Evening Star Newspaper, June 17, 1926, Page 28

" 28 THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., THURSDAY, JUNE 17, 1926. HELMY T0 MAKE CHANNEL EFFORT Egyptian Swimmer, Friend of Gertrude Ederle, Joins | Her Today. A large party will | He is pong most of sed the expanse from the great expected to he friend of Gertrude < he who pulled her vear when Jahez rders to stop in her effort to navizate the channel. Helmy a roll of fat around his tummy to keep until after the Fat keeps the in f the hody warm, he h Trainer Burgess, e, now weighing n 10 pounds be- fe wave her ke to be a professional r, but doesn't want to lose his tiful teeth. He 1ks that Miss r wulders and channel. but he an i be the biggest factor. believed luck over 40 years erk of moder- of age, wife of a_bank i to swim the ate means, who h 1n ti Gris-) It is said that M helle Bennett of Pelham-Wood. N. Y. will attempt to paddle her 200 pounds 1 o shore of the channel T i authorities think ing point. nnon and 1 at Cape to take off when uly. there is a for the swim Helmy Gris good w daily *h interested. Nez natives are lies in the hills All of Cape Gris at the foot of a glant lighthouse which has one of the most powerful lights in the world. The lighthouge offers the only means communicat- inz with the outside world. There is & light station there controlled by the government and three telegraph op erators. none of whom speak or un- derstand a word of Ei send out the stories of newspaper cor vespondents letter by letter, without knowing their meaning There ‘are two telephones in Cape Gris-Nez, both of which are shut down at 7 p.m. The lighthouse is on a sandy clift at the edge of the water and at fts foot is a garden of vegetables. wherein tame geese. ducks, chickens and hares run at random. Gris-Nez has no electricity, no trolley cars, no modérn conveniences. It has beauti ful surrounding country Tts food is divine, its coffee is terrible, its cham- pagne is 80 cents a quart. ,Nobody drinks water. t Gris-Nez are in- n which chase away madly at human approach. There are star fish on the beach at low tide. The hotel at whick | Miss Ederle is staving is less com- ble than the other hotel on the h. but Gertrude likes the pro tor, whose wife is ill. She pre. re to stay there. refusing te rent which was offered by a v embarrassed baron, thus her hotel the center of all s-Nez activities Enter M. Joe Costa. amidst this sudden im- hich has come to Gris-Nez sta, owner of the Boulogne Joe was born in France, beautiful wi 3 his private busine ners are present companied many who have tried to swim the channel, and he hopes to continue accompanying them as long as he lives. He keeps a big book of newspaper clippings pertaining to the attempts. He is the general “fixer” at Boulogne and is of valuable as nce to the swimmers. as he has rol_of all tu Boulogne PERPETUAL BUILDING ASSOCIATION PAYS 5% Compounded Semi-Annually Commencing January 1, 1926 Assets Over $12,000,000 Surplus, $1,000,000 Cor. 11th & E Sts. N.W. Temporary location during_ en tion of our new bldr.. 1004 E §° JAMES BERRY, President JOSHUA W. CARR, Sec’y Do ANY FISHING THIS SUOMMER. , 1.MR,GORGO™ ? DiDTA See TH' BALL GAME YESTERDAY (" PARDEM ME, Bur 1 Kt owne | THING ABOUT CROQUE T WHAT | THE BEGINNING OF A BEAUTIFUL FRIENDSHIP. How's Your Gasie 3\ )+ wenT ARoUMO NESTER DAY i1 98 ‘—By WEBSTER. %] Dor T ?Ay { GoLF! 1 DOMN'T KMOW WHAT's WRONG WITH t1y GAME, MAYBE IT'S TH' LON 6 HAMNDLED MALLET 1 USE, Same- YOU MEED 15 MALLET, T GETS RESULTS harba. He is now in Paris and wilt accompany Helmy to Cape Gris-Nez. Helmy told this correspondent to- night that the King of Egypt may come to Cape Gris-Nez to witness his channel attempt. The United States consulates at Boulogne and Calals will be decorated when the Misses Ederle and Cannon make their at- tempts. (Copyright. 1926.) 5 > Six Plead Bankruptcy. Sperial Dispateh to The Star. RICHMOND, Va., June bankrupteles had been filed up to the time for closing business in the Fed eral Court yesterday, only one of the number being for any amount-—that of a lumberman at Tappahannock, who has about $4,000 less assets than liabilities. Included in the list were one schonl teacher, one brakeman, one fireman and two others, who gave no occupation. The bankruptcies for this 17.—Six .| month appear to be heading for a record for this eity. . Celebrate Golden Wedding. Special Dispatch to The Star RICHMOND, Va., June 17.— Wil liam M. Bickers and wife have just celebrated their golden wedding in this city. Mr. Bickers is the oldest telegraph employe of the Chesapeake and Ohio system, having been with the company for 45 years. He is living in the home he has occupied for 37 vears. His 5 children and 11 grandchildren were present at the celebration. SRR 2 Six of the great glaclers of Green- land yearly deliver into the sea four square miles of ice 1,000 feet thick. $3.50 Philadelphia $3.25 Chester $3.00 Wilmington AND RETURN SUNDAY JUNE 20 Leaves ?‘\'llh"lnol’l (Union Station) Ar. Wilmington 10:05 AM. Chester 10:35 A M., Philadeiphla. Broad Street, 50 AM. Returning, leaves Broad Street Statio S Philadelphia 7 :40 ilming- Tickets on sale two days preceding Excursion sundars, o . 1B At 1, 15 ndays, duly 4. , 15, T 29, Seplember ylvania Railroad The Standard Railroad of the World City Traffic Code Stands. Special Dispatch to The Star ! LYNCHRURG, Va., June 17— City | officlals here do not belieye the | new Sfaté law governing automobile | 70LD MAN, 1 WART. You © COME TRY MY COURT. 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Somers, princl- | Follow The Safe pal of the school, presided over the fiia Road to Health tion Assocfation of Washington. Diplomas were presented the fol- lowing, who have completed the academic course, by Nicholas Orem county superintendent of Charles Cathreen Carric brouck Dent, SURRATTSVILLE SCHOOL tion Tablets for con- | stipation are guar- anteed by a succeds- ful record of more han 50 years. T i‘:"“”w' invigorate 1 T. B. Martin, National Education John Hasbrouck Dent, Assoclation Official, Speaks at Closing Exercises. Special Dispatch to The Star. CLINTON, Md., June 17.—At com mencement exercises of Surrattsville High School, held last night in Mill Hail here, the principal speaker T. B. Martin of the National Edueca night Prof. ined the g d Tuesday night cl were held, a thre given by th ., featuring onight in Mill here com- ned ‘f-hmil\g e fE | SRS 08 BIROY- William | rattsville, Tippett, (amp ind | not satisfactory. warded annu - the | Allentown Elementary Schools are to |2 Clinton Bank for allaround athletic he held. TR S e! % ) %“W’&"‘" SRR S T LU RO Address All Communications to W. M. Hornstein, Clearing House, 107 6th St. N. W. Phone Frank. 7059 PHONI;'. 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