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SOUTH NORWALK,CONN.,SATURDAY, AUGUST 7,1926 TWELVE PAGES
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THE WEEK
IN TOWN
By Stencil
Kiwouis Out-Ups
tAnd after the storm there comes
atlas of solace and pleasant re-
trospect. Fred J. Lyon the Kiwanis
secretary. in a very humorous ad-
drem before his club Thursday. told
of the good sides of the bld result
of the recent Kiwanis-Lion baseball
game, and he proceeded to make up
another lineup. In it are Samuel
Boodner, first base. Thomas Robins.
ucond base. Charles Dlmond. third
base. and so on ad inflnltum. My.
oh my, what a team that would be.
But look as I may. I can't find
Sam Greensteln's name in the list.
Maybe the witty Fred knows that
Mr. Greenstein would not consent to
play. For after all. the lively cloth-
ier would find it mighty hard to
tread on a diamond.
What does he care for baseball,
What does he want with a cup?
He can't step on a diamond:
He'd rather pick it up.
Narrow Minded
this is another week. and
with it come new things. The mails
sometime during the past few days
brought to me a little love note from
one -“M. L. M.." It is a very sweet
little filing. pretty much on the or-
der cl a tiny rasberry and a senile
egg. containing the best features of
each. The writer is evidently a
young child. who does not know any
better. And like most people. he
' hunger-s to see his name in print.
This is what he wrote:
My dear Stancff,
Just how long is all this going to
keepwon. anyway?
I am one. I fear. of a number of
Constant Readers who let them-
selves be fooled each Saturday into
reading your column. The effect.
after the bottom of the page has
been reached, is worn than that of
the heat. Last week. after suffering
the torture of your paragraphs. I
climbed three trees. ran around the
block four times. impersonated an
electric fan. and wound up by sit-
ting in the refrigerator for the rest
of the afternoon.
Whoever gave you the idea that
you are funny could. I am certain.
persuade CaivimCoolldge to believe
himself one of the Marx Brothers.
Or. perhaps. you do not have the
idea that you are funny. Well.
whatever idea you have. 'I am will-
ing to wager my winter underwear
that you are wrong.
If I may offer a suggestion. why
not have one of the kids in the
playgrounds write your column? As
it is now. Stanoff, your weekly
shorts are the best circulation boost-
er the Sentinel's competitor has.
Sincerely.
Ms L. M.
(Initials only, please)
Squelched
"(Initials only. please)." the
side-splitting letter ends up. The con-
tributor is modest. and so. while we
know who he is. we won't tell. No.
' we won't. Fbr M. Leo Miller has
asked us not to. And we wouldn't
betray him. It is too bad that the
boy was so affected by the heat. But
I don't really believe that he did all
the things he said he did in the let-
ter. And anyhow. H. H. Longer would
not let any of the playground child-
ren write for this column.
So there.
It's legal
And while “M. L. M.." an avowed
an alleged humorist. raves on about
the heat. what does he think I am
doing! I am glad I drove him to
the ice box. At first when I read the
letter, I kind of. wished he would go
some place else, but. oh. well, what's
theme? And if he'has any more
letters to write. please, write on one
side of the paper. .nd let him be
sure that it is legible. May this be
a lesson to other contributors who
have sent in their greetings-during .
the week: Please send all your in.
formation on the back of a blank
check. It ”has it much easier for
me. And don't forget. sign your
new on the bottom of the other
side. The rest is‘ easy. Sergeant Bry-
sn Silk in the tip-town police sta-
tion, told me that At would be all
right to send in your contributions
"on a check blank. So it's perfectly
legal. You don't have to be afraid.
,
3 Sancho .
- And new the editor has Just show-
bd me the galley proof. He says.
Vltansff. you'll need at léast one
more pb." So. I said. all
m I said. I'll get in another pa-
hgsapb. Just like that I came back
at him. And what do you think?
Why. I answered him. and when he
looked again. he said. "look there's
m a little space. new.” And sure
enough I, did look. and to my sur-
m be was right. But even the lit-
lo_ oehadgonaAndwhodcycu
d
Enthusiastic Reports From
Workers Heard Af Com-
mittee Meeting Yester-
day Afternoon.
EVERYBODY THERE
WILL HAVE BADGE
Bresident Moran 0f Board
Of Trade Prepares Draft
0f Program With Ap-
peal For Co-opcration.
With 600 tickets already distribut-
ed for the Norwalk Men’s outlng’
and 300 ready to be put in the mails
by the middle of next week. prepara-
tions are going ahead at full speed
for one of the greatest get-together
events in the history of this city. It
is expected that more than 000 local"
men will be on hand Wednesday at-
ternoon. August 25. to put the affair
through with an unprecedented‘suc-
cess.
The sports mommitteo of the Nor-
walk men's outinf will hold a meet-
ing in the South Norwalk club.
Tuesday afternoon at 2 o’clock.
Chairman Philip A. Jakob announco
ed. this morning.
At a meeting yesterday afternoon
of the general committee of the
Nonvalk Men's outing. William H.
Dieringer. in charge of ticket distri-
bution. reported some returns have
already been made. and if favorable
comment is any indication. he said
the affair will be patronized by a
very great number.
Philip A. Jakob. chairman of the
sports committee, announced that
arrangements are well under We!
for the athletic events which are to
be held.
Munsie Getting Prizes.
John M. Munsie is working hand
in hand with Mr. Jakob. and~is se-
curing the prlzes'as fast as the dif-
ferent events.are listed. He was
empowered at the last meeting to
some about 40 prizes. which will be
distributed formally in the Retort
Point casino after the dinner. when
the successful athletes will be in
good condition to appreciate (in a
full way) their booty.‘ ‘
Chairman Thomas A. Skelly an-
nounced that Frank W. Gocdchild.
secretary of the board of trade. has
been appointed n charge of ithe
badges. which will be worn by every
person at the outing. The badge
will insure free admittance to the
Roton Point dance pavilion in the
evening. -
Philip A. Jakob and J. Fred Mc-
Mahon of the program committee
received an original draft for the
outing program from Frederick J.
Moran. president of the board of
trade. This will he accepted with a
few slight revisions.
Fun Starts At 1:80..
The day's program will start at
1:80 o'clock with a joint baseball
game in which all the local asso-
ciating clubs will be represented.
The Kiwanians and Toreadors‘will
probably make up one team with
thb Lions and the South Norwaik
club as their opponents. Members
of the No l: club will participate
on both dos. , .
Norwslk Club Joins. _ ,.
At a special meeting ofth'o dir-
ectors of the Norwalk club,late yes-
terday afternoon. that organisation
voted to pledge its omnintcus sup-
port to the Norwaik Men's outing.
Letters will be sent to an members
urging their support. “While the Nor-
wallt club has been included in,the
outing. it has taken no official no-
tice of ht oevent before this time.
The program. which will be pub-
lished_soen. includes the list of all
the members of-the outing commit-
tee.
Outing _ .
They are as follows: Chairman,
Thomas A. Skelly, John I. Mun-
sle. Frederick J. Kane. Thomas Mac-
(Contlnued on Page Five.)
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Health, Beauty, Courage
Mark Amrica’s Latest
Entry In Hall of Fame
Gertrude Ederle. the first woman
swimmer to vanquish the English
Channel, has all the qualities that
Do to make up the kind of heroine
whom America will ungrudgingly
and freely worship and honor for
her splendid accomplishment. The
record of her 19 years shows her
to be courageous. determined. mod-
est. sportsmanlike, generous, unaf-
fected and perfectly poised. She
has. in addition. beauty of face and
figure and the abounding health
that is the natural result of the nor-
mal life she has led of her own vol-
ition.
Although of German parentage,
she is a. child of "the sidewalks of
New York." She was born on the
west side of the city. reared there
and schooled there. Her home to-
day is at 108 Amsterdam Avenue.
although she and her parents spend
their summers in a cottage at High-
lands. N. J. Miss Ederle's father is
a German butcher and her mother
is of the sturdy German housewife
type. Some of the qualities of en-
durance and stamina which have
been displayed by Miss Ederlo were
inherited from her parents and im-
proved by the girl's life and train-
ing.
LIONS GO TO
BAT NEXT WEEK
IN BRIDGEPORT
, he Norwalk Lions will meet the
is: dgeport Lions in a baseball
match Wednesday afternoon. Aug-
ust 18. according to an announce-
ment made yesterday by J. Fred
McMahon. manager of the local
iungiers. Following the ' Kiwanis-
Lious game last week. the local club
has received several challenges be-
cause of its victory. The team will
travel en masse next week‘to Pleas-
ure Beach where the game will be
held. ' "
Captain Michael Abrahsms of the
Toreadors has already received no-
tification from the Lions that they
are ready to enter into combat. The
game will most probably be held at
Amusement Park Saturday after-
noon. September 4. In preparation
for the two strenuous games. the
local Lions have started intensive
practice. At the Staples lot last
evening they went through all the
motions of baseball. and are rapidly
getting into shape.
Mrs. A. C. Schaller
Claims Husband Was
Cruel, Asks Divorce
Among‘potitions for divorce filed
in Superior court at Bridgeport yes-
terday was one by Martha Florence
Schailer. of Bridgeport. who was
married on February 23, 1926 to Al-
fred C. Schaller. of Norwalk, charg-
ing cruelty and infidelity.
Norwalk-Darien Line.
Basses Make First
Trips Tomorrow A. M.
’ w—am
The first bus of the Damn-Nor-
wulk line will leave the South Nor-
iwalk railroad station for Darlen to-
morrow morning at 7:” o'clock.
The bus leaving‘the office of the
Dorian railroad station will leave
for South Not-walk at 7:10 o'clock.
Service will be continued‘every half
hour thereafter from both stations.
The route will be' from the Dar-
station along the Post
read to street. Norwalk.
thence to Fsirfield avenue. Wash-
ington street and therr‘siiroad sla-
aon. Bus service will be started
week days from Darieu at 0:20 a.
m. and 1:30 a. m. Sultans.
Two three will be required on the
will be the fare
complete route.
Xeeler avenll
I Miss Eliot-lo did not ”swim before
she walked." She knew nothing of
swimming until she was nine years
old. when she was taught to swim
“dog fashion." She liked swimming.
however. and steadily improved.
though 'by her own admission, she
did not learn to swim correctly
until she was fifteen years old and
a. member of the Women'svSwim-
ming association, the emblem of
which she proudly wears on all her
record breaking swims.
Her parentage showed early in the
sturdy physique. Her shoulders
broadened rapidly with her aquatic
training under the tutelage of L. De
B. Handley. coach of the Women's
Swimmgtg Association of New York.
She did not consider that she had
learned to swim correctly until she
had mastered the crawl stroke which
has since carried her to many vic-
tories.
Miss Ederle made her first bid
for acoustic fame three years ago in
the three-mile ocean race for the
Joseph P. Day cup, \vhlc she won
easily defeating Helen Wainwright.
then all-round amateur champion.
Hilda James. English champion and
others.
LIGHTNING AND
CLOUDBURST IN
CENTRAL NY.
SYRACUSE. Aug.
Lightning of unusual
7 (AP) fir
intcnsltya «a
ture cyclone struck Syracuse and
Central New York last night leav-
ing in their wake roads strewn with
the wreckage of buildings. tree
limbs and tangled electric wires.
charred trees and the burned ruins
of at least one building. Streets in
the city were made impassable by
raging torrents of water.
Sweeping down from the north.
the storm's greatest force centered
near Liverpool. a suburb, where
hundreds of salt vats. trees and tele-
phone poles were tossed across fields
by the wind and against houses.
Two lightning bolts struck the
city. one destroying a barn near
East Syracuse with 810.000 loss.
and the other splintering a large
tree.
$10 Bill Challenged
By Restaurant Man
Theodore Forcier of 28 Cross
street. Norwslk. is being held by the
police for hearing in uptown court
today on charge of passing a coun-
terfeit bill. He was arrested .last
night by Motorcycle Officer Paul
McGrath on complaint of Nicholas
Legerides, proprietor of the res—
taurant on the ground floor of the
police station building. who'turned
over a 810 note to the authorities
as evidence.
Forcier had an automobile with
him when arrested and the registra-
tion plates of the car indicated that
it was owned by. a Norwalk dealer.
This morning the dealer said that he
had sold the car to Forcier whose
good reputation he upheld, and had
received four 810 bills on’ deposit.
He could not say whether-or not the
four given him were counterfelts.
Stepney Youth Dies, g
Hit By Motor Bus:
DANBURY. August 1 (7)—-A
gasoline. propelled motor car on
New York. New Haven r‘and Harl-
ford Railroad struck a motor truck
on a crating near the station at
Stepney. eight miles north of
Bridgeport. early this morning, kill-
inf William Farrer. aged 28. of
Stepney. and severely injuring his
brother. Kenneth. aged 18, who was
later uten to St. Vincent’s hospital
in Fridgeport.
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Here’s the ancient family
vening Sentinel
questions to test
Husband orWife,‘Wlio Knows More?
print. But this time there’s a chance to settle it. Just put
our other half to thertost this cv
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argument brought into public
suing and see. The
intelligence of your husbsud.
It's's ‘ ' both of you will
_knowledge of gen-
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record breaking rainfall and minla- -
the Denbury-Brldgeport line of the ~
Miss Ederle Sixth
Person To Conquer
Treacherous Channel
NEW YORK (AP)—-Miss Ger-
trude Ederie‘s record-breaking swim
across the English channel yesterday
Is the sixth time this turbulent
stretch of water has been con-
quered in something over a half
century. "
The record of the five previous
triumphs, all by men. follow:
August 24-25, 1876, by Captain
Matthew Webb of Eastbourne. Eng-
land. Dover Sands. England. to
Sangaite beach, France. Time 2?.
hours. 45 minutes. Estimated dis-
tance traveled. 39 miles (second at-
tempt).
September 5‘6, 19H. by Thomas
W. Burgess of London. England.
Dover Admiralty pier to Cape Gris
Nez, France. Time 22 hours, 35
minutes. Estimated distance travel-
ed, 39 miles (19th attempt).
August 6-6. 1923, by Henry Sul-
llvun of Lowell. Mass. Dover Ad-
miralty pier to Cape Gris Nez. Time.
:37 hours, 23 minutes. Estimated
distance covered 45 miles. (Third
attempt).
August 11-12. 1923, by Sebastian
Tiraboschi of Bucnos Aircs. an
llallan. Cape Gris No: to Dover
Sands. England. Time. 16 hours.
23 minutes. Estimated distance
traveled. 27 miles. (Third attempt).
September 8-9, 1923, by Charles
Toth of Boston. Cape Gris bios to
Dover Sands. Time. 16 hours. 54
minutes. Estimated distance trav~
elcd, 28 miles. (Twelfth attempt).
A. Prozzini, Charged
With Transportation
0f Booze, Held Here
Antonio Prozzlnl. 826 West Water
street. New Haven. was arrested
last night at 7:30 o'clock on East
avenue by Motorcycle Officer Paul
.AicGralh on charge of illegal lrans~
.Aportatlon' of liquor. He was fined
(:50 and given 15 days in jail this
morning in uptown court lw Judge
Freeman Light. Prozalnl's car. .a Bay
State touring. was loaded with 50
gallons of alcohol and four quarts of
whiskey.. and hung so low on the
springs that detection of its loaded
condition was easy. The alcohol
was carried in five 10 gallon cans.
America Loves Music;
, “Canned” And Real Kind
The impression that music in the
United states is largely of the "can-
ned" variety is found to be erron-
eous by the Civic Development de-
partment of the Chamber of Com-
merce of the United States. The mu-
sical development of this country.
on the-contrary, appears to be go-
ing forward with extraordinary rap.
ldlty.
Today there are 49 symphony 'or-
chestras maintained in American
cities. These range from the Bon-
ton Symphony Orchestra with its
own building and a permanent en-
dowment said to be 81.000.000, to
the symphony orchestra of Boulder.
Colorado. which has a population of
10.089. In at least nine of these
cities public funds are expended for
the suppol't of bands and orchestras.
organists and directors of music.
though the greater number of or-
chestras have been privately sup-
ported.
New York City spends large sums
for music in public parks. Balti-
more is experimenting with low cost
admission tickets. The Denver Civic
Orchestra maintains a training
school for players.
Nor is this interest of letter day
origin. As early as 1828 the Handel
and Hayden Society of Boston of-
fered Beethoven a special commis-
sion to write an oratorio for its
use. The New York Philharmonic
was organized in 1842. simultan-
eously with the founding of the
simphony orchestras to be establish-
e .
All of which would go to prove
that the phonograph and radio are
fostering public interest in good mu-
c .
Hall W"
Now Being Watched
SOMERVILLE. N. J.. August 'I
(AN—Five important witnesses in
the Hall-Mills death investigation
were under state police surveillance
today while other members of the
force continued their scrutiny of tes-
timony given at earlier investiga.
tions. and carried on the search for
a number of important records of
these investigations which have
beeo report“ sol-ing. -
State Senator Alexander limo-en
nodal deputy attorney.general. in-
vestigating the case. and Captain J.
J. hub of the state police an-
nounced that “mute had been is-
for arrests of the five but that
ey would not be taken into cus-
tody unle- thoy attempted to leave
the state.
a. o. son-ma o- vac-nos
Edward 0. Megan of the first
district water departmant left this
mot-sin oer a‘weet's vacaticsst
QUERY!
Here is one for the cuff right
from William H. McMahon heard
on Washington street. this morn-
ing.
"it cost 86.000 to put the for
on West avenue.
“I wonder how much it cost the
city to take it off.
NEAR MURDER
IN NEW JERSEY
' MORRIS’I‘OWN. N. 3.. August 7
(am—Haiel McMullen. :4, or New
York. is in the Morris County jail
today charged with the shooting of
Moses Bil-d. Bird is in Memorial
hospital in a critical condition with
a bullet \vound through the abdo-
men.
The young woman was arrested
near Hackettstown by State Trooper
Dennis Walsh after she telephoned
the hospital inquiring about Bird's
condition. The shooting occurred
last night in a summer bungalow at
Longvvood Lake. about '.‘0 miles
from here.
When arrested the girl “as driv-
ing Bird's ear in which police said
she lied alter the shooting.
Bird told» police he was cleaning
his rule when it was accidentally
discharged. He said he threw the
gun into the lake.
The girl said Bird was shooting
at chickens when he was wouhded.
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Bird. an
uncle and aunt of the wounded man.
and n'ho live next door to Bird's
cottage, asserted that when they en-
tered the place immediately after
the shooting Bird declared; .'
"She shot me."
19 INJURED iN
PENNSYLVANIA
wucx TODAY
PITTSBURGH. Aug. 7.—(AP).
Nineteen passengers were injured
slightly today when Pennsylvania
passenger train No. 32 cast bound
from Pittsburgh to New York was
sldeswiped by a. freight train near
Jeanette. Pa.
Windows on one side of the pas-
senger train coaches were broken.
the passengers being showered by
flying glass. The train continued to
Greenburg where it was met by phy-
sicians. The injuries of tho passen-
gers were dressed and the train
continued on its journey after a de-
lay of about half an hour.
55 Norwalkers To
Attend G. O. P. Dinner
The Norwaik contingent attending
the Republican dinner tonight at
Welshelt's in Darien will number 55
men and women. John D. Milne.
chairman of the Norwalk town com-
mittee, was at first allotted only 40
tickets and later obtained 16 more by
arrangement with the New Canaan
committee, which received 75 of the
200 tickets issued.
Police Unable To Get
Trace Of Hamming Car
The Chrysler car owned by Emil
Hamming of the Central Falrfleld
Trust company, which was stolen
yesterday morning from its parking
place on loans street. had not been
recovered up to press time today.
The police have broadcasted the
car's descriptibn to all nearby towns.
nrm 5mm ravine
amiss sector as
The work of paving Fifth street
and Cove avenue. will be started Ap.
gust 28. by Contractor Fiank Hast-
ings of Bridgeport. he paving will be
eluted on the Fifth street end. The
Connecticut Company will lay new
tracks in both streets before the pav.
ing is started.
SPONGE: .
-—Spoagesof allsiscs and cf.all
kinds for rough listings or for dell-
cate work are here. Fine Detection
of both spongeateo. and lost the one
needed to wash your ear find
awaiting you at the ,f have
macy.AliareeorI-ectlyp,eisedbwthe
wasn't. I. Pom-W. dis. ib‘
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LAST NIGHT '
newspaper office sending frequent
American Girl Acclaimed In
Europe’s Capitals For Heroism "
British, French and Germans Sec Triumph for U. S.
And Feminism in Spectacular Swim —— Mother
Weeps for Joy and Dad Stops Sausage Factory to
Celebrate Daughter's Accomplishment. ,«
record for the swim.
States.”
I
All Norwalk is today talking of the wonderful fest Miss
Gertrude Ederle accomplished in swimming the English Ghan-
nel. Miss Ederle not only holds the honor of being the first
woman to swim the channel but also holds the world’s time
AI Ganevari, president of the Golf Pasture Beach Unit of
the American Red Cross Life Savers, stated this morning, “It’s
a big tribute to the girl of today.” Mr. Canevori also stated
that “she is a credit to the universe, especially the United
Ready For Anolllcr.
DOVER England. Aug.7.———
(AP). Gertrude l-Jdcrlc bounced out
of bed at 11:30 o'clock this morn-
ing declaring she has ready for an-
other swim.
She showed no traces of yester-
day‘s ordeal. when silo battled the
treacherous current of the English
channel for 14 hours and 31 mill-
ules, crsisnog from France to Eng-
land in record time and becoming
the first of her sex to perform the
feat.
She was full of pep and in good
humor when she arose and proceed-
ed immediately to get ready to
catch the afternoon boat from
Folkesionc to Bologna, where her
training quarters are established.
Front-ll Enthusiastic.
PARIS, Aug. -'l'.—(AP). Gertrude
I'Idrclc ht‘nlg France's guest. her feat
in swimming the English channel is
greeted with enthusiasm particularly
by the women folk who regard it as
a trulmph for femlnlnly.
The newspapers print all the de-
tails of the swim they have been
able to obtain this morning. They
also print accounts of the American
girl‘s career and photographs of
her.
“Gcrlrudc of America"
LONDON, August 7 (AW—Ger-
trude Ederle has become "Gertrude
of America" in the British press.
displacing Suzanne of France and
l-Idcl-lc's stroke
right to the last.
Arising from the water she remov-
1 cd her bathing cap. tossed her head
about to free her hair of water and
{mulled lightlleuricdly in the direc-
Itlon of the crowd lhnt greeted her.
i The swimmer maintained a stroke
of :6 lo the minute during the first
part of the swim, somewhat slower
‘than that with which she started
on llOl’ unsuccessful attempt last
year. Later when made weary by
the ceaseless pounding of the water.
shc reduced the rate to 25 and then
:4.
appeared strong
l‘honograpll for Music
In place of the jazz band. which
accompanied Miss Ederie last year.
“as a phonograph that turned out
plenty of jazz. It had the advantage
that it could not become seasick as
the members of 1110 jazz band did
inst year. As an alternative to the
phonograph the little group on the
Alsace took to singing songs and
giving “lllrco cheers for Gertrude"
to keep the channel aspirant in
buoyant spirits. The favorite songs
were “Yes. We Have No Bananas."
"l‘llo Sidewalks of New York." and
"Sweet Rosie O'Grndy." Occasional.
iv the swimmer indicated her light-
lttartedncss by keeping time between
strokes with her hands.
Instead of leaving his pupil expos-
ed to the sea as she was last year.
Dul‘gcsls arranged that in this swim,
Miss Ederie should stick close to
Helen of America. as the leading
news features in the London news-l
papers. '
Suzanne Lengiell's decision to
turn professional. Helen Wills' com—
melgs on Suzanne's move, and
Anita Loos‘ arrival in London to
direct the production of her new
fans had overshadowed all the do-
ings of more men for several days
before Gertrude‘s mastery of the
channel.
The universal comment upon Miss
Ederle's channel victory is that
American athletes won't slop until
they have won every world prize.
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German Tribute
BERLIN, August 7 (AP)—-The
channel victory of Gertrude Ederie
is hailed by the sports editor of the
Zeitung am Mittog as "new and
conclusive proof of the athletic
emancipation of the once ‘weaker
sex.‘
“The female champions of today,"
he says, “swim distances and estab-
lish records which seemed unachlev-
able to the male masters of yester-
day.
"Miss Ederle's triumph is also the
triumph of the modern woman ath-
lete and the triumph of the only
correct style of swimming that is.
the crawl.
DAD STOPS SAUSAGE
MAKING T0 CELEBRATE.
NEW YORK, Aug. 7.—(AP). Ger-
lrude Ederle was the toast of her
own home town of Manhattan to-
day.
Suffrage leaders. prominent ath-
letes, politicians and traffic cops
here and in neighboring commun-
ities admired and drew conclusions
from the feat of the 19 year old girl
who was the first of her sex to
swim the English channel and broke
the time records of her five male
predecessors.
Work at her father‘s sausage fac-
tory was suspended ‘for jubilation.
when the news came. Miss Ederie's
older sister was in a New York
bulletins to their mother at the Ed-
erie summer home in Highlands
New Jersey.
Mrs. Henry Ederie cried for joy
when she knew her daughter had
ere-ed the channel and she was
kissed by two of her children who
were with her. and some of the
neighbors.
‘ Stroke Strong at Finish
Crawling through the heavy seas.
which dashed water into her face
at every stroke. Miss Ederio accom-
plished what no woman has done
before her. and what only five men
had sucmded in doing. ‘The plucky
mermaid ‘had been promised milder
water after she passed South
Goodwin light. appronmately three
miles from the British shore. but
when that point was reached at 0:“
the tempest had not relented. ,
The tired girl was forced to battle
the high waves. “sitting e wind
to within a few. hundred of
the leeward side of the piloting tug.
During the long journey. the sec
tug. filled \l’llll
maintained a general position oppo-
Alsace.
Warned of Speed
The latter tug displayed a Amer-
ican flag at its foremost. a French
flag at its mizzen mast and a sec-
ond American emblem at the stern.
li‘rom 'iime to time Burgess caution-
ed Miss Ederie about her speed and
once the American girl exclaimed
'If I go any slower. I’ll sink." With
the high tide scheduled at 10:45.
lillss Ederle. starting shortly after
7 o'clock. was carried about four
l‘Oul‘S as had been expected down
the channel in the direction of
Boulognc. At the change of the
tlde. the swimmer was carried in the
opposite dlrectiml.‘
Victor Snarlod in Red Tape
Miss Ederle‘s landing. which certain-
ly will cause considerable public re-
sentment. The tug arrived in the
harbor at about 11:30 p. m.. but
could not get near the pier until a
large barge had been moved out. It
was midnight before the tug came
alongside.
Even then the channel conqueror
was not allowed to land” Trouble
arose at once in regard to ucustoms
tug having no passports with them.
After a long delay on official was
found, and it was 12:30 a. in. before
he went aboard. Then followed the
most curious scene that could pea.
sibly have happened. The solemn
officer produced an official docu~
ment and made Gertrude stand up
-on deck while he cross-examined her
for several minutes, demanding her
name, her father’s name and her
whole family history. until at last
he came to her age. '
Gertrude. who had been replying
smilingly to all questions. said “19."
The officer began to write down '18,"
and then suddenly looked up at her
and queried if u was right.
it took Gertrude several minutes
to recbver sufficiently to tell the of-“
floor her age was "19." The same
catechism was put to Miss Edefle’l
father. Trainer Burgess. the Egypt
tlan swimmer Heiml. the America
swimmer Tlmson and everybody else
aboard the tug.
After this long formality a sudden
cheer. mixed with boocs and blues
iy tried by this demonstration of
offlciaidom. greeted the announce-
ment that Gertrude
graciously permitted to enter Eng
land but toniy on condition the.
she reported promptly to off!
themext morning.
Gertrude then
half a mile along the dockside
before she could reach her .
automobile. In this she hurried "‘
the Grand Hotel. where she was
the beach. Despite the great hard.
Millennial.“-
newspapermen. .
site. but slightly behind that of the >
A regrettable anti-climax followed
and passports. the party aboard the-
from the somewhat angry crowd
ashore. composed mostly of dcch- -;
men whose patience had been sore. .,
would be
gahgway and had to walk afoot out» 3
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