
NJ. 7. GALLOWAY
P.O.S.OF A. HEAD
National Master OF
Forms Bradford Makes
Convention Address

The twenty-seventh annual con-
ventiOn of the State Camp of Della
ware, Patriotic Order Sons of Am.
erica, was held at Grubbs Corner
Tuesday with Washington Camp
No. %, of that place as host. The
election of officers took place at the
afternoon session, when Marion T
Galloway, of Laurel, was elected
State President, succeeding Elmel
E. Bender, of Port Penn. Other Off
GERS elected were: Charles H. What
ley, of Cheswold, State vice presi-
dent; Thomas N. Winward, Will
mington, master of forms; George
F. Irwin, of Wilmington, State sec
retary; E. Y. Williams, of Dover,
State treasurer; Joseph G. Arthurs,
of Wilmington, conductor; Lewis
X. Brinton, of Grubbs Corner, in
structor; John A. Sheldon, Will
mington, guard, and John Halter,
of Wyoming, Peter S. Brown, of
Wilmington, and J. B. Wainwright,
of Seaford, trustees.
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Milford chronicle., 1931-08-28
LAY PLANS FOR
POULTRY SHOW
Affair Will Be Held In
Milford During Week
Of January 5 To 8

In connection with several mat
ters of business that were cOnsid-
cred at a called meeting of the ex-
ecutive committee of the Delaware
State Poultry Association held on
the evening of August 19, at the
home of H. r. Lemex near Milford,
plans were discussed relative to the
fifth annual state poultry show
which will be held in the Commun-
ity building and in the Armory in
Milford during the week of January
to s.
This poultry show will be con-
Quoted under the auspices of the
Delaware State Poultry Association
in cooperation with the Delaware
Fanciers' and Breeders Association,
the extension service of the Univer-
sity of Delaware, the State Board of
Agriculture, and committee of
business men of Milford including
J. P. Pierce, r. A. Derrickson, G. D.
Holzmueller, Captain Anthony Sum-
mers and L. N. Hearn.
At this meeting of the executive
committee there was appointed a
poultry show committee which con-
sists of the superintendent of the
various departments in connection
with arranging and managing the
show, and these men will work in
cooperation with this committee of
business men in making this exhibit
one of the most successful events of
it's kind ever held in this section of
the country.
N. J. Lannan, Elsmere, will have
charge of the exhibition department;
Charles e. Grove, Milford, produc-
tion department; Byron Pepper,
Georgetown. baby chick department;
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Milford chronicle., 1931-08-28
C. A. Switzerland Tries
To Prove Bay Inland
Waterway
PARIS TREATY IS
CITED BY OFFICIALS
New Jersey Attorney Sub
mits Historic Documents
In Closing His Case

Delaware's side of the boundary
dispute with New Jersey involving
fisheries in the Delaware Bay, rep
resenting an investment of close to
$1O,OOO,0OO, was begun at Whining
ton Monday afternoon by Clarence
A. Southerland, former attorney gem
eral of Delaware, who is associated
with Attorney General Reuben Sat
terthwaite, Jr., in the defense.
Mr.. Switzerland outlined Della
wares claims in the dispute which is
being heard before William L.
Rawls, of Baltimore appointed spe-
cial master in the case by the Uni
ted States Supreme Court. The boun-
Diary which Delaware seeks to prove
is the proper one and to which it be-
lieves itself entitled, is to the low
water mark on the Jersey shore of
the Delaware Bay, within 12-mile
radius of New Castle, and to the
geographical center of the bay be-
low that circle.
Delaware is attempting to prove
that the Delaware Bay is an island
waterway" and therefore, under in
ternational law which governs dis
putes in such boundaries, the right
full boundary is the geographical
center of the body of water con-
cerned
New Jersey Closes Case
In colsing the case for the plain
tiff, the State of New Jersey, Assist
ant Attorney General Duane e.
Minard, of that state, submitted ex-
hibits- of highly scientific character,
backed up by the oral testimony of
experts, that the Delaware Bay is a
flowing stream, and hence under
English common law the boundary
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Milford chronicle., 1931-08-28
PRIZES FOR BEST KEPT
PLACES ON HIGHWAY

v Governor Buck has announced the
following as the committee to select
the sites and make the awards in
the Roadside Identification contest
similar to that of last year: Mrs.
Helen V. Mckinley, Newark; Mrs.
William Poole, Harrington and Mrs.
Molly c. Vaughn, Lewes.
Prizes will be awarded for the
best kept farm and garden on the
road from st. Georges to Rehoboth,
without signs and for the prettiest
and best kept garden in any town
on the du Pont Boulevard including
the town of Milford.
Milford chronicle., 1931-08-28
WEEKLY WEATHER
REPORT FOR MILFORD

Charles ]. Holzmueller, local wea-
ther recorder, reports the following
weather conditions in Milford from
Wednesday, August 10, to Tuesday.
August 25, inclusive:
Milford chronicle., 1931-08-28

Total Rainfall .... 500
The following winds and condi-
tions prevailed during the same
period:
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-01-22
COSS ATTACKS LATEST FINDINGS
Representative Still Thinks Prohibition Law Should
 Be Repealed
RIDICULES TEMPERAMENT"

Ten years of the "great American conclusively that the prohibition
 law is impractical of enforcement.
 in the opinion of Congressman E.
 w. Goss of this city. Yesterday in
 Washington, D. C., Congressman
 Goss expressed himself as being
 sorry the president did not recom-
 mend some modification of the pro- hibition amendment in his latest dis course on the liquor question. "In view of the attitude of the in- dividual members of the commission
 as expressed In their appended re-
 ports supplementing the majority report, l had hoped that the presi-
 dent would recommend some change, at least in the direction of light
 wines and beers." he said.
 1T do not stand for the return of the corner saloon but I do feel that 10 years of the great American experiment have proven rather con- clusively that the law is impractical of enforcement. I believe that there
 would be a greater degree of satis-
 faction on the part of most Of the
 people of my congressional dlstrlct
 and of the state, generally, if the
 matter could be returned to them to decide for themselves on the pro-
 hibition question.
 Ut is almost unbelievable that the
 present conditions should be allowed to continue indefinitely while the experiment is further carried on, in face of the fact that the members
 of the presidents commission indi- cate q disbelief in the ability of the government to enforce prohibition or to correct the almost utter disre- gard of the law on the part of our pao p1pp
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-01-22

Upward of $5O,000,OO0 is disburs- ed annually to New Englanders by First National Stores, Inc, according to a statement issued to-day by Chas F. Adams, treasurer, who de- clares that cash paid for goods and services to New England individuals and business firms has increased yearly and is expected to reach a new high in 1881. The company's yearly sales volume Is in excess of O,000,000.
 Mir Adams points out that First National is exclusively New Eng land in origin and operations and that 75 per cent of the 5000 stock holders are New Englanders.
 "This means that the bulk of our profits is spent or banked in New England" he states, land that in effect each one of our stores is own
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-01-22
Waterbury Council
 Boy Scouts Meeting

At the semi-monthly meeting Of the Waterbury council of Boy Scouts held last night at scout headquarters IA tenderfoots passed examinations to become second class scouts. The new ranking second class scouts ln- clude: Leonard Carey. John O'Con- nor, Thomas Shiel and Raymond Wrenn of troop 9; Dwight Cargill and Francis Derouin of troop l5; Anthony Cianciolo. William Lovett. Bart Quilter and Ralph Ramano of troop IS: Anthony Crispino and Frank Daury of troop 26, and Jerry Laudisi of troop l5.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-01-22
Appeal From
 Common Pleas Case Argued Yesterday in New Haven Superior
 Court

An appeal from the court Of common pleas in Waterbury was ar- gued before the supreme court of errors in New Haven yesterday. The case was that of Devlnne Hal |lenbeck Co, Inc, of New York against the Autoyre Co of Oakville. Judge Harry J. Beardsley granted the defendant $2.742.S4 on its coun- ter claim against the plaintiff which the plaintiff appealed.
 The suit was brought by the New York firm to recover for balance due on a bill. Part of the goods sent by the plaintiff to the defend ant were damaged. the defendant alleged.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-01-22
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 Be sure to get genuine Phillips
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-01-22
NEW POLICE PATROL HERE
The $25, ,OOO Suit Settled Out of Court
Peter Barkus and Country
 Club Agree on Damages

Settlement out of court was made
 by Peter Bartkus of this city in his
 $25.000 suit against the Country Club Homes, Inc. Peter. 1s year old golf caddy, was seriously injured
 about the face when a dynamite cap exploded on the defendants grounds on October 18th. He, along with
 several boys had been walking in
 the grass and one of them threw away a lighted match which in- flamed the grass. The cap exploded because of the burning grass. The defendant was charged with negligence in permit ting the sap to remain in the grounds as q danger to pedestrians.