Evening journal., 1916-09-11
news HAPPENINGS
ABOUT NEW Castle
American Manganese Steel
Co. Makes Addition to
Its Plant
COUNCIL TO DISCUSS
. STREET IMPROVEMENT
Special to THE EVENING journal. !

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
NEW CASTLE Del. Sept. t1.-Ru-
dolph Ortmann and W. ID. Nichols.
president and vice-president respect
lively, OF the American Manganese
Steel Company, visited the eastern
plants here last week. The men at
the head of the grek steel corpor-
alton were highly pleased with the
conditions Of affairs here and during
the tour of inspection chatted freely
with the men.
Extensive improvements are being
made to the plant purchased some time
ago from the Brylgon Steel Casting
Company. Structural iron workers are
at work erecting an addition extend
/ ing the full length Of the building, a
distance of about 300 feet. Manganese
and welding furnaces are being in
stalled and extensive Improvements
are also being made to the engine
room and new machinery installed
throughout the plant.
A number of New Castle music
lovers went 10 Wilmington last even
ing and attended the services in Scott
NJ Z. Church at which Miss Florence
G. Cisin of New York, who is the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs A. e. Goudiss,
gave violin selections.
Recently the Bethlehem Steel Com
pany rented and remodeled a number
Of residences here so that their EN-
ployes would have places TO stop as
boarding houses and lodging places
were hard 10 secure. Some time Sat
urday afternoon a young man who
served his term of enlistment in the
! United States Army. was discharged
! from Fort DUPONT. He obtained a po-
sition at the Bethlehem plant and was
to report for work this morning He
came here and stopped at one Of the
company houses When he awoke
yesterday Uorning his suitcase con
tanning clothing and his savings was
gone So were two men who stopped
at the house Saturday night. II was
learned that the men had boarded the
first car for Wilmington yesterday.
Charles Klingmeyer. James 3.
Hance. IT., and Edward Mcdaniel will
spend two weeks in New York State.
Crap shooters enjoyed the fine day
yesterday but the police could not get
near them. Each crowd of players
kept "look-outs" watching all avenues
leading to the scene Many youths are
among the gamblers.
Every one here hopes the ban will
be lifted during the week so that the
children may return TO sclSol next
Monday.
City Council. the Street Improve
ment Commission and the property
owners aloRg Fourth street will hold
conference tomorrow evening re-
garding the building of Fourth street.
The Citizens Building and Loan As
sociation still has az its slogan Buy
or Build" During the year a number
OF homes have been purchased. Every
time a man pays his dues in the loan
association he pays off part Of the
principal as we'll as the interest on the
money.
Acting Mayor Theodore w. Caven-
der yesterday morning settled the
quarrel between the Green and Lewis
families These colored folks
"sassed" one another on Saturday
night and threatened to use their fists
Three Of them we're arrested on a
charge of disorderly conduct and
small fines and costs helped TO cool
their tempers.
A meeting will be held at o'clock
tomorrow evening In the Arnory for
the purpose of arranging for the send
ing of a box to Company II. Organized
Militia OF Delaware, now stationed at
Deming. N. NJ.