Evening Star Newspaper, October 18, 1928, Page 28

= “0 THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 18, 198 WOMAN SHINMER INWATER240URS Irs. Schoemmel Sets New World Endurance Record in Pool- By the Associated Press NEW YORK, October 18.—Mrs. Lot- tie Moorc Schoemmel terday clam- bered out of the hotel swimming pool which had been her bed and boardinz place continually for three days end nights. She brought out with her a new world endurance Sw! ing rec- ord of hours 2 minutes and 40 second: . Restoring supremacy in this strange form of athletic activity to the so- called weaker sex, the new mark dis- placed the former standard set by Jimmy Cherry, an ex-sailor. in Los An- geles on Sunday nigl Not long afier Mrs. Schoemmel took the water here and the blonde New York w 29, mother of two children, sta in 7 hours and 40 seconds longer than Cherry. As the shouts of speetators announced arrival et the hour goal, M Schoemmel’s broad features relas into a grin and she stroked slowly to the shallow end of the pool. A dozen swim- mers plunged in to assist her, but she needed no aid and climbed out alone. She appeared little the worse for her | long immersion and a doctor found her normal. Her weight was announced at 132, a loss of 20 pounds. Her limbs beneath their heavy coat of white grease appeared slightly blue and swollen, but there was mo physical faintness outside of an obvious desire 1o sit down as quickly as possible. The hardest part of the long test, she ust_before dawn yesterday | vhen she had all she could do | to keep awake. Blaring music and weird | antics by her trainer and others helped | her to stifle her yawns. Although it could not be learned ex- actly how much money Mrs. Schoem- mel would receive for her performance, it was announced her share would be half the gate receipts. ARRESTED IN TREASURY. | Man, Room, Held on Liquor Charze. | ccause he violated the rules of the Treasury Department by carrying bag into one of the currency rooms, Matthew Grant Thomas, 58-year-old colorad messenger of the department, found himself in Police Court yesterday charged with illegal possession of li- | quor. He pleaded not guilty and de- | manded a jury trial when arraigned | before Judge John P. McMahon. Bond | was fixed at $500 on recommendation | of Assistant U. S. Attorncy R. F. Cam- | alier. Thomas was arrested when Mar- vin Wesley, chief of the Loans and | Currency ~ Division, complained to the captain of the watch about | a colored man bringing a bag. into | the currency rooms. ~Agonts from | the Internal Revenue Bureau were also summoned and found the bag to con- tain four half pints of alleged whiskey. | ‘Thomasw as taken to th= first pre-| cinct, where it was found he had: another half pint in a pocket and a, small glass in a coat pocket. I’ Thomas explained that he was car- rying the liquor for his own personal | use. | | Taking Bag in Currency| Delay Tickets Forged. Small forgers are beginning to make | a profit from the plan of the under- ground railway in Paris of issuing tickets when trains are delayed, show- ing the length of the declay. Sleepy clerks or reveling husbands can, if they are in the know. obtain forged delay slips that casily. pass as the real thing. California Trips Made Easy by This Free Book. Chicago & North ‘Western Railway. “40 Ways and More to California and the Pacific Northwest” is invaluable in planning your trips—shows best routes from Chicago. This contains numerous | maps -and_information regarding train | schedules, fares, etc. Free. Write to R.O. Bmall, G. A, C. & N. W. 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George Maurice Morris of the Dis- | trict of Columbia bar, yesterday wos ap- pointed vice president for the Dis | of the National Hoover-Curt | Association. Simuliancously j announced for a m-r7or of local activi- | ties of this associziion with those of | the lawyers unit of the Hoover and { Curtis Club of the District. Members of the “executive committee | of the club's lawyers unit will meet to- | morrow afternoon at 4:30 o'clock. at 823 | Fifteenth street to effect the affiliation | and discuss plans for an intensive drive in behalf of the Republican causc | among lozal attorn Acting District Attorney Leo A. Rover is chairman of the unit, which is engaged in lining up abs>ntee voters | Members of the executive committee | | of the lawyers unit are Ralph P. Barnard, Alexander H. Bell, R. F. Cama. lier, Austin F. Canfield, Nathan Caton, Bertrand Emerson, jr., J. Wilmer Lati- mer, William M. Lewin. Paul E. Lesh, | Robert E. Lynch, Allan MacCullen, George E. McNeil, Godfrey L. 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