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Milford chronicle., 1934-11-09
GRAND LODGE SESSION
In MILFORD NOV. Il
Expect Spirited Contest In Election
OF Officers For Ensuing Year

The Grand Lodge of Delaware l.
o. o. F., will convene in Milford, in
the Community Building, Wednes-
day morning, November .21, at ten
o'clock.
Grand Master Clarence Jester, of
Milford, will preside at this meet
ing which will take up for discus
sion and action, several important
measures pertaining to the general
welfare of the fraternity.
Delegates from each lodge of Odd
Fellows in the State will be in at
tendance. In addition distinguished
Grand Lodge officers from Maryland,
Pennsylvania, New Jersey and
Rhode Island, have been invited and
are expected to be present.
The election of officers for the en-
suing year will be held in the after
noon. Deputy Grand Master Thomas
Jefferies of Staunton Lodge, will be
advanced to the post Of Grand Mas
ter.
Several spirited contests are like
ly TO develop in the other elective
Offices. as quite a number OF candi-
dates have entered the field.
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RTTCHIE
IN MARYLAND
G. o. P. Candidate Given
$3.50 Majority; Lost
Similar Fight In 1919
By 165 Votes.

Albert c. Richie has been defeat
ed in his attempt to gain a fifth con-
secutive term as Governor of Mary
land.
The States next executive will be
Harry W. Nice, Baltimore attorney,
whose election Tuesday on the Re-
publican ticket was not definitely
determined until the vote was COM
pleted early Thursday morning.
Nice is the man whom Ritchie de-
feated in 1919 when he was elected
for the first time. In that election,
the official vote gave Ritchie a plur-
ality of 165 votes. Virtually COM
plete results in Tuesdays balloting
give Nice a plurality of $3.50 out of
approximately half million votes.
Returns received Tuesday night
and early on Wednesday had Richie
in the lead and late afternoon news
papers announced the Democratic
governor had been reelected to a
fifth term. Then the lead dwindled
rapidly and on the report of Is pre-
cincts from Frederick county, Nice
jumped into the lead by a few hun
dred votes.
From that point forward Nice
gained steadily. but it was Thurs
day morning before the majority OF
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Van SAINT May Head Senate,
Lyons May Be Speaker Of House
NeIO Castle County HOd-OUer Senator May Prefer To
Head Finance Committee Instead Of Accepting
President Pro Tenn job; LeLoes Man Said To Haze
Solid Backing For SpeakerSkip.

Captain Harry V. Lyons, of Lewes
elected member of the House oi
Representatives from the Tenth
District in Sussex county, on Tues
day, will be selected as Speaker OF
the House by the Republican major
ity members of that body when the
105th General Assembly meets at
Dover, January l, 1885, for organi-
cation, according to predictions by
party leaders.
While practically the unanimous
choice for the Office. Captain Lyons
is said to be reluctant to accept the
speakership, but efforts are being
made to induce him to give his con-
sent and if he agrees his election
by his fellow Republicans in the
House. it is understood, will be with
out opposition.
In the event the Speaker comes
from Sussex county the. chief clerk
in the House will be appointed from
New Castle county and former Rep
resentative Frank w. Schroeder, Of
Delaware City, is said to be slated
for this position. Mr.. Schroeder is
the secretary of the. New Castle
County Republican Committee. He
served in the House as a member of
the 104th General Assembly until his
resignation to accept appointment
as State detective.
Selection of other attaches in the
House, it is said, will be made from
Milford chronicle., 1934-11-09

the three counties but the number
will not be as large as the force of
attaches employed by the last House
which was controlled by the Demo-
Gratis. 1t is understood the help will
be held to minimum.
Organization of the Senate is an
other topic of discussion among the
Republican leaders. 1t was learned
that the President Pro Tenn will
come from New Castle county and
that the chief clerk will be appoint
ed from Sussex county. In the event
the presiding officers post does go
to New Castle, Senator Carl Ray
VanSant, of Elmhurst, one of two
Republican holdover Senators, will
be the choice of the Republican, ma
jority members of the upper branch
of the Legislature.
Whether Senator VanSant would
accept the Office is not known. II he
will, his election is assured. He was
chairman of the finance committee
of the Senate at the last session and
at present is a member of the Board
of Budget Commissioners.
Friends of Senator vanSant ex-
pressed the belief he might prefer
to continue as chairman Of the
finance committee of the Senate and
because. Of his experience he should
be elected chairman of the joint
budget committee but his personal
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DEMOCRATS KEEP
CONTROL IN KENT
RepHbLcans Take Lone Contest With GreenUeH Elect
ed Clerk of Peace; Clements ShOIUs Greatest
Strenqth In Kent With Margin Of NE Votes.

The Democratic stronghold oi
Kent county was the only area in
the state the Republicans failed to
overrun in the election Tuesday.
Final returns showed the party
which rode to victory in the state
wide battle capturing one office in
Democratic Kent county-that OF
clerk of the peace won by Harry T.
Greenwell, Smyrna grocer, with the
plurality of 1856 over Earl N. Faulk-
ner, the Democratic contender.
other than this, the Democrats
elected the entire county ticket with
pluralities ranging from 500 to 14O5
also giving the Democrats state and
Congressional candidates the edge
in every instance. This Is a reduced
majority from former years.
Among the latter. James r. Glenn
ents defeated Democratic candidate
for State Treasurer, showed the
greatest strength, finishing with a
Milford chronicle., 1934-11-09
DEMOCRATS WIN
9SENATESEATS
And 2lSTATES
81 Places In Upper Cham
Der Give Clear Two
Thirds Majority; Party
Holds Both Houses.
Cutting, Republican, For
ges Ahead In New Mex
leo; New Deal Picks 16
OF 28 Governors.

The electoral storm which tore
States from Republican anchOrages
of long standing bids fair to give
the Democrats complete and solid
cOntrol-hithertO unprecedented--Oi
the Governorships, Senatorial and
House delegations in 81 States.
1t left Republicans with but the
narrow margin of one Senate seat
separating them from complete loss
of four other States-IdahO, Nebras-
ka, Rhode Island and South Dakota.
OF the Senators from these States
only Metcalf, of Rhode Island. could
be counted as a standpat Republi-
can.
The full sweep of the ballOting
lifted out of the Senate such Re-
publican landmarks as Reed. of
Pennsylvania, and Fess, of Ohio, the
one regarded as the symbol of con-
servatism, the other long time Re-
publican leader and chairman of
that party's national committee in
the days of Herbert Hoover.
Outstanding among the changes
wrought by the election which
brought Republicans to the lowest
ebb in the history of the party were:
The see-saw race in New Mexico
between Senator Bronson Cutting,
boyhood friend and distant relative
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OF the ten members of the State
Senate to be elected, nine of the
Republican candidates for this Of
flee were returned winners. In New
Castle county all four Republican
Senatorial candidates were elected
and in Sussex county all three Re-
publican candidates were victorious.
In Kent county three we're elected,
two Republicans and one Democrat.
OF the 35 members of the House
of Representatives twelve Republi-
were returned winners and the
Democrats elected three. Two of
these were elected in Wilmington
and one in the rural county. In
Sussex county where ten House
members were elected eight Re-
publican candidates were elected
while the Democrats named two. In
Kent county the Democrats elected
seven of the ten candidates in the
field for the House and the Republi-
cans three.
One of the real surprises of the
entire election in this state was the
success of the Republicans in elect
ing nine of the ten candidates in the
field for member of the State Sen
ate. The lone Democrat elected to
this office was Frank c. Bancroft
who won out in the third district in
Kent county. By a strange coinci-
dence the Democratic Senator was
elected from district that has sent
Republican Senators for the past
half century. The six Democratic
Senators will include Bancroft and
the five hold-over members. The
nine Republicans elected and the
two Republican hold-over members
will give the G. o. p. total of II
members in the Senate. State Sena-
tors are elected for four years.
Members of the House are elected
for two years only.
Take Democratic StrOngllOlds
Prior to the election Democratic
control of the Senate had been, con-
ceded by most politicians because
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Wilmington, Rural New Castle And
Sussex Turn In Large Republican
Mqorities Kent County, Normal
y Democratic, Elects Republican
Clerk Of The Peace.

As the New Deal hurricane swept
over the nation on Tuesday, Della
ware apparently missed the force ol
the fury. AS the final returns have
been tabulated the Delaware G. o.
p is seen standing firmly as one ol
the very few States in the Nation
that has remained firmly in the Re-
publican column. In fact, final tab
ulations of the vote shows Delaware
Republicans have made sweeping
gains in all parts of the State. Sen
atOr John G. Townsend has been
returned to Washington with ma
jOrity of well over 1000. over his
Democratic opponent. Congressman
Adams. For Congress. J. George
Stewart. young Republican. has de-
feated the veteran Jack Hazard for
election, and will take his seat in
Congress in January. Percy War
ren Green, Republican, has been re-
elected Attorney General to sue
ceed himself with a very comfort
able majority. ....
Warren r. Moore, of Harrington,
Republican candidate for State
Treasurer. made an excellent run
and was elected by a big majority.
Henry Hazel was reelected Auditor
of Accounts without any trouble,
and J. POstles Hammond, of Milford,
will serve as. Insurance COmmis-
sion for the next four years. His
election is especially pleasing to his
friends in Milford regardless of par
ty affiliation. 1t was especially pleas
ing to note that with the exception
of Senator Townsend, Mr. HAM
mond was high man in Sussex cOun-
Ly where he is best known.
New Castle County Republicans
elected the complete county ticket
by overwhelming majorities to re-
ain control of county affairs. They
made inroads in the Levy Court Of
hat county and will control that
Milford chronicle., 1934-11-09
G. O.P. TICKET
SWEEPS SUSSEX
Robert ]. Clendaniel De-
featS Lorenzo w. Brit
tingham For Sheriff.

The Republican wave of victory
rolled over the flatlands of SUSSEX
county on Tuesday and swept into
office the entire ticket.
All six Of the Republican aspir-
ants to county posts tailed victor
ties as the Democratic incumbents
elected two years ago were retired
to private life.
The focus OF Republican strength
in the county was George C. Bishop
of Laurel, elected to the Levy Court
at large with a 1892 majority over
Benjamin B. Bowden. farmer and
timber dealer. Mr.. Bishop is asso-
ciated with victorious Senator John
G. Townsend, Jr., in the lumber
business.
Another member of the Republi-
can vanguard was Francis r. Nor
gan. who had a 2317 majority over
Edward V. Baker, Democrat, of Sell
byville, for clerk of the peace. Nor
gan. farmer. was a member of the
State Legislature in 1929.
John Linden Barr, Georgetown
sawmill and timber magnate, defeat
ed Frederic Reed, Milton farmer for
register of wills, piling up q major
ity of 2104 votes. James e. Lloyd,
Blades farmer, native of the Broad
Creek district, was elected recorder
of deeds by a 2164 majority over
Frank C.. Dawson. of Seaford, a
member Of the Sussex Democratic
Committee and son of a former Dem
ocratic coroner
The coveted Office Of sheriff went
to Robert J. Clendaniel. Glendale
lumberman. who defeated Lorenzo
w. Brittingham. of Loves Cross
roads, by a 1929 majority. Britting-
ham served as coroner for the 1881
80 term.
Charles H. Lockwood, Dagsboro
house mover. polled a majority OF
2237 to GUST from the office Of coro-
ner his Democratic opponent Har- !
ry w. Pusey Laurel merchant.
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TownsendRe-elected U.S.Senator;
STEWART Is Elected Congressman;
Republicans Pile Up Mgiorities
For Entire Delaware State Ticket
SUSSEX REPUBLICANS
ELECT COMPLETE
COUNTY TICKET

Sussex Republicans elected
all six of the Court House
jobs by substantial majorities
at Tuesdays election.
They are:
Levy Court Commissioner
GEORGE &. BISHOP
Clerk OF the Peace
FRANCIS F.. MORGAN
Register of Wills
JOHN LINDEN BARR
Recorder OF Deeds
JAMES +. LLOYD
Sheriff
ROBERT J. CLENDANIEL
Coroner
CHARLES II. LOCKWOOD
Milford chronicle., 1934-11-09
new LINEUP OF
LEGISLATURE
Eleven Republicans, Six
Democrats In Senate;
Twenty-three Republi-
cans And Twelve Demo-
Gratis In House.

Membership in the 105th Genera
Assembly of Delaware, which will
meet January /, will include IL Re.
publicans and Democrats in the
Senate, and 90 Republicans and L
Democrats in the House, as follows:
WILMINGTON
First District-William A. Simon
ton, r.
Second District Edward l.
Glenn. d.
RURAL NEW CASTLE COUNTY
Thisd District-Donald P. Ross
r.. Montchanin.
"Fourth District-Carl Ray Van
SAINT, R.. Elmhurst.
Fifth District-Norris N. Wright
R.. Newark.
*Sivth District-W. Mailly Davis,
R., Odessa.
Seventh District-Levi l.. MalOney
R., Townsend.
KENT COUNTY
First District-William f. Mat
thews, Jr.. r.. Smyrna.
Second District - Charles A.
Neugemauer, D., Clayton.
Third District-Frank c. Ban
croft, D.. Wyoming.
"Fourth District-Milton T. Frash-
er. D., Willow Grove.
Fifth District-James L. Davis. R..
Milford.
SUSSEX COUNTY
First District-Dr. Samuel Mar
shall, R., Milford.
sSecond District-John Roy Can
non. D.. Seaford.
Third District-Ebe II. Chandler.
r.. Dagsboro.
*Fourth District-James B. Nc
Cabe. D.. Selbyville.
Fifth District-Fred A. Walls, R.,
Georgetown.
Indicates hold-over Senators.
House OF Representatives
WILMINGTON
First District-Leo J. Dugan, r.
Second District-Frank R. Zeb-
ley. r.
Third District-James S. Evans.
R.
Fourth District-Sigmund Schorr,
D.
Fifth District-Joseph NJ. Brogan.
D.
RURAL NEW CASTLE COUNTY
Sixth District-Burton S. Heal.
R.. Holly Oak.
Seventh District-Henry c. White,
R., Lancaster Pike.
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body by a 5 to l vote.
In Sussex county the Republicans
elected their entire county ticket by
overwhelming majorities. George
Bishop was high man on the ticket,
defeating Benjamin Bowden by al
most 5000 majority. The lowest man
on the Republican ticket had a ma
jority of approximately 1000.
Republicans elected to county Of
fees in Sussex county are:
Levy Court Commissioner, George
C.. Bishop.
Clerk Of the Peace, Francis r.
Morgan.
Register of Wills. John Linden
Barr.
Recorder of Deeds. James E.
Lloyd.
Sheriff, Robert J. Clendaniel.
Coroner, Charles H. Lockwood.
Even in Democratic Kent county
the Republicans elected a clerk of
the peace when Harry T. Green
well, Republican of Smyrna, nosed
out Earl N. Faulkner, Democrat.
The Democrats, however, will retain
control of the Levy Court having
elected all three of their candidates
to that body. All of the other coun-
ty officers were elected.
County. officers elected in Kent
county are:
Clerk of the Peace, Harry T.
Republican.
Recorder of Deeds. Enoch Y. viii
liams, Democrat.
Register in Chancery, John Mer-
ritt Hurd, Democrat.
Clerk of the Orphans Court, John
Merritt Hurd, Democrat.
Receiver of Taxes and County
Treasurer, John J. Hurd, Democrat.
Sheriff, William G. Bush, Demo-
cTat.
Coroner, Edgar N. Smith. Demo-
crat.
Milford chronicle., 1934-11-09
SI47O ALLOTTED NEEDY
STUDENTS At U. OF D.
Monthly Sum To Go To % Under
graduates, Fera Says

ment of $1,470 from the Feaeral
Emergency Relief Administration
to aid needy students through the
winter months, IL was announced
Tuesday from the Administration
Headquarters in Washington. The
administration announced a tctal
of 81 students may receive assist
ance. A total of $1.414.940 has
been set aside by the administra-
ton for students in colleges and
universities throughout the coun-
try.
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HOFFMAN ELECTED
JERSEY GOVERNOR
Beats Dill BY $500 Votes As G. o. p.
Gets Control OF State Legislature

New Jerseys two leading vote
getters-Democrati Governor A.
Harry Moore and State Motor We
hicle Commissioner Harold G. Hoff-
man, Republican-were boosted up
the office ladder. mainly on the
strength of their own popularity.
To the New Deal went some of
the credit for Moore's victory in the
United States Senatorial race over
Hamilton F. Kean, Republican in
cumbent and foe of the policies of
President Roosevelt but a close an
alysis of the vote indicated the 231,-
900 plurality given the Governor
was more of personal tribute
than a definite endorsement of the
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REPUBLICANS SWEEP DELA WARE; BUT
NATION STILL REMAINS DEMOCRATIC
COP. VIII Control Both Branches OF Legislature
Republicans Hold Senate
II To 6, House % To IL
AS Final Vote Is 7abuLated

Increase Lead In Senate When They Win Three Strong
Democratic Districts; Democrats Had Controlled
LOWer House For Past FeU Sessions; Republican
State Administration Can NOO Work Out Its Plans
For State Advancement
Milford chronicle., 1934-11-09
plurality of 1872.
Hazards Plurality 1851


John c. Hazard, Democratic can
didate for Congress, showed con-
siderable popularity, finishing sec
Ond in plurality strength in the
county with 1851 votes. With a
plurality of only 7O7, Wilbur l..
Adams, candidate for the U. S. Sen
ate, trailed the Democratic ticket
leaders.
John A. Barnard. running indie
pendently, amassed but 773 votes
on the Civic-Fusion ticket. which
also included the names of some
Democratic and some Republican
candidates. Barnard was the only
Civic Fusion candidate not includ
ed on another ticket. He is a for
mer president protein of the State
Senate and ran for sheriff in this
election.
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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-12-18
VANISHING MIDDLE CLASS

DOPULAR belief that the New Deal has
been radically redstributing wealth is
Jared by the Internal Revenue report on 1888
incomes.
Compared to 1892 the 1893 tax returns
showed a progressive increase in all income
brackets above $4,000, and a decrease in all
brackets below $4,000. Reported incomes up
to $4,000 were fewer by about 100000.
Those who report Incomes up to SOS, 900 and
their dependents, may be loosely described as
belonging to the middle class. They now num-
Der about 100000, approximately 10 per cent
of the population. and their ranks are thin
ming
Liquidation of the middle class, however
is no innovation of the New Deal Reported
incomes up to $4,000 have declined in number
almost steadily since 1923. In that year.
7,641,8 55 reported less than $4,000 incomes
For 1929, the number Was' 2,941 749 For 1892
it was 3.735,313 filled by Aug. 81 1889, and for
last year, 3,633,963 filled by Aug 81, 1880.
New Deal defenders say it was to be ex-
pected that economic recovery should first be
reflected in increased incomes in the upper
brackets, because, under our system, increased
profits precede wage and salary increases.
There also may be substance to the argument
that the increase in the upper brackets was due
in part to the filing of more conscientious re-
turns by persons who became alarmed by the
Senate's tax evasion disclosures and the JUS
tice Departments threats.
New Dealers can point to wealth distributed
among the lower class, whose earnings are
still too low to be found in Federal tax returns.
Through unemployment relief and public
works. the Administration has augmented
the incomes of workers, both the employed
and the unemployed.
The limited wealth thus redistributed comes
principally from taxes levied against the mid
die and lower claSses-the bulk of it in various
sales taxes. Direct taxes on incomes up to
$4,000 are relatively light, much lower than
England, France or Germany. The only taxes
against which the middle class can justly COM
plain are Federal and state excuses and state
and local property taxes. If these taxes can
be reduced benefits will flow to the lower as
well as the middle class.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-12-18
THEOBALD SMITH

old pioneers among the great fighters
~ against disease are disappearing from our
midst to live forever in the annals of human
ity Theobald Smith was one of the greatest,
a name linked with Pasteur, Koch, WEIGH.
Father of American bacteriology" he has
been called. He demonstrated the carrying of
disease by insects through his discovery that
cattle ticks carry Texas cattle fever He diff
ferentiated between the kinds of tuberculosis
bacill that attack humans and COWS. Upon
many other diseases he worked, blowing re-
search ground for others and making null
titude Of discoveries.
When DR.. Smith, as investigator for the
Department of Agriculture, found that insects
act as Intermediary hosts for disease germs,
he opened the way for the conquest Of malaria,
yellow fever, typhus fever, African sleeping
sickness and Rocky Mountain spotted fever.
Elevated last year to the presidency of the
Rockefeller Institute of Medical Research DR..
Smith was constant worker in pathology un-
til his fatal illness BY preference he lived
and worked near Princeton, N. j., where
splendidly equipped laboratory and a beautiful
countryside gave him the facilities and inspira-
ton he needed to carry on.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-12-18
FLYING HAZARDS

WHEN the United States Army undertook
w to fly the air mail, during that emer-
gency period of unpleasant memory, the citi-
zens generally were profoundly shocked at the
number of deaths that ensued. Not only was
this loss of fine young men tragic thing; it
seemed to hint that our air force was imper-
fectly trained and inadequately equipped.
However, it is evident that by comparison
with other nations air forces the American
Army f1iers take care of themselves pretty
we'll
When bombing plane Of the Royal Air
Force crashed near Birmingham, England, the
other day, killing three men, it brought the
Royal Air Forces casualty list for the year
to 3D.
Such a total may not be scandalously high,
but it does indicate that military flying is an
affair of abnormal risks under even the best
of circumstances, and that our Army Flying
Corps may have a better record, comparatively,
than We supposed.