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Evening star., 1948-04-18

Dewey, who frequently gave q help
ing hand to such racers as needed
his services, as we'll as Pop" Ring
gold, who never was more delighted
than when acting as trainer for al
Moran.
Followers of the bicycle racers Of
the COS will remember Fred Schade,
the curly-haired, tow-headed boy
who usually wore light blue racing
togs and to whom so many girls
used to send flowers. Well. Fred IS
still living. He is practicing law in
Spokane, Wash, where he went
about Al years ago. Though not
born in Washington, D. c., much
of his early life was spent in
this city, where he was graduated
from Georgetown University.
At one time Fred schade was
amateur champion Of the South
and practically invincible on the
local track. One OF his best and
most courageous performances was
in the winning Of the smile anna
teur handicap at international Park
in 1897. In this race he accom-
plished what he himself believed was
almost impossible.
He was the only scratch man In
the race, the field stretching from
the 3o-yard mark to 500 yards, or
nearly all around the track. One
sports writer in telling the story Of
this race said:
"Schade was the only scratch man
in the race. AS he glanced over
his shoulder while waiting for the
starters pistol, he saw the line OF
riders back of him.
"I can't cut down that 1ield,' he
exclaimed, and was about to get of
his wheel.
Don't bother about them; you
can win all right. said Billy Jose.
"And he did"
Champs of the Past
All the great professional riders
Of the day, as well, used to come
to the International Park. Such
men as Arthur Garner. Eddie cCan-
nonD Ball, T. N. Mudd, w. H.
Clum, owen Kimball, Floyd Mac
Farland, the Handicap King; Maj.
Taylor, the Boston Tar Baby; Stev-
ems, Jimmie Michael. Harry Eikes
Johnny Johnson, Zimmerman,
hailed as the undefeated champion;
Ray Mcdonald, Fred Titus, Bobbie
Walthour, Steenson and, of course,
our own Fred Simms, who one year
led the professionals in points in
Washington.
Some Of the local amateurs who
took part in the races beside those
mentioned elsewhere were William
F.. Throop, Charles E. Gauze, H. G.
Greer, John Hill. S. A. Wimsatt,
J. E. Hanger, Howard A. Ball, w.
Burns Dalton, w. w. Pitman, VIII
lism Brearly, William c. O'Connor,
Bernard Wilkerson and B. T. Wrenn.
Racing in the Mud
Perhaps more interesting to wit
ness than the track races were the
road races. 1t made no difference
as 10 tlle klIlu vi WCuClicl VIC ooy
happened to bring forth, the race
was run off just the same. An in
cident of this kind occurred during
the road-racing days along the
Conduit road, around 1897, which
was typical Of almost the worst
possible conditions, and yet the
question being put up to the riders,
as to whether the race should be
run, it was decided, "a to /, that
lit should, although it was raining
hard at the time and the road was
in a frightfully muddy condition.
It was a 20-mile race and started
from above Cabin John Bridge,
the turning point being somewhere
near the receiving reservoir and the
finishing point being in front OF the
Cabin John Hotel. The riders had
not gone far before they were
almost unrecognizable. Their suits
Evening star., 1948-04-18
Howard Art Instructors


Howard University has the dis
tinction this month of being the
only Washington institution with
solo exhibitions by two members of
its faculty in local galleries. James
Lesesne Wells Autographs and
block prints are on view in the Di-
vision of Graphic Arts, Smithsonian
Building, through next Sunday.
Lois Mailou Jones paintings of
Paris are at the Whyte Gallery
through April 30. Both are admir-
able exhibitions.
Mr.. Wells has been an instructor
in graphic arts at Howard since
1929 and his prints in various media
are familiar to Washingtonians, as
he exhibits frequently, here and
elsewhere, He essays all types Of
subject, Landscapes, urban scenes
and figures making up the present
show. He is also an illustrator for
magazines and newspapers. His
work is traditional, very pleasing
and soundly based on a knowledge
of art essentials.
He is represented in the perma-
nent collections of seven museums
and institutions in the United
States, including the Phillips Memo
rial and Howard University Gal
leries here.
Paris, say the newspapers and
returning travellers, looks much as
it did in the '20s and '30s and the
French people themselves (they
add only wish that this magnificent
city, apparently prosperous and
serene, did not have so much gnaw-
ing anxiety just below the surface.
Lois Mailou Jones returned there
last summer and painted industri-
ously, the fruits of that trip now
being on view at Whyte Gallery.
She was content to paint the visible
Paris-fresh. colorful, picturesque,
charming. She spent much of her
time in the Montmartre section of
the city and captured intimate
aspects of its old streets and houses,
with glimpses of the Church of Sacre
Coeur.
Miss Jones has been an instructor
in design at Howard University for
nearly two decades. Born in Bos-
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wise known as a tandem,
- but a half century and more
ago he and his good wife
were two as enthusiastic riders OF
the silent steed as ever pedaled a
towpath, and on the occasion of the
meet of the League of American
Wheelmen at Willow Grove Park,
near Philadelphia, in 1897, they rode
from Camden to Atlantic City along
the White Horse pike. Those were
the good old days of bicycling and
when bicycle racing was at Its
zenith along the Conduit road and
at the International Athletic Park.
This park was about block south
of the Conduit road, now Mac
Arthur boulevard. and just this side
of the District line. Since then a
change has taken place In this
neighborhood. Where the one-third-
mile track was once located are
bungalows and cottages, and 1t
might be difficult to tell the exact
area included in the park property,
but at least it's approximate loca-
ton is still clear in the minds OF
those who enjoyed this wholesome
sport.
International Athletic Park was
quite likely built and owned by
William C. Clark of Clark Bros,
real estate dealers of this city, who
had their offices at sos Thirteenth
street NV, a site now occupied by
the Homer Building. Their home
was on the Conduit road, known
as Castleview. From the beginning,
the track was only a dirt affair:
very good when dry and very bad
when wet. Later on it was turned
into a board track and races con-
tinued there both day and night,
before it was finally given up 5,12
Secret Liniment
The grandstand was good
sized frame structure and, all things
considered, the park was satisfac-
tory for the time and purpose,
except possibly for the training
quarters, which were located under
the grandstand. These were OF
bare, plain boards and might have
answered just as we'll for coal bins
as for training quarters. However,
no attention was ever paid to this,
as every ones mind was on the
races. Another thing which SEEM
ed foremost in the boys minds,
rather than their comfort or the
surrounding conditions, was the
special kind of rundown that was
being used upon them.
Each trainer had his own special
ointment or liniment, the formula
of which was regarded as pro-
found secret, and which was deem
ed to have some magic power If
properly applied. The muscles had
to be kneaded just so and the
stroking done as scientifically as
if by a chiropractor, otherwise, OF
course, the fellow receiving the
treatment would not be at his best
in the race to follow. If the rider
happened to be in 10 different
races, the same rundown was ad-
ministered each time, and with
the same amount Of care and dex-
terity.
The writer had frequent access to
the training quarters and witnessed
the rundown performance many
times. He recalls the colored boy,
Evening star., 1948-04-18
News of Art and Artists

Alfred Maured, a pioneer American
modernist (died nearly Is years ago.,
who adopted new approaches after
having won substantial reputation
for traditional work. The City"
by Gregorio Prestopino, with its hot
colors and sharply curving IL"
tracks, is in the same vein as his
painting in the La Tausca show at
United Nations Club in February.
None of the paintings in this exhi-
bition is priced at more than $780,
Selection of the work to be ac-
quired will be made by the staff OF
the fine arts department and the
Advisory Committee for the Watkins
Collection. Committee members are
Mrs. Dean Acheson, John Gernand,
Charlotte Kimball. Mr.. and Mrs.
Duncan Phillips, Mrs. Corin Strong,
Charles Seymour, jr.; Mrs. c. Law
Watkins and Paul F. Douglass,
president of American University.
Trio at Cooperative
Jane Love. Hazel van Natter and
George Cress have joint exhibition
of sculpture. paintings and draw
ings at Artists Cooperative through
April. Mrs. Love is showing work
in bronzed or silvered plaster, which
can be cast into a permanent me-
dium. Miss van Matters medium is
wood, and Mr.. Cress has the largest
number of exhibits, in oil, water
color and pen and wash.
Mrs. Love is primarily interested
in experimental sculpture, although
the torso of a young girl, called
April" is traditional. presenting
contrast to her fantastic figure
entitled "Progenesis," which appears
ohave been inspired by a pre-
historic bird or fish.
Miss van Natter cuts her blocks
Of wood just enough to suggest her
theme in some instances CAS- "Medi-
Ntation'b in others, she carries them
along to carefully polished abstrac-
tionS cFan Dancer Mountain
Climber.
Mr.. Cress shows landscapes, few
figure paintings and a flower study,
"Geraniums," which last impressed
me as having the outstanding color
scheme of his show, from the stand
point of home decoration. His land
scapes are somber in mood and
color. and despite such details as
rowboats drawn up on beach, in
Along the Potomac" his interpre-
tations of country and seaside give
one the impression that no human
being has ever lived there. His
forms are simplified to angular areas
of color.
Evening star., 1948-04-18

ton, she began her study of art at
the Boston Museum School OF which
she is a graduate.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1948-10-14
Serves on Award
Winning Sub

Robert d. Ward, seaman, USN,
husband of Mrs. Ollene Ward of
l12 Locust Drive is serving with
the Pacific fleet aboard the sub
marine USS Segudo, which has
just been awarded the Battle Eff
ficiency pennant and sc" for her
general excellence throughout the
fiscal year July 1, 1947 to July /,
1913.
The award was presented by
Capt. G. r. Donaho, USN, Com
mander, Submarine Group, San
Diego, Calf, who during the pre-
sentation, commended the officers
and crew on the outstanding man.
ner in which they had performed
all of their duties and their con-
duct and appearance in the rigid
overall inspections conducted by
the Division, Squadron and Fleet
Commanders.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1948-10-14
Cuardslnen Back
On Old Schedule

Regular drill schedule will be re-
sumed this week by Battery D,
of the 42Oth Gun Battalion of the
Washington National Guard, Cap
tain Wayne Thorne, commanding
officer, has announced.
For the past month, the Battery
has assembled on Wednesday and
Thursday evenings for the purpose
of preparing for annual inspection.
Henceforth, the Wednesday meet
ing will be discontinued.
Captain Thorne revealed, also,
that Battery D, earned the APP
prova1 of Colonel Griffith, In
specting Officer, at the October 6
inspection. Colonel Griffith is at
tached to the regular army's In
spector Generals Department.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1948-10-14

departments management team,
and that all supervisors will
have an opportunity to become
acquainted with him.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1948-10-14
Don't Neglect Coughs

Persistent hoarseness, an unex-
planned continued cough or diff
Guilty in swallowing is one of the
danger signsV of cancer. A
physician should be consulted.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1948-10-14
soJoURNERS

soiourners club will meet Fri
dav Oct. Is with Mrs. S. S. Nc
sx:nrv with Mrs. Lottie Lampson
- Mrs. Elsie Walters as as
sisting hostesses.
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1948-06-17
Life at a.

concluded from page II
industrialize level with them. But
one wonders. how long gold and
silver with it's evil aspects will give
power to those who would use it
to exploit their fellowmen, and
keep them in economic subjuga-
ton. Like the Arab who would
fight until every Jew is killed in
Palestine, the U. S., though, a bit
more subtle with it, would fight
with the last Yankee dollar. to
keep the Negro race in a state OF
economic subjugation.
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1948-09-25
Labo View-

Concluded from page ~
it is in Mississippi or any of our
southern states. South Africa
would shame the most adent Klu
Kluxer. But South Africa, de-
spite the nationalist, is changing.
Recently the South African
trade union congress debated pro-
posals relatin G to the recognition
of African Negro unions as legiti-
mate unions under the laws of
South Africa and whether dele
gates from such unions should be
seated in the same union fedora
ton as white workers. The men
who were pushing the fight for
full recognition Of Negro unions
realize that Negroes constitute the
dominent labor force in South
Africa and as a consequence, the
salvation of the white workers is
bound to that of the Negro.
The opposition white delegates
argued that any improvement in
the lot of Negroes would menace
white labor and that to seat Ne
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1948-09-25

groes in the annual federation con-
ference would offend and degrade
white women. In reply the white
female delegates argued that they
have nothing to fear from recog-
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1948-09-25

nizing the right of Negro dele
gates to be seated in the confer
ence on the same basis as other
delegates, the majority voted with
them.
Evening star., 1948-07-25

If the action to be paralleled Is
to be shot as the subject moves
along the sidewalk, fasten your
camera, with either the tripod or a
bracket, to the body Of your car.
OF course, the motor should not be
running, since the vibration would
ruin the shot. Instead, round up a
few of your friends, have one steer
the car while others push, and you
operate the camera. This works
out very we'll, but will take a few
dry runs until coordination be-
tween the pushers, the cameraman
and the subject is achieved.
The movie fan with few inhibi-
tions and who is possessed of much
effrontery will find limitless oppor-
tunities to make unusual shots with
a moving camera. There are too
many possibilities to list here, but
We can add that one of our best
dolly shots was made from the NOV
ing bucket of a steam shovel, and
another from the cable suspended
from a crane. While we do not ad-
vocate such extreme measures for
general practice, they can add fun
TO your shooting schedule and give
your pictures that Hollywood at
lmoSphere.
Evening star., 1948-07-25

Asked how he ever acquired such
a large number-which averages up
to nearly 100 counting duplicates
Aaron replied that his father was a
grocer who had dealings with nu-
merous statesmen.
BY hitting up friendship with
them," he said, they would either
give me pencils representing their
firms or addresses so I could send
away for them myself. They're al
ways friendly, and I've made some
good friends with whom to deal
when I'm older and in business my
self"
Aaron also has 400 foreign coins
mostly war money that soldiers
brought him.
Aaron lives at 1888 Nichols ave-
nue. Sc. and will be a senior at
Anacostia High School next fall.
He plans to keep right on adding to
his pencil collection until he has
one from every State. ..., 20
II never use them to write, &C.
tually," he smiled. Il just like to
take them out Of the box every once
in a while and look at them"
Evening star., 1948-07-25
Turtle Learns to Eat
From Finders Hand
Prize Contribution
By jackie Lee Henderson, 7
Emery School

Emery Schoot
I found a black-and- yellow turtle
in my rose garden. lying on its back
I took a stick and turned the turtle
over. but it would not come out of
it's shell.
I carried it home in basket and
left it on the porch all night.
Next morning, it poked out its
head and legs. and walked around
but would not eat bread. I tele-
phoned the Zoo and the man said
turtles eat insects and worms or
pieces of meat, lettuce or other
green leaves and to give it water to
drink. but not to swim
I kept it three days and it would
eat from my hand Then my mother
said would be kinder if I let the
turtle 60. So I turned it loose that
night in the rose garden. In the
morning it was gone.
Evening star., 1948-07-25
Notebook
Continued From page B-7l

borough Bridge (at East Sixtieth
streeeD, follow Queens boulevard to
Woodhaven boulevard, turn right
into Woodhaven boulevard, turn left
into Southern Parkway and bear
right into access drive at Lefferts
boulevard. turn sharp right at One
hundred Thirtieth street to airport
area.
More. than 100 New England road
side vacation information bureaus
are now directing visitors to historic
and scenic points in the region.
Bureau personnel also give informa-
ton on overnight accommodations
and highway routes. Maine leads
with AZ bureaus. Next are New
Hampshire with 80 and Massachu-
sets with %.
San Francisco plans to break
loose with the biggest celebration in
its history from October 2 to Is.
For the first time in IS years a
city-Wide festival will commemorate
the discovery of San Francisco Bay
in 1859 by Don Gaspar de Portola.
1t will be known as the Portola Fes-
tival and Pageant. Events include
two parades, with 30 units from
Chinatown; concert by a chorus
of 1000 voices, masquerade ball in
the Civic Auditorium, street dane
ing, an aerial show and a huge re-
gatta on the bay. Historical Incl
dents centering around the discov-
cry will be portrayed in a dramatic
pageant, THE Shining Trail"
The summer ice-skating rink,
located outdoors on one of the ter
races at Sun Valley is the setting
of an evening ice show in which the
Idaho resorts employees take part.
Skating is continued through the
summer months, with shutdowns
only during the warmest hours of
the day. 1t is open from to II
am. and from 4 to 1870 pm.
The Pasadena (Calif.) Playhouse.
known as the ''backdoor to Holly
wood" is scheduled to continue it's
midsummer drama festival until
August %.
Evening star., 1948-07-25
By Alexander J. Wedderburn
cvreter Of Photography
The Smithsonian Institution

(urofor OF rhofo9fophf
|. The Smithsonian Institution
logical conclusion, the feeling Of
actual participation must be i'm
parted.
AS you talk with and move about
with people in everyday situations
you do not remain in. fixed posi-
ton with all of the action advanc-
ing, passing and receding from you.
So, If you really wish to inject that
feeling of audience participation in
your films, move the camera and you
move" the audience with it.
Basic camera movements are the
pan" shot and the tilt. You need
no special equipment for these, as
suming that tripod is standard
part of your equipment. But sue
cessful panoramas and tilts only
come after much practice and ex-
Fermentation. This obtains be-
cause they are not entirely de-
pendent upon mechanical perfec-
ton. AS matter of fact, the hu-
man element is responsible for most
of the jerky pans and tilts.
Plot camera sweep.
If you keep your eye to the finder
as the camera is panned or tilted
you will discover that your body and
neck muscles will have to syncfro-
nize with the movement of the
camera. With a little experience
you can overcome this problem by
plotting the camera movement be-
fore exposing film. Once you know
that the camera will follow the
plotted course, you can make the
actual shot without looking through
the finder. Simply stand at one
side of the camera and slowly move
the panning handle across the scene
to be photographed. This expedient
will not work, when you have a
moving subject to follow, but it
works out perfectly on static scenes
One very effective method of Sc
curing the illusion that the camera
/ is paralleling the subject for some
distance is to have a circular course
plotted with the camera in the
exact center of the circle This
course should be so plotted that
the subject has the same framing
all the way through the shot. Then
pan your camera around with the
subject and the effect on the screen
will be much as if the camera was
moving along with the subject in a
straight line. This trick cannot be
accomplished very we'll without the
aid of long focus lens to give the
subject the required size in the
finder.
To actually have the camera move
in on or away from a subject you
will have to have dolly" or truck
on which the camera can be
mounted in firm position. There
are number of expedients avail
able to the amateur. Movements
for very short distances can be made
by fixing the camera to the camera
carrier of a titler. This can be used
when it is desirable to move in
from a medium closeup to a close
up of a person, when a change of
camera apgle is unnecessary or un-
desirable.
Substitute Dolly.
For longer moves you should have
some sort of a wheeled vehicle for
the camera mount. One of those
large baby carriages with balloon
tires will do nicely when the floor
or ground is level. If your tripod
will not fit in, you can build a
wooden platform that will slip into
the~carriage. The tripod head can
be fixed to this and you will have
just what you need to move your
camera about freely for some very
effective shots.
Evening star., 1948-07-25

presented him with his first auto
matte pencil-a gas station adver-
tisement displaying oil encased in
glass-which he still proudly ex-
hibitS.
Each one, according to Aaron, has
its own particular and outstanding
characteristic He has, for instance,
pencils which display samples OF a
certain company's trade encased in
glass, such as a peanut man, con-
struction block, automobile tires and
gasoline products. Others include:
a beer bottle and an oil can built
on their tips; magic multiplying
pencil" that multiplies through the
18th table: rotating calendar
with days and months that can be
set for any year; a carved bed post
and many inscribed pictures of IA
NOUS Incidents and personages, as
the Worlds Fair in New York and
Douglas Macarthur.
Aaron said he lost his most treas
ured one, which had workable Gig
arctic lighter at the end.
He pointed out that he has added
nearly one new pencil to his collec-
ton every two weeks since he start
ed four wears ago.