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Milford chronicle., 1933-01-06
INCOME TAX PAYERS
REMINDED RATE BOOST
New Rates VIII Be Four Per Cent
On First SI,000.OO

The Internal Revenue Bureau this
week reminded income tax payers
that ON March Is they would have to
pay taxes on 1882 incomes at great
ly increased rates.
The new rates will be per cent
on the first $4,000 of net income and
s per cent on the remainder after
exemptions have been deducted. The
surtax begins with one per cent
upon net incomes between 5000 and
$4,000 and increases to SIS per cent
for incomes in excess of $1,000.000.
The old rates were l 1-2 per cent on
the first $4,000. per cent on the
next $400 and per cent on the
next $4,000 with the surtax rates
starting at $4,000 and increasing to
a minimum of 20 per cent.
The new law reduces the eXemp-
tion for single persons from $500
to $1,000, or in case of the head Of
a family or a married person living
with husband or wife, reduces the
exemption from $4,000 to $2500.
Credits for dependents remain at
$400 each.
Milford chronicle., 1933-01-06
HOW TO GET
STATE RELIEF AID
Rules And Regulations Have Been
Adopted ny Relief Commission

Rules and regulations have been
adopted by the State Temporary
Emergency Relief Commission gov
erning the awarding of relief or
ders and the general administration
of the commission, seek in every
way, to avoid duplication, to pre-
vent waste of every character, to
see that each and every individual,
regardless of color, creed or politi-
cal traits may have a fair and
square deal. All of the regulations
are aimed at caring for Delawar-
cans only; and. there have been
many safeguards set up to prevent
impostors from creeping in.
Before person can hope to OBJ
tain food order, they must prove
they have been in the State a year,
and that they have not refused work
when it has been offered them. No
orders are available to those who
are receiving help through old age
pensions, or mothers aid from the
State, and that they are not mental
ly or physically deficient. They must
be capable of work and cannot hope
to receive help if they have never
worked. These latter, it is pointed
out, are those who should be aided
by State agencies for the mentally
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Milford chronicle., 1933-01-06
WEEPS AS JUDGE
PONDERS CASE
Greenwood Man Let OF With $1!O0
Fine In Liquor Ship Case

Grover Bradley, of Greenwood, re-
eeived the utmost consideration and
clemency of Judge Nields in Feder-
al Court at Wilmington Friday af-
ternoon when he was fined 81 for
being implicated in the removal of
liquor from a rum ship to an aban-
doned hotel on Fenwick's Island on
the morning of October 2.
Bradley, "a years old, who has a
good reputation in his community,
pleaded with the court that he was
guilty of transportation of liquor
but that he was a victim of circum-
stance. He said Elias Bunting, one
of the fourteen men arrested in con-
nection with the Fenwick Island
raid, had asked him to go with him
on October l to haul produce and it
was not until they were on Fen
wick's Island, Bradley said, that he
realized produce" really meant
bonded liquor"
Bradley wept as he waited in the
U. S. Marshars Office while the
judge retired to his office to consid-
er the case. Bradley swore that he
was innocent and victim of events.
In fining Bradley, Judge Nields
said that the other defendants in the
case who pleaded not guilty need
not consider the 81 fine as a pre-
cedent or an indication that they
would receive similar leniency.
Milford chronicle., 1933-01-06
GOVERNOR MUST
NAME SUCCESSOR
TO JUDGE RICE
Reuben Satterthwaite Is
Prominently Mentioned
For The Honor.
OTHERS ARE IN RACE

The vacancy caused ON the State
bench by the death of Resident
Judge Herbert L. Rice has caused
much speculation regarding his sue
cessor. Among the most prominent
ly spoken of so far is former Attor-
ney General Reuben Satterthwaite,
Jr., Clarence A. Switzerland, an
other former Attorney General, is
also being mentioned, as are Judge
Lynn, of the Wilmington Municipal
Court; former Wilmington City So
licitor Caleb S. Layton and George
n. Davis.
Judge Rice's successor will be
named for a full term of IL years.
The appointment, which is to be
made by Governor Buck, will be
brought before the present session
of the Senate for confirmation.
The terms of four other judges
will expire in June, requiring the
calling of a special session of the
Senate to confirm the appointments
to be made b ythe Governor at that
time. The justices whose terms will
expire at that time are: Chief jus
tice Pennewill, Resident Judge W.
w. Harrington, of Kent; Resident
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Milford chronicle., 1933-01-06
STATEPOULTRY
SHOW OPENS HERE
NEXT TUESDAY
Three Day Affair Will Be
Of Interest To Poultry
men Of Delaware.
MARKETING OF EGGS

The fact that all the exhibit space
for mature poultry at the sixth an
nual State poultry show is filled,
and no more entries will be receiv-
ed in this department, is another in
dication that the show which will be
held in Milford during the week of
January 10 to 13 promises to be the
largest exhibit of its kind ever to be
staged in this section of the coun-
try.
Poultrymen throughout the State
and the surrounding territory have
taken a keen interest in the poultry
show this year, as many of them
have entered their birds in the diff
ferent classes with the idea of not
only heping to make the show sue
cess, but to also take home some OF
the prizes for the best exhibits. The
officers of the Delaware State Poul-
try Association and the members of
the various committees whh are
sponsoring this poultry show in CO.
operation with the extension ser
vice OF the University Of Delaware
and the state Board of Agriculture,
are making every possible effort TO
have this show go on record as the
lat gest one in the history of the
pvultry industry in this Stase ara
the eastern section of the United
States.
Although the entries have. been
closed in regard to mature birds,
according to H. S. Palmer, secre-
tary, there is still space available
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Milford chronicle., 1933-01-06
TRUCK WAR LOOM
AS STATE POLICE
CHECK VEHICLES
Delaware Limits Visits Of
Machines From Penn
sylvania.
FIFTEEN TRIPS LIMIT

Evidences OF the truck war of last
fall between Pennsylvania and ad-
joining states were noticed on We'd
nesday when Pennsylvania State
Police were seen checking all out
of-state trucks entering that state.
The Pennsylvania motor law, as
now interpreted, provides that all
truckers must have Pennsylvania
licenses after having made Is trips
into that state regardless of the
number of days involved.
Delaware has followed suit and is
checking on all Pennsylvania trucks
c. C. Reynolds, superintendent OF
the State Police, said Wednesday
night. He said, however, few, if any
trucks have yet been stopped and
warned of the necessity of taking
out the tags.
The majority of the Pennsylvania
common carriers using a fixed route
that enters or crosses this State,
have already taken out Delaware
tags and hardly any of the others
have yet COMPLETED their fifteen
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Milford chronicle., 1933-01-06
WILL UNVEIL STATUES
OF DELAWAREANS SOON
Ceremonies In Statuary Hall Plan.
ned For Week OF January 90

The two statues of distinguished
Delawareans, Caesar Rodney and
John NJ. Clayton, in Statuary Hall
Washington, will be unveiled during
the week of January 20, the exact
date to be fixed later. This was
agreed upon this week at a meeting
of the Statuary Commission at Do
yer.
1t was decided that the inscrip-
tion of the two statues shall bear
the names of the subjects. the State
and the dates of the subjects birth
and death.
Senator Wilbur Jacobs, chairman
of the commission, presided at the
meeting. Other members of the COM
mission are: Thomas E. Peeney,
secretary; Congressman Robert G..
Houston, Of Georgetown; DR.. Geo.
H. Ryden, Newark; former Senator
Charles M. Hollis, Seaford; Senator
Edward Hart, Townsend, and form
er Representative Charles Conwell,
Camden.
Milford chronicle., 1933-01-06
NJ. E. CONFERENCE
DATE IS FIXED
AS MARCH 29TH
Bishop A. w. Leonard To
Preside Over RehObOth
Meeting.
LAYMEN EQUALITY

Pastors and layment of the Will
mington District Conference of the
Methodist Episcopal Church are
much Interested in the announce
ment that the date of the meeting OF
the annual conference has been
changed from March Is to March 20.
The conference will be held at Re-
hoboth.,
Announcement of the change of
time was made to the four superin-
tendents of the Wilmington District
by Bishop Edwin H. Hughes, resi-
dent bishop of the Washington Area
OF the NJ. E. Church. t-
Bishop Adna w. Leonard, resident
bishop Of the Pittsburgh Area of the
Methodist Church, has been desig-
mated by Bishop Hughes to preside
over the conference.
This will be the first session of
this conference in which laymen,
with equal vote on. all matters ex-
cept the admission of members to
the conference, passage of charac-
ters of ministers, and the ordination
of ministers, will participate.
The admission of laymen to the
annual conferences was directed by
the session of the General Confer
ence. held in Atlantic City last May.
Tho admission of laymen will mean
that approximately five hundred
persons will have to be entertained
at the next session of the confer
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Milford chronicle., 1933-01-06
Senate In Squabble
Fails To Organize
Deadlock Results When SinlOntOn Fails TO Agree To
Caucus Selection Threats And Counter Threats
Heard As Members Vote TUO Day Adjournment.

Deadlocked and all caucus agree
ments apparently broken, Republi-
can member of the State Senate
who are in control of the upper
branch of the General Assembly
were unable on Tuesday TO effect
organization at the opening of the
1O4th biennial session of the Della
ware Legislature. The great bone of
contention was the office of Presi-
dent Pro Tenn.
Contending for the honor are Sem
ator William A. Simonton, of Will
mington, and Senator G. Clifton
Maull, of Lewes. After a fight in
caucus Monday night Senator Maull
emerged the victor by to 8 vote
of his fellow Republicans. Senator
Simonton refused to accept this de-
oision and will seek the Office on the
floor of the Senate. Senator Simon
ton will have to have the support of
the Democratic Senators to accom-
plish this.
Senators McIntire and Van SAINT
stood with Senator Simonton
through the struggle in caucus.
Upon the arrival of II o'clock
Milford chronicle., 1933-01-06
ELEVEN STATE
TROOPERS ARE
TAKEN Off DUTY
Activities OF Entire PEN
ny Hill Force Under In
vestigatiOn.
SUSPECT INSIDE JOB
Theft OF The Liquor Was
Discovered On Decem-
ber Twenty-secOnd.
SUSPECT INSIDE JOB

Eleven members of the State po-
lice force, comprising the entire
force at State Police Station No. J.
at the top of Penny Hill on the Phil
adelphia Pike, have been relieved
from duty pending investigation ol
the. disappearance of 140 cases oil
fancy imported liquor, valued at
$1,000 from the seizure room at the
station.
c. G. Reynolds, superintendent OF
State police, announced Friday NOR
ming that the men had been reliev-
ed from duty, and that a thorough
investigation is being pushed.
While authorities are maintaining
a policy of silence regarding the
progress of the investigation, it was
learned from unofficial sources that
there were at least five nights, dur
ing November, when there was no
one in the Penny Hill police station
for periods ranging from one hour
to two hours and fifteen minutes. af-
ter midnight.
There were also a number of days
in September and October when the
station was unoccupied for periods
ranging from two to four hours.
Nevertheless, according to state
ments made, State police officials
are convinced that the theft could
not have been accomplished, without
the knowledge of at least one mem
ber of the station crew.
AS many Of the State police are
established member of the COM
munity in the northern part of Will
mington and northern suburbs,
many of the residents were shock
ed over the disclosure. They cannot
conceive that some of the well
known members Of the force could
have participated in any such trans
action.
careful examination Is being
made into the activities of certain
Individual members OF the force. Of
ficials were entirely silent on this
phase of the Investigation, but it is
known that the activities of certain
members of the force are being very
carefully examined. 5
The padlocks and hasps have heen
left intact on the small seizure room
door in the basement for further ex-
animation. The pins were obviously
filed away ON the lower side, and
the mark of file. where 1t struck
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Milford chronicle., 1933-01-06
LEVY COURT OF KENT
COUNTY REORGANIZES
REFLECTS Fred p. Parker, Presi-
dent; j. L. WOlcOtt, Attorney

Kent county's newly elected Levy
Court consisting of John ]. Hurd,
of Smyrna; Fred P. Parker, Har-
rington, assumed their offices at
Dover on Tuesday at the Kent Coun-
ty Courthouse, their oath of office
being administered to them by Clerk
of the Peace Ernest Macklin. While
there are many offices to be filled by
the new Levy Court only certain
ones designated by the law were
appointed at Tuesdays session. They
included the following:
Attorney, James l.. Wolcott; Jail
physician, Dr. Joseph S. Mcdaniel;
day janitor, Gideon Legates; night
janitor or watchman. Ollie c. Hayes;
bridge inspector. Ray Cannon, of
Pennington; clerk in county engi-
neers office, Mrs. Mildred P. Min
net, of Harrington.
The county engineer will be elect
ed at next weeks session of the
court as we'll as the new members
of the board of ass essment.
In the organization of the court,
Fred P. Parker, who has held that
office for the past two years, was
reelected president. All the mem
bers of the court are Democrats.
Milford chronicle., 1933-01-06
United States Expert Sees Oysters
Doom In The Chesapeake Bay

been affected and today they are in
ferior, for the most part, to oysters
from sections where scientific meth
ods are used.
Robert C. Smith, Aquatic Biologist
of the Bureau, who spends all his
time studying the oyster, regards
Chesapeake Bay as the finest body
of water in America for growing
oysters and says that under proper
methods, the bays yield could be
made larger than ever and the quail
ity finer.
But under the present system, it
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Milford chronicle., 1933-01-06

noon on Tuesday, the appointed
hour for the session to open, the
Senate chamber was crowded by
spectators and the sole topic of dis
cussion was the probable winner in
the fight for President Pro Tenn. The
caucus fight of the night before was
well known and the struggle be-
tween the friends of Senator Simon
ton and Senator Maull had submer-
ged in importance all other discus
sions.
Lieutenant Governor ]. Henry
Hazel was in the presiding officers
chair but it was 1907 o'clock be-
fore the gavel fell and he called the
Senate to order. The floor was clear
ed of all but members and the spec
tators crowded into the gallery.
There was a delay of several min
utes until order had been restored
Senators were absent. Those at their
desks were: Senators Griffenberg,
and then it was found many of the
Wharton, Keith, Davis, McCaulley,
McCabe, Frasher, Cannon, Steen,
Van SAINT and Maull.
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Milford chronicle., 1933-01-06
JUDGE H. |. RICE
DIED LAST FRIDAY
OF HEART ATTACK
Stricken Shortly After
Retiring; Had Suffered
Slight Cold.
IN COURT ON FRIDAY
Was Oldest Member OF
Delaware Judiciary In
Point OF Service.

Resident Judge Herbert Leigh
Rice, Sc years old, died suddenly at
his home in Claymont shortly after
10 o'clock Friday evening, following
a heart attack.
Judge Rice was apparently IN
good health on Friday with the ex-
ception of a slight cold, which had
been bothering him for several days.
He had presided at the session OF
Superior Court in Wilmington Fri
day afternoon and returned home
for dinner at the usual hour.
After eating dinner with his fam
ily, he retired shortly after eight o.
clock, saying that going to bed early
would probably break UP his cold.
He complained of being i'll at $3.50,
and DR.. Julian Adair was called to
his home. His condition grew worse
until he died.
Judge Rice had served On the
bench for the past % years. He was
a Republican and was first appoint
ed as a judge by Governor Simeon
S Pennewill in 1911. He was reap
pointed by Governor William D.
Denney in 1923. His present term
would have expired March l, 1884.
Prior to his appointment as judge,
he had served as prothonotary of
New Castle County.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs.
Helen Tyson Rice, and one son,
Herbert L. Rice, Jr.; two stepsons,
a stepdaughter, and two brothers,
Courtland Rice, of Holly Oak, and
C. Sherburne Rice, of Wilmington.
Judge Rice was member of the
Club, an honorary mem
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Milford chronicle., 1933-01-06
PUBLIC INSTRUCTION
BOARD UGRES CHANGES
Four Recommendation Are Includ-
ed In The Report

In the annual report of the De-
partment of Public Instruction
which was handed to the members
of the Legislature on Tuesday there
is a recommendation that a survey
be made of all the public schools in
this State. Four recommendations
are in the report:
THAT reimbursement of sum-
mer school expense be discontinued.
2-That the school building PRO-
gram be continued. There still re-
mains about 20 per cent of the
school population of the State in
buildings which should be discon-
tinued for school purposes, the re-
port says.
3-That the school laws of the
State be codified and minor changes
made therein.
4-That a survey be made of all
public schools of the State.
Milford chronicle., 1933-01-06
CARLISLE FIRE co.
RESPONDED TO 3 FIRES
Barn Belonging To William WrOten
Was Completely Destroyed

The Carlisle Fire Company had a
very busy time New Years Eve and
New Years Day. The fire alarm
sounded about z p. nj. New Years
Eve and the fire was in barn be-
longing to William Wroten on the
lot across from the Kent Garage.
The barn and contents, consisting of
tools and miscellaneous implements,
were completely destroyed.
The second fire was at the home
of Capt. James Norris at Bowers
Beach and the alarm was given at 8
a m. on Sunday. The Camden
Wyoming, Dover and Milford fire
companies responded. The house
and contents were badly damaged
by the fire and water.
The third fire was at the home Of
Charles White on Fisher avenue
about IL a. m. Sunday. The fire was
in the chimney and it was quickly
extinguished.
Milford chronicle., 1933-01-06
DOVER MAN APPOINTED
VICE.C0NSUL AT LISBON

Daniel v. Anderson, of Do
yer. son of former Lieutenant
Governor of Delaware, ]. Hall
Anderson, has been appointed
vice-consul at Lisbon, Portu-
gal. He has been studying at
the Foreign Service Officers
Training School.
Mr.. Anderson is a graduate
of the Dover High School and
of the University of Virginia.
He had long been interested
in diplomacy and attended the
Foreign Service Officers
Training School, Washington,
shortly after his graduation
by the University of Virginia,
about seven years ago. He
went abroad with the Ander-
) son family about two years
)ago and spent year on the
Italian Riviera. While there
he became a vice-consul at
Rome, but resigned to return
to the United States with the
family. After returning he re-
entered the school.
Milford chronicle., 1933-01-06
DELAWARE IS
HONORED AT
VALLEY FORGE
Rev. Joseph H. carp, Del
aware Sunday Speaker,
Lauds FOrebearS.
TRIBUTE TO SHRINE

Delaware, as the first State to rat
ify the Constitution of the United
States, was honored Sunday by be-
ing the first State In the Union TO
have celebration in the Washing
ton Memorial Church at Valley
Forge when Delaware Sunday was
observed with a large number of
residents of the State present. The
celebration was under the auspices
of the Sons of Delaware and the
Rev. Joseph H. carp, rector of I'M
manuel Episcopal Church, of New
Castle, was the principal speaker.
Mr.. carp, in opening his address,
paid high compliment to the Rev. W..
Herbert Burk, rector of the chapel,
for the honor done Delaware and
also New Castle and the speaker in
being selected to deliver the address.
He took his text from the Psalm,
"out of the Valleys of Weeping
Come the Springs"
He paid tribute to Valley Forge
and all 1t represents in the histori-
cal life of the country today as well
as the moral lessons which the
memory of the men who fought and
died there for a glorious purpose,
has passed on to posterity.
Purpose, Foresight and Courage"
were the keynotes of the talk. Flom
these three the speaker drew word
picture of Valley Forge at the time
of Washington; of the hardships en-
countered by Washington and his
brave men; of the foresight of the
leaders and those who had the des-
tiny of the country in their hands
and. the courage with which they
fought forward to victory.
Throughout the marvellous devel-
opment of the ideals of Valley Forge
the builders idealism has not been
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Milford chronicle., 1933-01-06

Democratic members of the House
of Representative who are in con-
troll of that branch of the Legisla-
ture succeeded in organizing late
Tuesday afternoon. This. however,
was not accomplished without bit
ter fight among themselves. The
struggle had lasted nearly all of
Monday night and several hours
Tuesday afternoon.
Representative Julian T. Robin
son, of Georgetown, was elected
speaker He had held majority OF
the votes throughout the long cau-
cusing Monday night and the con-
ference Tuesday afternoon and
while at no time was he said to
have commanded in the caucus the
necessary IS votes to elect on the
floor, he and his friends succeeded,
with the help of several party lead
ers in Tuesdays conference, in
bringing about an agreement where
by harmony was restored and his
selection assured.
The rupture was said to have
been over the question of distriou-
tion of offices at the disposal of the
House. Sussex county members
with their delegation of nine mem
bers, we're reported to have taken
the stand that they be allowed 70
dictate to Kent and New Castle
counties members what offices they
were to have and who were to MI
them. This was objected to by the
other members but an agreement
was finally reached.
The attache selected, following
the selection of Representative Rod
inson as speaker, are:
Milford chronicle., 1933-01-06

The United States Bureau of
Fisheries says that unless modern
methods of oyster culture are adopt
ed in the Chesapeake Bay, the Ches-
apeake Bay oyster is doomed to fol-
low the dodo.
The oyster yield of Chesapeake
Bay has already fallen from 17,000,-
900 bushels in 1880 to 100000
bushels in 1880, the Bureau says, be-
cause Maryland and Virginia have
not taken proper steps to preserve
the industry.
The Bureau says the quality of
Chesapeake Bay oysters has also
Milford chronicle., 1933-01-06
Is
ELECTED NEW
HOUSE SPEAKER
Democratic Representatives SOLidIy Behind PGrtys
Candidate And Slate of job Holders; Republicans
Make No Nominations For Officers.
Organization Was Quickly Effected After Leaders
Had IrOned Out Difficulties That Had Arisen In
Caucus; MiddLetOIun Man Is Chief Clerk.

Speakers clerk, Willard d. Boyce,
Dover; chief clerk, Edwin E. Shall
cross, Middletown; assistant, Frank
E. Locates, Laurel; bill clerk. Owen
X. Moore; assistant, Edward Cord
ly; attorneys, Charles L. Terry, Jr.,
Dover; Stewart Lynch, Wilmington;
sergeant-at-arms, James Biddle, as
sistant, Frank Moore; document
clerk, Clifford Jones, Smyrna; as
sistant, F. L. Smith; floor messeng-
er. Jack Brugan; page, Ely Pepper;
telephone messenger, ]. L. Jester:
mail clerk, Anthony Barnado, Wiz
mington; doorkeeper, Vincent
Wheatley; chaplain, Rev. Charles
Spry; cloakroom attendant, Cove S.
Jarvis; reading clerk, Leslie Ford;
assistant, John Lawrence; steno-
graphers, Mrs. Fritz. Frances Buck
ley, Miss Van Writ, Charles Kieig-
meyer.
While this list Of attaches shows
that there has been no reduction In
the number of legislative employees
so far as the House is concerned, it
was said that there will be a very
material reduction in salaries paid
all of them as compared with the
salaries paid similar office holders
two years ago. 1t was stated the
law makers were anxious to con-
serve the funds of the State and to
adhere to an economy program, but
at the same time to afford employ
ment for as many people as is con-
sistent with their economy program.
Democratic members of the House
had fought until o'clock Tuesday
morning over their organization
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