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Evening star., 1939-07-23

enthusiasts from both sides of the
border.
According to the great majority
of sand as we'll as snow skiers
there is little if no danger to this
new sport, as compared with the
hazardous winter skiing. In the first
place, they declare, in skiing at
Tadoussac there is straight down.
ward sweep devoid of intricate turns,
banking and distractions And,
Furthermore, if the skier should fall
he lands in soft, fluffy sand and
comes to an immediate stop.
For the tyro skier, sand skiing is
the solution for orientation. because
it is not as fast as snow skiing,
and it also provides new skiers with
an opportunity to practice and i'm
prove their technique without the
attendant uncertainties of snow
skiing.
Evening star., 1939-07-23

TADOUSSAC, Canada, July 90
Summertime now means ski-time to
winter sports devotees converted to
the newest of Canadas outdoor
sports-sand skiing
For with the melting of winter
SHOWS, skiing enthusiasts can con-
tinue their favorite outdoor sport
by skiing down the steeply-inelined
slopes of the numberous sand dunes
that adjoin the Canadian frontier
town of Tadoussac at the junction
of the st. Lawrence and Saguenay
Rivers.
Averaging in heights of 300 to 4OC
feet. the Tadoussac sand dunes
situated in a miniature desert, slope
toward the ST. Lawrence.
anonymously clad in bathing
suits. woolen socks, ski boots and
sun glasses, skiers spend their sum-
mer vacations skimming the sandy
slopes on well-waxed skis at a 30
miles -per-hour clip, coming to a
dead stop at the beach on the ST
Lawrence shore, where the grade
levels off.
Adding variety to their sport
sportsmen doff their skis for a re-
freshing swim or sun bath on the
beach after several downhill runs.
Until recently skiers had to for
sake their favorite sport with the
coming of the summer months. But
credit for the discovery and develop
ment of this new summer sport
goes to young Tadoussac physician
to whom skiing is mild obsession
First alone and then with a few
skiing enthusiasts from Tadoussac
he tried the sandy slopes and found
that besides being satisfactory, the
sport was almost as fast as snow
skiing-and much safer Since
Tadoussac can be conveniently ano
rapidly reached by rail via Montreal
and thence by cruise ships, this
provincial hamlet is fast becoming
the summer rendezvous of skiing
Evening star., 1939-07-23
Champion to Skate
In Ice Varieties

COLORADO SPRINGS, July o.
Robin Lee of St. Paul, Mimi, five
times United States figure skating
champion and present holder of that
title, has been signed to take part
in the ice Varieties" an ice show
to be given in the Broadmoor Ice
Palace on July %, % and 30.
Mr.. Lee skated in Lets Pretend
the 1888 summer ice show at the
Ice Palace and was brought back
for this summers show by popular
demand He will be supported by
a cast of about so skaters.
Evening star., 1939-07-23
Beauties to Compete
At Old Point Comfort

OLD POINT COMFORT, Va, July
22.-Pretty girls from all over the
Virginia Peninsula will compete in
beauty pageant July % for the
honor of representing this section in
the State finals at Richmond, when
Miss Virginia will be selected to
participate in the Atlantic City pa
geant.
The local pageant and dance will be
sponsored by the Original Club and
Huntington Rifles, Peninsula organ
| iZatiOnS
Evening star., 1939-07-23

Eight-oared pilot gigs used to race
from st. Georges, Bermuda, to meet
incoming full-rigged ships, the men
often rowing more than so miles
for the privilege and profit of pilot
Ing the ships.
Evening star., 1939-07-27
Two Held After S|ugging
OF Taxi Driver

Two young white men, accused of
slugging taxicab driver and driv-
ing him several blocks in the North
west section of Washington before
he jumped from the machine early
today, were arrested later by police
in the woods off Linnean avenue
NV. near Nevada avenue.
Vincent c. Kramer of Benning,
D. c., told officers he picked up two
men at Thirteenth and H streets
NV. and when they arrived at Six
teenth and Kennedy streets one of
them struck him in the face with a
blunt instrument"
Forcing him from the wheel of
the car, the driver related, thev
drove him to Military road and
Twenty seventh street NV, where
he jumped out.
Only slightly hurt, Mr.. Kramer
made his way to a telephone and
called police. About 80 minutes
later the cab was found abandoned
on Linnean avenue and a search of
the nearby woods resulted in the
arrest of the two men held.
Mr.. Kramer identified them as his
assailants at the eighth precinct,
though they denied knowledge of the
incident.
Evening star., 1939-07-27
Government buiIdinq
Cafeterias Face
Strike Threat
WoIkout Voted Lost Night
With Wage Boosts and
Union Shop Demanded

A strike is threatened in the %
cafeterias in Government buildings
which furnish more than 10000
meals a day to FedeSal employees
The strike was voted last night at
a meeting of more than 400 men,
bers of Local All, United Cafeteria
Employees, C. I. O. union.
Jack Mink, business agent of the
union, said the issues are demand
for increased wages and a union
ship. He explained that an in
crease of 3 cents an hour is sought
The present minimum is 42la cents
an hour, and the scale ranges up to
SIS cents an hour.
He said the Welfare and Recrea-
ton Association, which operates the
cafeterias, had failed to meet the
unions demands.
A final decision on a strike, he
added. would be taken after a con-
ference tonight with officials of the
welfare association. He said the
vote of the union last night au-
thorized the Executive Committee
to take whatever action necessary
including the calling Of a strike.
Meanwhile. a statement issued by
officials of the association through
Capt. S. w. Hoover, general man
ager, said the union showed bad
faith" in announcing to newspapers
before the conference tonight that
a strike vote had been taken.
The present contract between the
union and the association expires
July 81. The union claims a men,
bership of $50 of the $50 persons
employed in the cafeterias.
Evening star., 1939-07-27
Red Tape Battle
Denied Ex-SoIdier
To Guard Mind

The intricacies of Government
red tape when tackled by a man
whose mentality is not of the sound
est might cause his recovery to be
retarded.
A physician from st. Elizabeth's
Hospital so testified in a lunacy
hearing yesterday afternoon before
Justice Oscar R. Luhring in District
Court. The doctor was explaining
that the patient-a former soldier
had money coming to him from the
War Department, and that some
of his funds were in the official
keeping of the General Accounting
ONCE.
In opposing the mans release
the physician said that the stress
and strain of endeavoring to get
his money and combating Gov
ernment red tape might hinder
his return to mental health.
After hearing other evidence in
the case Justice Luhring decided
that for the mans own best in
-terests he should stay in the hos
pttal . while longer.
Evening star., 1939-07-27
F.P. Scott Installed
As President Of
Retail Credit Men
Other New Officers
Take Over Duties
At Annual MEETING

Frank P. Scott. credit manager
OF woodward e. Lothrop, took over
his duties as president of the Asso-
ciated Retail Credit Men of WASH
ington today.
Mr.. Scott was installed as head
OF the organization, succeeding w.
F. Hisey of Palais Royal, at the an
nual meeting at Woodmont Country
Club last night.
Joshua P. Stakeholder of Lans-
burgh & Bro. was named vice presi-
dent; John K. Althaus, reelected
secretary treasurer, and Charles w.
Prettyman, assistant secretary.
Directors reelected included the
above-named officers, along with the
following: Harry N. Aiken of M.
Phlllpsborn & Co.. Leo Baum of the
Goldenberg Co., Benjamin Blanken
OF Chas. Schwartz & Son, Samuel
E. Collegeman of Morris Plan Bank.
A. Coonin of William Hahn & Co
William F. Hisey of Palais Royal,
Charles M. Keefer of S. Kann Sons
Co., Elsie M. Lee of Frank R. Jelleff,
Roscoe w. Reichard of the Hecht
CO., Herbert j. Rich of B. Rich's
Sons. E. Emerson Snyder of Raleigh
Haberdasher and Ben Stein of Gros-
ner's.
In reviewing the past year, Mr..
Hisey described it as most success
ful period. Retail credit, he said,
hnds itself responsible for employ
ment OF millions of people engaged
in production and distribution. He
predicted further development of
the idea Of giving credit where
credit Is due"
Evening star., 1939-07-27
Representative Bates
Will Resign From
DC. Committee
System Of Congress
Running Washington
Held All Wrong

Voicing an opinion that "the
present system of Congress run
ming the District is all wrong" Rep
resentative Bates, Democrat, of
Kentucky. who was chairman of
the subcommittee which conducted
the local milk investigation, an
nounced last night he would resign
from the District Committee at the
close of the present session.
In taking this action he follows
the example of Representative By
ron, Democrat, of Maryland, who
also was member of the milk sub
committee. My Byron resigned from
the District Committee to accept as
signment to the Military Affairs
Committee. Other designations
from the District Committee are
forecast.
The District Committee simply
takes too much of any time Mr..
Bates said
When asked what he thought
should be done about running the
District" he replied he had not
made careful enough study of
the situation to offer a solution of
that problem" He declared there
is great deal of opposition to CIV
ing District residents the right of
suffrage and an oportunity to run
their own affairs. AS far as I am
concerned, the District can be given
back to Maryland and Virginia"
Representative Bates has been one
of the most active members of the
District Committee, second only to
Chairman Randolph. This is his first
term in Congress. He was appointed
chairman of the Subcommittee on
Public Health, Hospitals and
Charities, which has been unusu-
ally active this session. He held
extensive hearings regarding con-
ditions at Gallinger Hospital, and
as result the Vreeland lunacy bill
was written to relieve congestion
in the psychopathic wards at that
institution.
Then the Kentucky flrSt-termer
plunged into morning and after
noon hearings on the milk probe,
which resulted in daily sensations
which threatened to disrupt the
entire District Committee. In the
end the Speaker felt called on to
direct that the milk hearings be
closed precipitately.
AS a result of the milk hearings
Whiting Faulkner, postmaster at
Martinsburg, w. Va, was indicted
on the charge of perjury in his
testimony before the Bates sub
committee.
Mr.. Bates sponsored a bill pro-
posing to create milk commission
in the District, but failed to receive
the approval of the District Com
mittee.
Evening star., 1939-07-27

Judge John P. McMahon held in
Police Court today that counting
date once or twice week may satisfy
some girls, but to win others the
young swain must pay more frequent
attention.
The courts observation came in
the trial of Clarence o. Bolliger, 49,
of the 5000 block of First street SC,
a step-father charged with disorder
ly conduct, The defendant was ac-
cused by his wife of creating a dis
turbance in their home Tuesday
night.
Mrs. Bolliger told the court that
her husband, to whom she has been
married three years, objected stren-
uously to young mans courtship
to her daughter by former mar
riage. Marian Spiers. Mrs. Bolliger
said her husband threatened to run
Miss Spier's suitor, Kenneth Hoover,
81, of the 5000 block of Nichols ave-
nue. Sc. out of the house.
She said young Hoover had con-
Quoted himself like a gentleman and
she could "see nothing wrong with
his seeing my daughter" She also
Evening star., 1939-07-27
Mrs. Tab|er's Stabbinq
Case Is Continued

The case against Mrs. Elizabeth
Tabler. charged with stabbing her
husband, Otis, was continued at Po-
lice Court today until August 10,
when Judge John P. Mcmahon was
informed that the defendant was Ill
and that Mr.. Tabler is still in the
hospital.
Mrs. Tabler. charged with assault
with a dangerous weapon, is &C
cused of stabbing her husband with
butcher knife in their home, 36O1
Connecticut avenue NV, Tuesday
night.
Mr.. Tabler, who is confined to
Emergency Hospital with wound
on the right side of his chest, said
yesterday he would refuse to prose-
cute his 40-year- -old wife. She Is
free on $1,000 bond.
Hospital attaches said today Mr.,
Tabler's condition is fair
Evening star., 1939-07-27
Marlin Are Running;
Roosevelt Plans Cruise

President Roosevelt has heard
that the marlin are running now up
the Maryland and Virginia coast
and he is planning to try his hand
over the week end in an attempt to
catch some of these game fish.
The President hopes to be able TO
clear his desk in time to leave Wash.
ington tomorrow about noon. board,
ing the presidential yacht Potomac
for waters off the Maryland and
Virginia capes
Mr.. Roosevelt will be accompanied
by a few friends. The President is
expected to return to the White
House about noon next Monday.
Evening star., 1939-07-27
Court Rules Number of Calls
Suitor Needs Depends on Girl

explained that her daughter only
recently came home from the hos
pital.
In his defense Mr. Bolliger con-
tended that the young man was at
the house all hours of the day and
night and that he refused to get a
job.
Your honor" Mr.. Bolliger de-
clared, "he is around there every
night Some nights the girl won't
give him a date and he stands out
side the window and hollers and
cries for hours
We'll" Judge Mcmahon asked,
how long did you know your wife
before you married her?"
Three or four years. But I didn't
go to see her every night only
went once or twice a week.
Now" Judge Mcmahon observed,
"once or twice a week may be
enough for some girls. but with
others you have to 60 to see them
more often. Especially would it
seem appropriate in a case of this
kind, when the girl just got out of
the hospital"
The court referred the case to the
probation officer
Evening star., 1939-07-27
Man, Greved by Memories of Dead Wife, Tries Suicide

of the two trunks of her belongings
that still remained on M street.
Each day he told himself that he
must go and get them out, but then
he would put it off.
Yesterday morning he appeared at
the door and Mrs. Harris let him in.
They talked for a while and then
Mr.. Smedley went to the basement.
I've got a big job ahead of me
down there" he said.
All day he worked and occasional
ly when Mrs. Harris or her hus-
band went to the basement they
saw him putting his wifes things
in order.
But it was too much for him.
The memories stirred were too poig-
nant. At last he reached into the
Evening star., 1939-07-27
Id. G.. Residents
Invited to Use
Room on Hill

District residents are invited to
make the House District Committee
room in the old House Office Build
ing their legislative headquarters
during the recess of Congress.
Chairman Jennings Randolph of
the District Committee announced
last night the committee room will be
kept open for the convenience of
District people while Congress is
"out."
"It is about the only place the
District people have to visit with
advice and suggestions regarding
municipal affairs" he said. Com
mittee employees will be on duty
throughout the summer"
He said he will be present fire.
quently himself at the committee
room and his own Offices during
the recess and declared: It will try
to keep in close contact with Dis
trict affairs and will be accessible
at all times to the people who de.
pend on me to represent their In
terests."
Evening star., 1939-07-27
.Housebreakers Get
Loot Worth $1,000
In Robberies Here
JeweIry Valued at
$406 Taken From
Jackson Place Office

Housebreakings involving loot
amounting to more than 81 900 were
under investigation by police today.
Jewelry, valued at s40650 was re-
ported stolen from an Office in the
400 block of Jackson place NV. Mil
dred Dugan, an employe, told police
the thief forced a door.
Samuel A. Cotton, 4901 Quebec
street NV. said some one took
clothing and radio, valued at $493,
from his bedroom by breaking the
glass in rear window.
Abe Butts, 83l Sixth street S.W.,
told detectives a burglar early today
entered his living quarters on the
floor above the store he operates,
took more than So from his trousers
pockets and rifled the cash register
downstairs of an undetermined
amount of change.
Dresser Looted.
A burglar took S26 from a dresser
at 2213 Second street NV, Mar
garet Pully, colored, told police. She
said she saw colored man jump out
of the bedroom window.
Several other thefts and the cap
ture of petty thief suspect were re-
ported to police.
Representative Corbett, Repub-
hcan. of Pennsylvania reported his
car stolen from a parking place
near his Office. A young white man
was seen driving off in the automo-
bile, Mr.. Corbett said.
Pickpocket Robs Student.
Frederick H. Heath, student at
the medical school at Walter Reed
Hospital, told police his pocket was
picked at Logan Circle. His wallet,
containing Is car tokens and per-
sonal cards, and his watch, were
taken. he said.
A colored man accused of break
ing into parked cars was in custody
after he was captured by group
of pedestrians at Sixteenth and M
streets NV. last night.
The suspect was tripped by HUI
bert Turner, IA, of 1887 Fifteenth
street NV, who turned the front
wheel of his bicycle in the mans S
path. The man was held by a
group of bystanders until police
arrived.
Evening star., 1939-07-27
HoIdup Trio Lock Man
In Trunk of Stolen Car
B, the Associated Press.

BY TIE ASSOClateu FIcoS.
NEWPORT NEWS, Va, July 27.-
Another crime mystery involving a
kidna ping -holdup trio of two men
and a girl confronted Virginia po-
lice today, the sixth within two
weeks.
Horace Butler of Suffolk reported
to local police last night he was held
up and forced into an automobile at
his filling station on route 460, on
the edge of that city, as he was pre-
pairing to close UP.
Butler told officers his hands had
been bound and that he had been
left In the trunk compartment of
the trio's automobile on the Scone's
Dam road while they went to "steal
faster automobile"
Police drove Mr.. Butler to where
the automobile was abandoned. an
nouncing later that it was a machine
reported several days ago as stolen
from Frederick Lomas of Hilton
Village.
Mr.. Butler said he cut and kicked
his way through the back seat of
the car to make his escape.
Evening star., 1939-07-27

trunk and found a nickle-plated
.22-caliber pistol. He put it to his
head and pulled the trigger.
The shot did not kill him, so
he pointed the pistol at his heart.
Another shot failed to do more
than inflict a painful wound. He
fired again at his chest Then he
staggered out to Mr.. Harris, who
called police
Mr.. Smedley was in Gallinger
Hospital today.
Il just couldn't stand it, seeing
her things like that. I just wanted
to die" he said.
Doctors, working anxiously over
him, said they could not tell yet
whether he would get his wish or
not.
Evening star., 1939-07-27

watched her suffering for many
nights and he had seen his life
savings trickle away as the doctors
and hospital bills came in.
And then in the last part of June
she had died. He had found him.
self, the day after she was buried,
alone and nearly broke. He was IS
years old and a printer by trade.
He did not know where to start
taking up life again.
In the days that followed Mr..
Smedley moved from the room he
and his wife had shared at 1900 M
street NV. and told Mrs. Lily
Harris. the landlady, that he did not
want to go in it again.
He took a room at zoos L street
NV. But he thought sometimes
Evening star., 1939-07-27
c. M. T. c. Cavalry
Plans Review

A mounted review and presenta-
ton of medals for special achieve
ments will be features of a Parents
Day" program next Wednesday at
10 m. at the Cavalry Citizens Mil
itary Training Camp at Fort Bel
voir. Va.
The day also will mark the end
of the training period for the youths
who have been participating in this
phase of c. M. T. C. activities.
Evening star., 1939-07-27
BY ALFRED TOOMBS.

1t was cool there in the basement
and the angry noises of the city
seemed far away. Walter Smedley
fingered the hem of the silk dress
tenderly, turned to stroke the empty
sleeve of the fur coat.
He faced the two half empuied
trunks that had been packed with
her things and then the room be-
came misty and swan about him.
Mr.. Smedley let his mind run back
few months, over events that
seemed as far away as the street
noises.
His wife Anna, whom he had mar
ried eight years before. had been
taken i'll at the first of the year. 1t
had been long illness. He had
Evening star., 1939-07-27
Band Concerts

United States Soldiers Home
Band, bandstand, tonight at 7
o'clock. John S. M. Zimmerman,
bandmaster; Anton Pointner, as
sistant.
March, Arms and Honor Grabel
Overture, La Gazza Ladra" CThe
Thieving Magpie) -Rossini
Intermezzo, Eyes of Dream"
Fletcher
can Eastern Romance" -Haines
Scenes from the opera "Mirette,"
Messenger
Popular numbers, Cray Sticks
(xylophone solo) Brigham
Snow Flakes" (xylophone solo),
Charosin
Musician Wilbur D. Kieffer.
ValSette, "Carissima" "-P Penn
Finale, "Alhambra" Chambers
"The Star Spangled Banner"
United States Marine Band, Dis
trict of Columbia War Memorial,
Potomac Park, tonight at 7:30
o'clock. Capt. Taylor Branson, lead
er; william F. Santelmann, second
leader.
Program.
Overture, 'Mignon" Thomas
Excerpts from Ballet of Flowers"
Hadley
Cornet solo, Princess Alice"
Bellstedt
Musician Robert DeHart
Grand scenes from Madame But
terfly" Puccini
Entr'Acte, "Badinage" Herbert
Trombone solo, Romance"
Jorgensen
Musician Harold Bayes
Waltz, Voices of Spring" Strauss
"Torchlight Dance" No. /, Meyerbeer
THE Marines Hymn"
The Star spaugled Banner"
Evening star., 1939-07-27
Socialists Object

Attacking the administration op-
position to the w. p, A. strike, the
washington Young Peoples Socialist
League today referred to such action
as "a criminal disregard of campaign
pledges"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-04-13
The First Census

Provision for the taking of census of the Unit
ed States 10 is made in the Constitution
and this was originally intended principally for the
purpose of determining how the representation in the
House of Representatives should be apportioned
The first census was taken in $780, in accordance
with bill introduced in the House by James Madi-
SON, who later became President This simply pro-
Vided for count of the population divided into the
following classes: White males 16, white males
under 16, white females, free blacks, and slaves.
Madison at first wanted to list the occupations
of the people, but fear of opposition by the citizens
who might suspect that the government was trying
to get line on their incomes to levy higher
taxes caused the Senate strike out that provision
Six months allowed for the taking of the
first census, the total cost of which was $44377.
In some sections good many people objected to
giving the mere information concerning age, but
new nation had population of 3,929,214.
The taking of the 1910 census will probably re-
quire the services of 10000 persons, and the
the work in 80 days The count is expected to show
a population of about 1872 million The population
shown by the census of 1880 was 122,775,046.
AS matter of game bird protection, the time
to burn marshes is during this cold weather before
the birds start nesting Later burning does untold
damage both to birds of game and protected varieties
Swallowing live goldfish promises to become an
interesting brand of college athletics says an
exchange. However, the sport having invaded Main
Street it will not be confined to higher
branches of earning-it is open to all corners long
the supply Of fish lasts.