Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-07-09
NEWS Of THE DAY
At NEW CASTLE
Mayor Eckles Denies That Drunks
Are Tolerated on the Streets
of the City.


New Castle, July $50 many drunks
have appeared on the streets that some
Of the residents are beginning TO complain.
The following is a letter received by Mayor
Ecklcs from citizen OF this city:
New Castle, Del, July 8, 1920.
Dear Sir: IL has become necessary
for ine TO inform you of the drinking and
rarousing which has been going on in
this city for the last two months. The
drunkards are making brags to the citl-
zcns that Mayor Eckles said that he
would not fine or interfere with them.
Zone drunkard, who has travelled the
United States, said that New Castle is
the easiest town in the country and that
he would like to know what the police
are being paid for. Those drunkards take
a great pleasure in telling of the good
times that they are having under trees
in the broad daylight with their four or
five gallons of the real stuff These beasts
after drinking all day go to their homes
and raise all kinds of trouble. They also
annoy the neighbors who live around
them. Unless you take some action to
stop this disorder, the people who are
annoved and kept awake at night by the
drunken men will take the matter in
their own hands. Trusting you will at
tend 10 this matter and have it stopped at
once, | remain, J. j. r., respectable
citizen of New Castle
The mayor said last night that he
would present -. J. r., the writer of the
letter, or any of the neighbors spoken of
in the letter, with $40 or a proportionate
amount of the costs if they or any of them
will appear as prosecuting witness In
The hes mentioned and substantiate
these assertions The police also said that
l~,,,l- fnn,l hxr shap, fhn
streets of this city would be arrested;
also that any disorderly persons would
he arrested and brought before the mayor.
The fire which destroyed the proper
ties of Max J. Roll at Dobbinsville, yes
terdav. WAS so close to the feed wire run
ming in front of the building that Chief
of Police Alexander McCaughn called up
The powerhouse and ordered the power
shut of The engineer, McCaughan says,
stated that he would cut off the lights,
but not the trolley current McCaughn
thereupon ordered the wires cut. John
Leonard cut the wires.
William ID. Grier, who has been suffer
ing for several weeks with carbuncle and
was recently operated on at the Delaware
Hospital, has returned home, much
improved.
Ida Bell Thompson. daughter of Mrs.
Anna Thompson, was operated on yes
tsrday by DR. b. y. Allen for an infected
foot.
Grand Chancellor Harry Fritz and staff
of Wilmington will install the officers
recently elected by the Adelphia Lodge,
No. s, X. of p, tonight.
Reese Williams, the five-year- son of
George Williams of Fifth street, was
operated on yesterday in the Homeo-
pathic Hospital, Wilmington, for appen-
dicitis.
Frank Deemer. who has been suffering
from an injured knee for the past several
weeks. is improving. Mr.. Deemer is en-
ployed AZ the S. s. Deemer steel mill.
Miss Jean Knauss, Third and Harmony
streets, WAS sent 10 the Homeopathic
Hospital for treatment by DR. julius Dodd
The Baraca Class has begun operations
on the lot at Fifth and Delaware streets
20 be turned in 10 a public playground
for children. Already a number Of see
saws and sliding shoot have been erect
cd. The other anusements to be placed
on the lot are a sand pile under cover,
two styles of swings, one for large chill
dren and the other for small children, slls-
pended iron rings, basketball and volley
ball court and rubber and iron quoits
About fifty young couples went on the
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Beach.
Registration officers Of the First dis
trict will sit at the Rose Hill school
house August Z, with an intermission for
lunch from II to o'clock.
Rev. Robert Marks, pastor of the First
Presbyterian Church, and Mrs Marks
of Elizabeth, y. j., who motored to this
CITY last Tuesday and spent few days
with Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Farmer and
Mr. and Mrs. A. NJ. Keegan, left yester-
dav for Baltimore, Md, where they
will spend few days. They are making
a ten weeks tour Of the Middle Atlantic
States for Mr.. Marks health.
Mrs. William Leach Of this city is
visiting friends in Townsend
Mr. and Mrs. David McCallister of
Philadelphia are visiting Mr.. and Mrs
ORA Lunt of this city
Mark Clyrner is building an addition
e. his house on Second street.
Rev. and Mrs. George T. Street re-
tured yesterday from Wildwood, N j.,
where they enjoyed an eight-day outing
in their cottage on Davis avenue.
Joseph Rothrock Of Fifth street, who
recently was stung in the inner ear by
bug which caused that member to be-
come badly swollen and painful, j. i'm
proved
Mr.. and Mrs Charles S. Fleming. who
were visiting friends IN Milford, have
left for Pocomoke, Md.
c. Baker, who is employed at the
American Manganese plant, had apiece of
emery taken from his left eye yesterday.