Evening journal., 1921-03-28
NEWSHAPPENGS
OF new CASTLE
John Fehl, Hotel Proprietor,
Dies. in Wilmington
= Hospital
: FISHERMEN QUIT,
NETS TOO HIGH
Especial to The Evening Journal.

i Special to The Evening Journal.
NEW CASTLE, Del, March U.s.
John Fehl. aged As years, pro-
prietor of the Jefferson Apartments
and the Fehrs Baker. at Delaware
street and the Strand. died in the
Physicians and Surgeons Hospital.
Wilmington, about 10 o'clock last
night from pneumonia Mr.. Fehl
had been i'll for several months with
a complication of diseases, but had
been confined to his bed only at
temporary intervals He became
suddenly worse on Sunday, March
20 and was taken 10 the hospital,
where it was found an operation
was necessary. He successfully
passed through the operation. but
developed pneumonia yesterday,
which resulted in his death.
For many years Mr.. Fehl had
conducted the old jefferson Hotel
here, and at the closing OF the sa-
loon opened a bakery on Second
street. which was a few weeks ago
transferred to the basement OF the
summer garden in the rear of the
hotel He had but recently opened
operations of the new bakery.
He is survived by his wife, four
sons. Fred. Harry. Charles and Her
man. and four daughters, Mrs. Emily
Bacon. and Misses Elizabeth. Mae
and Mildred Fehl. all residing in
this city.
Mr.. Fchl was a member OF the
F. o. E.; Delaware Tribe Of Red
Men; German Library Association
and Delaware Saengerbund.
The funeral will take place from
his late residence at . o'clock We'd
nesday afternoon. 1nterment Will be
in Glebe cemetery.
Henry jackson. Negro, OF Tenth
and Clayton streets, was arrested last
week by officer Tobin. on a warrant
sworn out before Mayor Eckles by
his wife, Annie Jackson, for alleged
threatening OF her life and OF de-
destruction of the property in which
they lived. Jackson put up a $l0s
Liberty bond as security for his ap.
pcarance at a hearing set for lesi
\ Wednesday.
y He failed to appear and forfeited
his bond. The matter Of forfeiture
was referred to City Solicitor Jan
vier A Philadelphia attorney hai
been endeavoring TO straighten GU
the affair, representing jackson.
Harry Freedman, 614 North Val
Buren, street, Wilmington, backed I
car he was driving into a bicycle
and completely demolishing it Of
Saturday. The bicycle, which wa
the property OF the son of Mr.. an
Mrs. Henry Long, of Fifth street
was standing at the curb in iron
L. v. Platts grocery store, Secon
and Delaware.
Special efforts are being made b
the new Civic Club, the Board {
Health and other officials to clea
up the insanitary conditions OF Ger
tain sections of the city. Fror
and rear yards and vacant lots ar
being cleaned up and orders hav
been issued by the board of healt
to all occupants and owners Of PROF
erty where sanitary conditions ar
bad, that unless Immediately rem
edied, criminal prosecution will b
started.
DAVID Smith and Forwood Mo
1lheRy caught two shad. and job
and Robert Newlove one shad o
Saturday, the first catches by loci
fishermen this year. There are onl
five nets being fished from this M
table shad fishing port.
While many former fishermen al
unemployed, they have found
financially impossible to rig out ne
and the other necessary equipmer
Before the war nets and fishing pa
aphernaha were high. but the pri'
T. has gone up considerably since tn
time. with the result that maj
boats have been Withdrawn fro
the fishing trade. The increase
the price of nets is said TO be caus'
by the failure of sections former
raising fax to continue that produ
ton. Years ago, when fisherm,
knit their own nets, the fax threi
was selling as low as So cents
pound. which plus the cost Of KIN
ting at that time Of so cents a pour
made an so pound net cost the ifs
ernen sS4. as compared with a kI
net of similar weight purchased u
year at s4.S2 pound. cost
s345.60.
Beside the cost OF the nets, I