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THURSDAY, AUGUST 24, 1933.

Nudists Exercise Behind

Locked Doors In Gymnasium

Time Between Open-Air Assemblages Bridged By Secret Meetings Indoors; Champion Of Nudism Sniffs At Immorality Charge,

(The activities of an indoor of the controverted questions about American nudiat group are describe the movement. For instance, what ed below in the second of three about the morality- articles that present an impartial. "Morality,” exploded Dr. Parme- first-hand survey of nudism as it is practiced in the United States. Here.

New York. July 24.

THE WORLD'S

ACCOUNTANTS

IN LONDON Conference On World's Troubles.

WOMEN AMONG DELEGATES

London. Accountants from every part of the world gathered in England last month.

They came from South Africa,

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New Record.

"100 MILES PER GALLON"

London.

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championship for walking both long stamps need be enclosed is the and short distance, has set out from Faith healing by post-and no Marble Arch, London, on the big-miracie man," to a police ban on reply of Dr. Baud, the Zagreb lev, “nas nothing to do with it!” Australia, Canada, the United Best "hike" of the year,

Then he suffled his startling blast States, France, Denmark, Germany, Never before, it is stated, has a

mass faith healing. too, in an exclusive interview, many witn an explanation. "In the Czechoslovakia and a number of walker set up a record for a 1,000-credited with remarkable powers. Dr. Baud, a wealthy architect, is of the oft-repeated questions regard-public mind," he said, "nudity has other countries.

mile walk averaging five miles per To his doors came at crowds of ing this highly controversial move-gelten all mixed up with sex; and{ They met at the International hour for 26 miles per day for 40 peasants from all parts of Jugo- ment are answered by one of its sex is mixed with morality. As a Congress of Accounting, in London, days. Cummings is to attempt this slavia. A tall, white-haired figure, leading proponenta, and in view of matter of fact, they have nothing and took stock of the world and its feat, and he is using Britian beer he would come to his balcony and the concern expressed by Far East-to do with each other, Being good troubles, and in some cases debated as sustenance. ern officials over the threat of mud-for being honest are not ends in what can be done about it.

"I shall walk an average of 100 You are well! You are all healed!" ism in Canton, Hong Kong, Shang-themselves. People don't adopt British accountants from all over miles to the gallon, or two pints per hai and Harbin, these acers are morality for the sheer sake of being the Kingdom were of course, at the 25 miles," he explains. "I shall they were healed by Dr. Baud's Hundreds of peasants declare particularly timely.)

moral; they do it to avoid unpleasant conference, too. Chartered account-walk this thousand miles to prove blessing. By PAUL HARRISON, or embarrasaing consequences.” ants and members of the Society of that a man of pearly 60 years can

Not So Ugly.

But the police had to intervene. Incorporated Accountants and Au- put up a test of physical endurance They became alarmed by the huge It was a basement gymnasium in} "Then how about the ugliness of citors took part as well as profes-and at the same time declare to the crowds of sick people who thronged] New York City, and more than the average human body? Doesn't sional bodies at Edinburgh, Glas-nation that be can do faintly redolent of perspiration and that make nudism unattractive to gow, Abordeen, and in Ireland.

80 on a the square before the doctor's national beverage. disinfectants. In the outer office a esthetically sensitive peuple?"

house, blocked the trafic with their! 'Lord Plender was the President The scientist paused

"I am not just advocating that carts group of people stood about, idly.

a moment. of the

and ox-waggon filled with Congress and chatting, some looking at a collection "Well, maybe. But I've been

Sir James beer is the only stimulant that keeps sufferers, and indulged in physical to Martin the

London. Vice-President. The men going, but I do of snapshots. The picture snowed nuany camps here and abroad, and Congress addressed itself to very beer, good British

argue that violence against any doctors, priests unclothed men

The bertning of the Von der and women doing! I'm inclined to think I've acen more complicated matters indeed. The while."--Reuter.

beer, is worth or police who declared the "miracle Tana, the salved German cruiser, exercises on a lawn, runing a race. beauty than ugliness. I believe most late Sir Josiah Stamp opened the

man" could not help them.

which had to be towed from Scapa trunding a wheelbarrow, lolling in physical ugliness is largely due to serious business with a paper on

The police asked Dr. Baud to Flow keel uppermost, was witness- the sun.

the wearing of clothes, and it's plea-international finance.

leave Zagreb for a while. "The doc-ed by thousands of spectators at One of the women gizgled: "How sant to notice the improvement in

tor acceded to their request but has Rosyth. Like the other salved ves "Exchange fluctuations in' rela- awful I look!"

the physiques of nudists. In a few tions to

issued a declaration that in future sels she is to be broken up... accounting as regards] "So do most of us, for that mai-more generation I don't believe the operating results and asset values," ter." responded a man in the uni-festhetes will be offended."

was the next topic, and matters form of an army captain. "But I'll Remembering the shy broker at affecting railways, docks, water, gas, bet I take off 20 pounds within the the Out-of-Door Club who wished electricity and tramwaya will be

the nudists would wear "just a little discussed as well as "Come now, all of you," called an something," the reporter asked accounting capitalist combinations

"Get your about that idea.

accompanied the in industry and other questions. towels and we will go inside andį "Doesn't work,"

Von der Tann from Lyness to snapped Dr. On the lighter side, there was:

Two "brokers" accused of deal-

money to pay the postage himself. Parmelee. "Where it's been tried a banquet at the Guildhall, a lunch ing in firearms which they rented so sceptical as the polke-is mobil-ing operations at the dockyard, told The Zagreb Post Ofke-not quite Rosytú and superintended the berth- Ten minutes later. members of abroad it has led to the same sort at Grosvenor House, a visit to the out to criminals for "short-notice ising Its staff. the American Gymnosophical As-of bad manners that you see on our theatre, a garden party given by jobs" have been arrested.

It expects an Reuter's correspondent that he was xiation began struggling from public beaches. It may be as healin Lord and Lady Plender at Sun-

glad that the work was now all over. Detectives who made the arrests the locker rooms to the gymnasiumful from the standpoint of sunlight, dridge, Kent, and visits to Scotland seized two revolvers which they

In less than 10 years, he said, his floor. The Women were stad

in but not from the standpoint of un- and Ireland, Oxford. Cambridge.

firm had lost £10,000 in connection nondescript rompers, dance suits resricted skin-breathing."

with "this salvage work. This loss) was due partly to a sharp drop in the price of scrap metal and partly! to the fact that when, as one who bad always been interested in en- gineering, he undertook the salvage of the scuttled German fleet he had No. 10, WYNDHAM STREET, little experience of this class of P. O. Box No. 620, work.

KONG KONG.

next-"

oficious little

warm up."

nian.

mechanical

Winsor Castle, the port of London, and variously pinned-up one-piece!

Wanted To Be Seen.

Hampton Court and other places. dresses. The men looked even more Some opponents of nudism claim; Many women who are fully dowdy in under wear shorts. Circles that followers of the movement are qualified accountants were at the were formed and everybody went exaibitionists seeking to attract Congress.-Reuter. energetically at the business of tos-jattention to themselves. sing heavy medicine balls about,

Just A Ruse.

that?

ROYAL WEDDING

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Observe Occasion.

How about

"Erroneous," declared the cham-! Was this then, a sample of in-pion of nakedness: "I well remem- door nudism, after all the preach-ber one such in Germany, a girl who ments about the healinful aspects obviously wanted to be the center of exercising the completely un-jof attention. During several visits clotned body? No, it turned out, it to the camp she didn't take off her Buckingham Palace Staff was not. The Gyninosophists were clothes, and we finally realized unis merely biding their time, for the was only because she wanted to bel unter doors were still unlocked botnj different. When she was ordered;

London, to late-coming members and to the to disrobe or not attend any more,"

There was a sentimental surprise! police.

she undressed without the alightest for Their Majesties during their But at 8:30 the doors were locked, embarrassment, only and the class of 29 men and 17 wo-wearing a bright red bathing cap and Duchess of Devonshire recently.

to reappear stay at Chatsworth with the Duke, men trooped back to their lockers, and scarlet shoes. Then, told that Very early in the morning of removed their remaining clothing, she couldn't wear even these dis- July 6

the Duchess presented

the evening.

selves about the room and earnestly

began trying to imitate the motions

FOR SALE.

of their leader. The latter was a BLUE HOPE DIAMOND graceful young woman, a profes- sional dancer. Her assistant, like- wise nude, sat at a piano and play-j ed sprightly tunes for the rhptamic

exercises.

Mystery Jewel Which

Brings Disaster.

PISTOL BROKERS FOR GUNMEN,

Guns Rented For "Short Notice Jobs."

New York.

Bald the prisoners had bought for £2 each and rented out for "any kind, of a job" at £4 each.

Detectives had trailed the men for hours. From ад adjoining telephone booth one of the officers; said he had heard ne say:

"Yes, I'll get 'em for you. Don't worry?

They were arrested after they had gone to a hotel, presumably to deliver the weapons to a criminal who wanted to pull off a job,"

| Reuter,

SALARY-CUT FOR JACKIE COOPER.

Still Receives £260 Per Week.

Los Angeles, California. Jackle Cooper, 10-year-old film actor, has taken what he terms “a $76,000 salary cut."

he will heal by anyone who needs

now

The salvage of the German war- his help must write to him, sending:

has full details of his ill and he winships Bunk at Scapa Flow send them a letter which will heal

come to an end to far as Messrs. Cox and Dan. are con- them.

cerned. No stamps need be enclosed, says! the doctor. because he has enough) Mr: Cox, who

avalanche of letters-Reuter.

DRINKS MUST BE “MANNERLY.”,,

Inebriation No Offence In New Orleans,

"It has been a gamble," he added. "which has not been a success.”

The German High Seas Fleet was

scuttled by the crews at Scapa Flow

New Orleans. Being "tight" is no crime in New Orleans, provided one is not dis turbingly so. the City Attorney's office has ruted after an exhaustive search of the statutes dealing with jinebriation,

in June, 1919, and salvage work The opinion was prepared at the was started five years later. Some request of the City Police Depart-32 ships, including the 23,000 ton ment which has asked for guidance battleship Hindenburg, have been in the matter of handling "drunks." raised and towed to the breakers' Asserting that there is a fine line

yards. between drunkenness and disturb

ing the peace or disorderly conduct that he had decided to abandon the Mr. E. F. Cox stated recently the law said in effect that one may stagger with immunity under the task of raising the 10 German war- still remain at the very eyes of a policeman, and that ships which a drunk is not subject to arrest so

bottom.-Reuter. long as he is mannerly-Reuter.

R.A.O.C. OFFICER PROMOTED.

Col. L. C. Lewis

News In Brief.

The Harbour office advises that the French 'Sloop Altair. will carry' out gunnery practice at Shek Ngau

and returned for the activities of tinguishing accessories, she quit the Queen Mary with a bridal bouquet Old and paunchy, whole business in a huff."-China of wonderfully-coloured carnations young and the, they spaced them- Press.

and gave the King a bridegroom's button hole. . . . It was the for- ¡tieth-anniversary of their wedding.

Later in the morning the King; and Queen attended

Actually Jackie will receive under the Royal

a new contract approved in court the Agricultural Show at Derby where a huge crowd cheered them to the salary this year and next which he echo. The only official celebration, week, for 40 weeks each year.

got the past two years, $1,300 a however, was that all the servants

Lt. Col. L. C. Lewis, of the B. A. Island, in Mirs Bay, on Thursday, Under a previous agreement he 0. C. has been promoted to be Ord- August 31. of Buckingham Palace drank Their was to have been paid $2,000 a week nance Officer 1st Class and Co- Majesties' health in champagne. and perspiring nudists, and some- The famous Blue Hope diamond

The King and Queen actually ate and $3,000 the fifth. That's how

the third year, $2,500 the fourth Ionel, as from July 14

A Chinese, Lal-Wai Mui, and his times ill-conitioned young ones, which was stolen from the eye of a their anniversary luner in the train he estimates that he has had a the Army for thirty-four years, were seriously injured when an oil Colonel Lewis, whe has been in wife, living at 9 Lockhart Road, would halt for a moment to catch Burmese idol and is said to have on the way back to their breaths. After nearly an hour brought misfortune to all its subse Palace!-Reuter. of this, two mixed groups were quent owners, is being offered for formed and running games were Bale by Mrs. Edward B. McLean. played. These were the sort of sim-She wishes to raise needed funda ple pastimes employed in Y.M. and with the diamond.. Y.W.C.A. classes. The only time

it

The posturing, kicking and bend- ing was more strenuous than appeared, for now and then elderly

Washington.

Her millionaire husband, Mr. men and women came into physical Edward McLean obtained a divorce contact"was in a mixed relay race from her in Riga.

when couples joined hands and lum- The Hope diamond weighs 112 bered around a pylon at the far end carata. It appeared in Paris about of the hall.

1688 having been brought from the Half an hour later the nudists East. A apell of disaster seems to were ready for a swim. They dash-have fallen on all those into whose

ed

Buckingham $76,000 'çut."

AMERICA'S RELIEF EXPENDITURE.

Old Age Pension Laws In 25 States.*

New York

joined as an infantry officer in the stove, which they were attempting Several years

ago when Jackie Lincolnshire Regiment He was to light, exploded. Both received was just a young fellow, trying to transferred to the R. A. 0. C. during burns on the arms and body which $25 for his first week's work and Belgium. break into the movies, he received the war, when he served in France necessitated their removal to hos

Ipital.

Reuter.

Personal Pars.

Viscount Ontai, well kuowa.multi- millionaire and Chinese Secretary tal Twenty-five States in America, the Vienna consulate, who accom

Wellington Koo to

ed for the single shower room, gasp. hands it has passed. Its present with a population.of 55,000,000 panied Dr.

as icy water splashed their name is derived from Lord Francis Persons, now have old age pen- Europe last year, is passing through sweaty bodies, ran on to the pool Hope, busband of Miss May Yohe,sion laws, stafes the American Hong Kong on his way to Shang- Before long they were sprinting for the actress, who owned it for some Association for Social Security, hai. The Viscount, accompanied by their separate, looker rooms and years. He lost a great deal of Great interest in unemploy-nis family and secretaries, is, stay- money, and was fuvolved in a divorce ment Insurance had been mani-ing at the Repulse Bay Hotel and

fest this year throughout the will leave for the north next Tues country, the association added. 'day by the Felix Boussel. The Vis

their clothes,

RELIEF FOR 18,000,000 IN AMERICA

And so ended the regular mid-eult.—Reuter. week meeting of the Gymnosophiets. As they left, chattering conventional pleasantries and appreciation for "a lovely evening," each reported to the secretary, Miss Ruth Winkler, concerning his plans to attend one of the organization's two out-door camps over the weekend.

Morality Is Out.

Of

Many Allowed Mean Sums

New-York

In the six months just ended 105 count holds a French title: bills on the subject had been in troduced in the Legislatures of

Mr. Timothy Murphy, Assistant

29 States and in Congress.Superintendent of Police, returned Reuter.

from Home leave aboard the P. and 0. Ener Naldera, yesteray,

the 4,000,000 families, TEACHING HIM TO BE QUIET

Madrid

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Prague.

One of the most impressively 18,000,000 people, now getting un voluble of America's nudists is Dr. employment relief in this country, Maurice Parmelee, sociologist, qu-many "are getting shamefully, woe- When the mayor of Campofrio thor and honorary president of the fully, little, declares, Mr. Hop-near Huelva, lost control of a Gymnosophical Association. His kins, Federal Relief Administra-council meeting over which he was worn by the horses ridden by Rubber horse shoes are to be book, Nudism in Modern Life" is a tor

presiding he threw his handball at Prague policemen. best-seller among the unclothed, He estimates that at the present the most violent of the councillors The shoes will be corrugated to and his standing as a scientist lends rate the $500,000,000 appropriated to call him to order weight to his opinions, So it was by Congress for relief will be The councillor fa-now in lipspital is believed that they will be a con- prevent slipping on asphalt, and it from Dr. Parmelee that this report-spent by the end of October.with serious head wounds-Reu- siderable improvement on the fron er sought nudism's answers to some Renter,

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