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Milford chronicle., 1932-11-18
H. c. PENNINGTON NEW
HEAD STATE |. o. o. F.
Wilmington Man Named Grand Mas
ter at 99th Annual Session

H. c. Pennington, of Delaware
Lodge No. 1, of Wilmington, was
elected Grand Master of the Grand
Lodge of Delaware, Independent Or
der of Odd Fellows, at the 99th an
nual communication of the Grand
Lodge this week in the Odd Fellows
Hall, Tenth and King streets.
Other Grand Lodge officers elect
ed at this session are: Clarence E.
Jester, of Crystal Found Lodge, No.
10, Milford, deputy grand master;
William T. Kirby, of Asylum Lodge,
No. %, grand warden; William w.
Douty, of Mechanics Lodge, No 4,
grand secretary; Philip J. Isaacs, of
Eden Lodge, No. 81, grand treasurer;
]. Burton Wainwright, of Hebron
Lodge, No. IA, SeafOrd, grand repre-
sentative; Alvin T. Artis, of Della
ware Lodge, No. l, grand marshal;
Ernest H. T. Schechinger, of Eden
Lodge, No. "a, grand conductor;
Samuel L. McAllister, Fairfax Lodge,
No. 8, grand chaplain; Willard Stout,
of Fairfax Lodge, No. 8, grand
guardian, and William Kenton, of
Jefferson Lodge, No. 2, grand her
aid.
Grand Master Edwin Reed, of the
Grand Lodge of New Jersey, and
Past Grand Master Burke, also of
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Milford chronicle., 1932-11-18
1876 WASBUCK'S
MAJORITY IN new
CASTLE COUNTY
Governor Ran Far Ahead
Of His Ticket In New
Castle County.
ONE VICTORY CLOSE
Candidate For Attorney
General Elected After
Biggs Drops Contest.

At 2:3O o'clock Tuesday morning
the Board of Canvass completed the
recount of the ballots of New Cas-
tie county cast in the election OF
November 8. Very little change was
found in the unofficial count as re-
corded the day after the election
One of the developments of the day,
however, was the withdrawal by
John Biggs, Jr., of his request for
the discontinuance of the recount OF
his vote.
This action insured the election OF
Daniel J. Layton as Attorney Cen
eral. The general belief was that
Biggs' demand for a recount would
avail him nothing when the recount
was started.
The completion of the canvass of
the vote cast in New Castle county
showed Governor c. Douglass Buck
polled total of 1887 votes, giving
him a majority of 1876. In Kent
county he received 6,538 votes, and
in Sussex county he received 10,40S
votes, total of 60,903. L. Landreth
Layton, his Democratic opponent,
received 2S,761 votes in New Castle
county, 1872 in Sussex and S,S4S
in Kent, a total of 50,401, giving
Governor Buck a majority in the
State of 10,502 votes.
For Presidential electors in New
Castle county the vote was as fol-
lows:
]. Warren Marshall, Republican,
1884; Hugh M. Morris, Democrat,
32.S72. Marshall's majority, 6972.
D. Mifffin Wilson, Republican, 3d.
7O5; ]. H. Hutton, S2,623. Wilson's
majority, 1882.
H. V. Lyons, Republican, S9,7O6;
Willard z. Deputy. Democrat, 32,6O5.
Lyons moi 7101. y -
For Congress, Reuben Satterth-
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Milford chronicle., 1932-11-18
Business Studies
Future Prospects
Appears To Be Taking Stock After Election Decision
In Past Week. Average Price Levels Of COmMOdi-
ties Make First Advance In Seven Weeks.

Business appeared last week to be
taking stock, in an effort to reap
praise future prospects, and bound
lessly relieved that the quadrennial
election was over.
Seasonal influences continued to
play dominant role in shaping the
character of reports from industry,
but there was gratifying advance
in the average price level of COM
mOdities. Immediately following the
election, there was a sharp reaction,
which, however, was more than re-
covered late in the week. The ad-
vance marked the first break in the
decline which had been underway for
seven weeks, the upturn of the food
stuffs group marking the first bulke
in that particular classification in
eight weeks.
Carloadings turned down in the
week ended November 5 somewhat
more sharply than in the corre-
spending, 1881 week. Loadings total
ed 5SS,3S3 cars against 717,04S in
the corresponding 1881 week, a de-
cline OF. IS per cent.
Electric power production engaged
off slightly, totaling 1,525,41O,0OO
kilowatt hours against 1,533,02S,000
the week before. But compared with
the corresponding weeks of 1881,
1880 and 1929, the decrease was con-
siderably smaller than usual. Com
Milford chronicle., 1932-11-18
SPECULATION IS
RIFE OVER PLANS
Adams Will Have Import
ant Part In Naming
Officers.

With q Democratic administration
swept into office nationally at the
election on Tuesday, the matter of
Federal patronage in this State is
the subject of speculation in politi-
cal circles.
Congressman Wilbur L..
Adams, Democrat, promise to have
an important voice in the selection
of Delaware Federal office holders,
since he will be the only Democrat
in the Delaware Congressional dele
cation. The two United States Sen
ators from this State-Daniel o.
Hastings and John G. Townsend, Jr.,
are both Republicans.
Due to this condition, it is highly
probable that President-elect Frank
lin d. Roosevelt will have to confer
with Mr. Adams, in connection with
the important Delaware appoint
mentS.
Perhaps the most important Offices
to be named, as far as Delaware is
concerned, are those of pOstmasters,
Internal Revenue Collector, District
Attorney, and a number of others.
All llISlJ SCCUuu, anu Iullu Nldoo
postmasters are appointive positions.
Fourth class pOstmasters are under
civil service regulations, so they will
not be effected by the change i'll adj
ministration
1t is the general opinion that post
masters appointed after March l
will be Democrats in practically
every section of the State. There
are in Delaware 80 postmasters, of
whom 20 are in fourth class offices.
The term of Alexander A. Abra-
hams, postmaster for Wilmington,
will expire in December. 1t is an
ticipated that efforts will be made
to have either him or another Repub-
lican named and the commission ap-
proved by the United States Senate
before the new administration goes
into office Such action would in
sure a Republican postmaster in
Wilmington for the next four years.
Milford chronicle., 1932-11-18
WARNING GIVEN
BY ANTI SALOON
Assert Vets Have Aband-
Oned Light Wine And
Beer Limitation.

The Anti-Saloon League in a
statement on Sunday asserted that
announced plans of various wet
leaders" required that attention be
called 10 the fact that so long as
the 18th Amendment remains part
of the Constitution, every officer is
bound by his oath to uphold the pro-
hibitiOn laws"
THE exultant eagerness of the
old time wet leaders to restore the
old time liquor conditions" said the
league, should be a warning of
what is to be expected if Congress
opens the flood gates for legalized
liquor * II The wet leaders have
abandoned the light wine and beer
limitation The 'no-saloons' slogan
will likewise be kicked into the dis
card and the liquor bars may be, ex-
pected to go up if and when the
legal bars against intoxicants come
down"
The statement invited attention to
"the statements of the mayor of
Chicago, the governor-elect of Mich
igan and others who are said to
have announced their intention of
disregarding the Constitution and
tlo orderly processes of govern
ment by granting immunity for flu
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Milford chronicle., 1932-11-18
BIDS ARE OPENED
FOR ROAD REPAIRS
No Awards Made BY State Highway
Department

Bids were opened at Dover Thurs
day by the State Highway Depart
ment for road improvement in diff
ferent parts of the State. No awards
were made. The bids follow:
Contract 22S, Wesley Church-At-
lanta, 2.70 miles, Sussex county, nine
foot concrete, w. w. Truitt, Lincoln
City, $37,275; George & Lynch, Do
yer, $36,741; M. J. McDermOtt
Georgetown, $34,937.50; Walter
Roach & Sons, Georgetown, $34,-
20S.60; Old Line Construction Co.,
Chestertown, Md, S34,050.50.
Contract 250, nine foot concrete,
Independence School-Smith Mill,
1887 miles, Sussex count, w. w.
Truitt, Lincoln City, $27, M. J.
McDermott, $25, 5,267.5O; Old Line
Construction Co., Chestertown, Md,
$24,S04; Walter Roach e Sons,
Georgetown, $24,73o.
Contract 271, 16 foot concrete,
Eighth St. and Lincoln Ave, Delmar,
1876 feet, Sussex county M. J. Nc
Dermott, Georgetown, $14,125; Old
Line Construction Co., Chestertown,
Md, S13,214.
Contract 272, four foot widening,
Felton-Farmington, $40 miles,
George & Lynch, Dover, S56,050.;
Walter Roach & Sons, Georgetown,
$51,141.
Contract 273, traffic Stag road -
Dutch Neck Road, 4.65 miles, Kent
county, Wilson Contracting Co., Will
mingtOn. $10,672.15; e. Finley Mix
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Tar~mianz Tells Purpose
Of Work 1T State Hospital
Program VIII Fill Gap Until Relief Activities Start.
Explains The Purpose Of The Work Program,
Which Started At The Hospital On Monday.

In a report submitted to the Board
of Trustees of the Delaware State
Hospital, DR.. M. A. TarumianZ, SUI
perintendent of the hospital, and
director of the State Mental Hygitne
Clinic, explains the purpose of the
work program which started at the
hospital Monday.
The report prepared by DR.. Taru-
miami, which was adopted unani-
mously by the board at its meeting
Monday, follows:
Presumably our Governor ex-
poets to call a special session of
Legislature by November Is, at
which time he hopes to procure ne
cessary funds to provide work and
relief for thousands of unemployed
citizens of our State.
I'VE understand that the Mayors
Relief and Block-Aid Committee are
absolutely without any funds for re-
lief.
I'VE also understand that the Gov
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pared with 1881, the latest electric
power production report showed a
decline of Creep Snc. tin wmcy
Auto Production Gains
The steel trade registered little
change. IngOt production held
around 20 per cent of capacity. The
United States Steel Corporation un-
filled tonnage report showed that the
October gain in opOreations had not
been at the expense of the corpora
tion's backlog of orders. Untitled
tonnage in fact, showed a nominal
gain of 1850 tons, standing at l.
997,040 tons on October 81.
Automobile productians increased
slightly, estimated at 10,207 units
for the week ended November 5,
against the low level of 9,546 the
week before. Some of the producers
in the lower price field, it was re-
ported were purchasing material
with a view to manufacturing new
models before the year end in mod
erately increased volume.
The retail trade, whole showing
no gains on the average, appeared to
hold previous levels. Wholesale buy
ing was somewhat lighter. but shoe
and wearing apparel manufacturers
reported more favorable volume.
Textile sales were generally better,
although the silk trade continued
small.
Milford chronicle., 1932-11-18
House And Senate Effect
Organization AS Special
Session COnvenes.
MEASURE PROVIDES
FOR COMMISSION OF 8
Agree To COnfine Busi-
ness To Matters Outlin-
ed By Chief Executive.

A message from Governor C.
Douglass Buck urging prompt pas
sage of the S2,000,000 bond issue
provided in the Unemployment Re-
lief Bill for aid for the $4,000 States
unemployed; a plea for extraordi-
nary financial aid and assistance
from a delegation of Hunger Mar
chers" representing the Unemploy-
ed Councils of Delaware; tempor-
airy organization of both Houses in
record time, swearing in of new
members and of temporary officers,
the latter to serve without pay, fea-
tured the first day of the special
session of the General Assembly at
Dover Tuesday afternoon.
Starting at noon, with only brief
ten-minute recess taken by the Sen
ate at l o'clock, the Legislature con-
trolled by the Republicans in the
Senate and the Democrats in the
House, swung rapidly through its
preliminary business of perfecting
skeleton organization, in time to
hear the Governors message deliv-
cred about two o'clock.
huHlDlESS vi ulSSSllI Will COl boAih
phases of the Unemployment Relief
Bill, were heard among members of
the House, particularly relative to
the provisions that the Governor be
given the power to appoint the BIZ
partisan commission of four DEM
ocrats and four Republicans to ad-
minister the relief funds. Some
members feel the Legislature should
name the commission.
Criticism was also heard of the
means proposed in the bill of rails
ing the $2,OOO,OOO fund for made-
work and direct aid program
through a bond issue. In both Re-
publican and Democratic headquar-'
ters there were reports of dissatis-
faction with the plan which caused
some leaders to believe the session
may be extended for at least two
weeks.
Supporters of the plan of amend
ing the School law SO as to allow
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Milford chronicle., 1932-11-18
GOVERNOR HOLDS
VOTERS MANDATE
Views Victory As NOn-Partisan APP
prOvaI OF Executives Policies

The reelection OF Governor c.
Douglass Buck with a majority far
ahead of his ticket, was viewed by
members of the executive committee
of The Better Government League of
Delaware, at a meeting Monday,
as an expression of the non-parti-
san approval of the Governors pol
icies by the electorate. The commit
tee discussed the election results
and also mapped out plans for fu-
ture activities of the League.
The following statement was is
sued by the committee:
1.-The result of the election in Del
aware brings to all of its citizens
assurance that their hopes for a
more business-like administration
are to be realized.
Governor Bucks reelection was
far more than a party victory. His
unusually large majority, far in ex-
cess of that OF the other party can
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Milford chronicle., 1932-11-18
TWO DELAWARE
SENATORS MAY
BECOME LEADERS
Hastings And Townsend
In Line For Posts Va
Gated By Old Guard.
MAY RISE TO FAME
Senator hastings M ay
Rise To A Place OF Rec
Ognized Prominence.
RISE TO FAME

Defeat of most of the veteran old
line Republican Senate leaders
clears the way for colleagues who
remain in the upper house of Con-
gress, and automatically advances
them to positions where, if they
have a genius for leadership, they
can mount still further in the di-
rection of national fame.
It is a situation in which the two
Delaware Senators, Daniel o. Hast
ings and John G. Townsend, Jr., are
afforded the opportunity to take
more commanding posts in the Sen
ate Republican minority after March
4th.
Republican senators in the next
Congress will face the necessity of
aligning themselves with the rem
nants of the administration, or
Hoover, wing, on the one hand, or
with the young Senators, who, in
the past, while standing by the Pres
as a part of the old guard.
There is no doubt entertained that
the group who trailed behind Wat
son, Smoot and Moses, all defeated.
will seek to maintain supremacy,
under the leadership of some men
like Secretary of Treasury Ogden L.
Mills.
In the present Senate, a group
known as Young Republicans have
constituted a recognized power in
party councils, and it is this group
who soon will indicate whether they
will seek to extend their influence
and take over party leadership, or,
in the face of dwindling Republican
representation in the Senate, merge
with the extreme conservative rem
nant, under the general guidance of
Mills, who, though not Senator,
can function effectively
as leader If he develops sufficient
following.
Senator Hastings has associated
with the Young Republican group in
the Senate, and took an active part
in party politics. He will still be
serving in the Senate a full year
after the expiration of the term for
which Franklin D. Roosevelt has
been elected as President. In five
years interval, Senator Hastings
may rise to place of recognized
and if and when his
party regains strength stand forth
as one of its leaders i'll Washington.
Senator Townsend likewise will
have the opportunity to increase his
prestige and influence. He is not as
politically-minded as his aggressive
colleague, however.
Milford chronicle., 1932-11-18
INCREASE In DEATHS
FROM TUBERCULOSIS
Improvement Over A Period OF
Years Has Been In Evidence

The tuberculosis situation in Del
aware was presented in its present
status IN a statement made last
week by Dr.. A. G. Jost, Secretary OF
the State Board of Health. The in
crease in the death rate for the dis
ease in this State and the increase
in the number of requests for treat
ment were' attributed in part by DR..
Jost to the present economic con-
ditions. DR.. Jost said in part:
There is very marked degree of
interest evidenced in the State re-
specting all matters affecting health
and there exists in the State many
of the facilities for profitable public
health work. A very fair amount of
improvement over a period of years
has been in evidence.
"The year 1881 witnessed, how
ever, to quite a marked degree,
some halting of the Improvement.
There have already been number
of references to the fact that during
that year there was an increase in
the number of deaths from tuber-
culosis taking place in the State.
The actual number of deaths in eX-
cess of those of former years was
over forty and not since 1927 has
there been a greater number of
deaths from that disease in the
State, and there was a cessation of
progress in the rate reduction
which has almost been feature of
the public health work of the State
for the past ten years.
"This fact has led to an examina-
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ernor has appointed Mr.. Crane as
State Relief Commissioner, who will
cooperate with local committees
for the purpose of relief.
"The Governor has also made a
5tatement that he will PERSONALLY be
responsible for the amount spent for
relief for the present.
'As | understand there is a deli
mite gap between the work and relief
accomplished by the different organ
izations until now and the time when
the Legislature will be called for OBJ
tanning further relief measures. That
particular gap is of two to three
weeks duration, during which time
thousands of our citizens will be
suffering from not only physical dis
comforts but tremendous mental
strain. The uncertainty alone is one
of the worst enemies of mental
health
"As director of the State Mental
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Milford chronicle., 1932-11-18
RACES AT BRIDGEVILLE
CURTATLED, WEATHER
Program Was Curtailed TO Only
Two Events

The extreme cold weather on Sat
urday prevented many horses from
being entered in the program of
trotting races at the track of the
Delaware Stock Farms at Bridge
vile. AS a result the program was
curtailed to only two events.
The first race of the afternoon,
the class "a" pace, proved to be a
closely contested affair with "Cliff
Lee" barely winning from Pony
Pow" The first heat was taken by
"Cliff Lee" owned by Charles Hig-
mutt, of fredericksburg, Md, and driv-
EN- by Edward Meyers, of Bridge
vile. PONY Boy" owned by the
Delaware Stock Farms and driven
by William Major, of Bridgeville,
won the second heat while the third
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Milford chronicle., 1932-11-18
KLAIR LAW,
LOCAL. OPTION
BAN DEL. BEER
State Statutes Hold Until
Amended Or Amend
ment Is Repealed.
MAY TRY TO REPEAL
Local Option Prevents It's
Sale In Kent And Sus-
sex Counties.

If Congress next month amends
the Volstead Act to permit the sale
of beer containing more than one
half of one per cent. alcohol, will
the sale of such beer in Delaware
be legal?
This is a question which was on
the lips of many residents of the
State.
The answer is: mol" \.
The Klair Law, a State liquor law
which went into effect in Delaware
in March of 1919, is the only State
law which stands in the way of le-
galized beer in Wilmington in the
event that sale of such beer is made
legal by Congress.
Until the Klair Law and the Eight
centh Amendment are amended or
repealed, sale of intoxicating liquor,
whether beer or spirits, will be ban
ned in Wilmington. In the event
of repeal or modification of the
amendment and the Klair Law, le-
galized liquor in rural New Castle
county, Kent county and Sussex
county, would be banned because of
the revival of the local option sys-
TEN which was in effect in Delaware
before national prohibition, and new
or repealed.
Under the local option arrange
ment Wilmington was wet" but the
rest of the State was dry"
1t is believed that efforts will be
made at the next regular session of
the Legislature in January to repeal
the Klair Law. If this is done and
Congress has legalized beer, such
beer can be sold in Wilmington, but
nowhere else in the State where local
option is effective.
The Klair Law will automatically
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Milford chronicle., 1932-11-18
REPUBLICAN WINS BY
SENATE RECOUNT
Court Count Shows Mailly Davis
Elected In New Castle County

w. Mailly Davis, Republican, was
found officially to be elected State
Senator by 26 majority from the
Fifth Senatorial district in New Cas-
tie county by Chief Justice Penne
will and Judge Rice sitting as a
board of canvass, early Saturday af-
ternoon. His election had been con-
tested by Claude B. Voshell, his
Democrat opponent, after Mr.. Davis
was shown to be elected by % ma
jority.
The official vote in the Senatorial
District was Davis 1856, Voshell l.
4SO.
Election of Mr.. Davis assured the
Republicans control of the State
Senate by one majority.
The canvass of the ballots in the
fourth district of the Thirteenth
Representative District, middle
town. the last district to be counted
in the Senatorial District. was com
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Milford chronicle., 1932-11-18
ROBINSON SUSSEX
CHOICE FOR SPEAKER
Democrats OF This County To Press
Their Claim For Post

At a meeting of the nine Demo-
Gratis elected to the lower house of
the Delaware Legislature last Tues
Gay, held at Georgetown Monday,
Julian Thomas Robinson, member
of Georgetown City Council and son
of the late Chief Justice Alfred P.
Robinson of the State Supreme
Court, was decided on for Speaker
of the House.
At the. general elections ten rep
resentatives were elected in Sussex
county-one from each Representa-
tive District. Only one Republican
was elected, John w. Burris, of Mil
ford, for the First Representative
District. In addition to Burris,s the
Republicans elected four inspectors
out of the % in the county.
When the Legislature convenes
January 2, Sussex county will press
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ELECTED, HE MUST
WAIT FOR OFFICE
Rogers, New Sussex Tax Official,
Not TO BE Inducted Until June, 1888

One Sussex county official who
was elected last week will not be
able to take Office until June 6,
1888, five months after all of the
others have been inducted into Of
flee and have served nearly half a
year on their term.
This official is John B. Rogers, OF
Milton, who has been elected receiv-
er of taxes and county treasurer for
four years. Mr.. Rogers, one of the
most active Democrats in lower
Delaware, will succeed in office
John S. Isaacs. Republican, of Ced-
ar Creek District.
Under a statute passed at the last
session of the Legislature, the term
of Mr.. Isaacs was extended until the
first Tuesday in June, 1888. This
was done in order that the business
of the office may be closed for his
successor. Heretofore. it has been
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DOVER IS VICTOR
OF LEAGUE SHOOT
Tops Milton, Bowers And Milford
As.>Winning Streak Continues

The Dover Gun Club continued
their winning streak at Milton last
Thursday, winning the round robin
team match with a five-man team
score of 233x250. Bowers was sec
ond, the host club third and Milford,
fourth.
This victory puts Dover far out in
front. The total bird fall follows: ::
Dover, 471x5O0; Bowers, 456; Milton,
455; Milford, 451.
DIR. w. r. Pierce and C. Z. w.
Chapman were the high guns in the
league competition, with score of
49x5O to their credit, while Norm
Wright took down high honOrs in
the 1OO-target registed event, with
the fine score of 9Sx100.
Tho
Milford chronicle., 1932-11-18
.STATE SPEEDING
$2,OOO,OOO RELIEF
TOUNEMPLOYED
GOVERNOR AGREES TO
$1,00O,000.00 NOW FOR
STATE UNEMPLOYED

At a conference with Demo-
Gratis representing the Demo-
cratic members of the General
Assembly at his home We'd
nesday night, Governor Buck
agreed to a plan to reduce the
jobless appropriation to ST.
100000 at this time. 1t is un-
derstood that the remaining
million will be appropriated in
January.
The Governor refused to
agree to a scheme whereby the
General Assembly would name
the members to commission to
administer the aid fund.