Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-05-22
news HAPPENINGS
ABOUT new Castle
Mayor and Police Raid AL
legged Speakeasy and
Make Arrests
HEALTH BOARD
CONFERS TONIGHT
Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
NEW CASTLE, May 22.-Mayor Cav
ender captainod raid on an alleged
spcakeasy yesterday morning which re-
suited in the capture of Della Jones,
colored, and several men and another
woman in a house on North Fourth
street about which many complaints had
been received by the police. The mayor.
in his battle gray automobile, and ac-
dompGnicd by Officers Nickerson and
Lewis, might have been seen going ont
Fourth street in the early hours of yes
tcrdav morning, but the residents have
become so accustomed TO the sight OF
their chief official, his doughty policemen
and the gray automobile that they
would have suspected something doing
at once. Bursting into the Jones house,
the police claim that they found plenty
of evidences of illegal liquor selling.
about four gallons of wmskey forming
the principal exhibit at the hearing ac-
corded the prisoners later. Besides Della
Jones. the raiders arrested Mary Brown,
Henry Anderson, Anthony Young and
Jacob Burton, all colorcd. After arrest
ing the men and women. Mayor Cav
cndsr gave them hearing and commit
ted them to the county workhouse in de-
fault of 81 600 bail each. Della Jones
recently served a term in the workhousc
for keeping a speakeasy, the police rec
ords show.
Arrangements have been made by tho
members of the Mems Bible class of
Emmanuel p. Z. Church To hold dance
in connection with their strawberry tes'
tival i'm the parish house tomorrow
night. Dancing will be The order of the
evening from S.45 o'clock until mid
night.
Miss Emily =. Bissolls name has been
added TO the list of speakers for tomor-
row nights National Delcnsc avid Red
Cross meeting In the Opera House. Miss
Bssell assisted In organizing the Red
Cross work here recently
Conservation Day will be observed at
the meeting Of the New Castle Century
Club today. Mrs. Richard T.. Cmn. of
Kirkwood. and Mrs. d. T.. Fuller, of
Wilmington, will speak. Miss Mildred r.
Stops will preside at the meeting.
Warrants are said TO he ont for sew
eral Young men. residents -oi this city
who are charged with having chased a
companion mp on the porch of a house
and "bcatcn him mp Sunday night The
alleged assault and battery WAS over the
attentions the victim oi thc.hcating was
paying certain young woman, b. Is
said.
Thomas Cannon. who has been in So
attic Washington. for two years as su-
perintendent IN a foundry, is expected
here the last of this month for short
visit with relatives
The Ladies' Aid Society Of the First
Baptist Church will hold a measuring
party tonight az the home of Mrs
Charles J.. Ncttcr. Moorc's avenue. the
proceeds from which viii 60 towards th'
carpet fund Of the church.
The carnival which was 10 have beer
given on the town green by The Now
Castle Century Club June "a, 10 and 10
has been postponed TO a later date e
be decided upon by tho committee.
Although the ten men arrested Fri
day night and Saturday morning for
carrying matches into the plant of
the Bethlehem Steel Company were
dismissed by Magistrate Taylor two
more we're brought here last night by
guards. In view of tho disposition
OF the other cases Chief of Police
Tobin declined to lock the men up
and Magistrate Taylor not being in
his office. the men were allowed ia
90. A third man. who gave his name
as Horace Dean, had two ball cart