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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-07-26
Tells of Method to
DeUelOp Your Muscles

"Lie Hat on the floor or bed and raise
your left leg five times. alternate with
the right and then with both. You
are looking at the ceiling. Nothing is
better than this exercise for reducing
powerful muscles Of the leg which are
used for swimming are thus developed.
"This exercise is especially beneficial
for people who lead sedentary lives. 1t
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-07-26

hands come around to the chest with II
graceful, scooping movement, which Is
necessary to hurl the body through the
water. The hands then meet again in
front Of the chest and shoot upward to
the first position. o.
'Next practice the leg movements, the
body on footstool with the legs ex-
tending horizontally, the feet together,
the back rigid. 4,
"The feet are now thrust back and
out at the same time. ,' - "
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-07-26
DraIU Toes Up to Offer
Resistance to the Wafer

From this position the knees are
swept forward and apart, the feet still
together, in the squatting position Then
thrust the legs back and out, in the
horizontal position again. Before TAX
ing the last movement, draw the toes
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-07-26
Must Learn to Work
Your Arms PrOperIH

with the legs alone one can speed
through the water.
Next learn to work the arms prop.r
erly;; !. ,..
forward out Of the water. They should
work just like the oars Of boat. IL
rowing you don't want to dig too deep
with the oars. It tires you out and you
have more water than you can pull.
ITS the sane way In using the
arms in the crawl. Don't dig them too
deep into the water. When you bring
the arms forward after a stroke, an a.
ternate stroke, of course, keep the backe
of the hands to the water. In fac,.
some swimmers skim the water wits
the backs Of the hands.
Another thing about keeping the
backs of the hands to the water or tne
palms up, the smallest surface OF the
hand Is against the wind. The back OF
the hand against the wind would oher
some resistance; although slight, II
means lot in race. !.
THE arm requires a great deal o.
practice. The arms are brought fof;
ward with the shoulders. Just stano
before mirror and work the shoulder
in an alternate, forward rotary move
ment: With a movement of the shoa,.
der then throw the arm forward. Az
the time you are bending forward y
nearly the position as when swimming;
If You have ever noticed a graceiw
swimmer in the water, one who SWIM ~
with apparently no effort, you WY
know that that swimmer has learned
relax every muscle in his body on tns
return stroke. When the arm Is brougnt
forward it is perfectly limp and oil %.
muscles are relaxed. Only the latf
muscle of the back Is used to throw y
forward. But when the hand grasp,
the water all the muscles are tightehs0
for one supreme pull"
Miss Bauer advises all persons TO
into the water at every opportunity. y
the big cities, she says, there are .
many opportunities In the winter io'
swimming. +.
Unless you know how to swim ane
have laid out on the water, held up
every point In this soft and wondrou.
cushion, you have not experienced on.
of the greatest joys of life. You are ~
arms as soft as the air which holds '''
bird.
"You glide along through the wate!
with hardly any effort and with
poetry of notion"
Then she quotes Swinburne, her ~
vorite poet: . 81
"A purer passion, a lOrdlier lelsure,
\ peace more happy than lives on lanu'
Fulfills with pulse Of diviner pleaslrs.
The dreaming head and the steer'hS
hand.
! lean my cheek to the cold, gray pillow;
The deem, soft swell of the full proa'
billOw,
And close mine eyes for delight paM
| measure, -
And wish the wheel Of the world wesA
! r stand" 81
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-07-26

vises. During the war our soldiers
were taught not to let the legs do all
the work.
Never let the body settle down.
Keep the chest high and leading, chin
in---nOt up--nnd abdomen bnck.
the foot hard on the ground. Try to
make them both touch the ground at
the same time.
''Iet the legs swing easily and nats
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-07-26
Try Smiling a Little
Water Into Your Nose

Try smiling a little water into YOUR
@ nose. You cough, stranylc and choke.
lhat = the way in the water,
=, NOW to learn to breathe properly in
the water for the more advanced str1kes
take deep breath, hold II. and sink
down until your head is under water
Then bubble tho Tater out through
your nose. Thus YOU lose no time.
When your head under water YOU
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-07-26

These are little hairs In the nose which
catch the, dust. L-'.. H..
"But In the water there is no dust.
One breathes through the mouth and
out the nose. Whenever you get into n
bathtub, under shower bath, remem-
ber that. Open your mouth and breathe
and exhale through your nOstrils.
"Some people will say, MY goodness,
I'll stranglc. No, you don't strange
by water taken il the mouth. You
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-07-26
Take Exercise Gradually,
Is Miss Bauer's AdUice

Don't try to do too much in the
beginning. Take the exercises grad
ually, increasing as the muscles become
more flexible"
Miss Bauer lists walking as a good
all-around exercise, open to anybody.
walk to and from work or hike
out in the country Sunday" she ad-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-07-26
sybil Bauer, worlds premier
backstrOke swimmer

Slrahgle by water taken through the
nose water passing into the mouth is
only swallowed at most, and one does
not swallow unless one. wants to.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-07-26

she says, ''and IL you hesi-
tate to take the plunge because of ig-
norance ! will give you condensed
essOn to practice at home.
standing, raise the hands high above
the head and bring them down to Il
cyel with the shoulders at right angles
with the body. Keep the hands slunted
downward, In order TO give the great
est amount of resistance In the water,
Now bring the elbows In while tn,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-07-26
TELLS TRAINING METHODS
AND SWIMMING SECRETS
FOR BENEFIT OF OTHERS
Goes Through Setting Up Exercises
Eve,y Morning Before Breakfast to
Develop I'LL Muscles; Offers Magic
Tonic for Scrazvny Necks and A,ms

Daun IS on the dark soft water,
Soft and passionate, dark and smeet.
Loves self the deep seas daughter.
Fair and faUless from face to feet,
Hailed of all When the tcorld golden,
Loved of lovers achose names beholden
Thrill eyes Nth light of olden
Days more glad than their flight fleet.
--Suinburne's Sumrrers Dream
and perfect Aphrode from the The
today aegor from the water
She is the swimmer, the Venus Of the beaches.
beautiful" Sybl Bauer Of Chicago eighteen
year-od world champion
sesg wise said that had be born
could be acquired Perhaps he right
"But health can all it, will work for it.
girl swimmers Of the world delicate under
developed physician told her to take swimming and today
IS perfect physical specimen
splendid around exercise and makes for perfection
IN figure sports, of also good"
Miss Rauer will be remembered sensational
swimming during this July the youthful Illinois
Athletic Club champion, the leading baksoke
the assault by sashng three
competed in New York in oometer
and race winning hollow fashion and record
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-07-26
Champion mermaid in charae.
teristic out-of-water pose

as 1t were, and when you come up N
are ready for another breath.
do this in shallow water, sintin
down and standing up. Learn to breatl
first. ....'..-
'"Then learn to swim with your hsad
under water. The head in proportion +
the heaviest part Of the body. Ever
enc knows that rock feels lighter II
the water than it does out. No facs-
tiousness meant here, but the head =
the same. The head submerged Is ceus
paratively light. 4
Nov as to the position Of the bods
In the water. If you swim, get int
deep water and let yourself float. Yss
will find that the body, unless some 4.
fort is made, naturally turns face down.
ward, the arms and legs hanging down.
About all that can be seen is the back
of the head and the shoulders.
That's the way drowned man
looks in the water. Face downward.
feet and arms hanging down. Yon can
float forever that way. Some people
with small bones can float on their back
fat men float with ease on their backs.
They have lot Of buoyancy. But che
average person floats face downward. z
Thus you should swim.
"The kick is the propelling power
in the crawl. With a powerful kick 1
swimmer can attain great speed. Lay
on the water. face downward, hand
pointing straight ahead. Don't move
the arms. Now churn the legs. Don't
bend the knees. Kick from the hips
1t is known as the straight legged kiea
| and Is short alfarnafa kick u /.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-03-17
Dr. Coon Assured
 Of Cooperation

pr. William H.. Coon stated today that he has already received two of fers of cooperation from large milk dealers in regard to the new milk regulations put into effect by the Health Board. He anticipates that there will be but very little opposition to the new ruling
 Figures given out by the Health Department show that milk sold in the city for a year amounts to $2,- 900,oe0. Forty-fiXe thousand quarts Of milk consumed in the city each day is pasteurized. Of this 9,650 quarts is classified as Grade A and of this number 3,030 quarts are delivered from the farms where it is produced. Five thousand and fifty quarts of Grade A raw are delivered by dealers and 1000 quarts are bottled at the dairies in the city.
 State Health officials and not inspectors make exanina- ttons for traces of tuberculosis in COWS.
 If funds are available a new am- bulance will be purchased by the de- pertinent for use by Englewood hos pita1.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-03-17
Booze Valued
 At $5,OOO,OOO
 Seized At Pier
fContfn1,ed fro,o b.

tContfnued from Page One,
 ine u pr1soners included the captain of John Johnson, but who was dec1arz eu py authorities to be David Helferon the regular captain of the schoonar ana his entire crew of five, and a nc but who was said to be a widely known saloonkeeper of the Bronx
 Ille , Whlskey most of which was still ou @ board the schooner when the raid 10 nave been brought here fro,, Nas sau ana the Bahamas The cus+o,ns men believed that the abandoned Dia, fo-s ias long been used as a landing place njnnsa nIr uggled a liquor and think they napped one of the biggest smugglins c.onsplrac1es uncovered since probibi7 uon went into effect here.
 federaI Patrol All Night
 All night special government aee,+s had patrolled the East River Ws+aI ttlrs Iront In a. speedy cutter, the S,1rvivo,. -No ru msmugglfng was seen h11f mhue steam1ng past Moth Brothers nare of light on the pier at The fna@ oI Tiffany street. Hugsin,e- tha sbore Gne 'ln cutter crept in ee a point a few agents landed anu oiie The light proved to be the head ignt Of an automobile. In ifs eIare score or men were working with h @ naste fra,e, .cGaarrying contraband ,bra, Ioo+o,. the schooner to the , ee IlloroT cars The dingy old nier vas nIs' th Tn darkness except for the light II aLlO cnere was no light on the scboon Gustoms Officer McAdams. with a.a1y h1eavy service pistol. crept up to tba M Hohout and called softly to hino 4o hroW h up his hands. For an ans answer 'ae ne man whipped out a revolver. but 'g1oTe he could fire another off1cer eIeo nm with a blackjack.
 1lIa1i tdlo 10 hand fighting broke ont in ,Iilch a' number of shots were fired ,o+ot! nan made a dash for one of the ltota cars which was half filled with | ' ,h1Iskey, 1y, but couple of pistol shots
 rive of the captured men ware
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-03-17
Agents Had Big Day Of It In
 Kidding Party

From the Atlantic to the Pacific in one afternoon. coupled with the
 evolution of the little brown jug to the big white pitcher; with the add
 ed desire upon the part of Stamford liquor law violators that they next take a trip from the north pole to the south pole, was the record of local prohibition enforcement agents, yes terday afternoon.
 All of this remarkable cruise took place in Stamford. Agent Fowler in charge of the local office was the skipper Edward Doolan was first mate: Agent Hlndman of Shelton, the engineer and Agent Wardwen of Stamford. the crew. sailing on his home grounds. At 61 Pacific street the officers made a surprise landing
 at the saloon of Charles Kettena. 5Eharley has now been arrested seven times Perhaps the seven will be- come II, but at any rate the dexterity %ofs the agents enabled them to con- fscate three glasses of hooch that were promenading on the bar. A large white pitcher of the fluid that Echeers and jeers was poured down he sink. A The last time Kettena was before the court he was assessed a fine with 1 scoSts that totalled S210.5o. This time | lie may be in graver trouble because | of1being an old offender
 Having finished on Pacific, William | EIeary was visited at 511 Atlantic, 1 where the agents had better luck. At l this location they found quite an ar
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-03-17
MYSTERY IN STATUS OF
 ISLES RULED BY JAPAN Extent of Qualifications Newly Built on Mandated Territory Is Puzzle

Washington, March 17-The exact
 status quo" of the Japanese man dated islands of the Pacific today is the fpost-conferenc mystery of Washington.
 These islands are the Pescadores the Anna mil o-Shima group and the Bonins in the far Pacific. They are in a particularly strategic position relative to American possessions and : lines of communication.
 Japan is known to have been forti- }1ylng these islands up to the time of the Washington conference. She has jast ordered all such work stopped. But the question that is worrying American army and navy people is: Just where did they stop?
 These possessions are in what the Japanese term the prohibited mill tary zone" Originally given to Ja- pan merely as mandate territories to De developed "for the best interests or the people and the territories" they nave been completely shut off from the rest of the world outside of Ja- pan Traders and other visitors from dne outside" except Japanese. are absolutely barred. The result is. first. that the former f1ourishing trade de veloped with outside areas has been completely diverted to Japan. The second and most important result is that the American authorities and others interested know extremely lit tie about the Japanese activities in these areas.
 Created Powerful Defense.
 For all American officers know, the | Japanese have created the most pow erfu1 sort of defensive works and | naval facilities in the islands. They may have been as neglectfuI as we have been of our own, but the ten dency has been to develop their the Japanese have stopped all work of a military character, as they have done, in accordance with the arms
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-03-17
Mems League To
 Honor Irish Saint

One of the largest celebrations to be held tonight in honor of the feast of St. Patrick, will take place in St. Johns hall, corner Pembroke and Jane streets. when the Mems League of St. Charles church will celebrate the feast day of Ireland's patron saint. The hall has been attractively decor ated in the new Irish co1ors and flags and bunting will add to the festive appearance of the auditorium.
 A long and varied program of de- Hghtfu1 entertainment has been ar ranged by the entertainment com mittee, of which John Kane is chair man, and which is as follows: Songs by Miss Sara Dillon, Miss Madelyn Farley, Francis Rock, John Miles, John McDonough and c. Frank Null lins; moving pictures, showing recent
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-03-17
OFFICIALS CONFER
 ON PAVING WORK

Manager James B. Potter, of the | Connecticut Company, Mayor At
 water, Director of Public Works Geo. 1 Coughlin, and City, Engineer James A. McElroy conferred in the mayor s office this morning on the street paw ing work which is to be started short | -ly after April 1. Officials of the trolley company are particularly in
 terested in the repair work in Fair
 field avenue, State street and Broad
 street. in view of the fact that 30
 per cent of the expense must be paid
 by the traction concern. The confer
 ence started shortly after II o'clock and was still in session at noon.
 All highway improvement projects in Bridgeport will be started as soon as possible after April l, when money appropriated for the work becomes available. It war said this morning that much of the work will be per formed by city employees under the supervision of the director of public works ad the engineering depart ment, thereby doing away to large extent with bids and contracts
 Wherever permanent pavements are to be laid- however, 1t is probable that the jobs will have to be let out at contract. The city would be una b1e to secure the necessary amount of skilled labor for such undertak- 1 ings. and would also have to rent l work have been received as yet, but | the jobs will go to the lowest re- i sponsfble bidder
 Government permission for repairs l 0n the East Washington and Yellow | Mill bridges has been secured, and | work on these structures will also be l some time in April. In | order that traffic may ibe held up as | little as possible while the Yellow Mil | bridge repairs are under way. it is planned to do a considerable portion If the work at night Electric lights will furnish sufficient illumination for most of the work The daylight work will result in the bridge being closed or a few hours at a time, but it is rom the structure for any consider Lble period.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-03-17
SLAIN DETECTIVES WIDOW
 ANNIOUS FOR BOY TO HANI

Numerous tlegrams were dispatch ed to President Harding in Florida yesterday asking his intervention to save McHenry from death. Miss Mary Kelly, of the Woman's Citizen League of New York, is one of the most active of those who are seeking to prevent the execution. McHenry Miss Kelly said today, was a moron. and his execution was ca crime and "ragan rite."
 Appeals to the widow of Detective Armstrong, one of McHenry's victims, to join the appeal to President Hard ing, met with stern refusal to- day.
 Let him hang' she said bitterly -'he took my husband from me and now they want to save him. I hope he hangsl My brother will be there. He will see that the thing is done -ight.s
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-03-17

ne had a wife, Josepbina Te--7------ whom he had been Hscoite. to . nS2, D. shet old Judge Marvin +brarn bMarch' aa interpreter in asking flor 2 n oush superior 5e of the hem arEiage of divorce eul in
 Letters from T4a1D ornlng.
 wadch ria stated that he had beeo qo nced' l!eo C there; also a statementu mar s1 Gugdno gdn hin himself. 1nsuring her rom 3an this atemant Tnleh hs sasa eiaips ms eugsino in married in Italy but that b nag been marriaS rar ils "1fe there was dead when he Sept. IT, 1911 ork City, Marvin granted an ann,I1 no. Judge marriage ahhoinent of the
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-03-17
REDUCTION IN CITYS EXPENSE IS
 OVER S5OO.OOO

Br1dgeport's policy of municipa1 economy compares favorabIy with the cost of operating other cities in the state. Hartford has cut it's exnensas ,O72 under those of last wear acS cordIng to figures compiled yester day, but Bridgeport's reduction for the coming year amounts to more than $50O,OOO. 'ne'i
 Appropriations for the local fire pollce, charities and health depart ments are greater than those of Hart tord The Capitol City park depart ment receives more than the Bridge port Park board, but with a large an propriatfon, takes care of all recrea t1on projects. Alderman William resolution to abolish the lo- cal Recreation board and place its activities under Park department con troI will be considered by the Com mon Council in the near future.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-03-17
MUST PAY S25
 FROM S3O SALARY

1r1endIy argument between At
 I'o uorhey Benjamin Siade of New Hs =
 oe en; ana Attorney Henry E. Shannon oL shannon & Wilder. this citH aLl iroti IT,
 who won the ''boobv'' 111.izo as ~ ~
 game etlne Uo the matter of extractinar faoo
 Lroh! a client ,enlivened ubo+ p 19
 oo1II-t almost regular appearances in
 court of either A bra ham TeSs-a. G ceS G1 III
 Lesser or both. They seem fo a,o oi ,I'Ia iua
 eo quarrel as successfully since t1b,a17
 co,5; oIVorced, as they did before. ac.
 Nrs uIs DO testimony taken at the time
 nrs. Lesser received the decrea
 Lesser formerly in cbare-a
 S.Ira'H, ust CIotn1ng company, Main street
 several months ago the scene ae New is H now employed as clerk in a orother He claims to he n1sI,ry uy S1s 1 week, out of which he pavs fo, is ,o1I. pport at his brothers home, He for iIw th colnpeIled to pay SIS week ior the support of his wife ana cbi1d iilVlng in New York city, Forn,a,.1,. u,l,rn. ne pald $50. Shortly after this ro,,rt a luer ne was transferred to New Ha Neu ana salary reduced
 ~ Attorney Slade has his do, Srau ,5,aue called attention to the fineT uIesseo, we'll fed appearance of Tas,s,eEs hr Mno ne claims lives in comfort at bis r;dinn T, nome and does most of his doubts will soon have a chsnoo slade,s as Judge 5fa1ed Jobn W 9F E. discredited. for " s,''a eeh aooItlonal until an amount in arrears of $2o5 has been paid Tn Tn ', ,rd +H Moros Tor Just exactly 20 weeks, VIII have to exist on five doliars week If all he has told the con,4 as most of the listeners have inter oreteo the matter; and Lesser can do l. ana st1ll look as sleek and healthy, 1ot or people will want the prescri1 i ion. P
 but Lesser has his troubles and Ida 1 lesser will be brought into court on 'ontenlpt proceedings unless she paws -tpenIon to the court order regarding 1slts the father is permitted to make . see the child Lesser has been try nS TOT weeks to get a reply from his V1Te, who has moved to an address to him. He intends to see he child nearly every Sunday and fba rivilege.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-03-17

Means committee. If he rejects 1t there seems no way but postponement and despair for the November cleo tons will follow such action
 The leaders see no hope in con terence of House Republicans that mas been demanded by bonus advo- cates- Representative Towner, of Iowa, chairman of the Republican caucus, has their demand.
 g They can order me to call a con ference" he commented, but I can not set the date for it. There will be conference with the President as soon as he gets back. It may be there will be no need for further conferences.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-03-17
Bonus Problem Sidetrncked UntiL Presidents Return

Washington. March 17-The sol diers' bonus problem is back again to- day with President Harding.
 After 24 hours of doubt, indecision and battling with baffling cross cur rents in the House, the Republican leaders determined today they could do no more until they shall have con- ferred with the President and heard at first hand his decision.
 They will go to -th~ White House. AIondeu. Fordney, 14Ongworth and others, just soon as the President will receive them following his re- turn from Florida. They hope he will accept the bonus plan that has been presented to the House by an overwhelming vote from the Ways and
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-03-17

agreements, there is considerable off Aoh'
 It was pointed out by shrewd observer recently that no in+erno+io,N al comm1ss1on was suggested which might keep tabs all work done py every nation concerned and which irlght serve as an impartial umpire Tn the observance of the treaty pro- Vlslons. So far every phase of the negotiations has been on the basis or gentlemen's agreements. which ap- served.