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Evening star., 1940-08-02
ST. Michaels Regatta
Puts Crab Industry
Into Retirement
Big Variety Of Events
On 3-Doy Cord; D. c.
Yuchtsmen Race
BY Stan Correspondent Of The Star.

By Stan Correspondent Of The Star.
ST. MICHAELS. Md, August a.
The famed Eastern Shore crab went
into temporary retirement here to-
day as yachtsmen of three States
and the District of Columbia took
over this crab-canning village for
the 10Th annual Miles River Yacht
Club Regatta, which opened today
Grabbing, fishing and allied in-
dustries that make this town a nor
NAL spot 1862 days out of the year
were thrown overheard last night
as visiting "firemen" and Shore
folk joined in the opening ceremo.
nies of the 3-day affair.
Competition Greatly Varied.
Power events running the gamut
from handicap work boat race to
the Chesapeake Bay championship
for Glasses H, I and runabouts
opened the regatta this morning.
Picturesque sailing craft, including
the colorful log canoes, were to vie
for spectator interest this afternoon.
A full day of speedboat competi-
ton is slated for tomorrow. This
Will include events for 1876 and 225
cubic-inch hydroplanes, mile trials,
Glass E runabouts and unlimited
speedboats. All power races have
been sanctioned by the American
Power Boat Association. L
While numerous small one-desiei
classes have been given a favored
spot on the program, it is the famed
log canoes that will draw all eyes,
Ihere are the Sidney w. Covington
trophy for canoes built prior to
1917 (only a few of these remain
today. the John B. Harrison trophy
for canoes built since that date and
the priced Governor of MARYLAND
Trophy for any and all canoes,
SO Events on Program. o.,
Ninety-three events in all have
been scheduled. The bulk of sailing
races will be staged tomorrow. -
Sunday will see the final event,
the traditional race back from
Tilghman Point to Baltimore Light
Tor large cruising and racing classes.
Special features will include a
race for miniature brigantines and
marine parade of United States
Power Squadron members from
Washington, Baltimore, Hampton,
Annapolis and Philadelphia.
Evening star., 1940-08-02
BY WALTER McCALLUM.

When you 60 fishing in Chesa-
peake Bay for the honest, placid
hardhead, you anchor at likely
spot, toss q baited hook overheard
and wait. When you 60 blue fish,
ing (remember that old time sport)
you chum 'em up, or troll, hoping
you'll run into q school.
But for the bigger fish of the
West Coast Of Florida, you hunt
the tarpon just as the big game
of the land Is hunted. You cruise
around until you see the fish. Then
you either troll for them or STILL
fish In the spot where you see the
tarpon roll.
To a lot Of people accustomed to
fishing where they hope fish are
and never seeing them 1t may sound
queer to hunt fish by the sight of
them. But It's absolutely true. II
find it's hardly worth while to fish
for tarpon where you don't see a
fish break water" said Clifton Bog
CESS, Everglades City guide, over
there on the West Coast of the
State 80 miles west of Miami, where
the tarp roll all summer from March
to November. "We have spots where
you'll seldom see a fish, but as a
rule it's hardly the thing to fish
where you don't see a fish rolling. !"
Esteem Only the Tarpon.
"Fish," incidentally, means only
tarpon in the tarpon country. When
the guides speak of fish, they mean
nothing but tarpon. Shook, channel
bass, jackflsh, grouper and Jewish
just aren't fish in the category of
the tarpon guide. The only fish
that rates the term fish" Is the
tarpon. Even though the snook is
. rugged soul on any tackle, the
redfish Is good enough and the
jackflsh is tough for any strong
armed angler.
The tarpon happens to be No. 1
on the list of many a Florida angler.
In my book he tops the sailfish and
Is the equal of the white marlin for
Evening star., 1940-08-02
Race at Beur Mountain
Attracts Cruisers

Cruiser racing definitely is on the
increase in the East this season.
With the around Staten Island and
Block Island events in the records,
this week end finds the Bear Noun
tain race on the Hudson River be-
ing run under the auspices of the
Engewood Basin Yacht Club and
the Bayside Yacht Club staging its
first predicted log contest on Long
Island Sound.
Twelve entries already have been
received for the cruiser race to be
held in conjunction with the Gold
Cup Championships at Northport,
Long Island, August II.
Evening star., 1940-08-02

awarded to Cleveland for August 10
and II and on September l the
Southeastern divisionals will be run
at Chattanooga. Tenn, and the
Southwestern divisionals at Austin,
Texas. The Eastern divisionals are
at Philadelphia September 7-8.
Divisional winners, along with
last years champions. are eligible
to compete in the national cham
pionships, to be held on Lake Quin-
sigamond at Worcester. All seven
of the 1899 victors, including Clin-
ton Ferguson, Waban, Mass; Jack
Henckels, Fort Worth, Texas, and
Gar Wood, jr., Algonac, Mich, in
the amateur division, and Paul
YEARLY, Muncie, Ind; Claude Smith,
Atlanta, Ca; Bob Guttman, Mani
towoc, Wis, and Al Anderson, Bran
ford, Conn, in the professional
ranks. will defend the crowns won
last September on Eagle Mountain
Lake at Fort Worth.
Evening star., 1940-08-02
lightning Class Sop Growing Rapidly Popularity Will Compete Here
7orpon, Hunted by Sight Like
Game on Lane, Dangerous
Scropper When Bouted

action. Furthermore, you don't need
an expensive seagoing yacht to catch
him. He lives and feeds in shallow
water where skiff can 60 and
where expensive oceangoing equip
ment would be useless. Furthermore
he is the gamest Of the game, 6 feet
of dynamite, clearing the surface
of the water in dozen leaps during
scrap which may go on for an hour
or more. He may Jump into your
boat, in which case it's safest to get
overheard and leave the boat to
him. Tarpon have broken legs and
arms in this cute little maneuver,
when the customers tried to sIbdue
him in the boat; have cracked en-
gine housings and otherwise have
acted like a bull in a china shop.
It isn't considered good form to en-
tertain a big tarpon In a small
boat. The usual technique is to get
overboard-sharks or no sharks
until the tarpon has thrashed him
self to death.
The tarpon Is mysterious fish.
No one knows why every year he
makes the circuit of the Caribbean
Sea, where he is born, or how fast
he grows. Or why he rolls on the
surface of the shallow sea, betray-
ing his presence to the hopeful
angler. The highbrows assume he
rolls to get a breath of fresh air,
for he has lungs, and sometimes
comes up with an audible "Whoosh." "
But he doesn't have to come up
I've flshed for-and caught-tarpon
in a spot where no fish had been
seen for hours.
Usually-still fishing-hell toss the
hook. That is, unless he has swal-
lowed the bait and the hook catches
in his gills. Probably the average
of tarpon landed to those Jumped
is about one in five. The guides
never admit tarpon has picked UP
the bait and run with it unless they
see the fish jump 1t might be
and usually is-a small shark
These critters are the bane of still
fishermen in tarpon waters. Usual
iy they aren't big, but occasionally
big boy-10 to IL feet long-picks
up the bait and swallows it. If he
doesn't rasp off the line with his
filelike tail, or roll in the leader
and cut the line with his elaborate
dental equipment you are in for 9
boring scrap of couple of hours
That Is, unless you are smart anc
cut the line yourself. Which usually
is done by men hunting for tarpon
Anglers Greatest Sport.
But at night, when the tarpor
are rolling in wide pass between
mangrove keys, feeding on shrimp
and mullet-ah, there is the spor
OF all piscatorial sports. Sometime.
they are in the mood to hit any.
thing that moves. Sometimes thu
strikes are few. I've caught as man,
as nine on one tide, and had to res
for long time For the tarpor
is a man, and if he runs big he1
tire you out. At other times it,
hard to get him to strike.
Right now is the time for tarpoI
In Florida. They aren't around il
any great numbers in the winter
except for a few scattered school
around the lower Keys. They ar
there in the almost any
where. But don't waste much tim,
unless you see 'em rolling. They
may be there, but so might thu
shark.
Evening star., 1940-08-02

The worlds most ingenious yachts
men-the Corinthian Yach Club Sea
Scouts-returned to Washington
this week with tales of new meth
ods to beat Potomac River calms
and heat.
Ten sunburned youngsters, COM
prising the crews of the catboats
Wild Cat and Bob Cat, slipped
quietly into their berths to end a
25-day cruise that took them to
the mouth of the Potomac and
return. More than 200 miles were
covered by the cats"
Only the heat surpassed the lack
of wind during the cruise which
turned sailing junket into an
endurance contest of rowing.
They had not been out many
days when one of their number
devised a new method of cooling
off. Finding it too hot to sail
at day, they would anchor their
boats in midstream, don life jackets
and go over the side. With broad
brimmed straw hats to protect them
from the MINDLESS heat, there they
would float for hours on end.
When breeze came up the boys
would swim back aboard to con-
tinue their cruise.
Another method that kept them
cool and at the same time added
to the days run was devised. Row.
ing into shoal water, the scouts
would put on shoes, jump over
board and push their eats" up the
shoreline. When a creek mouth
was reached they hoped aboard to
row to the next beach stretch. Ten
miles was covered in this manner.
Two afternoons were consumed
in visiting lighthouse keepers at
Upper Cedar and Mathis Points.
They have a standing invitation
with the keeper at Upper Cedar
Point for dinner. All hands were
served a meal there.
The scouts started out early last
month with race from Washing
ton to the Naval Proving Ground
at Dahlgren, Va, a distance of Sc
miles.
1t probably was the slowest SAIL
ing-and rowing-race ever re-
Evening star., 1940-08-02
Fore and Aft

A new and more Streamlined
Notre Dame will make it's debut this
month at Northport. Long Island, for
the 37th annual running of the Gold
Cup classic. The same Dusenburg
engine with which she won the 1887
Presidents Cup will be used. q
Notre Dame will represent the
most radical departure from ira
dition that the owner, Herb Men,
delson, of Detroit, ever has made.
For the first time driver and
mechanic will sit behind the engine
in the stern. A torpedo effect has
been achieved with a 3-foot over
hang at the stern and streamlining
throughout her % feet. The boat is
built of all plywood mahogany.
Mendelson, after three weeks of
test runs, is reported as being well
satisfied with the boats perform
ance.
Members of the Chesapeake Bay
Yacht Racing Association have been
extended an invitation to be guests
OF Annapolis Yacht Club and its
officers for the annual rendezvous.
1t will be held the same week end as
the clubs regatta, August II and 18.
A special meeting of the Potomac
River Power Squadron has been
called by Comdr. John Lokerson
for Tuesday at the Capital Yacht
Club for the election of delegates
to a meeting of the United States
Power Squadrons in New York City
September 8.
Evening star., 1940-08-02
Swimming Seems to Be Leading u S. Sport
Fishing and Hiking Rate Highly Too Magazine Poll Shows

There are more swimmers in
America than card players, more
fishermen than golfers and more
mixers than bowlers.
At least that is what 5000
Americans indicated in reply to
pertinent questions about what
they do, asked them by The Sat-
urday Evening Post in an extern
sive survey to find out what its
readers are like.
Most Americans who play games
play cards. Seventy-two per cent
play cards with bridge far in the
lead with SO per cent and poker
per cent. About half as many
play golf as play cards, while
bowlers amodnt to 20 per cent,
Evening star., 1940-08-02
New RepeI|ent Finish
Makes Sails Better

Sails that can go through driv-
Ing rain and be dry and ready for
racing the next morning are being
made with the aid Of a new water
fepellent finish
Yachtsmen who have used the
new repellent. known as "zelan,"
report that they fill and pull more
readily in light wind with little
stretching and hold their shape
better than ordinary sails under any
conditions.
Evening star., 1940-08-02

campers, 80; hunters amount to
20, ice skaters, %: horseback
riders, o. canoeists, II; motor
boatists. Is; sailing enthusiasts,
13, and skiiers, 8.
There are A other outdoor
activities with lesser percentages.
In spite of figures showing
that basket ball gets the biggest
attendance in the sports world,
n per cent of those who replied
to the survey ranked football
first from spectator viewpoint,
baseball coming second with 10
per cent and basket ball third
with so, followed by horse racing
with AZ, ice hockey with 40 and
boxing, 80; tennis, 81, and
wrestling, 26.
Evening star., 1940-08-02
Corinthiun Sea Scouts Invent
Ways to Beat Potomac Calm
And Heat on Long Cruise

corded. -Four days and four nights
we're consumed in covering the dis
tance. As the boys are expected
to report back to their skipper as
frequently as possible. they found
1t necessary to row virtually the
entire distance. both day and night.
They anchored only when the tide
was too strong against them.
Time also was taken out to visit
some of the historic sites along the
river. They included st. Marys
Courthouse. Wakefield, Stratford
Hall and Blackstone Island. On
the Coan River on the Virginia
Peninsula visits were paid to marine
railways and tomato-packing plants
A second 25-day cruise will leave
Washington on August is, accord
ing to Sea Scout Skipper Fred Tip.
Evening star., 1940-08-02

tennis attracts 27 per cent of the
total, badminton 13 per cent, with
active baseball participants and
table tennis players about equal,
around 4 per cent. The other 104
games in which Americans in
dulge had even smaller percent
ages.
There are 7 per cent Of the
total who say they just don't play
games. There are per cent who
are not devotees of an outdoor
sport and there are only 2 per CEN
who are not interested IN watch
ing some sport.
OF the athletic type, 81 per
cent can swim. Almost as many,
or So per cent, are fishermen.
The mixers total IS per cent,
Evening star., 1940-08-02
Boots Are More Popular

Motor boat registrations on New
Hampshires inland lakes are Show
ing an increase this season. On
July 8 the Public Service Commits
sion had recorded 730 more boats
than at the same period last year
when record registration of 5,04O
craft was reached for the season.
This years July 9 total was 1896
craft,
Evening star., 1940-08-02
Hotsy Totsy Out Again

A Gold Cup veteran of 1887, Hotsy
Totsy III, owned by the late Victor
Kleisrath of South Bend, Ind, may
be brought out of retirement this
year. The boat has been purchased
by Sidney A. Allen of Hampton
Bays, N. Y, and may be entered in
the 1910 championships under the
burgee of the Montauk Yacht Club.
Evening star., 1940-08-02
Cracking Swim Records
Becomes Keifer Habit

Adolf Keifer. Chicago backstroke
swimmer, made a habit of breaking
records in 1885 and hasn't broken
the habit since. The 1896 Olympic
games established him as the world S
best and Keifer himself doesn't
know how many times he has
cracked records since that year.
Evening star., 1940-08-02
Boot Exports Heavy

May exports of American motor
boats, inboard marine engines and
outboard motors totaled 662 units
valued at $567 1886, according to
Department of Commerce reports.
Evening star., 1940-08-02
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Moose Pass miner., 1940-09-24

storage cellar with shelves vice for looking thru and trays and bins for vegetables.
Moose Pass miner., 1940-09-24
Miss Lulu Fairbank s,a

The Alaska Weekly, Seattle. has been visiting vari ous point s in the Territory dur f ing Sept ember. She was a
 guest at Lawing Roadhouse 1 '1ver the weekend and paid the Moose Pass, Miner vis- it on Monday. ~
 Because of cont inued raif flood conditi on is serious at Miles 14-2l-and A.
 George Lind say, driving to Seward Monday, was obli l ged to turn back at Mile l6E
 In Seward, Lowell Creek flood water was turned int o the under-c onstruct ion Bear| Mountain Tunnel at 2 am.
 Monday in an effort to save secti ons of the railroad track and Seward Light and l Power plant.
 Both the railroad bridgel and the highway bridge over Falls Greek. show signs of going out.
 Guides Alex Bo1am, Jack Lean and George Nelson, havE just c completed conducting big game hunt s for Out sid- CTS.
 Che ster Howard, Denver insurance man, returned forl a weeks 8 stay in Moose Pass after visit ing Fairbanks and other point s in the In-| terior. He returned via the Richardson Highway to Valdez and by boat to Sew ard from Valdez.
 W. M. Nutter is buildingl a beaut ful eight room home at Hope remodeling and building on to the four room log hou SC he purchased from the Brenners some time ago. When conplet ed the
 home will be modern in ev-
 cry respect. The log 1owet floor give the house an at -I tractive appearance. The 1 second floor ceilings are
 high and ther is a roomy attic. Mir. Nutter has set in large windows in evryy part of the house where a window can be useful as we'll as ornamental Over all he has placed steep slop-I
Moose Pass miner., 1940-09-24

Guides Alex Bo1am, Jack Lean and George Mel son, hav| just complete conduct ing big game hunt s for Out sid- CTS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-12-22

Honor

Mr.. and Mrs. George Angus Gar
rett will entertain at luncheon to-
day in honor of the Very Rev.
Frederick Beekman, dean of the
American Cathedral of Paris,
France, who will speak at the morn
ing service at st. Thomas Church
today on the effect of the war on
civilization and democracy
The church service will be an
intercession for Great Britain, and
the collection will be given to Bum
dies for Britain. Also at the service
will be the conservation of an ex-
quisite ancient Chinese lace altar
cloth presented by Mrs. Samuel A.
Kimberley in memory of her late
husband.
While in Washington Dean Beck
man is the house guest of the rector
of st. Thomas, the Rev. Howard s.
Wilkinson, and Mrs. Wilkinson.
Guests at Mr.. and Mrs. CARROTS
luncheon will be the Bishop Of
Washington, the Right Rev. James
E. Freeman, and Mrs. Freeman;
Canon and Mrs. Raymond Wolven,
Senator and Mrs. Warren A. Austin,
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Woods Bliss,
Miss Mabel Boardman, Judge and
Mrs. Harry j. Covington. Mrs. Rob-
ert Dunlap and M. Jacques Truelle.
Minister Plenipoteniary, Counselor
of the French Embassy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-12-22
Two Debutantes to Make
Bows Today as Whirl
Of Parties Continues
Miss Mariana Evans to Be Feted;
Miss Marbury and Miss Mann
Are Presented to Society
BY MARGARET HART,
Society Editor.

official Capital has been curtaied IN
members of the almost
iviy with the lavish debutante
of the autumn and those
the 1904 definitely will be remembered
all tmeshat is for junior society
colleges popular young
added sparkling interest to the pre-Chrma
holidays
studded the calendar Today
other will claim their attention
the debuts OF two
pretty Miss Louise Mann and in the
evening Meyer their annual Yuletde dance
Debutantes Make
Their Society Today.
their beaux again Will be Whhng
only will two attractive debuantes be
addition Miss Mariana Evans deoutante
daughter Joshua Evans r will be given party by
and William Thornwan Davis
Todays buds will Theresa Norris and Miss Marion
Hunerod Norris They their parents Dr. and
Mrs their home at 22O4 street.
To back bit to yesterdays parties
Miss Narburys parents William Marbury, intro
a their home street Miss Maroy
received of the home
the charming hostess declared
they scheme of the house. yellow flowers
the tables ana manes
placed the bouquets sent to the debutane
Miss Marbury Wears
White Satin
Marbury crepe made on simple hs
of orchids The ouo was IN an
exceptionally beautiful brocaded satin under wne tu
pulled sleeves The tight oodlce was
necklne buttons down the front OF tne
HART. Page D-3o
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Miss Violet Smiths
Engagement Is
Announced

Representative and Mrs. How
ard Worth Smith of Alexandria,
announce today the engagement
of their daughter, Miss Violet
Adelaide Smith, to Mr.. Joe Hal
bert Tonahill, son of Mrs. Joseph
Emmett Tonahill, and the late
Mr.. Tonahill of Beaumont,
Tex. The wedding will take
place in the early summer.
Miss Smith attended st. Agnes
School in Alexandria, Penn Hall
Junior College and Hollins Col
lege.
Mr.. Tonahill studied pre-law
at the University of Texas where
he was member of Delta Kappa
Epsilon fraternity. Later. study
ing at the Washington College Of
Law, he was a member of Sigma
NJ Phi legal fraternity.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-12-22
PrincetOnians to Be Feted

princetonans Washington will have time Christmas
written members
the cast of Many Slip" rolckng comedy lyrics
by Mr. Mark Lawrence Mr. David Lawrence
of washington. Washington "a
chorus.
with in Washington students here for
Christmas together
Washington will the Triangle Club Following
David will buffet dinner for the
visitors
with Miss Alice Barry Sta Fnkensaedt
the Washington committee for the performance assisting
them Steita Stapon Emily Flood
.nr1Ac raaa-ra
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-12-22
Weddings
Of Interest
In Capital
Iatimer.MOwrer,
Burton.Macan
Nuptials

of much interest here was the we'd
ding last evening in HagerstoWn,
Md, of Miss Kathryn HazleWood
MoWrer. daughter of DR.. and Mrs.
Charles l.. Mowrer OF Hagerstown'
to Mr.. John Austin Latimer, Jr,
son of the executive assistant TO
the Postmaster General and MRS.
Latimer of this city.
DR.. Carl r. Rasmussen performed
the ceremony at 8 O'Clock IN tne
Trinity Lutheran Church of Hagers-
town, with Mr.. j. Herbert Garner
of Washington assisting.
DR.. Mowrer gave his daughter in
marriage. The pride wore an ivory
satin gown made with long puneo
sleeves which came to points over
the wrists. and having high neck
line marked with appliqued satin
and long waist. The dress mao q
circular train, and the ivory net
veil was held by Juliet cap OF OLD
lace. The applique was also DOWN
the front of the gown and around
the hipline. The bride carried
white roses, lilies of the valley and
a white orchid.
Miss Janet Merriman Mowrer was
her sisters maid of honor and wore
dubonnet chiffon gown FASH
toned on lines like those OF the
brides gown, and she carried pale
pink roses.
Westinghouse Are Among
Attendants of the Bride.
The other attendants to the bride
we're Mrs. w. Lamont Brown, Miss
Ruth Latimer, sister of the BRIDE
groom, and Miss Harriette Kenyon
all of Washington; Miss Marian
Hagerman of Washington, N. j.;
Miss Jeanne Nutter of Columbus
Ohio, and Mrs. Clarence Gardner
jr., of Hagerstown, Md. All wore
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