Evening journal., 1917-09-06


Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
NEW CASTLE Del, Sept. 6.--IIun-
dreds OF residents OF this city
gathered along the water front on
sunday afternoon. when Miss Lii
lln Doelze, aged 40 years, a fuse
worker, swan the Delaware river
from this place TO Rlvervlew Beach.
SIC was the hrst time IN the memory Of
the oldest rlvermen that the feat had
been accomplished by a woman. Miss
Doelze. whose home is In Wilmington,
made the distance, estimated at flve
miles, in one and three quorteF hours.
The young woman was accompanied
on the trip by O male swimmer ShO
was compelled TO seek one Of the MOTOR
boats which followed the young
woman. Miss Doelze won a prize In Ia
swlmmingscontcsti i'm Wilmington when
she was 10 years of age. The young
hibitlons here all summer and her div
ing from Delaware street wharvcs. has
attracted large crowds,
D srhe funeral Of Willlsm-J. Ferris the
well known druggist, who died at the
Johns Hopkins Hospital at Baltimore,
yesterday morning, will probably be
held on Saturday, although the ar
rangemonis have not been completed
The death OF Mr.. Ferris Was the ohe
I topic discussed here last night, tho
citizens an regarding him as one OF
the most prominent men OF this city.
Mr. Ferris was born here IN 1856. being a
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles b. FERRIS
lie was educated In the public schools
OF this city and also at Delaware Col-
loge. ln carly life he engaged In tic
ldrug business with his father. suc-
ceedlng him when be died a number
of years age
Mr.. Ferris always took keen in-
! icresi IN civic affairs and was 40 var.
Gus Times a mcmebr Of the depart
monls of the city government. serving
as city treasurer, member OF the Trus-
tees of The Commons City Council and
the Board of Education. lie was presl-
dent OF the Trustees OF the Commons
al thQ Time Of his death, and a member
OF The school board. lie was also see
rotary OF the Citizens Building Loan
Association from rs organization in
1888 and had not missed a meeting Of
! that organization until he was taken
i'm last February.
! In addition 10 engaging IN the drug
business at Second and Delaware streets
Mr.. Ferris was an expert accountant
and was teller OF the New Castle Trust
/ Company for years.
lie was a member OF ST. Johns Lodge
A. Il. and A. NJ. and Of Friendship Lodge
A. o. II. w. and a member of the Ma
sonic Hall Company. In early life he
/ joined the First Presbyterian Church.
Mr.. Ferris had a national reputation
as a chess player, being a member Of
J The Franklin Chess Club, OF philadcl-
phia.
Mr.. Ferris is suryi,td by his son.
Charles e. Ferris. a naval apprentice
who Is here on a furlougl.
Members Of the police department
are wondering whether the resolution
considered by City Council relative
20 furnishing uniforms for the patrol
men will die IN committee or not. It
Is contended that unless some con-
4 cession is made in lettering the work
ing conditions of the department the
city may find Itself without patrol
men.
A young man giving the name OF
George Rude was ield under $500 bail
by Mayor Cevender yesterday zoorning
Ter Court OF General Sessions on a
Z charge OF carrying concealed dead
ly weapon. Tho man, who boarded ia
Sixth street. became engaged in a
brawl nj the carnival grounds and
was chased TO hls boarding house
Chief Of Police Tobin hearing OF the
trouble started after the crowd and
flnding Rude IN che street with a
loaded revolver which he had secured
from his ROOM arrested him.
Lee Gosdiss. son OF Mr. and Mrs. A.
r. Goudiss is spending his vacation
in New York. "a
Commuters leoying Wilmington on
the $40 o'clock trolley last night had
a jolt when the car was brought to q
dead stop at Heaid and Lobdeli
streets. Wilmington and screams as
if someone had becn run over were
heard An Investigation showed that
a dog had run under the car but Il
escaped uniniured