Evening journal., 1914-11-30
MR.. TOMAN SUCCEEDS.
father AS TRUSTEE.
Has Unusually Large Vote
Over Two Other Candi-
dates for Office
ITALIANS OF TOWN
IN UPLIFT WORK
Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
NEW CASTLE, Del, Nov. 30.-Prop-
erty-owners and renters turned out in
force on Saturday to elect member OF
the trustees of the New Castle Common
to succeed James Il. Toman, deceased.
There were 546 votes polled and James
b. Ioman, Jr., was elected to succeed his
father. lhe other candidates were
James b. Lancaster and John Ries. lhe
vote follows: Toman, 30S; Lancaster,
l75; Ries, o. Ioman's majority was IL.
1t was evident early in the day that
deep interest was beng manifested in
the elction. Several months ago Mayor
Richard S. Rodney was elected to sue
ceed his father on the board and at the
election on Saturday the plea was ad-
vanced that Mr.. Ioman, Jr., deserved to
be elected to succeed his father.
The law provides that renters paying
stipulated rent are entitled to vote at
such an election. Some objections were
raised during the day but the election
officers found that when a man pro.
duced his rent receipt there was no pos
siblc way of preventing his vote.
The new trustee will be sworn in at
the meeting of the board tomorrow
morning.
Many persons here have found fault
with the reports published regarding the
fatal accident in which Mr.. Doughty
was killed and his body burned to {
crisp along the Delaware City road.
David b. Kee was one of the passen
gers on the trolley car when the body
was discovered. He found that nothing
could be done then for Mr. Doughty 5,
he came here, called his son Herbert ant
got out his big auto truck. Then h,
secured ten young men and Undertake.
I Clewell and went to the scene. Mr. Kel
affixed ropes TO the frame of the burn
ed auto aud pulled it off the mans body
Then willing hands assisted Undertake
/ Clewell to remove the charred remain
and they were brought here in Mr.. Kee'
truck.
Local people who know the work O
Mr.. Kee feel that he should be giyer
full credit for his efforts in the case.
DR.. p. A. NJ. Rovitti, of Wilmington
addressed an Italian meeting yester
day afternoon in the Star Theatre. TIL,
object of the meeting was to impress
on the Italians the necessity of study
ing the English language. It wal
pointed out that the 235 Italians her,
cannot become American citizens unit
such time that they can read ant
write the English language. The mel
are anxious to become citizens anC
they have considerable hard stud!
ahead.
The work of removing the old pill
ing at the Delaware street wharf com
menced on Saturday and the new pill
ings will be driven this week. Con
tractors Cloud, Stiles and Work vii
rush the work on the wharf.
So pleased were the people who at
tended the entertainment on Frida,
night that the young women who 81
oreditably staged "The C6nspirators
that they will be asked to take par
in another play and present a thre
act drama early in February.
The civics class of the New Cen
tury Club on Wednesday will OBJ
serve Tennyson Day.
City Council and the Trustees o
the Commons will hold their MONTH,
meeting tomorrow evening.
Thomas p. Leonard, who has beel
indisposed for two weeks, is able I,
sit up.