When the tired conqueror of the
English Channel, that wicked body of
water that has been bested by only
five men before her, reached her home
block on Amsterdam avenue, pande
monium broke out anew. Every
house, every store and everybody wore
Ederle emblems, to show Joy In the
supreme triumph of the sturdy nine
teen-year-old daughter of the neigh
borhood butcher. The clan of Ederle.
estimated to be forty-two strong,
formed a special bodyguard of honor
until “Trudy" tripped gracefully up
the steps of the house in which she
was born.
It has been said, many times, that
Americans have a large streak of hero
worship in them. Be that as It may,
the greeting to Gertrude Ederle yes
terday was a spontaneous and well
deserved tribute to a plucky girl, the
first of her sex to swim the twenty
mile stretch between France and Eng
land. For fourteen hours and a half
she battled tho shifting and turbulent
waters under adverse circumstances,
and In her remarkable crossing she
bettered the time of the best male
swimmer by two hours.
America is proud that one of its
feminine citizens was the first to swim
the Channel, and America is particu
larly proud of the plucky, unassum
ing girl, Gertrude Ederle of Amster
dam avenue. New York City. #
American tourists find that the
American dollar Is unpopular—until it
is exchanged Into the current coin of
the country. Money speaks a univer
sal language, but the services of the
money changer as an interpreter are
still necessary.
Funeral demonstrations leave Ru
dolph Valentino a distinguished yet
pathetic figure of the hour. The
thoughtless mob that sought to view
his remains suggested more idle in
terest than honest esteem.
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The Last of the Young 1 Turks.
