Evening star., 1926-06-13
j. s. FLAG TO SPUR
EDERLE ON IN SWIM
Emblem of Successful Man
Channel CrOSSer to Fly
for Her Attempt.
BY GERTRUDE EDERI.E.

BY Gable TO Inc star.
CAPE Girls NEZ, France. June
I2.-When for the second time | at
tempt to swim the English Channel
next sEonth. the accompanying tug
that Charlie 10th Of Boston, sue
cessful channel swimmer, used IN MS
crossing and which he presented to
Louis Corthies, the tug skipper who
will pilot the Alsace for me.
The AlSace is the best tug on the
French coast. Corthies is Il grizzled
sailor with Wrlnkled, weather beaten
skin, who neither reads nor writes
but who is IL great pilot, and never
leaves the wheel no matter what
length of time his tug may be ploW
ing through the rough channel seas.
On long trips he has his food brought
TO the pilot house, and he has been
known I'd stay at the wheel for 40
continuous, sleepless hours. ! believe
10th $ flag will bring me luck in my
effort.
The Alsace, q stanch craft OF IS
tons, can make ~ knots an hour. IL
lies low in the water. which is u help
to a channel swimmer. | am told
the Alsace can travel yards
away from me III the rougheSt going,
which is an encouraging prospect. as
it will enable my sister. father and
friends to be near enough to converse
with me during the trying swim.
Visits Neighb0ring Baron.
Today | visited the neighboring
| Baron Baroness, who lives III d charm
| ing stone house covered with roses.
Secllel pear trees till the spacious
garden. walled high with white stone
| on three sides, but with q hedge at the
front From the windows OF the
| picturesque house the view of the
| Straits Of Dover is marvellous. The
| furniture and Candelabra are hun
| dreds OF years old.
The baron served 2l-year-old wine
| from his cellar. He is financially em-
barrassed. due TO the recent severe
dropping of the value Of the French
! franc, and has offered to rent us his
house, which we are considering
doing. TO me ii is tragic 10 see the
downfall Of such a family Of the old
nobility of France. The baron s coat
of arms was presented TO his grand
father by Napoleon, the emblem show
ing carved gold candlesticks on
manteL The barons grandmother
was an American. from whom he in
herited considerable property in New
Orleans.
A few years ago when francs were
II cents To the dollar the baron was
forced to sell 80 houses in New
orleans, but he regrets this now. as
the frame at present Is quoted at about
80 cents to the dollar.
Can See English Lights.
Last night ] walked 4 miles over
the cliffs edging the water, making
my stroll for the day some 10 miles.
The rays of the giant lighthouse on
the cape furnished the only illumina-
ton for the nocturnal stroll on this
side, but We could plainly see the lights
of Dover and the East Foreland beacon
light on the English side of the chan
mel. From here some nights one can
see the street lights OF Folhestone.
also on the English coast hut the
weather was not clear enough for this
last night.
The East Foreland light will be my
objective when | again undertake to
swim the channel. | took a short
swim shortly before noontime today,
not for practice az much as to keep
in touch with the cold channel water
Trainer Burgess told me today l
must be content if | should fail on two
attempts this year. He expects me 10
try the channel swim three times. ii
necessary, to accomplish the feat this
Summer. Burgess wants ME to enter
the water for the first effort little
short of prime condition so il the first
try fails l will not be overtrained but
just brought up to fine pitch.