Evening journal., 1917-03-23
news HAPPENINGS
ABOUT NEW Castle
Strikes on at Two OF the
Industrial Plants
Here
BASEBALL SEASON
OPENS APRIL 81

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
NEW CASTLE, March 23.--Strikes at
two Of tho industrial plants this week
have been responsible for the number OF
idle men noticed about the streets. Sow
eral coro makers at the Ballot plant
walked out Monday because the com
pany reduced the proc paid for the large
cores from 20 cents TO IS cents each and
for the small Ones from 10 CENTS 10
cents, Il was reported. The men, VINO
say thsy were making $3.50 and -
day. claim that the company wanted
thon 70 turn out 80 cores n day instead
Of tho % or "a they were making. A
number Of the clippers walked out yes
terday owing to some Disagreement over
pay. About so pieccworkers in the mu-
milton plant Of tho Bethlehem Steel Com
pany struck yesterday because the com
pany refused TO pay for imperfect shells
On charges of being drunk and disor.
DERBY. A. p. Purcell was fined So and
coats; James Quinn, So and costs, and
Edward Anderson, SO and costs by
Mayor Rodney yesterday. Ch'et Oh Po-
lice Matthew Tobin made the arrests.
Alexander I. Goudiss and Thomas
Gravall. from New Castle, are serving on
the petit jury for the county courts.
Chauncey p. Holcomb lectured in Md
dletown last night. Mr.. Holcomb, who
! Is United States district attorney to
China. expects TO sail April o. He has
/ an Office az No. l2 Whanghoo Road
/ Shanghai, and pract lces law.
James Taylor, who was recently aP-
pointed justice Of the peace for New
! Castle, has opened an Office In the ar
morv building next 20 the gas company
The Seminole Tribe Of Red Men QUOT
team defeated the team Of Brandywin'
Fire Company, Of Wilmington, out o.
10 games in the recent championship
series. The Seminole team Is expecting
a challenge from the Eden teams of Vii
mington.
AT a nesting Of the New Cnstle Base
ball Club last night in the mayors ofiic'
the names Of the residents Of the city
who have shown an interest In the wei
fare Of the team in former seasons wer'
called of in lists Of ten or so and giveI
20 the members so that they can DO seen
personally and collected 70 JOIN thu
vear. The club hopes 20 have mem
L
season Is formally opened April Il. ~
that day the league gnmes will begin
New Castle playing Eden AZ batter,
Park. Arrangements we're also com
pleted for the bake and cake Hale toda
, and tomorrow at Mrs. Emma lhwler
, store for the benefit Of the club. II
3 committee in charge who are lookir
= after The details, consists OF John
d McDevitt. Edward Mcdaniel. William
o Bradley, Charles Clymer and Hnro
3 Hobbs. a number OF young wome
II wives and sisters OF the membere, q
+ sisted Mrs. Iawler In waiting upon cr
II toners this morning and will peTfoi
the same service tomorrow morning.
d Mrs !. Ernest Phillips w'il Ia
e charge Of the Current Events Class
3 the New Castle Century Club this q
J. ternoon when an interesting progra
2. will be presented.
n Edward Enright. an expert engines
has returned 70 New Castle after
e absence OF ten years, part Of which tin
o he spent in Canada.
e Announcement Is made by the Ne
o Castle Reserves Baseball Club that ~
Z games have already been booked wl'
( Newport for this season.
s The junior and senior classes OF u
e New Castle II gh School will hold bal
n in James T. Chalenger's store tomOrro
r. morning for tho benefit Of the "trip
Washington" fund Miss Mary China
e Miss Esther Vining, Miss Alice Wi
v and Miss Elizabeth Madden will be
q charge. The entire sum needed to d
s frav the cxpnses is rapidly being gott'
Q together A check for $50 was recent
S received from Alfred I. dupont as a gi'
and about s25 more was realized fro
the two entertainments given by Z
,. Penn Literary Society.
John Hammond or Shorty as he