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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-06-16
LETTER FROM MRS. MARY AL
Den PRESCOTT TO HER SON,
John ALDEN PRESCOTT

My Dear Boy-I cannot resist writ
ing you, although you have not an
swered my last letter, but l am sure
I know the reason why. Do not be too
proud, son. to confide in your mother
She understands you. John, better
than any one else in the world. All
mothers understand. John. If chill
dren would only take their mother >
advice oftener they would be able to
avoid much trouble
I would not write you this. only
dear Priscilla Bradford has been in
New York for a week and she wrote
me that the other night she saw Les
lie at the Midnight Follies" with
Karl Whitney. They were alone and
Leslie seemed just basking in the de-
voted attentions of that rich young
Lothario. Dear Priscilla says that
Leslie had on a low-cut gown with
her arms bare.
Have you quarreled with Leslie,
John? Why did she meet this old
time lover of her in New York?
Dear Priscilla said she knew that
you were not IN town as Leslie looked
so perfectly unattached and fancy
free.
Oh John, I did not tell you so. but
felt that you were making a great
mistake when you married this pleas
ure-loving. frivolous girl. Dear
Priscilla tells me that in this public
place Leslie was smoking a cigarette
and that she also followed that
shameless custom which many fool
ish women practice of rouging and
powdering her face where all may see.
Dear Priscilla wrote me that she
even took out a stick of red paint and
smeared il over ner lips and that she
evidently asked Karl Whitney II 1t
were put on properly. for she made
a little pouting motion with her lips
and he nodded with a smile. Then
they ttoated off in a dance.
John. I believe this that I am tell
ing you might be made Of enough i'm
pOrtance for you to secure a divorce
from your misguided wife and I am
sure that. notwithstanding her great
reluctance. dear Priscilla would tell
this on the witness stand if you
should deem it necessar ny for her to
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do so. Dear Priscilla has never been
one to try to avoid a duty no matter
how repugnant it was to her gentle
soul
You know that as a rule l do not
believe in divorce. but I know that
You are suffering and unhappy and I
believe that after time had softened
the hurt that Leslie has given your
pride. you would realize tou never
really loved her and you would also
ealize that there We're other girls in
the world who were more worthy of
you and who could make you hap
pier. The right kind of girl would
never think Of looking at another man
when once she is married.
| have given the contract for paint
ing the house. as I knew, being your
mother. l had only to ask anything
Of you. my son, to receive it. If Les
lie has left you. you certainly will
not contribute to her support. Let
her get it from her rich father If she
cannot get II from her rich lover
Write me Immediately, John. for I
shall be very anxious to know If I am
the first one to open your eyes to
what IS going on in New York and
if You and Leslie had quarreled before
she left.
Dear Priscilla Bradford tells me
she is going around to the hotels 70.
morrow and see If either Leslie or
Karl Whitney is registered at any one
Of them YOUR MOTHER
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SYNAGOGUE PROTESTED
Property Owners Ask Restrictions on
Building.

Protest Of about thirty owners Of
property in the neighborhood of
Ruckle and Thirty-Fourth SITS, where
the BETHEL Congregation propose to
build a synagogue, today was under
consideration of a committee of the
board Friday to ask that it be re
quired that the church be set back
twenty-five feet from the south prop
erty line, twenty feet from Thirty
Fourth St, and thirty feet from the
alley In the rear.
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Clubs e. Meetings

Inc woman S Rotary CLUB Will nold
its fourth birthday anniversary lunch
con Monday at 1890 in the Riley room
of the Claypool. Reservations for
members and guests may be made
with Mrs. William Kershner.
Members of Stuart Walker Com
pany, in celebration Of their seventh
year in Indianapolis, will give excerpts
from the following favorite produc-
tions: Robert McGroarty in "The
School for Scandal Judith Lowry as
the queen in six Who Pass While
the Lentils Boil" Blanche Yurka and
Ian Keith in AN Ideal Husband"
and George Sommes in the Book of
Job"
The Expression Club will meet with
Mrs. J. r. Marks, S42 W. Twenty
Eighth St, Tuesday afternoon This
will be the last meeting Of the year.
There Will be discussion of the plans
and program for next year.
The Junior Orphans Aid Society
will give a picnic Sunday afternoon
at Fairview Park. No admission will
be charged and there will be 4 "raffle"
to raise money for the orphans.
The regular meeting of the Alpha
chapter of Zeta Theta Psi will be
held at the home of Miss Margaret
Nugent. 2O7 Tacoma Ave. Monday
evening.
The Alvin C. Hovey W. R. c. will
meet Monday afternoon at the G. A.
r. Hall. Miss Elizabeth Austin will
be hostess.
The Omega Nu Tau will entertain
with a bunco party Friday evening
al p. m. in the Girl Reserve room
Of the Y. W. c. A.
The st. Francis De Sales Church
will entertain at euchre and lotto next
Wednesday evening in the church
hall. Hostesses will be Mrs. William
Laughed. Mrs. J. Love, Mrs. Dennis
Larner Mrs. Edward Lime. Mrs.
Amelia Loechle, Mrs. William Love,
Mrs. John Lunsford, Mrs. Hugh Nc
Donald. Mrs Otto Mcdowell, Mrs.
Mary Mcclure and Mrs. John Nc
Girnis.
The Young Ladies' Society Of st.
GATHERINGS Church Will have a card
party and picnic at Zirmerman's
Grove Edgewood. Sunday, June "a.
The women of st. GATHERINGS parish
will give a card party Sunday evening
al the church hall. Shelby and Tabor
SITS.
The Alvin c. Hovey chapter Of the
W. r. c. will present a silk flag TO
the Boy Scouts Of Troop No. 81 Sun
day afternoon at the Linhurst Drive
Methodist Church, in celebration Of
Flag day. Mrs. Madge Fray. pa
tr1otic director, will present the flag.
Frank Riley will address the troop.
The Temple Review No. IS Of the
W. B. A will have a card party Mon
day afternoon at Castle Hall. Mrs.
W. W. White will be the hostess
The Founders chapter Of War
Mothers Will have their last meeting
q the year Tuesday afternoon at their
headquarters, 532 y. Pennsylvania st.
The Gamma Delta Epsilon sorority
will have its regular meeting Wednes-
day evening, at the home of Miss
Ester Fleming. 1909 W. Twenty Sixth
St
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200 CITIZENS SELECTED
Committee Named TO Help Entertain
Rainbow Division Vets.

More than zoo citizens of Indian
apolis were named today as a citizens
committee to assist in the entertain
ment at the Rainbow Division Vete-
rams convention here July 1915. by
Robert H. Tyndall.
Gen. Henri Gouraud of France and
Gen. John J. Pershing will be guests
of honor.
The first meeting of the committee
will be held at the Chamber of Com
merce Monday at 7:S0 p. m.
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Sketches to Be Presented

Sketches, in costumes from four
plays viii be given by Judith
Lowry. Blanche YUrka- George
Sommes. Ian Keith and Robert Nc
Groarty at the fourth anniversary of
the Woman's Rotary Club, Monday
noon at the Claypool. Reservations
may be made with Mrs. William H.
Kershner.
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A 17-year-old girl who writes that
she was talked into" a marriage,
in which she IS very unhappy. is just
enc of many.
That kind Of marriage has the
wrong start. We never go at a thing
we are talked into" doing more than
hafheartedly.
Marriage and love are no places for
half heartedness.
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best man, and Mr.. and Mrs. Donald
Vliet, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Hadley,
Miss Mary Alice Coleman, Harold
Victor, E Blake Francis. Mrs. Rus.
sell Thomas Of Hamilton, Ohio, and
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Emry.
Mrs Dottie NJ. Jones and daughter,
Lillian, will leave Sunday for an ex-
tended trip through the West.
Miss Grace Wright Of Division St
and Miss Mary Weibel of NARROW Ave
will leave Sunday for the West, where
they will visit until Sept. l.
Mr. and Mrs G. T. Hodges Of
West Indianapolis entertained at
Rhodius park in honor Of their
daughter, Mrs. Irene Mitchell and
children. of Pueblo. Colo, Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hodges grandson.
Donald Gibson Of Pueblo. who spent
the winter and spring with them, has
returned home
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fore her wedding. She and Mr..
White have returned from their
wedding trip and are at home in
Warsaw, Ind.
Mrs. Henry Closing was Miss
Mabel Marchal. daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Theodore Marchal, 1414 Oliver
Ave, before her marriage Tuesday.
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Martha Lee SoyS---
Young Girl Talked Into
Marriage Dissatisfied
Martha Lee Says

Tongues rather useful There's denying that
But they should be used with Cupidom.
mean much to sweeheas And many of them may spoil
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perfectly good match.
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Kappa Alpha Theta Alumnae Asso-
citation will give its annual children 5
party Saturday. June %. at the home
Of Mrs. George o. Rafert. New Bethel.
Ind. In charge of the arrangements
are Miss F'reida Arthur, chairman;
Mss Ruth Ralston, Mrs. z. NJ. Mill
holland and Mrs. Russell Fish
Evening star., 1923-07-04

AS usual a few of the stars will
find themselves crowded out Of the
chance at the title by missed putt
or a badly played shot. Last year
Mcleod was two strokes outside at
Skokie, along with several other well
known pros. The year before Bob
Mcdonald and several others failed
to make the grade in the preliminary
round at Columbia.
Last year twenty-four men and ties
qualified each day for the champion
ship, which Is to be played over the
72 hole route July IL and 13.
Seyenty-two players will thus be the
minimum to qualify. The number
probably will be nearer 80. as there are
always several ties for last place
each day.
Diegel is at Bar Harbor. where he
has gone with his employer, but will
go to Far Rockaway In plenty Of time
to prepare for the championship, for
ago. Mcleod. who Is now at the peak
of splendid game, leaves for INV ood
tonight to get In two days practice
before the east-west team matches
to be played on Saturday. Mcleod
Will captain the eastern team against
team led by Emmet French
Each team will include in it's mem
bership two amateurs, Jess Sweetser
and Bobby Jones, to represent the
east and Chick Evans and Rudolph
+. knepper to represent the west.
"Grandfather" John Black is expected
to be the star of the western team
which also numbers among its per-
sonnel Jock Hutchison, William Mel
Evening star., 1923-07-04
O1erime Game Poison to G Going viii Be Difficult in Open
CAUGHT ON THE FLY.

NEW YORK, July 4.-Walter John
son and Paul Zahniser were DOME
sushS overnight pitching selection
FOR the holiday double-header with
the Yanks this afternoon. Johnson,
VINO did not accompany the Nattonls
when they left Washington Sunday
was expected to arrive early today.
Capt Bucky Harris was presented
with IA gold card case, Monday night
at dinner rendered him by brother
Elks in Brooklyn. The brothers were
at hand to applaud Bucky for his
good work in yesterdays pastiming-
Harris most sensational fielding
stunt occurred In the eleventh inning
when Meusel hit sharply past Char
rity to riGht field Bucky ran to the
outer garden, threw himself at the
ball TO make stop and from prone
position tossed TO first for an out.
MeuseI turned the tables on Harris
in the fourteenth. Bucky hit a high
one toward the left field stand thar
appeared good for the circuit, but
the Yankee outergardener leaned
over the concrete barrier and made
a startling catch.
Ruth was Knocked out in the
eleventh round when he fell after
catching Goslin's fly to deep right.
The big fellow hit the ground head
foremost and did not come to until
"a couple of minutes had passed.
Bluege made sensational stop and
throw of Wards grounder in the
fourth. The bail was hit well back or
third bur Ossie went To 1t like fash
and his long heave just beat Aaron
TO the sack.
NIogridge barely escaped serious
injury in the thirteenth inning when
Ruth crashed liner through the box.
The ball was travelling so fast that
the hurler could not dodge It, but
fortunately it passed between his
knees.
Evening star., 1923-07-04

cal fan recently has been keeping
count OF the strikes at games played
at the local park, with interesting
results. Such a score was kept In
the games played June 10. 20, 20 and
80 and July !. In those Ave games
405 strikes In all were registered
OF these 232 were called" by the
umpire, ITO were fouled and only SO
We're famed" This means that
5I.3 per cent OF the strikes were de-
clared by the umpire on his own
Judgment. 27.2 per cent resulted from
FOULS and only 1875 per cent were
ball 'ie
Thus the pitcher fools the batsman
with MS curve or unexpectedly
Stra ight delivery more often than the
tne Datsman offers at the ball. It is
true that good many of these
caned strikes come when the pitcher
is in the three-and-nothingh hole and
puts one or possibly two strikes over
straight, the batsman waiting for a
pase on balls. But inning after
ing swing.
Evening star., 1923-07-04
ARTICLE III.

THERE will be little OF direct
L benefit to the beginner in a
further description at this time
of the technique of Johnny Weiss
muller. 1t would be just like 60
ing into details about Paderew-
iski's art to pupil who has yet
to learn the scale on the piano.
The general reader, however, and
many who now swim with some
skill, may find something of in
terest in another point or two.
Before Weissmuller came to me
had figured out a new method
of breathing, as applied to the
crawl stroke in speed swimming
tried it out on several of my
swimmers who had become set
in their ways. 1t did not work as
/ figured it should, because the
swimmers found it hard to
change.
/ figured that the best way to
keep a speed swimmer strong in
the water is to make sure that
he gets plenty of air. Muscle
alone is far from enough. We
have muscular men come down
from the gymnasium who swim
a couple of lengths of the tank
and then give up winded and
tired.
They wonder why it is. They
could do the most strenuous
gym" work for hours, and still
retain their pep" and their wind;
a few seconds in the pool and
Evening star., 1923-07-04
GOLFERS ARE BUSY
IN SPECIAL EVENTS

Golfers Of Washington are COM
peting today in special events. with
miniature tournaments scheduled at
four clubs.
The Washington Golf and Country
Club. Indian Spring Golf Club. Ban
nockburn Golf Club and kirkside
Golf Club all will hold miniature
tournaments In which the entrants
will qualify in flights Of eight at nine
holes medal play and compete at
match play rounds Of nine holes
each.
The course of the Washington
Golf and Country Club has been
rearranged to make 1t possible to
play two mines.
A thirty-six hole medal play
handicap event is being held at the
Chevy Chase Club. with an eighteen
hole match play against par event
also.
At Columbia a match play against
par event is scheduled, while MEM
bers Of the Town and Country Club
are competing in medal play
handicap eighteen-hole event
Evening star., 1923-07-04
Few Batsmen Actually 'Fan''
Statistics Prove Only About Is Per Cent of Strikes Are
on Swings Where the Ball Is Untouched.

A not uncommon phrase in base
ball writing: Smith famed To
readers of the news of the national
game this presents a picture Of a
batsman ingloriously swinging at an
elusive ball and missing II Is indeed
common misconception on the
part of even those who attend and
closely watch the sport that bats
men often swing futilely at the ball.
AS matter of fact. in but few cases
is a strike" effected by such a
swing.
In other words, the batsman rarely
wholly misses the ball when he
swings, and the great majority of
the strikes declared by the umpire
and recorded on the automatic
score board are called" the bats
man standing still in his box More
strikes result from fouls than from
ineffective swings that do not touch
the ball.
To demonstrate this fact a statisti-
Evening star., 1923-07-04
l5-INNINC LOSS TO YANKS
is ONLY A CASE In POINT
Ruths Homer on First Ball Delivered in Sixth Extra
Frame Decides by to l-Mogridge and
Bush in Great Duel.
BY JOHN B. KELLER.

EW YORK July 4-Overtme poison to the Nationals
the club National
o. in
of and the
SO the :h Nationals have engaged
full
entered their favor OF the others the
he a
pitching of variety fielding
that swony eSterday by the YANKEE
Evening star., 1923-07-04
TIGERS. Il; TRIBE, 5
(AT CLEvELAND.)

'Batted for Olsen in fifth.
+Batted for Wells in eighth.
tBatted for Lutzke in tenth
Stated for Bedgood in tenth.
Detroit .....0 o o o o +l2
Cleveland :. o 8 Q 8 o o o O. 8
Runs-Haney (3), Cutshaw, Cobb, Manush
Heilmann (2). Pratt Rigney. Bassler, Fother-
gill. Jameson. summa 90; Speaker. sewell.
er. Two-base hits-Cutshaw, Manush: Cobb
Pratt. Three-base hits-Rigney. Summa
Speaker. Home run-Brower. Sacrifices
Pratt. ,cutshaw; Lutzke. Cove!eskie. Double
RiayFpsney orsshaW and Pratt. Left
balls--of Pillette, l.; off Olsen. /: off Wells
2; off Francis, 1; off Holloway. /; off Bed
good, 4. Struck out-By Pillette, !; by Wells
!; by Holloway, !; by Coveleskie, 8. Hits
OFF Pillette. in 2 2-3 innings; off Olsen, in
l-3 innings; off Wells, l in 8 innings; off
Francis, In 2-3 innings; off Holloway none
in l-3 innings; off Coveleskie. Is in Z 2-3 in
nings; off Bedgood, in 1-3 innings Hit by
pitcher-By Bedgood (Haney). Winning pitch
er-Holloway. Losing pitcher-Bedgood. Um-
pires-Messrs. Rowland and Evans. Time of
game hours and 81 minutes
Evening star., 1923-07-04

they are exhausted. That is be-
cause they are accustomed to get
ting more air and getting it at
will.
Lack of Air Burns Up Fiber.
IN any kind of vigorous physical
L effort you must have plenty of
oxygen in your lungs. Most
sprint swimmers before Weiss
muller got along with one breath
every three or four strokes. Say
they were swimming forty yards
in twenty-yard tank, they would
take, perhaps, one breath going
down and two coming back.
In the meantime they would be
holding their breath under water.
burning up their own carbon
dioxide< instead OF oxygen.
Imagine sprinting fifty yards on
track and breathing only three
or four times!
They could not get enough air
swimming like, that, and, as a
result, the effort tore down their
reserve energy and consumed
more muscle fiber than was neceS-
sary. They would be all in after
a short swim.
So when Weissmuller came
along | decided to>try my idea on
him. He was young, plastic, not
set in his ways and easy to work
with. He had learned to swim
pretty we'll after a fashion, but
his stroke was far from correct.
What he knew he had taught
himself as kid splashing around
the beaches.
Two to a Stroke Too Many.
LIE was looking for instruc-
/ L ton, however, and that was
Evening star., 1923-07-04
CHISOX, 4; BROWNS, 3
Totals 80 G 27 Ia Total

IothIs-. -. 50 8 u IA Totals. 3J II II
+Batted for vengilder in eighth.
tBatted for Pruett in ninth.
Chicago ........o / 10 90 "a
St. Louis. ...... o o o o o o 2 Is
Runs-MostI. Shelley. Faik. Thurston. To-
bin. Gerber, Schliebner. Error-Schliebner.
Two-b hits-Thurston. Robertson. Three
base hit-Schliebner. Home runs-Falk. Tobin.
Stolen base-Kamm. Observation-Disclosures
schliebner: Kamm. Happeny and sheeIy; Nc
Clellau. HappeHy and Sheely: SEVERED and
Gerber, Left on bases-Chicago 4: St. Louis
Z. Bases on balls-of Thurston. Q; of Van
glider. J. of Pruett q off T Blanksnship. /.
STRUCK out-By Thurston. !: by vangilder. 8:
innings: of T. .Biankeaship. 8 in 2.3 innings;
of Vangilder. in inniHgs: off Pruett none
in ! inning. Passed ball-Schalk. Winning
pitcher-T. Blankenship. Losing pitcher
Pruett UmpireS-Messrs Holmes Nallin and
Moriarty. Time Of game-1 hour and As min
Evening star., 1923-07-04
HORSE SHOT ON TRACK,

NEW YORK. July 4.-While crowds
looked on in the big grand stand at
Aqueduct race track yesterday, Shaf-
Shaughnessy, a favorite in one of the
events. was put to death by a bullet.
He broke down in the running.
Evening star., 1923-07-04

horn and Mike Brady. Among the
pros on the eastern team will be Sar-
azen. Walter Hagen and Jim Barnes
Although there will be no British
stars at lnwood in quest of the title
this year. their absence will take
none of the thrill out Of the title
chase. The presence of the Britons
would only add an international flavor
to the event, as they would have
little chance to win.
Mcleod is playing splendid golf
as his two scores of 20, made last
Saturday, attest. He has not been
putting exceptionally well. but doubt
less will find the keen Inwood greens
better to his liking than those at
Columbia, which now are slow. If
the course remains fast, as it now is,
Mcleod has a chance to win. as he
is hitting his shots beautifully.
Evening star., 1923-07-04
PLAYER GETS $4,000.

BOSTON, July 4.-Bobby Smith,
shortstop of the Boston Nationals,
has received checks for $4,000 cover
ing the purchase money which result
ed in his coming to the Braves from
New Orleans, 80. Sss.s. .,-.s.-- !. :, !
Evening star., 1923-07-04
Ho,c Johnny Weissmuller Was Taught to
''Breathe Once With Euery StrOke.'


why be came to me. One of
the first things I taught him was
this method of breathing, once
with every stroke. Some swim
mers think it is waste of time,
but it is not if you work it into
the rhythm OF your stroke so
that the regularity of the stroke
is not disturbed
Weissmuller took to the idea
and it worked fine. He proved
my theory that the more air
you get the stronger you will
be III the water.
hat IS, up to a certain point
OF course, you can overdo that,
just like anything else.
For instance. Weissmuller de-
veloped trick of taking two
breaths on every stroke. He
would turn his head to the left
as usual, when the left arm
comes up at the hip. He would
inhale through his mouth, turn
his head down into the water
and exhale through his nose.
Then with a quick swing he
would turn his head to the right
as the right arm came up and
take another inhale.
One day l saw him doing it and
| told him to "cut it out"
If you ever do that in a race"
| said, "I'll drown you'll"
There is such a thing as get
ting too much air, l explained.
You can burn up your lungs
with oxygen as well as dcaden
them with not enough. I told
+ him as long as he did it only
while fooling around | would
not object.
WeissmuIler Fooled Witnesses.
THAT trick resulted in an
L amusing misunderstanding by
some San Francisco swimmers.
Weissmuller was having his daily
workout in the Olympic Club
pool. We were on our way to
Hawaii last spring. and stopped
at San Francisco for a race or
two before sailing.
Weissmuller started inhaling on
both sides, twice to one complete
revolution of the arms. The
spectators noticed it and mar
veled. At once they got busy
and announced their discovery.
At last, they thought, they had
found out one of Weissmuller's
secrets, accounting in part for
his great speed.
Of course, if they had only
asked me about it I~would have
explained that Weissmuller was
only fooling, that he would not
dare to try such a system in a
race. But the stories went out.
and thus one more myth about
the worlds greatest swimmer
got currency. | hope it has not
misled many swimmers.
In my next article l will tell
how Miss DeVry, who has start
ed her career as a star at the
crawl stroke with a new world
record for women, attained pro-
ficiency in the art.
Copyright. 1929, by, the Bell Syndicate. Inc.,