Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-08-02
news HAPPENINGS
About new Castle
Council Goes TO Law to
Collect Eight More
Gutter Liens
WOMEN BEGIN
TO SAVE FOOD
speclal 10 THE EVENING LouRNAL

AiNNiat W liAi r. ENlNG JOUltNAl
NEW CASTLE, Dol. Aug. 2.-Ono
Of the hardships inflicted by the post
Office civil service laws is exempEned
in the case OF Cyrus Rittenhouse, who
is a rural carrier cut OF this city. He
has been holding tho place temper
arily after several men have thrown
up the job. But no can't have tho
job. he cannot even take an examina
ton for the job because he happens
TO be minus one Of his legs and the
civil service rule bars him from an
examination for rural carrier on that
ground Postmaster Murphy and all
the patrons of the route arc anxious
TO have RittenhOuse retained on the
Job. but unless the two Delaware
Senators can influence the Postofilce
Department 10 mako an exception TO
the rule, New Castle wid lose one OF
It's most efficient rural carriers.
After several postponemonts of the
cases, the first three property owners
TO be sued by the city for failure 10
pay their curb and guttor improve
ment assignments Will face Magistrate
Taylor today Summons have been
issued for eight more property own
ers. making n total OF eleven TO be
sued. The property owners contend
that they should not be held for these
assessments because the city issued
bonds 10 pay for tho entire work and
that by being compelled 10 pay their
pro rata share Of the cost now they
are literally paying for the same job
twice. as interest on the bonds has
to be paid by the taXables as well as
tho bonds when they become duo.
Joe Pedin5ki and John Mueller. who
work in the steel mills, aired their
differences before Mayor Lavender
last night in a case in which Joe had
John arrested for assault Joe claim
ed he refused to take a drink AZ Johns
expense because he wanted TO do his
drinking ny himself and that be-
cause of this refusal John called him
vile names. and threatened % punch
him John said he didn't do these
things but four witnesses said he did,
so the mayor hned John 81 and costs.
New Castle women arc responding
10 the call of the food control author
tiles in Washington to Join I'm the food
pledge card 10 cut down the amount
of food served to members OF the
household Postmaster Murphy has
received the cards and the city car
riers are putting one in each house
while the rural letter carriers are
placing a card in each mall box. Post
master Murphy has large number OF
the cards Vat his Office for Distribution.
lie said last night that the women OF
New Castle are signing and return
ing them in goodly numbers. The
cards are sent 10 the food aoministra-
tor at Washington
Manager George I. Unger OF the 20
cal water company, laid down the
cares OF Office yesterday having re-
s 'gned his position to enter some Other
business His resignation was for
warded to the home office OF the com
pany IN Reading several days ago and
was accepted
The water company yesterday in
stalled some nlters NJ tho wells from
which it has been getting water and
last night the water showed improve
ment i'm it's condition However, the
BOARD of Health WI not accept the
water as good until another test can
be made
The Rev. Asbury Smith. SIS years
Of age and for sixty years a minister
I'm the Negro Methodist Conference
died az his home In this city Yesterday
from illness incident to old age. Flu
neral services VIII be held az the
Union A. NJ. Il. Church tonight after
which the body viii be taken TO Del
aware City for burial tomorrow MT
Smith was presiding elder of this con-
ference for number Of years
Carter Baldwin. the young man
who operates the iltney bus, which
struck and killed an Italian on the
streets OF tbs city recently, has been
DISCHARGED from all blame so far rs
criminal action is taken. He Is at
tempting 20 effect settlement with
the members Of the dead mans family
but thus far has not been able to agree
as to the damages to be pad
CAPTAIN Jesse A. Mckay In COM
mand OF the local guardsmen. is plan
ming a general shake.up IN his COM
pany and expects TO announce changes
in the personnel Of his command
within a short time. The changes are
made necessary TO provide some eN-
periencod men for the new company.
Recruits will take the p ace Of the ex-
perienced men sent to other com
pan'es.
New Castle sweltered again yester-
dav and at the steel mills the sur
fering among the EMPLOYEES was in
tense However no fatalities resulted
from the heat wave although several
workmen were overcome. The bath
ing beach was crowded during the
late afternoon and early evening with
swimmers who had high cd times
cooling Off in the ripping waters Of
the Delaware
Magistrate Taylor has threatened
to throw mp The job given him by
Council in the matter OF collecting the
curb and gutter assessments. He
sad last night that there Is nothing
in IL for him and that II Council wants
10 take the job 10 a WILMINGTON mag
istrate Il can do so. He said the de
lays and pose1s uements have been the
fault of Council and not his. He in
timated that the next time the cases
are called and Council s not ready 10
proceed that he will give judgment
against il.
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