Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-04-05
NEWS HAPPENINGS
ABOUT NEW Castle
Fire Destroys Eight Work
ingmen's Homes in Dob
binsville Section
NEGROES ACTS
START RIOT

Malcitti, No. 712 Clayton street. yes
terday afternoon, destroyed eight
brick houses occupied by workers in
the steel plants and other industrial
works, and threw seventy persons
out OF homes. Mrs. Samuel Toppin,
sr.. a cripple. was carried from her
room in time TO escape injury nut
Josef Rosetti. a boarder In the Nal
citti home. was singede before he
could escape.
Mrs. Malcitti was talking with a
neighbor IN the rear yard, when a
passerby shouted TO her that her
house was on fire. She refused 10
believe it at first. thinking that the
person was Joking Rosetti was asleep
on a lounge in the room where the
fire originated and had a narrow
escape. 1t Is thought that the fire
was caused by throwing a lighted
cigar or cigarette on the floor.
Goodwill Fire Company, of this city,
responded to the alarm, but the fire
men soon realized that help was need
ed Fame and Liberty Companies of
Wilmington were called upon for
help. the companies responding
at once. Liberty Company re-
NAMED at the scene from 3 o'clock
/ until~nearly z o'clock befort the fire.
men considered IL safe to leave.
The property is owned by the
estate Of Richard J. Dobbin, of Phil
adelphia, whose name gave the name
10 the section OF the city, "Dobbin-
! Vile" The loss is variously esti-
mated at from $4,000 TO $4,000, said
to be covered by insurance TO the
extent Of $500.
This is the second disastrous FIRE
70 originate in the section OF the city
occupied almost exclusively by the
foreign element Two months ago a
row OF frame houses in "Shoretown"
was destroyed by a fire.
Manager Edward McDanlels, of the
New Castle Baseball Club, is without
a game for Saturday, April Ia. and
would like TO arrange game to fill in
that date.
The first game Of the season will be
played Saturday afternoon with the
New Castle Reserves, but the league
games do not start until Saturday
April 21.
DR.. Elmer L. Cross, Of this city, SUI
perintendent of schools for New Cas-
tie county, spent yesterday with DR.
Charles A. Wagner, State commits
sioner OF education, and DR.. Charles
H. Fisher. OF the department OF peda
gogy OF the West Chester Norma
School, visiting rural schools in Thu
county Among the schools visite'
was the old light cornered schoo
house about four miles from Sunni
Bridge, built on the octagonal plan
,,voba bI,r fba only ora of ffc kind RI
naming i'm Delaware.
Subscriptions for the work of the
Naval League OF America, unit OF
which was organized here Monday
night, are coming in fast Treasurer
A. V. Lesley George has received
many contributions to the fund Ia
purchase materials for the knitters
who are knitting outfits for the eighty
men on board the torpedo boat de-
stroyer Mcdonough. Membership In
the league costs SO q year and new
members are being enrolled every
day.
At a meeting of the vestry OF I'm
manuel p. L. Church 1t was voted e
secure an American flag to display il
the church.
Edmo Newlove has received his ap
pointment as scOutmaster OF Boz
Scout Troup No /. OF this city, rs wal
requested by members of the loca
troop. A membership campaign ha
been started in the hope OF filling tn
ranks John Leach is secretary o
the troop; John Wallace, treasurer
Allen Lavender, scribe. Mr.. Newlov
IS in charge OF the first aid work an
general scOutcraft, and Edward 4
Naylor Jr, and William Weggcr
mann have charge OF the drilling. tn
following patrol leaders and assist
ants have been named: Harry New
love and Eugene Myers. assistant; Al
len Lavender and j. Wallace, assist
ant; John Leach and Robert Sewar'
assistant; William Proud and Edwar
Challenger, assistant.
The public schools will close thi
afternoon to reopen Tuesday givin
teachers and pupils two holidays
Good Friday and Easter Monday.
William Grove, an assistant cleo
trician at one OF the local industrial
plants, whose ankle was broken some
time ago in an accident, Is able to b
about again.
Elaborate musical programs will b
presented in the local churches Sun
day. A cantata will be sung in Naza
reth NJ. r. Church by a large choru
choir. In Emmanuel p. +. Churcl
Sunday evening each scholar in tn
Sunday school viii be presented witt
a potted plant as a part of the ser
vice.
Joseph Dryweiski, employed at tn
plant Of the Baldt works, was strucl
by a shifting engine as he was leav
ing the plant Tuesday evening an
bruised. AS Dryweiski is 90 year
Of age, his injuries are felt NOR
keenly than would be the case with
younger man.
Five young women from this cit
divided up one Of the $50 prizes 10
temperance essays offered bv IN
State w. G. 7. Z. They were Mis-
Elizabeth Roberts. $40: Miss Mar
Gilman. So; Miss Josephine Weir. s.
ana Miss Anna Davidson and Mis-
Florence Ferguson 81 each.
As this is Holy Thursday. the al
iual meeting and election of Officer
Of the New Castle Century Club, s.
for tonight, will be postponed
Tuesday evening at 7.30 O'Clock.
this last date was originally set 4
the installation of the officers vi
we're to be elected tonight, both 4