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Milford chronicle., 1933-02-17
TAXES
OFF 2l4 PC.
in LAST YEAR
Only $4,6S2,37O Collected,
p. S. DUPONT Reports To
Governor.
N3 PAY $3,5OOO,OOO TAX
The Franchise Tax Also
Showed A Decrease
From 1881.
I43 PAY $S,5OOO,OOO TAX

During the year 1882 the total col
lectiOns of State income and fran
chise taxes amounted to $4.682, ,370,-
16, a decrease of 21.4 per cent. as
compared to the collections of 1881.
Pierre S. dupont, State Tax Com
missioner, shows in his report to
Governor Buck.
This decrease was due in part,
Mr.. dupont states, to a reduction of
&.359. .S56.97, or eight per cent, in
net taxable income compared to 1881
and also to the fact that part of the
1881 collections were at the full
rate of income tax while all of the
1882 collections were at half rate.
The franchise tax also showed a
decrease from 1881. The total num-
ber of persons filing returns under
the income tax law was 118,423. The
number of persons taxed under the
income tax law was 1883, de-
crease of 1925, or IA per cent. The
number of persons who dropped
out of the taxable class was 4,224,
while the number of new names ap-
pearing in the taxable class was
only 1865. The number of corpora
tions taxed under the corporation
franchise tax was 35,008. a decrease
of three per cent.
This is the first time since 1921
that there has been decrease in
the corporation franchise tax. Mr..
dupont, this year, includes no speci--
fie recommendation in his report.
The total collections for 1892 were
$4.6S1 ,516.55. compared with $780,
S45.29 In 1881. The most marked de-
crease was in the income tax collec
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Milford chronicle., 1933-02-17
HOOVER MAY PRESENT
MEDAL TO DREXLERS

A Congressional medal of
honor will be awarded pothu-
mously within a short time to
the late Ensign Henry Clay
Drexler. of Delaware. naval
officer.
The medal will be present
ed to the parents of the dead
ensign, Mr.. and Mrs. Louis
Drexler, of Camden. Senator
Hastings will strive to have
the presentation made By
President Hoover before he
goes out of office.
Ensign Drexler lost his life
aboard the cruiser Trenton in
an effort to save shipmates
from death by attempting TO
submefge a charge of powder
in an immersion tank as a fire
ragged in the forward turret cf
the cruiser.
Milford chronicle., 1933-02-17
ASSEMBLY ADJOURNS
FOR TWO-DAY TOUR
visited University And State HOspi'
tnl Yesterday; Others To-day

Because of the program arranged
for the visitation to several institu-
tions which are supported in whole
or in part by State funds members
of the General Assembly were not
in session Thursday and will contin-
tie their visits today, The two
houses adjourned Wednesday until
next Monday.
On Thursday the members of the
Legislature went to the University
of Delaware. at Newark. in the NOR
ming. They had lunch there and in
the afternoon visited the Delaware
State Hospital at Farnhurst.
Today subcommittee will visit
the Delaware Industrial School for
Girls, at Claymont, and the Indus
trial School for COlored Girls. near
Newport: the st. Michael's Day Nur-
sery and the Blind Shop, in Will
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Milford chronicle., 1933-02-17
QUARANTINE OF DOGS
IN KENT IS ORDERED

A quarantine on dogs ex-
tending over four hundreds of
Kent county was ordered last
Saturday by the State Board
Of Health and Agriculture and
the State Game and Fish Com
mission following the analysis
of the head of a mad dog that
ran from the Maryland border
across a wide area biting
many animals on the way.
The areas affected by the
quarantine are: KentOn hun
dred; West Dover hundred,
west of the DUPONT Boulevard
and North Murderkill hundred
i'm a radius of 2 miles around
Camden-Wyoming.
Milford chronicle., 1933-02-17
BOY SCOUT ACTIVITIES
CREATE INTEREST
Pamphlets On Work Are Made
Available AZ Library

10 help the Boy Scouts of Milford
in preparing themselves for the var
iOus Merit Badges which they may
qualify for. number of merit badge
pamphlets have been made avail
able at the Milford Public Library.
This group of ten pamphlets was
secured by Commander r. w. Kess-
ler, chairman of the Court of Hon.
or Committee for the General Tor
bert District, and placed in the IL
brary for the Use of the Milford
scouts.
The subjects covered by these ten
pamphlets are First Aid, Personal
Health. Public Health, Athletics,
Bird Study, Safety, Pioneering, Con-
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Milford chronicle., 1933-02-17
FACE A DEFICIT
BY APRIL IN
GENERAL FUND
Necessity For Curtailing
Expenses Sh owl n By
Drains On Treasury.
ESTATE TAX MAY AID
Enough In General Fund
To Guarantee Work Of
The Relief Commission.

When a member of the State Bud
get Commission was asked for some
facts as TO the condition of the
States general fund and the school
fund he replied TINT the recent re-
port of the State Auditor gives the
exact figures as to these funds.
An examination of the State Audi
tors report shows that on February
of this year there was in the gem
eral fund $G87S11.14 II is said that
the actual expense of the State gov
ernment at this time is about $780,
900 month in addition to the ex-
penses of the present session of the
LEGISLATURE which no doubt will
amount to $125,000. These figures
plainly show that at this rate the
general fund will be depleted by the
middle of April.
In order to carry the General Fund
through to the end of the fiscal year
June 30, it will require about $780,
900 and il is the hope OF the State
administration that this money will
be forthcoming from the money to
DC paid into the State Treasury from
the estate tax.
The necessity for curtailment of
all expenditures during the present
session of the Legislature requiring
funds from the General Fund is evil
dent according to these figures
Insofar as the State school fund is
CONSERVED, the Auditors report
shows there. was available on Feb
ruary in the current school fund
$5,3i3,SS5.S3. Inasmuch as the first
installmcnt of the franchise tax
which will be coming into the State
treasury on about the middle of May
and continuing until the last of June
will have to be used to supply funds
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Milford chronicle., 1933-02-17
Home Demonstration Clubs Of
Sussex Learning Bread Making
Correct Use OF Bread In The Daily Diet VIII Go
A Long Way TOIOard Promoting And Maintaining
Good Health; Three Meetings Are Scheduled.

The actual protection of the
health" of the family with an ade-
quate food supply is perhaps the
greatest single factor" being af-
fected by the existing economic con-
ditions.
In view Of this fact much stress is
being laid ON the subject of main
tanning good health through the use
of variety in the diet and properly
cooked foods, by l.. B. Rutherford,
County Home Demonstration Agent
as she meets with the Home Demon
stration Clubs throughout Sussex
county. The month of February is
being devoted to study of the use
and value of bread in the diet. This
study includes discussions and dem
onstrations on the making of breads
Milford chronicle., 1933-02-17

gunman told police. 81 want to
kill all President all officers"
Mayor Ccrmak, talking to Mr..
Roosevelt from his hospital bed
said: I'm glad il was me instead of
you"
The Chicago Mavors conditions
was reported serious, but first plans
TO perform an emergency operation
were abandoned for the time being.
The Presidcnt-elect was hurried
away from the scene of the shooting
and postponed his scheduled trip TO
New York going to the hospital
where he visited all the victims.
After visiting the hospital, Mr..
Roosevelt returned to the yacht of
Vincent AstOr from which he had
just landed after his fishing cruise
in Southern waters.
En- route to the train, he stopped
at $3.50 p. m, amid q huge throng in
Bay Front Park to speak a word of
greeting. He had just concluded
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Milford chronicle., 1933-02-17

as well as the health and economic
value of bread In the diet. Much
stress is being laid on the fact that
cold and even semi-stale bread is
much more easily digested than hot
and fresh breads.
Demonstrations are being given
to the twelve Home Demonstration
Clubs of the county. which means
that approximately 500 women will
have obtained information and REG
ipes ON how to make the best health
and economic use of the daily bread.
The absolute correct use of bread in
the daily diet will go long way to-
ward promoting and maintaining
good health and at the same time
prove an economic return in most
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Milford chronicle., 1933-02-17
MANY IMPORTANT
Things HEARD BY
MILFORD COUNCIL
Electric Rates For Busi-
ness Purposes Are Re-
duced.
ASSESSMENT BOARD
Pay Schedule For City
Employees Is Adjusted
BY Council.
ASSESSMENT BOARD

The first regular meeting of the
new City Council was held Tuesday
night in the City Hall. A delegation
from the Milford Rotary Club was
present to- present to Council their
plans for the Identification of the
city. w. Vaules Grier was the
spokesman for the group and he
suggested that representative from
the two local nurseries, together
with the City Manager, make a sur
vey of the city and note on a rough
map of the city where trees, plants
or shrubs could be planted to adj
vantage. After this survey is COM
pleted the Rotary Club will oifef
themselves as a committee in CO.
operation with other clubs and or
ganizations of the city, to call on
the property owners on whose prop
erty it has been suggested that trees
should be planted and explain the
plan to them and ask them to coop
crate by having the trees planted.
The Council and the Mayor seemed
to be very much in favor of the idea
and instructed the City Manager TO
get in touch with the two nurseries
and have the survey made as soon
as possible.
Major James w. Cannon present.
ed for Councils consideration, a pc
tition signed by people living on
Pear street asking to have that
street extended to the MilfOrd-ReAo-
both cutoff.
A. d. Rock, accompanied by two
others appeared before Council to
find out what decision the Mayors
committee that had previously been
appointed to investigate the gas sit
uation had come to. Mayor Vinyard
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Milford chronicle., 1933-02-17
Delaware Lagging Behind Other
States In Game Conservation
DR.. Harris Offers ThreefOLd Program Which He In
sists VIII SerUe To Make DeLaEUGre The EnDy Of
The Nation In Game And Fish Work.

In a speech before the Whining
ton Chapter of the Delaware Fish
and Game Association. in the audi
torium of the new Delaware Power
and Light CoInpany's building, at
Sixth and Market streets. Whining
ton, at. 8 O'Clock Wednesday even
ming, Dr. William E. Harris. a di-
rector OF the organization, outlined
a vigorous program for bringing
the State of Delaware to the fore
front in the conservation and main
tenance of wild life and fish In the
Blue Hen State.
Taking as his text a recent criti-
cism. in Dover, by Seth Gordon,
president of the American Game
Protective Association, in which the
national officer insisted that Della
Milford chronicle., 1933-02-17

ware is tagging behind other states
in game conservation. DR.. Harris of
fered a threefold program which he
insists will serve to make Delaware
"the envy of the>nation" in game
and fish work
The program calls for reOrganiza-
tion of the Delaware Game and Fish
Commission with a six member BIZ
partisan personnel, to serve without
ray. This commission would form
ulate the policies to be carried out
by an executive officer. appointed by
the commission who. in turn, would
have complete charge of all employ
ees of the States Game and Fish
Department.
The second phase of the program
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Milford chronicle., 1933-02-17
TO HOLD POULTRY
MEETING AT HARTLY
II. D. Monroe VIII Address Gather
ing OF Farmers Next Thursday

An announcement has been made
by County Agent Russell l.. Wilson
that a meeting of special interest to
all poultry raiscrs will be held in
the public school building in Hartly
on Thursday evening, February %,
at 1880 o'clock, at which the various
problems affecting the poultry in
dustry in this section of the United
States will be discussed by special
lists who have given considerable
thought to this subject in their ef-
forts to be of greater service to the
farmers.
One of the speakers on this pro-
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Milford chronicle., 1933-02-17
GEORGETOWN F. F. A.
WINS R. O. P. CONTEST
Winners Announced by Wilson Hat
field In Poultry Contest

Wilson Hatfield, secretary of the
Delaware Record of Performance
Association. has announced the win
ners of the II. o. p. Poultry judging
contest held last month in Milford.
This contest was open to both All
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Milford chronicle., 1933-02-17
MILFORD SENIORS TO
PRESENT CLARENCE"
Play Was Written BY The Well.
Known Author, Booth Harrington

The production of the comedy,
"Clarence," is spoken of as being
the biggest ever undertaken by a
senior class and was procured by a
special arrangement with the Sam
uel French Company, of New York.
Clarence" has no medals, no
shoulder bars, no great accomplish
ments, but he gets job with wealthy
people, because of his reputation Tor
having driven mules in the army
without swearing. Four acts are
sufficient for Clarence to really rule
an otherwise unruly" family, faith
er and mother included.
The author, Booth Harrington, has
written number of plays that have
been very popular. This is said to
be one of his best. A glance at the
cast will serve to assure its coming
success:
Mrs. Martyn -- Ethel Collins.
Mr.. Wheeler - Henry Bunstein.
Mrs. Wheeler - Ellen Sipple.
Bobby Wheeler - Heyman Rosa.
Cora Wheeler - Irene Williams
Violet Pinney Martha McCul-
Tough.
Clarence - Ponder Morgan.
Della - Hazel johnson.
Dinwiddie - John Penman,
Hubert Stem John ManlOve.
Remember the date, 22nd and 23rd
of February Come and discover
who Clarence is.
Milford chronicle., 1933-02-17
WEEKLY WEATHER
REPORT FOR MILFORD
From Wednesday, February 8, To
Tuesday, February IA, Inclusive

Charles J. HolSmueller, the local
weather recorder, reports the fol-
lowing weather conditions for Mil
ford, from Wednesday, February 8.
to Tuesday. February IA, inclusive;
Temperature Rain
Evening star., 1933-03-18
DICTATORS URGED
TO PREVENT OVERPRODUCTION
John P. Terrence, Leading Manufacturer,
Believes in Controlling Flow of
Goods From Factories.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO. March 18-A plan for
setting up economic dictators" over
half dozen of Americas basic indus
tries in an effort to restore lasting pros
perity was outlined here by John p.
florence, one of the Nations leading
manufacturers.
President Of the Link-Belt Co., the
largest concern of its kind in the world,
Terrence described his plan for de-
feating recurring depressions as purely
selfish but economically sound"-it Is
simply control the supply and the
price will take care Of itself"
America is ready today for the up
swing toward prosperity" he said in an
interview. Banking conditions are
where they belong, and we're ready to
start.
Urges Curb on Output.
But If prosperity returned tomor-
row, we wouldn't be able to keep. it..
Good times would put every manufac-
turer to work producing goods. It
wouldn't be long before overproduction
the thing that caused this depres-
sion - would be greater than ever be-
fore"
Therefore, Terrence said, q system
must be devised to curb overproduction
He advocated dictators for such indus
tries as coal mining, agriculture, steel
and OIL Limited production in those
fields, he said, automatically would
hold production in other lines to con-
sumner demands.
Terrence said the President and the
Federal Trade Commission should have
the authority and q few thousand of
the unemployed should get the jobs.
ha I.A IL.
clared. as the present income tax laws.
This emergency Is just as critical as
was the one in 1917" Terrence said.
why. therefore, can't we revive partly
the powers of the War Industries
Board and place them in the hands of
the Federal Trade Commission and the
Federal Farm Board?
Third grade arithmetic shows a
farmer can make more profit by rais-
ing 1000 bushels Of wheat at 81 a bushel
than he can from 1000 bushels at 40
cents. You needn't force him to cut
his wheat, cotton, corn, oats or hax
acreage. He'll be glad to do it If his
neighbors do likewise.
1.-The same is true of coal and steel.
I've talked to scores Of manufacturers
and not one of them would object to
steel being pegged at $1.70 II his COM
petitors couldn't buy it at $1.65.
"As for coal. I'd be glad to see pro-
duction limited and the price advanced
20 per cent. I'd pay it willingly in
order to give the producers money to
buy my company's products"
Torrence's plan of enforcing common
sense on the producers would mean
broadening the antitrust laws, he said.
II wouldn't advocate abandoning
them" Terrence said, but I believe
the regulations could be tailored to 1T
present conditions.
Trade Body Suggested.
1.-THE management Of bituminous coal
mines could form q trade association
Evening star., 1933-03-18
STOCKS ARE HEAVY
IN LIGHT TRADING
Rail and Sugar Company
Issues Show Best Res;se-
ance to Selling.
BY GEORGE T. HUGHES.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, March 18.-Except for
the railway shares the stock market
was inclined to heaviness in today's
two-hour session.
Carrier stocks were firm and the
sugars were well supported, but else
where there was evidently in progress
a good deal of professional testing of
the technical condition. In the main
the market took the offerings well, re-
ceding only fractionally, and the close
was without important change. hut
there was no disposition to renew the
advance.
The weekly car-loading statement
showed decrease Of 40,014 cars from
the previous week and drop of 1877, sos
cars from the same week year ago.
The period covered was the seven DAYS
ending March IL, coinciding with the
most acute phase Of the banking crisis,
and that was sufficient to account for
the showing. The first February rail-
road earnings statement, that Of the
Kansas City Southern, came along and
it was affected more or less by the same
conditions. Compared with 1882, gross
was down from S818,853 to $682, ,827,
and net was of from $101,547 to
$70,772.
The railway stocks paid more atten-
tion to reports of an important an
nouncement" to come from Washing
ton next week. Delaware & Hudson
and Atchison were the leaders, the for
mer up over 2 points at one time.
Speculation in the sugar shares cen
tered around South Puerto Rico and
American Sugar. Sugar futures were up
to points in the first hour and that
brought buying into the stock.
The days selling was most eideri.
In American Telephone, Allied Chemi-
cal, General Motors and the tobacco
shares. The farm stock shares were
soft, partly because of the reactionary
trend in wheat and the irregularity In
cotton and partly because of doubt as
to the relief legislation.
Trade reviews were fairly cheerful,
everything considered. The oil situa-
tion on the other hand was declared
to be critical in the failure to control
production. A. cut in prices was pre-
dicted unless the heavy outpus u
checked Immediately. Oil stocks cid H6S
go off much, but they had not p.lS.
ticipated in the post-holiday rise.
News from Europe was more opti-
mistic. All the foreign exchanges
moved in favor Of the dollar except the
French franc. The discount on Mon
treal funds was somewhat larger.
Evening star., 1933-03-18
CURRENCY INITIATION
IDEA IS DISCOUNTED
Markets Fail to Confirm Belief
That United States Money
Will Be Cheapened.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, March 18-1n so far as
the strength in commodities and in
stocks has been due to the belief that
the United States Is entering an in
flationary period, theset markets lack
confirmation from the foreign ex-
changes.
It will be remembered that when
Washington embargoed gold exports it
was freely predicted that the dollar
would sell at a heavy discount from
other gold currencies when trading was
resumed abroad. Exactly the opposite
happened on the first day of business.
The dollar advanced and foreign cur
rencies declined. This was explained
as the result of the large short inter-
est in the dollar. and the explanation
had some merit.
Since that time the dollar has weak
ened relatively to last Mondays quo
tations, but it is not far away from the
values quoted at the close on March 3,
when the banking crisis was culminat-
ing. Thursday afternoon the Dutch
guilder, the Swiss franc and the belga
were lower than they were on March 8.
French francs were shade higher.
Only in sterling was the comparison un-
favorable to the dollar. and that was
less than two points above its quota
ton of March g. In other words, the
verdict of the exchange market as to
inf1ationary trends on this side Is in
conclusive.
Evening star., 1933-03-18
BUILDING AND LOAN
ACCOUNTS GROWING
Associations in Various Sec
tions Report Sharp In
crease in Deposits.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, March 18-Lke the Ma
tion's banks, building and loan asso-
Citations throughout the country are
experiencing an influx of money from
both old and new investors.
In many communities where banks
have not yet been reopened, the United
States Building and Loan League an
nounced, associations are the only
financial institutions meeting emer-
gency needs.
Telegraphic communications from as
sociations throughout the Nation, the
league reported, indicate people have
been depositing considerable sums" all
this week.
Many New Accounts.
New faces among people paying in
money were noted by practically every
association reporting" the league an
nounced
The twelve Federal Home Loan
Banks, of which more than 1900 build
ing and loan associations are members
or are becoming members, also are op-
Grating without restrictions, having
been released Monday from the Treas
ury ban on banking institutions.
Building and loan associations, by
the nature of their business and by
laws which govern them, are protected
against unreasonable Withdrawals and
are enabled thereby always to dis
tribute current receipts among share
holders actually in need" the league
said.
shareholders make their investments
on a long-term basis and do not ex-
pect to draw out their funds on de-
mand. The associations co-operated
fully with the Presidents proclamation
and now are receiving new money,
demonstrating there was no damage to
public confidence by the temporary
curb on their functions.
Payments on Mortgages.
Many people who lined up to put
money into associations in the last
several days were those who had missed
out on their weekly savings Install
ment last week and were eager to make
it up"
Many associations, the league an
nounced, report they are receiving a
greater number of payments on mort
cages than has been the case for some
months and that new money is being
added to shares of long standing, as
well as in the form of new shares.
Evening star., 1933-03-18
Trade Trends
By the Associated Press.

oy the Associated Press.
Furniture.-February distribution was
considerably better than in January, due
to special promotional events in many
parts Of the country, Dun & Bradstreet.
Inc, report. March business was re-
stricted by the bank holiday.
Iron casthgs.-Some foundries In this
district report q slight increase in in
quiries. smelters are reported display
ing more interest in the pig iron market.
Cotton cloths.-Prices in general are
holding strong, and business in the fine
yarn division Is Of fair proportions, ac-
cording to trade observers.
Burlap.-The spot market continues
quiet and unresponsive to the higher
trend IN other commodities, according
to trade reports. 1t Is said that actual
users are fairly well stocked on current
needs.
Fine Manufactures have
reduced major quinine salts 10 cents an
ounce, and the trade hears that the
revision Is on reported overproduction
Of Cinchona bark.
Plating Following the slow
ing down in the automobile industry,
the plating trade is reported more in
clined to limit purchase of nickel salts,
chronic acid and other materials to
actual needs.