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Milford chronicle., 1934-02-09
DR.. L. S. CONWELL
DIES AT CAMDEN
Physician, Legislator Found Dead In
Bed From Heart Attack

DR.. Luther S. Conwell, 20 years
old, one of the most prominent ply
sicians in the State, was found dead
in his bed at his home in Camden,
Monday morning. He had not been
well for several days but his condi-
tion was not considered serious.
Death was attributed TO a heart at
tack. He was a former member of
the Delaware General Assembly and
also executive secretary of the State
Board of Health.
DR.. Conwell spent practically all
his life in Kent county. He grad
uated from Jefferson Medical Col
lege. Philadelphia, in 1854, and came
to Kent county TO practice his pro-
fession. He had been located in
Camden for considerably more than
a quarter century and his death
leaves that town without physician.
In politics DR.. Conwell was a Re-
publican and represented the Cam
den district in the House of Repre-
sentatives for one term several years
ago. Previous to that he had been
secretary and executive officer of
the State Board of Health for some
years.
His wife died some years ago and
his only child a daughter, also died
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Milford chronicle., 1934-02-09
5lCWAPROJECTS
ARE APPROVED
February Budget OF $780,
900 Has Been Set Up
For Direct Relief.
ALL NEW PROJECTS

There were fifty-One additional
work projects approved by the Civil
Works Administration of Delaware
at it's meeting last week. These Jobs
are being made ready so that when
present work on which unemployed
men are working, are completed,
they will have these jobs to go to.
During the past ten days the
weather has made work on the out
side almost impossible because of
the zero temperatures and snow. Be
cause of that fact the load on direct
relief has been very heavy.
During January the money expend-
ed for direct relief was more than
S37 900 than had been planned, due
to weather conditions and because
more C.W.A jobs had not been start
ed. For the month of February
budget of about $21O,0OO has been
set up for direct relief throughout
the state.
The new work projects that have
been approved are as follows;
49, 80. sl,yssfE- e Eau1lty y. J .as-47-=-
Milford chronicle., 1934-02-09
PRINCESS ANNE
NEGRO FREED IN
WOMAN7S DEATH
Defendant Dazed By Ver-
dict; Had To Be Told
Twice Of Acquittal.
NO DEMONSTRATION
Jurors Deliberated Only
Three Hours; Decision
Received Quietly.
NO DEMONSTRATION

Sam Jones, 55-year-Old negro, was
acquitted in Somerset County (Md).
Circuit Court late Tuesday of a
charge of numbering Mrs. Margaret
Brumley, at Marion Station, last
New Years Eve.
Jones appeared dazed when the
verdict was returned. He had to be
told twice that he was free.
There was only a slight rustic
among the spectators in the court
room as the decision of the jury
was announced.
Before the verdict was read, Judge
Robert f. Duer cautioned against
any demonstration. declaring it
would be ruled contempt of court.
Judge Joseph L. Bailey, who also
sat on the case, thanked the court
room for the orderly way in which
it received the verdict.
The jury's verdict of mot guilty"
was returned shortly before 6:3O p.
m, after a deliberation of about
three hours. Shortly after the jury
went out, the foreman returned to
ask a legal question, which was not
made public. In charging the jury,
Judge Duer said 1t could return one
Of five verdicts.
From the witness stand Tuesday
morning Jones had denied any
knowledge of the murder and pre-
sented an alibi showing he was at
the home of Frank Borden, who lives
near the Brumbley home, at the
time doctors estimated Mrs. Brum-
bley was killed.
Examination of defense witnesses
occupied most of the second days
session before the case went to the
jury. The State completed its case
early Tuesday. adding few details
to Mondays .recital .that brought ths
story from the finding Of Mrs. Brum-
bley's body by her husband late New
Years Eve to the discovery a week
later of dark-stained pants in Jones
home.
Jones Tuesday morning admitted
the pants were his, but could not
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Milford chronicle., 1934-02-09
ISSUE WARNING
TO MOTORISTS
State Highways Are Generally
Cleared OF Ice and Snow

The State Highway Department
advises all motorists to exercise care
in crossing the causeway at Fred
erica for the present. Preparatory
to widening the highway a distance
of about a mile. a heavy fill is being
made on both sides of the causeway
and with gravel filled trucks back
ing and unloading. motorists are
cautioned to slow down and show
care in watching for the signalman
with their red flags.
The placing of signs, "slow down,
proceed with care" during the past
few days on the State highway has
been done for the safety of the mo-
torists because of the slippery con-
dition of the roads in many places.
The signs are temporary and are
placed more particularly at bad
curves or points where the icy con-
dition prevails.
South of Dover the State highways
are generally cleared Of the ice and
snow while north of Dover there are
several places where the snow has
frozen making it impossible to clear
ii away.
Milford chronicle., 1934-02-09
COMPROMISE
ENDS DISPUTE
us. Supreme Court Rules
Delaware's Twelve-Mile
Circle Claims Valid.
MASTER IS UPHELD

The long-standing boundary dis
pute between New Jersey and Del
aware TO determine jurisdiction over
portions of the Delaware River and
Bay was given a compromise settle
Msaaay inrAan opinion de-
livered to the Supreme Court of the
United States by Justice Cardoza.
The decision upheld the finding OF
a special master that the Delaware
boundary along the Delaware River
side was the low water mark on the
New Jersey shore within the radius
of a twelve-mile circle around New
Castle. New Jersey filed exceptions
to this finding, claiming the center
of the channel as the boundary.
In the Delaware River and bay be-
low the circle the court also upheld
the special master. establishing the
boundary in the middle of the chan
mel. Delaware asserted the boundary
should follow the geographic center
of the stream and bay.
Interest in the boundary settle
ment rested in the establishment of
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Milford chronicle., 1934-02-09
SICK MAN SAVED BY
WIFE FROM FLAMES
Residence OF c. +. Davis in Laurel
Burns With Loss OF $4,000

The home of Curtis f. Davis, to-
gether with its contents, was de-
strOyed by fire early Sunday morn
ing with a loss estimated at more
than $4,000, partially covered by in
surance.
Mr.. Davis, a director of the State
Hospital at Farnhurst. and his wife,
were awakened at 2.30 o'clock by
smoke which filled the house from a
blaze that originated near the fur
mace in the cellar. The firemen were
summoned and in a few moments
had apparently extinguished the
blaze.
The firemen had barely reached
their headquarters after leaving the
Davis home when they were recalled
and found the entire structure en-'
veloped in flames. II is believed that
the fire had been burning inside the
walls and was not discovered by the
firemen and it soon ate through and
burned rapidly.
Mr.. Davis, who has been ill for
several months, had just returned to
bed when the fire broke out anew
and was almost overcome by smoke
before Mrs. Davis succeeded in get
ting him from the house.
Milford chronicle., 1934-02-09
$14,854, ,48O Paid u
In Federal Taxes I
By State In 1893
$2,73I,II6 Increase As Compared With Previous
Year; Income Payments $II, 245,56I; ReUenue For
Entire United States $2,09O,S47279.

An increase of s2,731,116 in taxes
collected in Delaware in 1888, as
compared with 1882 collections, was
reported last Monday by the Internal
Revenue Bureau.
The bureau reported that total tax
collections in the State last year
were $14,854, ,4S0, as against $12,l23.-
364 for the calendar year 1882.
Income tax collections in Delaware
last year were $11,245.361. slightly
below the 1882 total Of $11. .453.429.
internal revenue taxes
were 1891 ,352 in 1888. as compared
with $685. the previous year, this
jump being due mostly to the i'm
position of additional taxes the lat
ter year.
Agricultural adjustment taxes col
lected in the State in 1888 tOtaled
$217.566.
Taxes collected throughout the ma
Milford chronicle., 1934-02-09
PAIR WELDING RAIL
KILLED BY TRAIN
P.R.R. Workers Fail to Hear Warn
ing on Cambridge.SeafOrd Line


Two employees of the Pennsylvania
Railroad were instantly killed last
Saturday morning at 9.35 O'Clock
when struck and run over by train
on the Seaford- Cambridge branch at
Broad Creek, three miles from Sea-
ford. The noise of the blow torch
they were using and the heavy COW
ers over their ears are believed to
have been responsible for their fail
use to hear either the approaching
train or the warning whistle of the
foreman 200 yards away, who saw
their plight.
The Vistims are:
William r. Webb, age 81, OF Perry
Vile, Md.
Harry II. Joseph, age so, ofLaurel.
Webb was working with welding
gang operating in this section, and
with Joseph, member OF the local
section gang. assisting him, was
working on the rail wi j the blow
torch, which at close range makes
an unusually defeaning noise. The
railroad at this point is perfectly
straight for a distance OF more than
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Milford chronicle., 1934-02-09
NEEDY OF STATE
Will NOT SUFFER,
9PKINS ASSERTS
Federal Director Promises
u. S. Aid Pending State
Action.
TOTAKE CARE OF ALL
Life OF Temporary Emer-
gency Relief Commits
sion Will Expire Soon.
TO TAKE CARE OF ALL

Although the funds of the State
Temporary Emergency Relief Com
mission are running low and Civil
Works projects have been halted so
far as new programs are concerned,
the needy people of Delaware will
not be allowed to suffer for want OF
food and other necessities of life.
This assurance was given by Harry
l.. Hopkins. Federal Relief Admins
traitor and Federal Director OF the
Civil Works Administration, to Frank
Collins, mayor of Newark, acting
chairman of the relief commission.
and Walter Dent Smith, director Of
relief, in a conference in Washing
ton.
The Federal Government, Mr.. Hop
kins told them, will take care of all
those who need assistance until such
time as the State itself can make
provisions for their care. either
through action by the Legislature or
some other program.
Mr.. Smith wrote to Mr.. Hopkins
several days ago asking for a con-
ference so that the situation as it
exists in this State now could be
laid before him and also the outlook
for the future could be explained.
The fact that the life of the Tenn
porary Emergency Relief Commits
sion expires on April 80 and all new
CWA projects have been held up by
orders from Washington will leave
Delaware confronted with the prob
lens of caring for those who are
now being assisted by the relief
board or through the CWA program.
Milford chronicle., 1934-02-09
DIPHTHERIA SERUM AT
GRADE SCHOOL FEB. Is
Improved TOxOid Now Used Requires
Only One Treatment

incubation for diphtheria will be
given at the Elementary School, Feb
buary 18th.
DR.. E. F. Smith of the State Board
of Health viii be at the school on
Tuesday morning, Feb. 18th to give
diphtheria prevention treatments to
children not old enough to attend
school.
Milford is proud of her diphtheria
record as there was not a case in
1893, and this was due to the large
number of parents who had had their
children protected against this
dreaded disease. Many pre-school
children in and near Milford have
not had this treatment and the par
ents are invited to bring them at this
time. There is no charge, and only
one treatment is necessary with the
improved form of toxoid now being
used by the state.
Milford chronicle., 1934-02-09
$50 FARMERS AT
CANNING PARLEY
Meet in LeweS to Organize Cooper
ative Group

About $50 farmers of Lewes To-
cality. interested in promoting can
ming interests for the newly-pur-
chased Warren canning plant at
Lewes, met at the Hotel Caesar Rod
ny to discuss prospects with the new
operator, Clarence G. Gray, of Balti-
more, an officer of the Hillsboro-
Queen Anne Cooperative Corpora
tion, owners of the plant.
The farmers signed their desire
to form a local cooperative group
to further the plans for packing the
large crops of peas, lima beans and
tomatoes grown around southern
part of Sussex county. Mr.. Gray
stated that the Lewes plant would
be opened Immediately and machine
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Milford chronicle., 1934-02-09
LIQUOR COMMISSION
HAS $104,O75.40

The State Lequor Commits
sion collected $S,S25.64 in
liquor taxes last month and
$3,175.95 in beer taxes, accord
ing to the monthly report of
the commission released to-
day.
The commission during jan
uary, after bills and operating
expenses had been deducted,
, added s10,610 to its treasury,
thus bringing it to a total of
$lO4,075.4O.
The detail report for January
follows:
Total receipts for January:
$1S.O11.O5.
Spirits License collection:
$4,391.57.
Beer License Collections:
S26O.5O.
Revenue Stamp Collections:
S3.175.95.
Spirits Tax Collection: $S,-
S26.64.
Wine Tax Collections: SSS7-
80.
Expenditures: S7,377.31.
Confiscated liquor pur-
chased: $23.57.
Net receipts: $1O.61O.17.
Grand total available on
February LIST: $104,075.40.
Milford chronicle., 1934-02-09
DELMARVIA YOUTH TO
ATTEND CONFERENCE
Speakers viii Include Harry Holmes
OF New York City

The Rev. James II. Bishop, direc-
tor of religious education of the Will
mington NJ. +. Conference announces
the fourth annual conference of
Delmarva Youth in the Crusade For
Christ" will open in Dover on the
evening of February 20, and continue
until Sunday noon, February 25. The
sessions of the conference will be
held in the auditorium of the Dover
High School with the exception of
Sunday morning which will be held
in Wesley NJ. l.. Church.
The speakers will include Harry
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Milford chronicle., 1934-02-09
FOUR NEW AIRPORTS
PLANNED FOR STATE
CWA Engineer Selects Sites at New
ark, Dover, SeafOrd, RehObOth

This week will witness action, it
is believed, on preliminary plans for
the establishment of several airports
throughout Delaware. This is one
of the projects suggested by the Fed
eral Civil Works Administration, the
same having a dual object-inding
work for unemployed men and wo-
men and stimulating interest in air
travel.
According to Leon L. Thompson,
airport engineer for Delaware of the
CWA, there are at present 21SO air.
ports in the United States, and it is
the hope of the Federal authorities
TO increase this by 1000 more. The
Federal plan, Mr.. Thompson says has
not only the giving of employment
to more people and interesting the
public in air travel both commercial
ly and for pleasure, but also as a
means of defense.
A survey of Delaware has been
made by Mr.. Thompson, and he has
tentatively chosen four communities
where, in his judgment, airpOrts
would be an acquisition to the COM
munity and State. These are at
Newark, Dover, Seaford and RehO-
both. The site at Rehoboth has been
tentatively chosen, it being two
miles west of the town.
Tuesday evening of this week,
Mayor Frank Collins of Newark, pre-
scented the plan to Newark Council
for its consideration. Another meet
ing with similar purposes is to be
held at Seaford within a few days.
Each community chosen for an air
port must acquire the site and will
be given five years to pay for 1t after
il has been constructed through
CWA workers. About 100 men will
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Milford chronicle., 1934-02-09
CUSTER HEARING
COMPLETED AT
DOVER TUESDAY
Sets February 16 AS Next
Meeting Date; Decision
Expected Then.
CONSTITUTION CITED
Ruling on Mandamus May
Also Fix Responsibility
For Calling Election.
CONSTITUTION CITED

Argument in the mandamus pro-
ceedings instituted by John Biggs,
Jr., Democratic State chairman, who
challenges the right of three State
Senators to hold their membership
in the General Assembly, was heard
on Tuesday by the Superior Court OF
Kent county. No decision was an
nounced by the court Tuesday night
when it adjourned shortly after 10
O'Clock. An opinion is anticipated,
however, on February 16, at which
time the court will meet again.
Presentation of the case which be-
gan at 4 o'clock Tuesday afternoon
was before Judges w. w. Harring-
ton and David J.. Reinhardt.
Stewart Lynch, attorney, of Will
mington, and ones of the attorneys
for the House of Representatives
and Howard E. Lynch, attorney, Of
Dover, appeared on behalf Of Mr..
Biggs. Attorney General P. Warren
Green was counsel for Lieutenant
Governor r. F. Corley, whom Mr..
Biggs seeks to compel to issue writs
for the holding of special elections
in the three Senatorial districts
where he alleges the vacancies ex-
lists. Associated with Mr.. Green was
Colonel William ]. Storey, attorney,
of Dover, and deputy attorney gem
eral for Kent county.
In the petition filed by Mr.. Biggs
he contended Senators Ernest V.
Keith, J. Burton Wharton, both of
Dover, and G. Clifton Maull, Of
Lewes, had accepted appointment to
other State offices and by so doing
removed themselves
as members of the Legislature be-
cause the State Constitution speci-
fes that a member of the General
Assembly -.eaunat bold other State
office while he is a member Of the
law making body.
Stewart Lynch, who argued the
case in behalf of Mr. Biggs' petition,
contended that although the Sena-
tors had resigned the State Office to
which each of them had been ap-
pointed they did not thereby auto
matically reinstate themselves as
members of the General Assembly.
He pointed out that the Constitution
provides that a legislator cannot
hold two State offices at the same
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Milford chronicle., 1934-02-09
REVENUE COLLECTOR
In DOVER, FEB. IA
Will Explain Hog Processing Tax
To Farmers

In view of the fact that so many
farmers throughout the central and
southern sections of the state last
month took advantage of the local
facilities of the Bureau of Internal
Revenue whereby the hog processing
tax could be paid in Dover, arrange
ments have been made for a repre-
sntative of this Federal department
to be in Dover again on Wednesday,
February Il, for this same purpose.
The Internal Revenue Service will
be represented by G. Earl Donoho.
deputy collector, who will establish
headquarters for the day in the Of
fee of County Agent Russell L. Will
son on the second floor of the Do
yer Post Office building. All farm
ers who have sold dressed pork since
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Milford chronicle., 1934-02-09
nee DIRECTOR
WILL SURVEY
WORKNSTATE
C. w. Hardesty, After
Capital Conference Out
line Delaware Program.
TO WORK OUT PLAN
To Make General Survey
Of All Field Activities
OF Federal Agencies.

A survey of the field activities of
all the Federal emergency agencies
in the State of Delaware will be
started Immediately by Charles w.
Hardesty, State director, National
Emergency Council, Mr.. Hardesty
said Monday morning.
Mr.. Hardesty returned to his Of
flee Monday morning after having
spent four days of last week in
Washington receiving instructions
on his duties as Delaware NEG Di-
rector and attending conferences.
One of the principal tasks which
will be included in Mr.. Hardesty's
duties, as State director, NEG, will
be to make a general survey of all
field activities of the Federal emer-
geney agencies for the purpose of
making recommendations as to
which should be coordinated, con-
solidated or abolished for the gem
eral purpose of efficiency.
other duties of State Director
Hardesty, according to the instruc-
tions he received, will be first, to
have supervision of compliance with
the codes and marketing agreements
under the NRA and the AAA; sec
ond, the supervision of factual in
formation Offices to be opened in the
State, and third, general guidance
and study of consumers problems
with the idea of recommending
some artery channels for their dis
position.
Mr.. Hardesty said that he was
awaiting further information on the
formation offices.
In connection with the survey of
the various Federal emergencies,
such as the NRA, PWA, CWA and
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Milford chronicle., 1934-02-09
Wilmington HighLets Defeat
Milford High On Local Court
Milford SICamped By Rapid Fire Shooting of Up
State Basketeers; Defeat Blamed On OUer Conf
dence Of Local Players.

scored in the half. Wilmington dur
ing the second half started tornado
of field goal shots for a total of 26
points. This defeat which makes the
second of the season for Milford both
of which were suffered at the hands
of Wilmington, has not discouraged
the boys, it has rather only taught
them a lesson, that of not being too
over-confident, and while some of
the Buccaneers are rather down in
the dumps over this last setback,
they are resolved as a whole that
they will remedy all past mistakes,
and will come back at Wilmington
next year a wiser and more deter
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Milford chronicle., 1934-02-09

tion by the Government last year
amounted to $2.O9O.947 ,279. an in
crease of more than $3.50, ,O00, 900 over
1882.
Guy T. Helvering, commissioner
OF internal revenue, in announcing
the total today and giving the collec-
tiOns by States, said the State figures
were not entirely indicative of the
Federal tax burden of the respective
States since the taxes might even
tually he borne by persons in other
States.
Income taxes aggregated $72O,45S,-
657, as compared with 1882 collec-
tiOns of S7S4,617. .096; Incorporation
incomes paying $345,l74,353 and in
dividual incomes s375, 1884, ,3O4.
Miscellaneous internal revenue ag-
gregated $1,229, ,925.372 as compared
with $685., 451 .497 in 1881. Agricul-
tural adjustment taxes totaled $14O,-
563,24S.
Milford chronicle., 1934-02-09
TWO FIRE CALLS AT
SAME TIME SUNDAY
Chimney And Shed Fires Kept The
Boys On The Jump Last Sunday

For the first time in several years
the local fire company found them
selves confronted by two town calls
at the same time. On Sunday last
they received a call at O'Clock in
the afternoon to come to the home
of Alton Beebe on North Walnut
street. where a chimney fire was
threatening the neighborhood with
flying sparks. The alarm had hardly
been sounded. when another came
from South Milford. where one of
the cabin sheds used to house trans
lent help for Torsch's factory was
in flames. The chimney fire was ex-
tinguished with chemicals, without
damage. The fire at Torsch's how
ever consumed two-thirds of the
building before being brought un-
der control. damage was estimated
at about $500.
Milford chronicle., 1934-02-09
SCOUT CHAIRMEN
MET MONDAY NIGHT
Plans Now Under Way For Com
munity Campaigns

Kent county participation in the
area-wide campaign for the support
of Boy Scout work in Delaware and
the Eastern Shore of Maryland got
under way Monday evening at a
meeting held in the Hotel Richard
son with Mayor J. Wallace WoodfOrd
as the chairman in charge.
At this meeting attended by the
town chairman from the towns in
Kent county, the Hon. Charles NJ.
Curtis of Wilmington told of his ex-
periences as an interested scouter
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Milford chronicle., 1934-02-09

Fighting gamely, but finding them
selves unable to strike their early
season stride, the Milford High Buc-
cancers were taken into camp by the
fast and powerful Wilmington High
let quintet last Friday evening. The
Waremen led by Lindsay and Minu-
tella their speedy forwards, opened
a barrage of two pointers on the To-
Gals in the first few moments of play,
and at half time led the Bucs q
to 6. During the second period Hall,
Milford Highs are managed to gar
ner four field goals. Watson, the
locals mammoth guard with a foul
shot obtained the only other point
Milford chronicle., 1934-02-09
SEND OUT STATE
INCOME TAX BLANKS

More than $780, 900 State in
come tax blank forms have
been sent out from the State
tax office. at East Ninth street,
to Delaware citizens during
the past week. The reports
must be filed on or before
March 18th.
Every citizen of the State
over 21 years of age must file
a return. Minors with income
of $1,000 or more must also file
a return.
Exemption is allowed for all
single persons with incomes OF
less than $1,000, and for mar
ried persons or the head OF
families, with incomes of un+
der $4,000. Exemption of 5000
is also allowed for each de-
pendent person in family.
Whether the recipient must pay
a tax or not, all must file the
return on or before March IS.