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Milford chronicle., 1933-02-24
HOUSE ORDERS.
RUM THEFT PROBE
BY 20 TO IA VOTE
Speaker Names Commit
tee Of Five To Sift
Penny Hill Case.
WISDOM QUESTIONED
Investigation To Open On
Saturday; Minority AS
sails Action.

Members of the House of Repre-
sentatiyes Monday afternoon decid-
ed to conduct their own investiga-
tion into the disappearance of 14O
cases of liquor, valued at $1,000 from
the Penny Hill Station of the State
Highway Police. BY vote of 20 to
IA they adopted a resolution : au-
tborizing Speaker J. Thomas Robin
son to appoint committee of five
to determine, If possible, who re-
moved the liquor and who got 1t al
ter it had been taken.
Speaker Robinson immediately ap-
pointed the following committee TO
conduct the investigation: Repre-
sentatives Edward Hughes, of Ken
ton. chairman; Scott e. Rees, New
Castle; Leroy +. Hawke, Whining
ton. Democrats; Leo J. Dugan, Will
mington, and Morris Simon, Dover,
Republicans.
THE resolution was introduced by
REPRESENTATIVE Rees and met with
much opposition from Republicans
and Democrats. 1t was argued that
its adoption would be reflection
upon the State Highway Depart
ment, that IL would interfere with
the work that department is doing
in trying to solve the disappearance
of the liquor, and would In the end
accomplish nothing of real value to
the State. It was stated that agents
of the Bnrns Detective Agency, Of
New York, have been employed and
are trying to track down the liquor
thieves and the people who got the
liquor.
Under The provisions of the reso-
luton the investigating committee
is clothed with all, the power and
authority which the House Of Rep
resentatiyes would have % make in
vestigatiops Into conditions nl-
feeting the welfare and interests OF
the people OF this State In the con-
duet Of officials or employees Of the
State government. including tho
power to issue subpoenas to such
witnesses as said committee or a
majority thereof shall deem neces-
sary."
The committee is empSwered 10
compel the attendance of any wit
ness SO srpoenaed. These subpoenas
will be signed by the Speaker of the
House and will be delivered to the
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Milford chronicle., 1933-02-24
INDICT MAN IN
FATAL STABBING
sixteen Prhe Bills Returned by Kent
Grand JttyJ Three Ignored

Sixteen true bills, including a first
degree murder indictment against
Otis Wood. were returned on Mon
day by the Kent County Grand Jury.
Three bills were ignored.
Wood was indicted in the stabbing
of Frances Watson. colored, on De-
cember IS at the home of Ernest
Sudler near Wyoming. He fed al
ter the killing and has not yet been
apprehended.
Charles s. Conwell of near Cam
den, was foreman of the grand jury
and William II. PoOre, secretary
The true bills included: Lester
Emory. four indictments charging
improper conduct; George Waters
Charles J.. Parker and Harry w.
Spayd, each charged with desertion
and non-suppoTt; Pierce Trader,
James Marshall and John Banks. IL
legal possession of liquor; Dewey
Johns, assault and battery and as
sault with intent to kill; Millard
Biddle and Richard Haas. assault
and battery.
The three bills ignored were
against CastensiO Realmito and
Samuel l.. Jones for desertion ana
non-support and against James
Brown for assault and battery.
In the Superior Court the follow
ing divorce cases were heard by
Judge Rodney In Chambers: Ma
thanicl B. johnson from Emma w.
Johnson; George W. Emory from
Blanche Farrow Emory; Edwin j.
NewcOmb from Martha w. New
comb: May VanHorn from John
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Milford chronicle., 1933-02-24
RENEWA :
OF CHARTER Plan
Move to Safeguard Source
OF Revenue For State
Made In Senate.

To safeguard the charter busi-
ness which has been such a prolific
source of revenue for this State,
Senator Griffenberg introduced in
the Senate Monday afternoon a bill
to make it easier to renew or, re-
vive charters that have been declar-
ed void for non-payment of taxes. II
is hoped that this measure. If en-
acted will bring to Delaware many
of those companies which have gone
elsewhere after their charters had
expired or had been cancelled in
this State.
Under this measure corporation
seeking to revive its charter would
be required to pay a sum equal to
all franchise taxes and penalties due
at the time its charter became inOp-
eratiye for any reason. It is prOvid-
ed, however. that this sum shall not
be greater than the amount of tax
which would be payable in filing an
original certificate of Incorporation
During the last two years, due TO
economic conditions principally,
there has been an abnormal vOiding
of charters and this bill is Intended
to make it easier for corporations to
renew them when economic cOndi-
tiOns improve.
Senator McCaulley introduced
bill to provide ways of preventing
the spread of Bangs disease"
among cattle in this State. 1t would
authorize the State Board of Agri-
culture to take under their super
vision herds of cattle and conduct
blood tests for this disease and TO
establish and enforce such quaran-
tine regulations as they deemed
necessary TO prevent the spread OF
the disease.
Senator .Steen introduced bill to
appropriate $4,000 to enable the
State, Highway Department to con-
struct jetties at the mouth of the
Indian. River in order to keep the
waterway open,
Senator Latchum introduced a bill
to authorize the trustees Of the New
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Though be preferred the Blaine
resolution for submission of the
prohibition question and opposed
the Democratic amendments, Sena-
tor Daniel o. Hastings, of Delaware,
voted finally for the amended resO-
luton on the ground that the cleo
torate we're entitled to an oppoitun-
ity to express themselves on the
question and when he could not get
exactly what he favored he yielded
his personal Judgment.
On the other hand, Senator John
G. Townsend. .Jr., of Delaware. took
the position that he could not sup
port the resolution after II mad been
altered to the point of almost
straight repeal and voted against il.
In remarks to the Senate oppOs-
ing the Robinson amendment so that
the question of repeal would be re-
ferred to State conventions Instead
of to legislatures, Senator Hastings
revealed that he urged two unnamed
men from Delaware-advocates of
repeal of the 18th Amendment--wh
attended the Republican national
convention at Chicago last summer
Milford chronicle., 1933-02-24
a PLEAD GUILTY In
KENT COUNTY COURT
White Man Acquitted OF Attacking
Negro Girl

One man was acquitted and four
others pleaded guilty to charges
against them in the Court of Gen
eral Session at Dover on Wednes-
day.
Lester J. Emory, white, about 2G
years old and married, was indicted
on four serious charges in connec-
tion with an alleged attack OH a l3-
year-old negro girl. The most seri-
GUS charge was the one on which he
was tried and found not guilty. The
other three charges were continued
until the April term Of court. He
was held in bail of $1,000 ON each
of the remaining three charges.
Ernest Paskins. negro, indicted at
the October term on charges of lot
terry and writing policy, pleaded
guilty to the charges and was fined
500 and costs, which he paid and
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Milford chronicle., 1933-02-24
GRANTLAND TELLS
NEED OF ECONOMY
Says Governor C. d. Buck
Would ReOrganize State
Financial Structure.

The extent TO which the expense
of government in Delaware fairs
upon the State Treasury and rela-
tionship of municipality administra-
tion with the State was discussed
last Friday morning at Trenton, n.
j., by Secretary OF State Charles H..
Grantland, of Delaware, at confer
ence of Governors of many States.
Mr.. Grantland was delegated by
Governor Buck to represent him at
the conference because of the Gov
ernor's inability to attend the ses-
sion Friday morning.
MIR. Grantland in his report to tue
Governors Conference gave COM
prehensive view of how State gov
ernment doVeta1ls in with the ad-
ministration and financing OF the
various public agencies affecting the
welfare of the people of this State.
The three counties, New Castle,
Kent aud Sussex, Mr. Grantland said
have become as one county IN an
effort to keep the State from sepa-
rating into three helpless units.
With the exception of Wilmington
he pointed out, no town in the State
attempts TO administer a budget
system and there Is general ten
eency, nc explained, in the local
and county governments to main
tain the administrative personnel
but reduce costs by a ten per cent
cut in salaries of all classes.
Regarding the school situation,
Mr.. Grantland remarked that Della
ware is facing the same. situation
prevalent throughout the country.
While the school authorities were
not disposed to cooperate with eco
nomy programs as long as the funds
we're made available, the conditions
now prevailing have caused the ed
ucators. to see the, necessity of cur
tailment along lines of work IN
which they have gone far aiield.
The chief concern OF Governor
Buck, Mr.. Grantland said, is to be
permitted TO reorganize the financial
structure. OF the State TO meet the
exigencies of these troublesome
times and to. reconstruct county
government along lines of ecenomi-
cal and efficient administration.
Mr.. Grantland's address, follows;
serhe subject OF the reports to be
made At the ,Rfst session of this
conference, we have been Informed,
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Milford chronicle., 1933-02-24
HOUSE APPROVES
WET REPEALER
BY 2S9 TO III
Thirty-six States, in Con-
stitutional Convention,
Must Ratify Act.
HAVE SEVEN YEARS
If Favorable Action Is
Not Taken Within That
Time Law Remains.

Congress on Monday proposed to
the States that national prohibition,
after its 13 years OF turbulent trial
be done away with by repeal of the
Eighteenth Amendment,
The House by vote of 289 to 12i,
IS more than necessary. approved
the repeal resolution passed last
week by the Senate. Under it for the
first time in American history. con-
ventiOns Of the people are to decide
whether the States shall ratify or
reject change in the Constitution.
Congre ssman Houston, Of Della
ware, voted against the resolution.
Thirty-six OF the 48 States must
ratify to carve the Eighteenth
Amendment out Of the national
charter and substitute for II twen-
ty-first. By its terms, also. the rati-
fications must all occur within sew
en- years from Monday. With repeal
the amendment carries a specific
prohibition of Importation OF intox-
icating liquors into any States re-
naming dry. +
AS though touched Oft by an cleo
trio signal. Immediately after the
House vote Legislative action was
started in more than half a dozen
States to make ready for the con-
vention5.
Only one Federal. fOrmality re-
mains before the States have the
question fully in their keeping, The
Secretary of State must certify the
Congressional action to the Cover
pors. They will inform the legisla-
lures. In many cases the State ex-
ecutives, however, had already tax
en- steps to rush action.
The official copy of the repeal res
olutlOn was delivered to the .Secre-
tary Of State Monday afternoon and
copies were mailed on Tuesday to
the several states.
The House approval came in dra-
matte fashion as the dry. minority
fought with its back to the wall
against the fpod Of anti-prohibition-
lists votes.
Confident from the first of victory,
Speaker Garner and party leaders
forced che. vote under suspension OF
the rules, drastic debate-curbing
procedure. Fifteen members. who
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Milford chronicle., 1933-02-24
TEXT OF PROPOSED
21st AMENDMENT

The proposed 21st Amendment
to the Constitution as adopted by
the Senote last Thursday. and
approved by the House on Mon
day reads:
Joint resolution: Proposing AN
amendment to the Constitution
of the United States.
Resolved, by the Senate and
House of Representatives OF the
United States of America in Con-
gress asse mbled (two-thirds of
each House concurring thereinl
That. the following article Is
hereby proposed as an amend
ment to the Constitution Of the
United states, which shall be
valid to all intcnts and purposes
as part Of the Constitution when
ratified by conventions IN three
fourths OF the several States;
Section I. The eighteenth arti-
Gle OF Amendment to the Consti-
tuition of the United States is
hereby repealed.
Section 2. The transportation
or Importation into any state.
territory, or possession OF the
United States for delivery or use
therein OF intoxicating liquors. in
violation of the laws thereof. Is
harshv prohibited.
Section 3. This article shall be
imperative unless It shall have
been ratified as am amendment
to the Constitution by eonven-
tio in the several States as pro-
vided in the Constitution. within
seven years from the date Of the
submission hereof to the States
by the. Congress,
Milford chronicle., 1933-02-24
RELIEF MONEY GIVES
EMPLOYMENT RELIEF
Two Sewing Units Are Located In
Milford

Upwards of 5000 unemployed men.
and approximately 1,500 unemplOy-
ed women, without regular jobs and
who must work for their living and
that of their dependents, have since
January /. been given part time
employment by the State TcnipOr-
ary Emergency Relief COmmissiOn,
according TO figures presented the
commission at its weekly meeting in
Wilmington last Friday.
All of the work relief projects for
the jobless men are State activities.
the law creating the Relief Com
mission setting forth that only State
activities and not town or local
work could be utilized to give the
unemployed Delaware men employ
ment.
The women, engaged in sewing
are scattered among 25 sewing
units throughout the three counties
in Delaware.
At the meeting of the commission
it was. emphasized that in order to
keep within the appropriation made
by the General Assembly for relief
in Delaware, it would be necessary
to stick to the budget planned and
not increase these any more than
possible. Unless this is done, 1t Is
stated, The amount set aside for re-
lief might fall short before the yeaE
is completed.
In the sewing provided for the
women. all the work is
done at regular units or headquar-
ters in each town where unit has
been set up No work is allowed to
be taken home or away from the
unit.
In Sussex county these units are
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Milford chronicle., 1933-02-24
MILFORD PEOPLE SEE
FLORIDA SHOOTING
c. u. And G. II. Abbott And Wives
within 30 Feet OF Would Be Assassin


On Monday, H. p. Van Kirk re-
ceived letter from G. ID. Abbott,
who with bis wife and Mr.. and Mrs.
G.. n. Abbott, are vacationing in
Florida, telling In his own words OF
the attempt to assassinate President
elect Roosevelt and Mayor Cermak
of Chicago at Miami, last Wednesday,
February 18th. The Abbots were
only about thirty feet from the
President-elcct's car when the dis
astrOus affairStOok place. This was
the second experience of that kind
for Mrs. c. IL. Abbott as she saw
President Mckinley assassinated iu
Buffalo. ..
The part of Mr. AbbOtt's letter
which describes the incident fol-
lows:
well. last night was to us the
most exciting time perhaps i'll our
lives. AS you know, President-elect
Roosevelt was to speak at Miami on
Wednesday, February 18th. You all
of course know what happened at
that meeting. will tell you how we
saw il. We ate our supper early
and then walked out to the Bayvlew
Park TO the band stand, where there
are seats for 1900 people, Being SO
early we got seats near the front
and directly in front of the platform
as the President-elect was to speak
from his auto in front Of the stand.
We were there by six o'clock and sat
until nine-ffteen when he arrived.
Dm ing all this time, however. We
were entertained by perfect radio
selections and the kick of seeing
the many thousands entering the
arena. The crowd was solid mass
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ASSEMBLY SEES
CONDITIONS AT
STATE HOSPITAL.
DIR. Tarumianz Points Out
Crowded Buildings To
Visiting Legislators.
POSSIBLE INCREASE
Salary Reductions Have
Had No Bad Reaction
On The Employees.

Crowded conditions at the Della
ware state Hospital at Farnhurst
were viewed last. Thursday by mem
bers of the General Assembly. prior
TO meeting of the joint legislative
budget committee held at the insti-
tuition.
While the present capacity of the
hospital, including the newly COM
pleted buildings, is 706 beds, II was
revealed TO the legislators that there
are 1856 beds and the population on
Thursday was S64 patients. The hos
pital is short of space for 1870 beds
at the present time, il was brought
out.
DR.. NJ. A. Tarumianz. superinten-
dcnt of the Delaware State Hospital,
declared during the hearing by the
budget committee that an increase
of $50 patients is expected by 1895.
This would make shortage of
space for 300 or more beds.
DR.. TarumianZ said that when the
State Welfare Home at Smyrna is
opened and the New Castle County
Hospital is closed, il will be neces-
Sary TO transfer between 5O ana ~
individuals from the latter institt-
tion to the State Hospital. In addi-
ton, between GO and 20 will have to
go to the Colony for the Feeble
Minded at Stockley. he stated. Ger
tain provisions of the law would re-
strict these persons from going to
the State Welfare Home, he pointed
out.
To meet difficulties brought on by
overcrowding. DR.. Tarumianz de-
clared, It will be necessary to pro-
cure additional buildings. He said,
in part, reading from a report: :
"It is obvious that since the prop
crty of the New Castle County Poor
House VIII be abandoned after July
I, 1888, and since II is SO closely
connected with the property of the
State Hospital, and so easy to at
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Milford chronicle., 1933-02-24
3 BILLS MODIFYING
LIQUOR PASSED SENATE
Measure Fixing WlImIngtOn's Status
As aver Improved 10 10 2

Three bills smoothing the way for
the return of legal liquor in this
State were passed by the Senate OH
Tuesday afternoon and sent to the
House for concurrence, o..
The first of the bills, introduced
by Senator Simonton was to license
druggists to sell liquor for medlcin-
al purposes only. All such druggists
would have a permit from the AttOr-
ney General and they would have to
keep a record of all liquor sales
made by them. Senator Simonton
said it was designed to protect the
honest druggist who wanted to sell
liquor and to prevent the bootleg
ger druggist" from engaging in bus
mess in WILMINGTON where the bill
would be operative. 1t would not af-
feet the rest of the State. 1t was
passed by a vote of II to 8, those
opposing il being Senators Keith,
McCabe. McCaulley, Steen and
Wharton. Sepator Lstchum did not
vote.
The second bill called up by SEN
ator Simonton wOCld amend the
Loose law to exclude Wilmington
from the provisions of this act. Jul
ian C. Walker, the Senate attorney.
explained this measure. He said 1t
did not affect Kent and Sussex cotin-
ties and rural New Castle county,
all three of these districts having
voted "dry." This bill was passed by
vote of 10 to Z. The members op-
posing it were Senators Keith, Lat
chum, Maull. McCabe. McCaulley.
Steen and Wharton.
The third bill, introduced by SEN
ator Cannon. would amend the
Loose law to enable any individual
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Milford chronicle., 1933-02-24
ACCIDENTS AT HOME
KILL $4,000 ANNUALLY
Delaware Safety Council Says More
Care Should De Taken

safe at home" is just an empty
phrase as far as accidents arc con-
cerned. The Delaware Council has
Just received word from the Nation
al Council that nearly one out of
every three accidental deaths in 1889
occurred in the home and nearly
half of all non-fatal injuries also oc-
Cured in the home.
There were $4,000 persons killed
in home accidents last year reduc-
tion of about three per cent from the
1881 toal of $4,000. The 1882 esti-
mate is based ON the respective city
reports which show a smaller de-
cline in home fatalities than in any
other of the principal classes. Nom
fatal accidents reached total Of
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Milford chronicle., 1933-02-24
INCOMES OFF ONE-HALF
SINCE YEAR 1929
Receipts Past Year From IndlVid-
duaIs, $119,SiS,Og0

The total incomes of the residents
OF Delaware have been reduced by
one half, since 1929, according to
the table on sources of income, in
cluded in the 1892 State income tax
report of Pierre S. DUPONT, Della
ware State Tax Commissioner to
Governor Buck None of the pTevi-
Ous State income tax reports has
shown such a startling reduction of
incomes.
The total income of individuals in
the State, in 1929. the peak year,
was S241, ,566 .634.S6. Two years later,
in 1881, the income of individuals in
Delaware was down more than so
per cent-cut in half-to s119,848,-
O99.4S.
One of the first classes of persons
20 suffer from the decreased income
i'm Delaware. according to the. re-
port, were the business and profess
Bional men. apparently at the pulse
of the economic situation. In 1928.
the business and professional men
in the state had incomes totaling
$9.SG3. .O74.52. BY 1929, II had drop
rcd to $7,464.315.9O, by 1880, to $4.-
G5i.279.9S, and by 1891 to $685.
9S0.0S.
Although the incomes of profess
aional men and business men de-
Ycended i'm 1928 and 1929. the in
comes from salaries and wages did
not 90 down until year later. Sim
ilarly incomes from interest receiv-
ed. capital gains. dividends. all held
lid until 1929, when they, too. declin-
ed. Rents and royalties are appar-
emily very sensitive also, for their
high point was In 1928. and one
year later, had started down. All
other sources of income held up un-
III a wear later
Milford chronicle., 1933-02-24
GUNNERS INCREASE
SHOOT LOOP LEAD
Moro Than 40 TrapshOts From All
Over The State Took Part

Shattering 23S of the 25O team
targets, the Dover Gun Club, leader
of the Delaware State Trapshooters
League, strengthened its position by
winning the fifth weekly shoot over
traps at Dover last Thursday. Mil
ton finish second with 223 breaks;
Bowers, two birds behind with 221
and Milford last with 213. More than
30 trapshots from all over the State.
took part.
The victory places Dover we'll out
in front in the standing. The lead
crs have cracked 1170 birds in 1850
attempts. Milton trails with 1143
clays, Bowers is third with 1f19
with Milford in the cellar, with lib.
Charlie Mason of Longwood was
the top shot with 49x50 to his cred
il, while Henry Winchester. doc"
Pierce, doc" Steele and George
Hill scored, a8's. An added so tar
gets were offered, however. with. the
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Milford chronicle., 1933-02-24
WEEKLY WEATHER
REPORT FOR MILFORD
From Wednesday, February 10, 10
Tuesday, February 21, Inclusive

Charles J. Holzmueller, the local
weather recorder, reports the fol-
lowing weather conditions for Mil
ford. from Wednesday, February 10,
to Tuesday, February 81, inclusive:
Temperature Rain
Milford chronicle., 1933-02-24

Totals Rainfall .... 1.31
The following winds and condi-
tions prevailed during the same
period:
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-05-01
Boys Observing
Industry Day
BY RODNEY HANSEN

Today is Boys Day in Indus
try" This is to provide means by
which the boy may obtain first
hand knowledge concerning the
procedures and attractions of var
iouS industries, to help to show him
the practical value of equipping
himself for some useful occupation
and to afford an opportunity for
the boy to become acquainted with
industries in the community. 1t en-
phasizes the necessity for team
work in industry by demonstrating
the interdependence of various pro-ia
cesses and we hope it will interesl {
industrial leaders and businenac
men, through personal contact, ulto
the boy as a factor in industry. 7
morrow is Boys Day in Schoaed |
to impress the value of educs quiet
as requisite to getting the he bas'
out of life. buildin
Russell Kliegel, manager few mir
Southern California Teller huildir
company extends a cordial. hurled
ton to all boy to visit the 3
office and plant. The boythe teach'
shown the functions of
and plant.