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Milford chronicle., 1931-11-13
QUIET HERR ON
ARMISTICE DAY
People Ceased LabOrs For
Two Minutes In Mem
Ory Of War Heroes

The residents of the City of Mil
ford, celebrated Armistice Day in a
quiet manner on Wednesday, and
only a slight interruption from their
regular routine wah made. Sharp
ly at II o'clock in the morning
blast from the fire whistle notified
Milford citizens that the anniver-
sary hour of the signing of the Arm
istice was at hand. For two min
utes all business stopped in the city.
Immediately following the period of
silence the members of Battery F,
198th Coast Artillery of Milford, fir
ed three volleys in the Plaza Square,
and taps were sounded. A co-inci-
dence of the quiet celebration was
the arrival of the Navy dirigible Los
Angeles, until recently the largest
airship in the United States. The
ship sailed gracefully over the city
at almost exactly IL o'clock. 1t was
travelling in a westerly direction
and was headed for Cambridge, Md,
where a celebration was carried out
on a large scale. The children in all
Milford schools were released from
their classes in order that they
might witness the passing of the air.
ship. Appropriate exercises were
held at the High School.
Milford chronicle., 1931-11-13
ARMISTICE DAY
PROGRAM GIVEN
Rev. HersOn And VauIes
Grier Give Delightful
Talks At Rotary Club

At the regular Monday meeting
of the Milford Rotary Club, Armis-
tice Day was observed in very i'm
pressive manner.
President William V. Grier, in a
very interesting way, told about Wis
iting the battlefields of France. This
talk proved to be more than inter-
esting because several Milford men
lost their lives in Flanders Field.
Mr.. and Mrs. Grier, left Paris ear
ly Saturday morning, August 10th,
in an auto driven by an eX-soldier
from Indiana, and made the trip to
the battlefelds in one day, return
ing that night, covering $50 miles
The historic Belleau Wood, with
the German machine guns still in
the trenches the infantry having been
forced to retreat was very interest
ing to Mr. Grier.
At Mount Falcon in the Argonne,
Mr.. Grier saw the trench of bay
onets which he described, "An entire
of infantry, standing in this
particular trench, with their guns
at Present Arms. their bayonets eX-
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Milford chronicle., 1931-11-13
Orphan Jones' Will Prob
ably Be Placed On Trial
Sometime Next Week
CAMBRIDGE ARMORY
SCENE OF THE TRIAL
Officials Say Negro Will
Be Given Every PrOtec-
ton; Threats Heard

Yuel Lee, alias Orphan Jones,
colOred, confessed slayer of Green
X. Davis. his wife and two daugh-
ters, at TaylOIville, near Berlin,
October II, was granted a change
of venue to the Dorchester Circuit
Court, Cambridge, by judges of the
First Judicial Circuit Court of
Maryland at Snow Hill last Friday
morning.
The action was taken in response
to two petitions, one filed by f..
Leonard Wales, named by the court
TO defend Lee, and the other filed by
Bernard AIDES, of the international
Labor Defense League. Four hun
dred persons occupied seats in the
court room, jammed the aisles and
crowded near the doorway when
the judges announced their decision.
AIDES was not present.
The case will probably come in
the regular order of trial in the
Dorchester county court, the week
of November 16. Cambridge is about
60 miles from Snow Hill.
The petitions, filed TO balk mob
action after a thrOng had milled
about the Snow Hill Jail for two
days waiting for Lee. were acted on
by Judge Robert f. Duer, of Prin-
cess Anne, and Judge Joseph l..
Bailey, of Salisbury.
Judge Bailey, in announcing the
courts decision, explained that two
days ago Wales and AIDES had filed
separate petitions for removal of
the case from Worcester county. Ac-
tion was not taken at that time be-
cause the two judges wished to con
fer with Chief Judge John R. Patti
son before making any move.
Both petitions are before us this
morning" Judge Bailey said. ut is
not unusual, and the court is not at
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Milford chronicle., 1931-11-13
TWO EXTRA ORDINARY
VAUDEVILLE FEATURES

Blazing the way with pre-holiday
attractions the Plaza Theatre, has
secured for this week and next, two
vaudeville entertainments that are
pre-eminent in the line of amuse-
ments and two that you can not af-
ford to miss.
On account of insistent demands
from those who know a good show
the management has secured for
Friday and Saturday of this week a
return engagement of the Golden
Gate Girls, probably the most salts
flying act ever presented on a Mil
ford stage. This is the third visit of
these girls to Milford and they grow
better at every performance. There
is no doubt that this troupe con-
sists of the most versatile artists on
the stage today. With their band
and orchestra they are incompar-
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Milford chronicle., 1931-11-13
SAYS
DELAWARE NEEDS
LARGER STADIUM
President OF University
Speaks To Alumni On
Necessity OF Structure
REUNION WAS HELD

The need of stadium at the Uni
versity of Delaware was stressed by
DR.. Walter Hullihen, president OF
the University, speaking at the sec
ond annual home coming dinner of
the Alumni Association Saturday
night, in Old College, following the
victory over SwarthmOre.
DR.. Hullihen said, in part: I'VE
are quite unable to care for such
crowds as attended the game this
afternoon. That is apparent. That
fact points to the need of a new
modern stadium on the athletic
field here. We cannot take care of
the crowds that now witness the
games, and with the team here be-
coming better known because of its
success, we should further encOur-
age this progress by the cOnstruc-
ton of modern stadium"
Harry G. Lawson, secretary of the
Alumni Association, and one of the
persons principally responsible for
the establishment of the custom of
holding an annual home coming day
acted as tOastmaster at the dinner.
Former Congressman William II.
Head, chairman of the finance
committee of the board of trustees
of the university, spoke on the fine
work of the Delaware football team
and the spirit of the student body
at the university.
A. G.. Wilkinson. business admin
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BIDS FOR WORK
RECEIVED BY
STATE BODIES
Proposal OF $271,841 For
New Capital At Dover
Is Submitted
DEFER CONTRACTS

Bids for State buildings and roads
grading, sidewalks and similar con-
tracts, the low bids for which aggre-
gate $7S2,S30, were received at Do
yer on Tuesday. The work includ-
ed the construction of the new State
House at a cost of $27l,841 at the
low bid, new school at Selbyville at
a cost of $159,581 at the low bid,
while the remained is work for the
State Highway Department and con-
sists of roads, grading for roads and
grading for sidewalks and painting
a bridge.
AS the idea, of obtaining bids for
work at this time is to aid unem-
plOyment as much as possible, the
contractors were compelled to spec
ify Delaware workmen wherever
possible and in most cases the bid
ders promised to use 100 per cent
Delaware labor.
Governor c. Douglas Buck was
present at all the meetings where
bids were received. The amount bid
for the construction of the proposed
State House is but little more than
One-half of what was estimated and
it may be possible to do other work
on the general capital plan for which
the last Legislature appropriated
$750,000 which is to include the price
paid for the land. 1t is believed that
all the land needed can be purchased
for $4,000. which will leave appTO-
100000 which it is hoped
can be expended for other buildings
needed in the group to be con-
Early in December there will be
bids received for considerable addi-
tional road work. The highway de-
partment has decided to issue $1,000,
300 in bonds to carry on road work
to aid the unemployed and this is
in addition to the regular eXpendi-
lures of the department
All but one of the bidders on the
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Milford chronicle., 1931-11-13
GIRL RESERVES
HOLD JUBILEE
Growth OF This Move
ment Depicted By Page
ant At Dover

The celebration of the Golden
Jubilee of the Girl Reserve move
ment was held in the auditorium of
the Murphey School at Dover Friday
evening, which included a pageant
entitled Yesterday and Today"
The first part of the pageant was
taken by the Dover Business Girls
association which represented the
board of directors of the Reserves
in 1881 at which meeting a discus
sion was had as to what could be
done for the little girls. Those TAX
ing part in this part of the pageant
were dressed in the costumes of
1881. The second part of the page
ant was taken by the Milford Girls
Reserves and showed the activities
of the club meeting of that date.
They, too, were dressed in the 1888
styles.
The third part of the pageant was
taken by the second Dover Girls
Club which depicted youths-dream,
emphasizing the creative spirit as
well as the age of slavery, preiu-
dice, etc.
Miss Ruth Zimmerman, of New
Castle, gave a short history of the
club work in Delaware.
Mrs. James II. Bishop, and Mrs.
Lee l.. Layton aided in the enter
tainment with the assistance of Miss
Martha Good the general secretary
of the Delaware Girl Reserve move
ment. Greetings from Girl Reserves
of other countries were read. Those
in attendance included representa-
tives from Claymont, New Castle.
Wyoming, Dover,
Frankford and Milford.
Milford chronicle., 1931-11-13
DR.. JOST INJURED
IN AUTO CRASH

In an automobile accident near
Cheswold last Friday afternoon DR..
A. C. Jost, secretary of the State
Board of Health, was cut about the
head. He was taken to the Kent
Emergency Hospital at Dover,
where his injuries were dressed, af-
ter which he got another car and
proceeded to Wilmington to keep an
engagement.
Nick Granger, negro, driver for
DR.. Jost, escaped injury. The Jost
car was going toward Wilmington
when car bearing a Pennsylvania
license attempted to go around the
car and struck it. The Jost car turn
ed over several times.
Fred Betz and George Betz, who
were riding in the Pennsylvania car,
were arrested and fined $40 and
costs each by Magistrate Burton, of
Dover, for reckless driving.
Milford chronicle., 1931-11-13
ATTORNEY RAPS
DRY Law FOES
Attitude of Nations Lead
ers On Prohibition Seen
AS Enforcement Bar

1.-THE chief difficulty in the en-
forcement of the prohibition law is
the attitude taken by some of our
leaders of society, financiers and in
dustrial chieftains, who have actu-
ally been giving comfort and en-
couragement to the outlaws of So
ciety who have been selling liquor
in defiance of law" John B. Hut
ton, Dover attorney, said in an ad-
dress at a meeting of the Fact Find
ers Committee in Wilmington this
week
Thomas w. Jakes, who several
years ago Travelled the Peninsula as
a railroad employee, acted as chair
man of the meeting and also spoke.
He stated that "it is nonsense to
tell a man of my years Of experience
that prohibition is a failure because
it does not prohibit. | can remember
only too clearly the drunken de-
bauchery | saw on many occasions
on the trains running up and down
the Peninsula in the SOS. | can also
remember the conditions on lower
Market street and the streets lead
ing into Wilmington from the fac
tory section. have seen men so de-
PRAYED from the use of liquor that
they would deliberately drink whis-
key on an empty stomach, knowing
full well that it would be impossible
to retain it on their stomachs."
mo question is settled until it is
settled right" the opening by Mr..
Hutton said.
prohibition has marked a tre-
mendous advance in our civilization.
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Milford chronicle., 1931-11-13
RESOLUTIONS
NO WAR BAR,
HOOVER SAYS
Declares World Is More
Heavily Armed Than
Before Great Conflict
RENEW CONFIDENCE

President Hoover warned the ma
tions of the world on Wednesday
that peace Cannot be had by resolu-
ton and injunction alone"
Dedicating the new marble temple
memoralizing District of Columbia
participation in the World War, the
President in an Armistice Day speech
said the world today was more heav-
lily armed than before the war and
confidence should be re-established
mot alone each nation in it's own
institutions, but among nations"
'The backwash of forces lOosened
by the great war;" he said, has
grown until during the past two
years the stability of many nations
has been greatly shaken.
This, with their fears and dis
couragement for the future, weak
ened confidence throughout the
whole financial and economic world.
That loss of confidence added enor-
mously to unemployment, to the dis
tress of agriculture and business
everywhere. From it all we have
been passing through an emergency
second only to the great war"
Text OF Speech
Great shrines in our national
capital mark reverent remembrance
of those who have given sacrifice
and glory to the nation. Marble
and bronze, in their eloquence of
silence and beauty, tell the DEATH
less story of heroic deeds done for
our country.
1--WE gather here today to dedicate
a new shrine to those residents of
the District of Columbia who served
in the World War This temple will
recall for all time their services and
sacrifices.
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Milford chronicle., 1931-11-13
LECATES AGAIN
DEMOCRATS HEAD
IN SUSSEX COUNTY
Reelected Chairman Of
County Committee Af-
ter Close Fight
OWENS SECRETARY

The newly-elected members of the
Democratic County Executive Com
mittee met in the. Sussex County
Courthouse, at Georgetown on Sat
urday afternoon for the purpose of
electing the county chairman, vice
chairman, secretary and treasurer,
who are to hold office until the first
Saturday in November, 1888.
The meeting was called to order by
County Chairman K. Frank Locates,
of Laurel. Following the roll call of
the committeeman and committee
women, j. Reese White, of MillsbOro
was elected temporary chairman and
Walton Owens, of Bridgeville, secre-
tary of the old county committee, was
chosen the temporary secretary.
There was lively contest over the
selection of the Craftsmanship be-
tween the present incumben, Mr.. Le-
Gates and Andrew J. Lynch, George
town attorney and Democratic no
mineet for Governor in 1920, The
first ballot resulted in a tie, % votes
each. On the second ballot, Locates
won by vote of "a to %. Mr. Lynch
made a motion that Locates be chOs-
en unanimously.
Walton Owens, of Bridgeville, the
present secretary, was unopposed
and was reelected by acclamation.
Willard Ellis, of Laurel, was chos-
en- treasurer and Mrs. Addison B.
Hudson, of Selbyville, was elected
vice-chairman by a unanimous vote.
John E. Mayhem, committeeman
from the first election district of the
First Representative District, sug-
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Milford chronicle., 1931-11-13
National Grange
Hears Master Tell
Of Grange Needs
National Master Louis ].
Taber Addresses An
nual Session
FAVORS TRIAL OF
MARKETING ACT
Says If Act Is Amended 1t
Should Be Done By
Friends OF Farmers

A clear-cut analysis of causes of
the nations depression was the op-
ening feature of Master Louis J.
Taber's address; followed by a can
did facing of the facts and then an
inspiring note of optimism and
courage, which is no less than a
stirring challenge to every agency
and organized group in America
having the welfare of the nation at
heart, which he presented before the
annual session of the National
Grange at Madison, Wisconsin, on
Wednesday,. Five reasons are as
signed for the present situation of
distress:
ID The aftermath of the World
War; (2) The machine age, with ac-
CELEBRATED speed and multiplied pow
er of human hands; (3) Unsound
standards of wealth and unstable
measures of value; (4) Agricultural
inequality; (5) Faulty distribution
of wealth.
That agriculture is the greatest
sufferer of all is significantly
shown in the fact that the farmers
purchasing power has been we'll
nigh destroyed, with twenty billion
dollars taken out of the capital ac-
count of agriculture from 1920 to
1880, and at least ten billion dollars
more from the farmers income.
With 504 men in the United States
in 1929 reporting a net income of
over $1,000,O0O each, and the total
net income of this group $1,185,135,=
900, the startling fact is brought out
that this small group might have
purchased all the wheat and cotton
produced in the United States for
the year 1880, with millions of dol
lars left over. r
Mr.. Taber points out that with
the present index of farm prices at
72% of prewar, and the general in
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Milford chronicle., 1931-11-13
REAL ESTATE
TRANSFERS MADE
Several Transaction Made
In Tenth Representa-
tive District

Several transactions in real es-
tate have been made recently in the
Tenth Representative District of
Kent County. Among those record
ed at the Court House at Dover are
the following:
Austin D. Smith, sheriff, to Alice
L. Short, Milford, Ninety-two acre
farm, being the property of Eugene
Sharpe and wife, situated in Milford
Hundred, adjacent to the Town of
Houston.
Ernest C. Macklin and wife, of
Milford, to Claude E. Lynch and
wife of Milford. About one acre of
land situated in Milford Hundred,
lying on the east side of the State
Highway, leading from Milford to
Frederica.
Roy Cannon and wife, of Milford,
to Mary F. Henderson, of Milford,
Part of the H. w. d. Moore lot, sit
uated on the sorth side of West
Front street in Milford.
Geo. F. Dunning, of Milford, to
Caleb Lewis and Maize Lewis, his
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Milford chronicle., 1931-11-13
Governor Buck Issues Annual
Thanksgiving Day Proclamation

eral communities in such manner
as will preserve the hallowed tradi-
tions of the day, expressing our
gratitude to the Almighty Father
for the blessings with which He has
favored our beloved State, and be-
seeching His continued guidance in
our public and private lives.
In testimony, whereof, l. c. d.
Buck, Governor of the State of Del
aware have hereunto set my hand
and caused the Great Seal to be here
unto affixed this sixth day of Nov
ember in the year of our Lord, 1881
and of the independence of the Uni
ted States of America, the 156th."
Milford chronicle., 1931-11-13
FIVE DAYS In JAIL FOR
DELINQUENT TAXABLE

Albert Thomas, of Laurel, charged
by Constable Oscar G. James with
failure to pay his county and school
tax for 1929, 1880 and 1881, was com
mitted by Magistrate James d. Spi
Ger to the county jail.
Under a ruling of the officials,
Thomas will have to serve about five
days i'll prison. The authorities fig
ure by the time the board of man
charged with the nOn-payment of his
taxes is taken into consideration the
county will have paid to the sheriff,
from the county funds, enough to
equal the amount of the taxes.
Therefore, it was agreed by the
Levy Court Commissioners, it is said,
to imprison them for five days.
Milford chronicle., 1931-11-13
MILFORD SHOOTER
WINS HIGH HONORS

v J. Postles Hammond, one Of the
star shooters of the Milford Gun
Club won the highest honors at the
Wilmington Trapshooting Associa-
tion shoot over the Bellevue traps
last Saturday. A. w. White was a
close second.
Pitted against the best shots in
Delaware, Hammond with steady
nerve shattered one clay saucer af-
ter another. His total of SO tar
gets led the runner-up by 2.
Hammond has turned in many
good scores, but his latest achieve
ment tops all previous records and
leaves a score for Delaware shoot
ers to aim at for possibly months to
come The scores follow:
Milford chronicle., 1931-11-13

Governor c. Douglass Buck has
issued his annual Thanksgiving Day
Proclamation. 1t follows:
I'm recognition of the Divine Pro-
vidence which in the past has led our
fathers through many difficulties
to ever greater achievements, and
amid the perpleXities of the present
year has enabled us, as a people, to
carry on with confidence and cour-
age, l, c. d. Buck, Governor of Del
aware, do hereby proclaim the day
appointed by the President of the
United States, Thanksgiving Day and
commend its observance in our sew
Milford chronicle., 1931-11-13
URGE OVERNIGHT
CAMPS FOR boy
SCOUT TROOPS
Committee Chairmen At
Dover Meeting Recon-
mend Such Places
REPORT 25 TROOPS

An enthusiastic' rally, the first of
its kind ever held of committee chair
men of all the districts of the Boy
Scouts of America in the State of
Delaware was held in the Hotel
Richardson at Dover Monday night.
]. Edgar Rhodes, president of the
Wilmington Area Council, presided
and said that is was a great inspira-
ton for those engaged in scouting to
see the great development of the
movement that has been made in
Lower Delaware in the last year.
Following the dinner each of the
five groups discussed the work of
their committees.
j. Thompson Brown, chairman of
the training committee, reported that
each district would put on training
course in the elements of scoutmas-
tership and one specialization course
in first aid for scoutmasters. Each
district will also conduct a confer
ence for troop committeeman.
e. j. Ackart, chairman of the COM
mitteeTon camping, urged that each
district establish an overnight camp
site and stimulate overnight and
short term camping for all troops.
He also favors a large attendance
at the Rodney Scout Camp for the
training benefits the boys would re-
ceive. The Rodney Scout Camps will
conduct a special program of train
ing in camping.
G. r.. Stevenson, chairman of the
organization committee, reported
that there are now 25 troops in low
er Delaware in comparison with only
six in October of 1880. Practically
every down-state town now has a
troop, but the committee will contin-
ue to work for the extension of the
He urged the adoption
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3 PRISONERS QUIT
WORKHOUSE FARM

A search is being made by the
State Police for three prisoners who
walked away from the prison farm
at Greenback Sunday afternoon.
The missing prisoners are: James
Ford, Is years old, whose home is
at Townsend; George Clough, 20
years old, whose home is at Kenton,
Nd, and Ralph B. Diamond, 3S years
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President Hoover has proclaimed
Thursday, November 26, day Of
national thanksgiving for the ad-
Vantages enjoyed despite a "meas-
ure of passing adversely"
The Presidential proclamation
said:
I'VE approach the season when,
according to custom dating from
the garnering of the first harvest
by our forefathers in the new
world, a day is set apart to give
thanks, even amid hardships, to
Almighty God for our temporal
and spiritual blessings. 1t has
become a hallowed tradition for
the chief magistrate to proclaim
Milford chronicle., 1931-11-13
President Hoover Again
Urges Day Of Thanksgiving

annually a national day of thanks
giving.
"Our country has cause for
gratitude to the Almighty. We
have been widely blessed with
abundant harvests. We have been
spared from pestilence and calam-
tiles. Our institutions have served
the people. knowledge has multi
piled and our lives are enriched
with its application. Education
has advanced, the health of our
people has increased. We have
dwelt in peace with all men. The
measure of passing adversely
which has come upon us should
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