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Milford chronicle., 1932-03-25
NJ. E. CONFERENCE
AT SALISBURY
= NEXT TUESDAY
Few Changes administers
Are Expected Though
Some Are Desired
DELEGATE FIGHT
Keen Interest Manifested
In Election Of Represen-
tatives To Conference

While few material changes are
expected at the meeting of the M. E.
Conference opening at Salisbury, Md,
on March 20, number offthe mir
listers have signified their desire for
a change of pastorate aldsa number
of the churches have likewise sig
nified their willingness for a change
of pastors. While this naturally will
have some weight, changes are new
ertheless expected to be smaller
than usual.
One member of the Conference on
the Middletown District may pre-
sent his resignation.
The Rev. Tilghman Smith is ex-
pected to introduce a resolution for
the reduction of the number of dis
tricts in the conference This has
been talked up for a number of
years, those favOring the reduction
arguing that since the district SUI
perintendents no longer have to visit
the charges for the ''Quatterly" con-
ferences, the number of gpch having
been reduced, their wOrN has been
considerably lightened aid a reduc-
tion in the number would lessen the
amounts to be raised by the church.
es for the work AS none of the
present district superintepdents have
served the six years usually allotted
to that office, it is not thought the
conference will agree to a reduction
at this time.
A general feeling prevails that
there is to be an attack on the
Christian Education program The
costs and results are being freely
discussed by the members of the con-
ference. 1t is predicted that If some
of the more cOnervative OF the mem
bers start the move the Office Of the
director will be- abalishe1. These
favOring such a movemehe gsFe as
their reason that the cost Of approx
imately S65,0o0 is not justified owing
to the comparatively small attend
ance and enrolment.
One of the leading 4iics from
row on among the membJys is that
of the selection of delegates to the
General Conference of thA Church,
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Milford chronicle., 1932-03-25
KENT AUXILIARY HOLDS
MEETING OF INTEREST
EpiScOpaIians Hear Book Read And
Discussed

The Kent County WOmenS AuxiI-
iary Of the Episcopal Church held a
service and meeting last Thursday
at Christ Church in Milford. The
meeting, which lasted all day, was
well attended by representatives of
the following churches: St. AIMS
Church in MiddletOwn; Christ
Church in Dover; st. Paul& Church
in Camden; st. Stevens Church in
Harrington, and Christ Church in
Milford.
The program started at eleven o.
clock with a celebration of the Holy
Communion conducted by the Rev
erend b. +. Thompson of Dover. In
the afternoon the mission study
book recommended by the church to
be read by all members of the EpisT
copal Church was reviewed. Papers
were read by representative from
the various parishes covering the
book chapter by chapter. The book
that was read was the Building of a
Christian Nation in which all phases
of church and social problems were
discussed and the opportunities be-
fore the church were presented.
Mrs. William Bradford, president
of the Diocesan Women's Auxiliary,
and Mrs. William Linten, Educa-
tional Secretary of the WOmen's
Auxiliary, both of Wilmington were
present.
Milford chronicle., 1932-03-25
SALISBURY NOT
SURPRISED AT
PROBERS' REPORT
WicOmicO Grand Jury I'm
able To Fix Blame In
Lynching Investigation
WITNESSES HEARD BADGES AWARDED

With the WicOmico cOunty's grand
jury investigation of the lynching of
Matthew Williams, negro, at an end,
residents of Salisbury, Md, express
ed little surprise at the jury's report
that eve find that there is absolute
ly no evidence that can remotely
connect anyone with the instigatioD
or perpetratiOn Of the murder"
The investigation, which was in
session four days during which time
124 witnesses were examined, was
brought to a close late last Friday
Witnesses were summoned to tes-
tify in connection with the lynching
of the negro who shot to death Dan
iel J. Elliott, lumber dealer, on De-
cember 4. Williams was hanged in
the courthouse square in Salisbury
on that date after he had been taken
from the Peninsula General HOspi-
tal where he was under treatment
for wounds inflicted by himself and
Daniel J. Elliott, Jr.
In his instructions to the jury,
Judge Joseph L. Bailey urged that
inquiry be made not only into the
lynching, but into events leading UP
to the shooting, with reference to
activities of "Outside organizations"
In the report made public by Levin
c. Bailey, States Attorney, the
grand jury said;
after a thorough and complete
Investigation of all the evidence, di-
rect and indirect, presented to us
by Attorney-General William Pres
ton Lane, Jr, and Assistant Attor-
ney General G. c. A. Anderson in
reference to communistic activities,
we find that while such organi2a-
tions do exist in other parts of the
State there is no evidence to Justify
the belief that such an organization
exists in WicomicO county.
After a thoroughly energetic and
investigation of all the
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Milford chronicle., 1932-03-25
LEWIES CELEBRATION PLAN
rs TAKING DEFINITE FORM
Commission Expects Citizens From AU Parts Of The
State To Cooperate In TercenteDGry Program. Tell
Story Of Early Founding Of Colony.

is chairman of the Lewes Tercen-
tenary Commission. Other members
of the commission are Christopher
l.. Ward, Wilmington; Judge Rich
ard l.. Rodney, New Castle; Con-
gressman RObt G. Houston, George
town; Mrs. Walker l.. Mifflin, Dover;
Mrs. William p. Orr and Mrs. Roman
Tammany. Lewes. Donald r. Nor
tiOn is assistant secretary of the COM
mission.
Among the features of the Lewes
celebration will be the dedication of
the adaptation of the Town Hall of
HOOrn. Holland. from which point
the first Dutch settlers of Lewes
sailed.
Lewes was called Zwaanendael, or
Valley of the Swans, by the Dutch.
The Swedes called it Paradise Point,
while later is was known as Deale.
William Penn gave Lewes it's pres
ent name and also called the county,
Milford chronicle., 1932-03-25

With the Lewes Tercentenary
Commission moving ahead rapidly in
its plans, statewide interest is be-
ing displayed in the coming observ-
ance of the Booth anniversary of the
landing and settling of the Dutch in
Lewes, to be held on Saturday, May
Z, in that town.
Realizing the historical signifi-
canoe of the Dutch settlement in
Lewes in 1881, as far as the entire
State is concerned, citizens from all
sections of Delaware are expected to
attend the celebration in Lewes on
May 7th.
The Lewes Tercentenary Commits
sion is displaying great enthusiasm
in making its preparations for the
celebration. Every effort is being
put forth by the commission to make
the event one that will cast a lasting
on the minds of Delaware
citizenry.
Captain Harry V. Lyons, of EeweS.,
Milford chronicle., 1932-03-25
State Income Tax COLLec-
tor Believes All Citizens
Should Support Public
Schools Of DeLGLUare.
Corporation Franchise
Tax ShOWed Six And
.OHe-tentk Per Cent In
crease Last Year.

Realty taxpayers in Wilmington,
Smyrna, CJIymOnt and Alexis I. du-
Pont special school districts should
be relieved of their direct school tax
as levied by their communities,
while the operating school expenses
of these special districts, as in all
other districts, should come. out of
the State School Fund, Pierre S.
DUPONT, State Tax Commissioner,
recommends in his 1881 report to
Governor Buck.
Mr.. DUPONT finds the corporation
franchise tax to be a very depend
able source of revenue, not subject
to such wide variations from year to
year as is the income tax. He, there
fore, regards the franchise tax as a
very desirable SOURCE of revenue for
school purposes am to care for the
increases in school expenditures.
Mr.. DUPONT points out that Will
mington, Smyrna, Claymont and
Alexis !. DUPONT School District had
collected 1858, ,O81.40 for school pur-
poses by direct taxation during 1881.
Of this, Wilmington's revenue by di-
rect school tax was by far the
greatest. Wilmington's school tax is
% cents per S1OO and it is estimated
$3.50, 900 was collected in 1880 for
school purposes. Following Mr.. du-
Points recommendation the % cent
tax would be eliminated in Will
mington and the Board of Education
would receive all of it's operating
from the State.
Mr.. dupont calls attention to the
fact that the income tax is the only
direct tax for the support of the pub
lie schools, levied by the State or by
the counties. Wilmington, Smyrna,
Claymont and the Alexis l. DUPONT
special school districts. however,
have their direct taxation also for
school purposes.
"In view of the fact that the
school fund had a surplus on June
30, 1881, of $5,1S5 ,272.65 after paying
all operating expenses and settinS
aside $3,000,O0O for new buildings"
Mr.. DUPONT states. "it seems that
some method of distribution should
be used which would provide that all
expenses in all districts
would be paid out of the school
fund and these few districts be re-
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Milford chronicle., 1932-03-25
MILFORD POLICE WILL
! ARREST SPEEDERS

Chief of Police Baker has
announced that beginning with
tomorrow he will make a drive
against a large number OF
speed fiends who have been
endangering the lives Of chill
dren on the streets of Milford.
For several weeks past COM
plants have been received by
the police, and many of those
making the complaints are de-
manding that some action
shall be taken to stop the pre-
vailing practice of speeding
and cutting traffic lights. In
order that all automobile driv-
ers shall have due warning of
the proposed campaign to stop
this dangerous practice Chief
of Police Baker has given no.
tice of the drive before start
ing it, For months it has been
common knowledge that the
main thoroughfares have been
used for speeding. On Lake
avenue it is nothing uncom-
mon to see driver coming
into town at the rate of fifty
miles an hour or more. The
same applies to other streets.
1t is this practice that the po-
lice hope to stop.
Milford chronicle., 1932-03-25
CITY SLOGAN CONTEST
CLOSES NEXT WEEK
judges Are Named TO Pass On Best
Slogan Submitted

Many entries have been received
by the Milford Business Mems AS
sociation for the prize in the SlO-
gan Contest that is now being held.
The prize is to be paid to the en-
trant who sends in the best slogan
for the city of Milford. The slogan
is not to contain more than five
words. The prize is to be $1,000 in
gold. The judges are Harry MulhOl-
land, Colonel Theodore Townsend
and Frank NAPLES. All entries must
be postmarked not later than Thurs
day, March 81, 1892, and addressed
to the secretary of the Milford Busi-
ness Mems Association, Max Cohen.
Among the entries that have been
received to date one was sent IN hy
Il former resident of Milford who is
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Milford chronicle., 1932-03-25
DUPONT WOULD
RALSEADULTTAX
FOROURSCHOOLS
DENTON-LEWES r. Il.
SOLD FOR $4,000

Winthrop Sargent, Jr., of
Philadelphia, bid $26,100 for
the Maryland and Delaware
Coast Railway Co., at a public
auction at Denton, Md, on
Monday. His bid was the one
received.
The sale was made on a de-
cree entered by the U. S. Dis
trict Court on January 80 in a
case in which the Pennsylvania
Company for Insurance on
Lives and Granting Annuities,
as trustee, was complainant
and the railway company was
respondent. The railway COM
pany, with its line from West
Denton, Md, to Lewes, Del,
the property, rights of way,
buildings and rolling stock
were included in the sale.
Milford chronicle., 1932-03-25
SENTENCED ON BAD
CHECK CHARGE
Other Cases Heard In 'Plead Guilty
Court Held Last Saturday

Before Resident Judgt w. w. Har-
rington at Dover on Saturday, in
plead guilty" court, William Jewell,
a young white man, who had enter
ed plea of guilty two weeks ago to
issuing worthless checks and whose
case was continued for further in
vestigation, was given a sentence of
eight months in the New Castle
County Workhouse by Judge Har-
ringtOn
Investigation revfaicd chat jewell
had given checks tP The amQuH -
Milford chronicle., 1932-03-25
JURY GIVES j. s.
CLEAR TITLE TO
LAND in DOVER
Decide On $4,000 Damage
Award To Town In Less
Than Minute
IS POSTOFFICE SITE

The United States Government Sc
cured tract of land in Dover for a
postoffice site by virtue of friendly
condemnation proceedings held in U.
S. District Court at Wilmington on
Tuesday morning. A jury of which
William e. Cole, was foreman,
awarded the city of Dover $4,000 as
damages" but the city will not re-
ceive the money because of an ex-
change agreement between Dover
and the government.
Dover last year had agreed to ex-
change the tract at North and
LOockerman streets, the new post
office site, for the present postofTice
However, a cloud hung over the
deed of strip of the proposed post
office site, and to insure a clear title
the government decided to institute
friendly condemnation proceedings.
Dover agreed the only question
would be the amount of damages.
The trial did not take more than 80
minutes.
U. S. District Attorney Wales told
the jury that since the filing of the
suit last January, no one except the
city of Dover had laid claim to any
part of the proposed site.
The only witness for the govern
ment, and also the only witness in
the case, was G. Leslie GOoden, Do
yer real estate broker, who said that
in his opinion the maximum value of
the land was $4,000.
Melvin Hopkins, representing Do
yer, did not offer any evidence. The
jury did not leave its, box but decid-
ed in one minute that the dam.
ages Of the city OF Diver should pe
Milford chronicle., 1932-03-25
OFFICERS DISCUSS
CAMP PLANS FOR
BETHANY BEACH
Regimental Staff Held A
Meeting In Wilmington
Tuesday Night
IMPROVEMENT MADE

The Regimental Staff, 198th Coast
Artillery, A. A, Delaware National
Guard, met Tuesday in the State
Armory in Wilmington to discuss
the arrangements for the annual en-
campment of the regiment at Beth
any Beach. The camp this year will
be held during the first two weeks of
August, as usual, the dates being
July 30 to August 13, inclusive.
Colonel George J. Schulz, COM
manding officer of the regiment pre-
sided at the meeting. This meeting
was devoted merely to the discus
sion of the general preliminary
plans, and not to specific details. due
to the fact that the annual camping
period is over four months distant.
Among those who attended were
Adiutant General Weller E. Stover,
Lieutenant Colonel S. B. I. Duncan,
executive officer; Major Henry c.
Ray, commander, First Battalion;
Major John w. Davis, commander,
Second Battalion; Captain Park w.
Huntington, regimental chaplain;
CAPTAIN John ]. Dugan, regimental
adjutant; Captain John B. Grier,
State staff and Captain Horace N
Wilkinson, plans and training OIL
Ger.
A number of improvements have
been made, or soon will be made TO
the camD site at Bethany Beach, Z
Among the improvements made
the conversion of rangeaMSsed
Milford chronicle., 1932-03-25
WEEKLY WEATHER
REPORT FOR MILFORD
From Wednesday, March 1e, TO
Tuesday, MSsch %, Inclusive

Charles J. Holzmueller, local
weather recorder, reports the fol-
lowing weather conditions in Mil
ford, from Wednesday, March IS, to
Tuesday, March %, inclusive:
TemDeraturp paip
Milford chronicle., 1932-03-25

Average. 35.7 Average. ,43.O
These figures were taken from
records compiled by Charles J. Holz-
mueller. local weather observer for
the Weather Bureau of the United
States Department of Agriculture.
Milford chronicle., 1932-03-25

Total Rainfall .... IA
The following winds and condi
tions prevailed during the same
period:
Milford chronicle., 1932-03-25
this WINTER WAS
WARMEST HERE
IN MANY YEARS
Average Temperature For
December, January, Feb
ruary Was 43 Degrees
LAST YEAR WAS 35.7

Many remarks have been heard in
this vicinity about the unusually
warm weather we have had this
winter. Comparing the average tenn
perature of the three months of last
winter with the same three months
of this winter it was found to be
over seven degrees warmer in the
three months of this winter than
that Of last year. Last year was
the warmest year since 1921 and the
third warmest year ever to be re-
corded. Last year. January and
February were mild and March was
cold This year has been just the
same; January and February warm
and March, cold.
The comparative figures of the
three months last winter and the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-06-08

Relief and the Children's Bureau Of
the Department Of Labor, the National
Association Of Travellers Aid Societies
has confirmed its own reports Of vast
numbers Of young people wandering
from community to community.
The Presidents Committee, 1t was
explained. has invited the society to
focus the attention Of the public. on
the transient youth problem to pro-
vide accommodation and transportation
home for the wanderers, and to in
fluence the young people Of Washington
against leaving home in search Of work.
900 Register In Month.
Last month. the meeting was in
formed, the local bureau of the society,
1913 Eye st.cet, registered more than
900 transient youths and there are in
dications that the movement Of bonus
marchers will bring at least twice that
many minors to the District during
June.
DR.. A. w. McMillen Of the Social Serv-
ice Administration School, University
Of Chicago, told the meeting that q
partially completed study Of the prob
lem has convinced him OF the need Tor
immediate action.
Boys leave home, DR.. McMillen said,
because of the impression that the road
offers glowing adventure and q quick
means of travel by hitch-hiking, or be-
cause they are too proud to live on
charity and know their absence would
mean one less mouth to feed.
Motorists, however, have been fright
ened by banditry and stories OF the
liability incurred by picking up free
passengers, and are refusing lifts. The
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Wandering BOYS
PLIGHT DEPICTED
Social Workers Are Told OF
Increasing Difficulties Fac
ing Transient YoGths.

The wandering boy of the old ballad
has a modern mate whose homeless
plight Is even more pathetic-a hitch
hiker who really must hike, and across
country almost devoid Of odd jobs and
charity for the transient.
His numbers have grown alarmingly
as the pinch Of the depression is felt
in homes everywhere, and just now the
on-to-Washington impetus Of the bonus
march is making the Capital the focal
point for a problem National in scope
Yet the open road has rarely offered
such meager opportunity, motorists are
war; of giving lifts to strangers. cities
are outstanding even temporary jobs fol-
the local unemployed, and charity
agencies are taxed to the utmost by
purely local demands.
Old Shoes Are Evidence.
Piles Of tattered shoes abandoned In
rest camps throughout the country bear
mute testimony to the hardships OF
tramping the paved highways, and
many cities can offer only primitive
accomm odations for the transient.
This was the picture given q group
Of washington social workers yesterday
at neeting in the Burlington Hotel
called to consider the problem by the
local chapter Of the Travellers Aid So
Ciety.
Through its contacts with the Presi-
dents Committee on Unemployment
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THE EVENING C.,

boy travellers must walk, or II they try
to hop a freight train, have no choice
but to climb aboard outside freight ter
minals while trains are in motion.
All terminals are thoroughly policed
these days, DR.. McMillen said, and no.
boes must risk swinging on and of at
some point outside the terminals-an
added hazard which has cost untold
lives.
The slender charity resources Of most
communities are already taxed to the
utmost. and the imposition OF outsiders
upon the local agencies is resented.
The result, the speaker said, Is that
transients must sleep in jails, city halls
or accept the primitive conditions Of
the tramp jungles.
While youths on the road today are
Of higher type than in the past, they
run the moral hazard Of acquiring q
get by" philosophy.
The meeting agreed to delegate a
committee to enlist agencies in the Dis
trict in an effort to provide suitable
accommodations for transient youths
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COLORED CADETS
TO BE REVIEWED
Mai. Gen. Moseley to Attend Com
pany Drill Competition Between
Three Schools Tomorrow.

The annual company competitive drill
OF the colored washington I1lgn Scnooi
Cadets will be held az Grlfnth Stadium
tomorrow Maj. Gen. James Van Horn
Moseley, U. S. A., deputy CHIEF of stan
OF the Army, Will review the brlgaoe
at the conclusion OF the drill.
Twelve companies from Dunbar,
Armstrong ana Caroozo hlgh Schools
will compete Tor The diamond meoal
and the colorS of tlrsl-place victory
the judges will be Capt. William
Crelgler, Maryland National Guaro,
CapL. charles Steedman OF the New
YORK National Guard and First Lieut..
Richard r. Queen Of the New Jersey
National Guard. Lieut.. Sylvester !.
Blackwell, District Of Columbia Ma
tlonal Guard Will be an alternate Judge.
Beginning at . am, the companies
will take the field IN the following
Oroer:
Morning session-Company A, Ann
strong; Company G, DUNBAR, Company
c, Cardozo; Company B, Armstrong,
and Company d, Cardozo.
Afternoon session. m pany E,
Armstrong; Company B, Dunbar; Com
pary D, Armstrong; Company A, Dun
bar; Company +, Dunbar; Company G,
Armstrong, and Company E, Dunbar.
The brigade review Is scheduled for
ASS pm. and the presentation OF prizes
will be made at Sis pm.
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SCHOOL OFFICIALS
TO CUT EXPENSES
Three One-Teacher Units Or
dered Closed by Montgom-
cry Education Board.
Special Dispatch to The Star.


ROCKVILLE, Md, June 8.-Because
of the prevailing economic conditions
the Montgomery County Board OF Edu-
cation has decided upon a retrsnch-
ment policy 1t ordered the one-teacner
schools at Buck Lodge, Browningsvlle
and Avery closed.
The board also decided to discontinue
the senior high school grades IN the
Dicke-scn and Falkland Schools and
transport the children to the Pooles-
willie and Takoma Silver Spring High
Schools, respectively.
As an additional retrenchment step
the board approved plan to employ
no excess teachers for the enrolment
in the schools next year.
The board accepted the resignation
of Mrs. H. Latane Lewis as trustee OF
the school at Bethesda and named Mrs
F. Ellicott Middleton in her place and
accepted designations of other trustees.
as follows: Blair School. Henry j:
6tanowsky; Unity, Simon Craver, and
Woodfield. Daniel c. Ifert-
Preliminary plans for an addition
to the Germantown School were ap-
proved for presentation to the State
Superintendent of schools.
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MRS. FUNSTON n..CCS

SAN FRANCISCO. June 8 (P.-
Mrs. Frederick Funston, widow Of Maj.
Gen Funston, U. S. A., died at the
Letterman Hospital here yesterday
after q heart attack.
She was we'll known for her civic
and political work since the death OF
her husband in 1917. at the outset OF
the World War. Gen. Funston was
famous for his capture Of the Rebel
Aguinaldo, in the Philippine nsur-
rection
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and to urge local boys to remain at

ana 70 urge local Oofo W 1e1naAA ~
home.
Efforts will be made to provide larger
recreational facilities, more interesting
and practical school work and emer-
gency activities Of one type and another
as an added inducement for the youth
of Washington to remain at home.
Speakers said that young people Of
all communities throughout the United
States will fare better at this time by
, staying at home, where they are known
and where social agencies already have
assumed the responsibility OF caring for
the needy. Employers give preference
to local applicants, 1t was pointed out,
and the home influence is most needed
in times Of financial stress.
The committee will be appointed In
the near future to work with Com
munity Chest and Independent agencies
for the establishment CT central clear
ing or application bureau. q case work
staff, lodging and food facilities. and
to preach the stay at home" gospel