Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-07-25

terances of his own son, oliver, are
not by any means in line with the
government policy.
British pubiic men are shaking in
their boots over H. G. Wells announce
ment that real persons under their real
names are to be used in Forthcoming.
three-volume novel; Recollections of
the devastating memoirs of Margot AS
quit make politicians Uneasy.
Mr. Wells holds it is impossible to
give a faithful picture of period in
which movements and ideas play an
important part without bringing in the
actual persons Identified with such
movements. In other words, he thinks
it is absurd to screen prominent men
under created names. SO off comes
the mask, and a spade will be called
spade.
Mrs. Clemington Carson, the Ameri-
can long distance swimmer, profess
sionally known as Miss Mile Gade,
has arrived at Dover to make a sec
ond attempt to swim the English chan
mel, and is sure she will be the first
woman swimmer to accomplish the
feat. She has already started train
ing, and expects to make the attempt
from the French shore, possibly this
month.
Miss Gade's husband will map out
the course for her and will also be in
charge of the tug which will pilot her
across.
Miss Gade had the desire to swim
the English channel ever since she
was 10 years of age. She maintains
that the mental training for such a
task is of far greater Importance than
the physical training, for she is of the
opinion that when a person has ac-
quired strong enough will power, al
most anything can be done.
In 1928, Miss Gade came within 11A
miles of accomplishing her task AL
though she could have kept swimming
for another five hours, she was driven
from her course by sudden change in
the tide.
Miss Physslis Nelson Terry is play1
ing the role of the Amazonian leader,
Poadicea, in new picture which is
to be the great British Super Film"
portraying Britain under Roman rule
Edgeware, a London suburb, now is
alive with ancient Britons and Ro-
mans assembled for the mob and war
scenes, which will be done on lib
eral scale.
Bruce Woolf, who produced the
"Ypres" and "zeebrugge,'' is directing
the picture and Professor Newton of
London university, is cooperating to
assure the historical accuracy of the
production.
Viscent Escudero, the well known
dancer from the Theatre des Chanes
Elysees, who has been giving exhibit
tions of Spanish dancing in London, is
doubtful whether English dancers will
ever master the tango.
Dancing in London is very good in
the ball rooms, said the Spanish dam
Ger, "but most dancers do best the fox
trait Even the Arisiennes, who dance
better than the English, cannot tango.
| have found only the Argentines and
the Spanish really understand the
dance. And danced badly it is ridicu-
lous. Perhaps in it's simplified form! it
might be attempted generally in ball
rooms, but I do not think it should
then be called the Tango"
Some of the younger bloods" of
Britain who still clung to their Ok
ford bags as being quite up-to-date
articles, received a shock upon learn
ing from 7. A. Joyce, an explorer, who
has been visiting the Maya tribes, that
these bags" are centuries old.
Mr. Joyce says II found that some of
the colored natives, descendants of the
Mosquito Indians, out here wear an