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Milford chronicle., 1932-01-22
CHASER'S FIRE HALTS
RUM BOAT ON DELA.
Riddled Craft, $25,OOO Cargo Seized
4 In Twenty Mile Pursuit

The rum-running speedboat Imp
captured on the Delaware Bay after
a 20-mile chase, punctured by ma
chine gun fire and the roar of a
coast guard one-pounder, was taken
back to its home port at Phlladel-
phia in town of a coast guard cut
ter on Tuesday.
The craft was riddled from stem
to stern by 40 one-pound shells and
700 machine gun bullets. 1t was
seized with its crow of three and
cargo of liquor, valued at $4,000,
off Ship John Light in the Delaware
Bay, 20 miles from FoTtescue,. N. j.
United States Commissioner
Wynn Armstrong, in Camden, N. j.,
held the three prisoners in $2,5OO
bail each. They are James e. Han
nigan. of Philadelphia; Harry
Thompson of Brooklyn, and Harvey
S. Lewis of Atlantic City. In default
of bail they were committed to Jail.
Milford chronicle., 1932-01-22
EEWES-CAPE MAY
FERRY PROJECT
SEEMS ASSURED
N ew ] Jersey Highway
Board Budget Carries
$4,000 To Build Dock
DELAWARE IS READY
This State Has Already
Provided Funds For
Wharf At LeweS

The Lewes-Cape May Ferry pro-
ty business men in particular and
the whole Del-Mar-Va Peninsula in
general, received valuable aid at a
recent meeting of the New Jersey
Highway Department at Trenton, n.
J. Senator Read of New Jersey,
leader of the ferry project in Cape
May county. in a letter to Joseph f.
MacSweeney, RehOboth, executive
secretary of the organization foster
ing the ferry project on the PENN
sula, made known the action of the
highway department.
Senator Read states the matter is
now in definite shape before the
New Jersey Highway Commission
and it has instructed its division en-
gineer to prepare plans for the con-
struction of the dock and will ad-
Vertise for bids within the next two
weeks. The commission also has in
structed their board to advertise for
proposals for operation and has in
cluded in their 1882 budget, which
has been approved by the governor,
$4,000 for the construction of the
dock at Cape May
The letter of Senator Read con-
firms the information. received from
other sources and what has been a
long hard fight to establish this
great connecting link for coastal
travel now seems assured. The
State authorities in Delaware, have
cooperated@ with the ferry organi-
cation to the extent of passing legis-
lation appropriating funds to erect
the dock or terminal on the Della
ware side at Lewes.
Governor Buck and the State
Highway Department, who have
been in sympathy with the project,
have been forced to delay opera
tions until some definite favorable
action had been taken by the New
JOrsey Board. The action OF the
New Jersey Board removes this
principal obstacle and the lower
Peninsula business men now feel
that they are about to realize their
ambitions after an agitation for four
years in behalf of such a ferry.
Milford chronicle., 1932-01-22
EXPECT DECISION SOON
In ELLISON CASE
Case Has Been Before The Court
For Several Months

The long-awaited opinion in the
quo warranto proceedings involving
the question of which of two men is
legally Adjutant General of Della
ware will be handed down by the
Kent County Superior Court at Do
yer on or before February 16.
Chief Justice Pennewill and AS
sociated Judges Rice and Rodney,
who heard arguments in the case
will reopen the Kent County Court
on that date.
The opinion may be filed by the
court that day, if not earlier.
The opinion will be on the quo
warranto proceedings instituted by
General ]. Austin Ellison TO Oust
Colonel Weller Z. Slower from Of
flee as Adjutant General.
After General Ellison refused to
give Governor Buck his resignation
last July, Governor Buck dismissed
him and appointed Colonel Slower
as his successor.
Milford chronicle., 1932-01-22
RETAINS TITLE AS
BEST CORN GROWER
]. Oliver KOelig, Jr., Has Held State
Championship For Three Years

W. Oliver Koelig, Jr., of near New
ark, for the third successive year is
Delaware's champion corn grower
and exhibitor.
He won this distinction this year,
as in former ones, by having his 10
ear sample of yellow corn take the
sweepstakes ribbon and prize over
all other corn at the annual show
of the Delaware Crop improvement
Association at which more than $50
entries of corn, other grains and
forage were exhibited in Milford.
KOelig is student in the Newark
high school and was a former All
Poultry Club member. He has
shown corn at the State show for
the past four years, and has been a
winner ever yyear. Aside from his
championship 10-ear sample, which
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Milford chronicle., 1932-01-22
SUSSEX OFFICIALS
HAVE EAPROBLEM
Question Of Legal Trans
fer Arises AS New Jail
Nears Completion
JAMES L. DAVIS
C. VAN NUS WILKERSON

Now that the new Jail for Sussex
county is nearing completion, the
authorities, it is stated, are some
what disconnected over not having
sufficient legislation to have the
prisoners transferred from the New
Castle County Workhouse.
Many contend that it will be i'm
possible to bring the prisoners to
the new Jail until January Of next
year at which time the Legislature
will meet. Others contend that the
Supreme Court judges might in
some way be able to reframe Che
sentences.
In imposing sentences on prison.
ers to be taken to the New Castle
county workhOuse, it has been the
custom of the courts for the past
two decades to state in effect that
the prisoner is committed to the
custody of the sheriff of Sussex
county to be by him delivered to the
Board of Trustees of the New Castle
county workhouse until the SEN
tence is carried into effect.
This being the case the question
has arisen how it is possible to
make the transfers unless there is
some legislation passed, or the
Judges in some way can reframe the
sentences. This question probably
will be settled in the near future,
when the Jail is turned over to the
Levy Court.
Another interesting development
also has arisen. There is no law
compelling the sheriff to take the
prisoners committed to his custody
from the old Jail.
Milford chronicle., 1932-01-22
new COUNCIL MET
FOR FIRST TIME
TUESDAY NIGHT
Temporary Organization
Is Effected With All
Members Present
SAME POLICE FORCE
Chief Of Police Baker and
PatrOlman Harry Jack
son To Serve Again

Milford's newly elected Mayor and
City Council met in the Council
Chamber, were sworn in and effect
ed a temporary organization of
council on Tuesday evening. The
newly-elected members were sworn
in by Alderman Edward V. Hem
drixson, after which they proceeded
to take up the matter of Organiza-
tion. The temporary organization as
completed named T. Carlisle Collins
as temporary secretary and Arthur
Sockrider as temporary treasurer.
Edward V. Hendrixson was elect
ed alderman and Harry B. Thaw
was named deputy alderman.
Chief of Police R. D. Baker was
reelected to his position. Harry
Jackson was reelected to the police
force. These two men will be paid
the same salaries. Council voted to
make each officer a monthly allow
ance for the use of their cars for
patrolling the city. This action was
taken at this time to save the city
from purchasing a car for this
purpose.
Another matter which came be-
fore Council was that of Cffecting
close cooperation between the Mil
ford Board of Health and the State
Board of Health. With this in view
Mayor Vinyard appointed commit
tee consisting of the mayor, Daniel
G. Collins. and DR.. S. M. D. Marshall
to confer with the State Board of
Health executives and to report
back at a later meeting. The new
City Charter provides that the local
Board of Health shall be composed
of four members, one from each
ward in the City and at least one of
whom shall be a physician.
The matter of new city mana
ger was not discussed at the organ
ization meeting. 1t seems to be the
concensus of opinion that the newly
elected councilmen desire time to
consider this important appoint
ment. At the present time there are
two applicants for the position,
Charles e. Banning and George NJ.
Sipple. 1t is believed that others
will seek the place, and it seems to
be the desire of at least a part of
councilmen that all having any de-
sire to fill the position should make
application, so that in the future
those not appointed shall have no
opportunity to say that their cases
were not considered before 1inal
action is taken. !
Council will meet tonight at 1880
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Milford chronicle., 1932-01-22
DELAWARE RAILROAD
REPORTS POOR YEAR
Reflect Directors At Annual Meet
ing At Dover

Reports at the annual stockhold-
ers' meeting of the Delaware. Rail-
road Company at Dover last Thurs
day morning showed the company
has suffered a loss in 1881 compared
with 1880. The gross income for
1881 from rentals and sinking funds
was $449, ,36965; net income, $4S4,-
171.S5.
The stockholders favored a bond
issue of 100000 to fulfill a lease
made in 1910 and due July 1, 1882.
The board of directors were re-
elected as follows: James ]. Ross,
Walter o. Hoffecker, Henry Tatnall,
j. M. Dennis, Edward Hart, A. A.
Newton, William H. BOyce, A. j.
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Milford chronicle., 1932-01-22
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ADMIT THREE LAWYERS
AT COURT SESSION
Isaac DOlDhus Short, 2nd Is Admit
ted To Delaware Bar

After three young attorneys had
been admitted to practice law, the
Supreme Court which convened on
Tuesday of this week, adjourned at
once until February 16. There were
no decisions and no arguments
made. Chancellor Wolcott and
Judges Harrington and Richards
were on the bench, the other judges
being engaged by court work in
Wilmington.
Y Aaron Finger, of Wilmington, pre-
sented for admission to the bar
Philip Cohen, of Wilmington, and
Samuel Handloff, of Newark. Daniel
J. Layton of Georgetown, presented
Isaac Dolphus Short, End. The lat
ter is a son of the Rev. Francis Bur-
gette Short, of Milford. On admit
ting the three young men, Chancel-
lor Wolcott gave them short talk,
after which he administered the
oath.
Milford chronicle., 1932-01-22
life TERMS GIVEN
THREE NEGROESN
$40 MURDER CASE
Accused, Indicted In First
Degree, Plead Guilty
To Murder
ONE HOLDS OUT
Hattie Banks, John Henn-
egen, Alexander Woods
Admit Killing

Pleading guilty to a charge OF
murder in the second degree in the
death of William Taylor, negro, near
Symrna, on December 23,' two ne
groes and a negress, Monday after
noon in the Court of Oyer and Ter
miner, i'm Wilmington, were sem
fenced TO life Imprisonment by Chief
Justice Pennewill and. Judges Rice
and Rodney. The prisoners are Hat
tie Banks, John Hennegan, and Alex
ander Woods. of near Smyrna. They
were all indicted for first-degree
murder, but in confessing, were al
lowed to plead guilty to second-de-
gree murder.
According to information supplied
by the police, the Banks woman,
with whom Taylor boarded, had a
life insurance policy on Taylors life
for $1,000. She hired Hennegan to
kill him and is said to have paid him
$40 for the deed. Woods was held
as an accomplice. Taylor was struck
on the head with a piece of wood
and his body lay near the home for
more than a week before it was dis
covered.
Hattie Banks and Hennegan, ac-
cOrding to police, have been willing
to plead guilty to second degree muir
der for some time, but Woods re-
fused. Hennegan was represented
by J. w. Duffy; Woods by 7. Muncey
Keith, and the Banks woman by Y.
Eugene Savery.
The body of Taylor was found near
the Kent county line and post NOR
tenn performed by the coroner's phy-
sician showed he had died from a
fractured skull. Captain H. c. Ray,
of the State Police, directed the in
vestigation which led to the indict-
ment and subsequent confessions.
Milford chronicle., 1932-01-22
He ad Of Shipbuilding
Concern Carried First
And Third Wards
THIRD WARD FIGHT
NOT EVEN CLOSE
John Mayhem Defeated J.
POstles Hammond By
Big Majority u

Wilson M. Vinyard, prominent
shipbuilder, easily defeated Norman
L. Windsor for Mayor at the City
elections on Monday afternoon. Vim
yards majority was 213. The cleo
tions this year were especially in
teresting in that they were the first
to be held under the new City Char
ter which was passed by the last
Legislature. With the holding of the
elections on Monday Milford became
a full fiedged city. The election of
Mr.. Vinyard to the office of Mayor
was no surprise to those who had
followed developments during the
few days preceding the elections. In
his own ward, the first, Mayor Vim
yard ran almost three to one over
Windsor, who for the past two years
has been President of Council under
the old charter. Vinyard carried the
first ward, the vote being Vinyard
9O2, Windsor 1O6; the second ward
went to Windsor, the vote being
Windsor SO, Vinyard 81 In the third
ward Vinyard returned the winner,
the vote being Vinyard 101, Windsor
72. In the fourth ward Windsor lead,
the vote being Windsor 125, Vinyard
1872.
For seats in council fights devel-
oped in every ward except the
fourth. In the first ward ]. Elbert
Webb was unopposed for the one
year term. He received 945 votes.
For the four-year term c. Edgar
easily defeated w. YER
non Benson. The vote was Harring-
ton 296, Benson 103.
In the second ward the fight be-
tween ]. Postles Hammond and John
E. Mayhem for the two-year term.
Mayhew defeated Hammond, the vote
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Milford chronicle., 1932-01-22
DIVORCE SUITS FILED
BY SUSSEX RESIDENTS
Large Number OF Mis-Mated Couples
Seek Separation From Their Mates

The February term of Superior
Court and Court of General Sessions
will convene on Monday, February
l, with Chief Justice James Penne-
will and Associate Judges Herbert
l.. Rice and William Watson Har-
rington on the bench.
The following divorce cases are
scheduled: Milton Taylor Ross VS..
Marie Ross, Elsie M. Deputy VS..
Slwood P. Deputy, Agnes Andrews
VS.. Harry E. Andrews, Elwood Banks
VS.. John w. Banks, Jeanette Lindsay
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Milford chronicle., 1932-01-22
WEEKLY WEATHER
REPORT FOR MILFORD
From Wednesday, January 13, To
Tuesday, January 10, Inclusive

Charles J. Holzmueller, local wea-
ther recorder, reports the following
weather conditions in Milford from
Wednesday, January 1S, to Tuesday,
January 10, inclusive:
Milford chronicle., 1932-01-22
Max. Min. fall
Tay,onorofuro Potn

Total Rainfall ...... None
The following winds and condi'
tions prevailed during the same
period:
Milford chronicle., 1932-01-22
MILFORD LEADS IN
SHOOTING LEAGUE
Gain Three-Way Tie AS
Bowers Trails And Drops
To Second Place

Sixty-one trapshots from all over
the State took advantage of the pre-
mature spring weather prevailing,
and put on a real shooting match at
the Milford Gun Club Friday after
noon. The point at issue was the
usual monthly Delaware State
League meeting and when the
smoke had cleared, the official count
indicated that three clubs, Milford,
Dover and Milton were tied at 241
X 25O, while the league leaders,
Bowers, had hit a slump and trailed
at 2S1 $50. The ten bird spread Of
course regulated Bowers to second
place in the season standing and
pushed last years Milford champs
into the lead. Dover and Milton held
their pace nicely and closed con-
siderably lot of the gap separating
them from the top as a result of
,ksI,
Milford chronicle., 1932-01-22

nigh gun uOuOIS lot the dtly
were divided between L. r. Beau
champ, Jim Luke, George Hill, Izzy
Hoffman, Norm Wright and Potter
Coffin, all whom broke 40 so. The
shooters as a matter of fact were as
hot as the weather and no less than
nine scatter gunners cracked in
with 48's to their credit, which ac-
counts for the team score of PAL x
$50, the best performance so far
made in the history of the League.
The close scoring by the top guns
kept individual season honors well
punched, e. H. Hoch retaining the
lead with the score of 1872 X 200.
Herman Argo stands second with
191 200, and L. r. Beauchamp and
Jim Luke each picking up a bird on
the leaders by virtue of their 1875,
total 100 200
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Milford chronicle., 1932-01-22

The only real relief for
unemployment Is work.
Work is the only form of
insurance against unem-
ployment with which the
State should concern itself.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1932-10-06
HAP IO1

An Act to Submit to the QUALIFIED
Electors of the State of Montana
an Amendment TO Section 2 81
Article TX of the Constitution Of
the State of Montana Relating tf
the Qualifications Required Oh
Persons to Entitle Them to Vote
at General Elections. for all Off.
GERS Elective by the People and
upon Questions that may be Sub.
mitted to the Vote of the People
or Electors.
Be 1t Enacted by the Legislative
Assembly of the State Of Montana
Section /. That Section 2 of Article
TX o the Constitution of the State
Of Montana be amended as herein
after provided and that the question
Of such amendment be submitted To
the qualified electors Of the State
of Montana at the next general ell
ection.
Section 2. That Section 2 Of Ar
ticle TX of the Constitution Of the
State of Montana be, and the same
is hereby amended to read az fol-
lows:
Section 2. Every person of the
age of twenty-one years or over,
possessing the following qualifica-
tions, shall be entitled to vote at all
general elections and for all officers
that now are, or hereafter may be,
elective by the people, and, except
as hereinafter provided, upon all
que tions which may be submitted
to the vote Of the people or elect
ars: First he shall be a citizen of
the United States; second, he shall
have resided in this state n year
Immediately preceding the election
at which Ne offers to vtte, and in
the town, county or precinct such
time as may be prescribed by law. If
the question submitted concerns the
creation of any levy, debt or liabil-
ity the person, in addition TO pos
sessing the qua lifications above
mentioned, must also be a taxpayer
whose name appears upon the last
preceding completed assessm e n
roll, in order to entitle him to vote
upon such question. Provided, first,
that no person convicted of felony
shall have the right to vote unless
he has been pardoned or restored
10 citizenship by the Governor.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1932-10-06

the state. No bids will be considered
except those from contractors as
oertained to be experienced and re.
spDnsible.
Proposals may be rejected if past
work performed by the bidder fof
the Commission has been unsatisfac.
tory from the standpoint of work
manshlp or pr5gress, or if he has
work under .ntract uncompleted
which may, in the judgment of the
Gsmmis ion, end4 yer the prompt
completion CT the work contemplat-
ed.
STATE HIGHWAY COMMISSION
OF MONTANA
Q. $. Warden, Chairman.
R. D. RAIDER,
State Highway Engineer.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1932-10-06
NOTICE. TO CONTRACTORS
Emergency Construction Highwa
prHincf No E-IQQ Il Init d


Project No E-193 E, Unit 2
Netlee /, hereby given that scale,
bids fer the construction of the i'm
provement hereinafter de- ceibed
will be received by the State High
way Commission of Montana at TIN
C the said Commission il
the Capitol Building at Helena unit
$50 Il. NJ, On the 18th day of Octo
Der, 1882, at which time and place
they will be publicly opened ant
read.
The Improvement contemplated
consi4 IS Of the construction of Thu
fellsWieg de cribed structures OF
Section Il" OF the Culbertson-Plen
tywood Road between Froid ant
Me @lcine Lake in Roosevelt ane
s. ~idan Counties.
|. Ore treated timber stock pas.
e Survey Station 265-60.
srg.e banel ly-foot treat
Cd TIN Der pile bridge at Survey Sta
ticn 227-99.5.
3. Two 2-panel 38-ft. treated tim
br pile bridges at Survey Stations
157-Q1 and 206-91.
4. One 3-panel 57-ft. treated tim.
IT, Tile bri9ge at Survey Station
10a-S1.5.
5. One 5-panel g5 #. treated tim
or pile bridge at Survey Station
489-02.5.
G. One 10-nanel 190-ft., treated
timber pile bridge at Survey Station
485-15.
In the performance of this con
tract the contractor will be required
to pay a minimum wage rate Of
$3.50 per hour for unskilled labor
aad . minimum wage rate Of $3.50
per hour for the lowest classified
items of skilled labor, with higher
minimum wage rate for the higher
classifications of skilled labor. all as
described fully in the Special Provi-
Sims for this project.
Each propo al must be submitted
on a form and in an envelope to be
provided for the purpose. addressed
10 the state Highway Commission
at Helena, and endorsed proposal
for Improvement Federal Aid Pro-
Je.l NO. E-l55 II, Unit T..
No proposal will be considered
unless accompanied by an uncondi-
ticnal certified check in the amount
equivalent to five percent Is per-
cent? of the total amount Of the bid.
a corporate surety bone will be re-
quired for the faithful performance
CT the contract.
Plans, specifications, forms Of
contract and bond, proposal blanks
and full instructions are on file for
examination and may be obtained at
the office of the State Highway
in the Capitol Building
at Helena, Montana.
Plans and specifications are also
IN file and may be examined in the
,fflce of the United States Bureau
rf Public Roads at Missoula, Mon
The Commission reserves the right
o reject any or all bids and to
waive technicalities a. may be
necessary in the interest Of
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1932-10-06
w. r. Harmon,
Secretary of State.
Chapter


An Act for the Submission to the
Qualified Electors of the State Of
Montana in Amendment TO Sec
tion As of Article 5 of the Consti-
tuition Of the State of Montana
Relating to the Filling OF Nacan-
cies Occurring in Either House of
the Legislative Assembly.
Be it Enacted by the Legislative
Assembly Ct the State of Montana.
Section /. That Section As of Article
; Of the Constitution Of the State
Of M,ntana be amended as is here
matter provided. and that the
question CT aid amendment be sub
mitted to the qualified electors of
the State Of Montana at the next
general election.
Section q. That Section As oI Ar
ticle 5 of the Constitution of the
State Of Montana be, and the same
is hereby amended to read, as fol
lows:
Section 45. When vacancies caused
by death, occur in either house Of
the Legislative Assembly, such va,
cancies shall be filled By appoint
ment by the board of county com
missioners Of the county from which
vacancy occurs. All vacancies
occurring from any other cause shall
be filled BY election upon proclama-
tien Of the Governor.
Section 3. This amendment shall
be submitted to the qualified elect
ors Of the State of Montana by be
ing placed on the official ballot
provided by Section 678 of the Re
vised codes Of Montana Of 1921 and
as provided by law, shall be voted
on at the general election to be held
in November, 1882, and the princi-
pal ballot to be used at said election
shall have printed thereon the
words
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1932-10-06

The elector shall designate his
preference for either cf the PROPOSE
lions by making an *" before the
proposition da,ired.
Section 4. The votes cast for and
against this amendment above pro
posed, shall be counted, canyassed
and determined by law. and if q
majority OF all votes cast at such
election for and against such am
endment shall be in favor Of such
amendment, the Governor OF the
State shall so declare BY public
proclamation and the amendment
shall be in full force and effect a.
part of the Constitution from and
alter the date Of such prsclama-
ton.
Section 5. This Act shall be in full
force and efefct from and after its
passage and approval.
Approved March 8, 1881.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
United State of America,
State Of Montana.
|, w. <. Harmon, Secretary Of
State of the State of Montana. do
hereby certify that the foregoing i
q true and correct copy of an Act
entitled:
AN Act for the Submission to the
Qualified Electors of the State OF
Montana an Amendment to Section
d5 Of Article 5 of the Constitution
Of The State Of Montana Relating
TO the Filling of Vacancies Occur
ring in Either House of the Legisla-
tive Assembly"
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF.
have hereunto set my hand and af-
fixed the Great Seal of the State 81
Montana, at Helena, TIL CAPITAL.
July 25th, 1882.
w. K. Harmon.
Secretary of State.