Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-06-26
PRESIDENT TRIES
TO PADDLE CANOE
Proves a Bit Awkward on
First Attempt-Guide
Gives Lesson.
BY J. RUSSELL YOUNG.
stan Correspondent Of The Star.

CEDAR ISLAND LODGE, Brule River,
Wis. June 26.-There is not the slight
est doubt about President Coolidge hav-
ing caught the real spirit OF the great
outdoors since he has been playing
around I'D here in the North Woods.
He wants to be out in the open all the
time and engaged In some occupation
or sport.
He has added padding canoe to his
diversions. and. according to a hint he
dropped this morning as he carefully
eyed o clump of young ash trees. he VIII
soon be welding the ak. He Is walking
before breakfast, a custom he followed
while In the White House until about
year ago. when he virtually abandoned
this form Of exercise. His delight a.
being In the open, now that sunny.
balmy weather is prevailing. has been
manifested also by his reading ano
working beneath a tree In front or the
lodge not far from the edge Of the water.
Evidently inspired by the grace dis
played by John Laroque. his Chip ,ewa
guide. as he padded him to the fish,
ing holes In the 3rule, and the ease
with which this tall, powerful WOODS
man handles their canoe, the Presi-
dent announced yesterday that he
would Ike to learn how 70 paddle.
Questions Guide.
In his customary cautious manner
he first Questioned John al ABOUT the
art of handling o canoe. and when he
was assured that Ii would not be dif-
ficult to learn. he lost no time making
I'D his mind. He waited. however, until
Mrs. Coolidge had left the lodge yes
terday afternoon for Duluth, where she
vas 10 spend some time at beauty
k1vnAe
warning him, as though he was Smah
boy. Of the 'angers Of tipping over anc
eli the other dreadful things that come
to the mind Of o loving wife or fono
mother at times of that sort. Her car
was well out Of sight when he stepped
into the canoe held for him by the
Indian, and then tried his hand at pad
ding. He was q tribe nervous and
clumsy, and he did not do so well He
seemed 70 be Incapable Of preventing
the little craft from turning around.
He had been cautioned about this very
thing and was told how 70 meet II.
but he evidently forget.
AT times the canoe did not spin
around and then the President looked as
pleased as a boy accomplishing some
really difficult feat He looked in the
direction Of the river bank rs though
he expected some applause
The Indian guide Is building birch
canoe. and he hopes To have the PreSi-
dent handy enough with the paddle 70
paddle this new craft by the time II IS
finished. which win be within q couple
OF weeks.
The President padded for a very
brief spell this morning and fished long
enough to add two or three luscious
trout to the mess already repoStng In
the Summer White House ice chest.
Having decided again not to so to the
executive ONCE In Superior. he had some
papers requiring his reading and sigma
eure brought out to him. After diSpos-
ing of this business he continued "a SIT
beneath the tree and read from the
bundle Of newspapers which arrived with
the mornings mail
Little Interest In Politics.
Little interest was shown by Mr..
Coolidge in the opening Of the Demo
cratic national convention. This IS not
strange when IL Is recalled that he made
IL apparent during the Republican con-
vention that he was not especially m
tereSted. Not once did he tune IN his
radio for the Kansas City eonclave. and
no one expects him to tune IN on the
Democrats.
MTS. NoOuQSe THIS morning SNRStA
enced the fun Of pulling Tiny TN,
the red chow dog. from the river, where
he had fallen while racing bout with
the other two dogs, Mrs Coolidge was
out gathering wild flowers in the bright
warm sunlight at the time, AS she
dragged Tim" TO safety her skirt be-
came soaked The skirt was Of the
pleated sort, and when she had caught
Tins" anal shaking there were few
pleats remaining She only laughed ana
seemed 10 enjoy It.
Mrs. Coolidge Is so greatly improved
one would hardly detect that she vas
recently 50 III.
wisconsin Indians viii have their
first chance 20 see the Great White
Father" on August IL. when President
Coolidge Is expected 70 attend the in-
dian pageant and regatta &C Laccourt
OReiileS. near Hayward, predicted 10
draw a crowd Of 2s.ooo people TINS
year,
More than 3.5o0 Indians VIII % at
the celebration. Crews for the regatta
viii oome nom Chicago the Twin CITIES
and WtnnipNg.