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denied at the White House has failed to
down it.
These Coolidge rumorS. at least most
Of them. have originated in Kansas City,
where the party chseftainS and conven-
ton delegates are now Swarming. They
have found their way to the White
House and as yet they have caused
no commotion and have remained un-
answered.
During all this speculation and ru-
NOR carrying and political buzzing. the
President is calmly and silently going
about his daily routine, evidently not
in the least concerned about anything
more important than getting out of
Washington for the Summer The
packing of his personal belongings for
his vacation in the Wisconsin north
woods and the clearing of his desk of
Continued on Page 6, Column 81
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The highway department Is seeking a
large increase to carry out the extensive
program of street improvements mapped
out by Capt FL G. Whitehurst. Assistant
Engineer Commissioner. This program
was divided in two parts In preparation
for the l928-1929 budget. and many
items were left for inclusion In the
budget for the l920-l930 fiscal year.
The Health Departments increase is
due principally TO an item for the erec-
ton OF an isolation building In connec-
ton with the Gallinger Municipal Hos
pital. Additional funds also are asked
for the school hygiene and sanitation
work, and for an increased number of
dental clinics for the public schools.
Armory Item Included.
The District Militia's main increase
Is due 10 an item Of 100000 10 begin
work on Il new armory, Otherwise. its
estimates would exceed the appropria-
ton for the coming fiscal year by only
$4,000.
Although the amount asked by the
Water Department is lower than car
ried in the appropriation act for 1928
1920, IL will provide for number OF
improvements These include the IN
stailation OF the following proposed
mains
An addition OF a,450 feet To the 3D.
inch main to be begun this year In NJ
street between New Hampshire and New
Jersey avenues. 1000 feet of 30-incn
main In E street southeast between
Continued ON Page 8. Column ~
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Chicago Symphony Orchestra Forced
To Disband Over Musicians Demands

has been one of the leading orchestraS
IN the county, and for the last ~
years II was under the direction Of
Frederick stock, noted conductor
Just year ago the symphony tifst
faced passing from existence when the
musicians union demanded 500
weekly base wage instead OF sH0 the
present scale, At that time, however
the symphnny's liIa was prolonged hy
a group OF music lovers who raised 4
$4,000 fund from which demands were
met
This year, Hammill said the same
situation arose, but found the Orehes.
IRA Association In even poorer ciFcnm-
stances and less ahle To meet conditions
than II vas last year,
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by the Associated Press,

by the Associated Press,
CHICAGO, june D,--vInto the strains
nf the Chicago symphony Orchestra
dlseord over n most unnusicai matter,
known Us money has again found It's
way, and tonight Charles IL. Hammill,
president OF thu orchestral association
gave notice Of dishanding the old SYM
phony
In Il letter to The members OF the or
chestra, Hammill said the orchestral
association could not meet demands OF
The mnsieians' union for a higher wage
There remains no alternative 10 dis
banding the nfeheatra," the letter said,
and you should therefore feel free To
seek other engagement"
Fof ~ seaaons The Chicago symphony
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AUSTRALIA FLYERS
LAND IN SYDNEY
Complete Trip From U. S. to
South Seas on Schedule
Time.
ny the Aksoclatrd prean.

By the Associated Press,
SYDNEY. Australia, June 10 (Sun-
day THE 7800-mile fight of the
monopane Southern Cross across the
Pacific Ocean from Oakland, Calf, tn
Sydney. was completed when the plane
and It's crew Of four arrived here at
3:0B pm today (0:08 pm. Saturday,
Pacific Coast time).
The plane covered the last leg Of It's
epochai air journey. 500 miles from
Brisbane. Australia. on schedule time.
landing at the local field after follow
ing the coast line Of Australia for Ave
hours and eight minutes.
The arrival OF the two Australians
and two Americans. Capt. Charles
Kingsford Smith, Charles Ulm, Harry
w Lyon and James Warner, was
marked by wild enthusiasm on the part
of thousands Of persons who had
watched and hoped as the huge tri-
motored craft fought It's way through
storms and hours along the 7.B00~mile
path over the sea
The flight from California 10 sydney
was accomplished In less than ten days
There were halts OF many hours ON
the Hawaiian Island Of Oahu, where
the plane landed from Oakland Au-
other short delay was experienced ON
the Island OF Kauai, across the channel
from oahu, whence the plane took OH
from the barking sands course for the
Fijis. Again at the Island Of viii Levu
The flyers were forced 10 wait for an
opportune moment to hop off from
Naseai Beach for Brisbane. where they
landed yesterday Then they took to
The air again a. Brisbane at 10 am.
today "A pm Saturday, PaCiiiC Coast
time. for the final lap to Sydney,
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Horned Toad Dies
After ) Weeks i'm
Sealed Glass Jar
By the AssocIated Press.

By the Associated Press,
ATLANTA, June 9.-"Oglethorpe
Oscar" horned toad from the
plains Of Texas, died today a martyr
to science just a few hours before
letter designed to release him
from martyrdom reached the lab
oratory Of Oglethorpe University.
The toad died in a sealed glass
jar in which he had been placed b.
scientists at the university to de-
termine the years in which he could
live without air, food or water.
Oscar survived five weeks, not
nearly so lonE as another toad of
the same species was said to have
lived in a corner stone In his ma
tive Texas.
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nor OFF FROM BRISBANE.

BRISBANE, Australia, June 10 (5un-
day. HJ. Southern Gross took of
today for Sydney, 800 miles south, on
the last stage OF the 7,800-mile night
from Oakland, Calf.
The plane left Brisbane at 10 am,
today a pm Saturday, Paelf1c Coast
time). and was expected 10 arrive In
sydney at . pm, 10 pm. Saturday
Pacific Coast timrl.
Plotted by Capt. Charles Kingstords
Smith and Charles Ulm, Australians,
aud with Harry W. Ly0A and james
Warner, American navigator and radio
operator respectively, aboard the plane
rose from the Eagle Farm Airdrome
midst deaffning cheers 0f the huge
crowd and pointed southward toward
sydney. The myers took the Goast route,
The enthusiasm nf the crowds was
al great At the take-ntt as nj the land
Ina OF The huge mnnoplane YESTERDAY
fcontinued on Page 2. Column 3D.
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PART TWO~--lO PAGES.

Editorial Section Editorials and Edi~
t0rial Features
Music News Page T.
Reviews OF Spring Books Page s.
Financial NeWs-~page 6 and z.
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FART FOun--is PAGES.


Thehtar and Screen
News OF the Motor Woflde~Pages 4, g.,
and T.
F'ratefnal NewsPageA = and 0.
Civilian Army NeWS~~Page 0.
Veterans Of the Great War-rvPage TO-
Spanish War Veterans Page 10.
Marine Corps News Page 10.
Crossword Puzzie~~page 10.
Serial Etory~~"sfhc Greene Murder
Case"~~Page II
District OF Columbia Naval Reserve
Page II.
District National Guard Page H.
Army and Navy News Page IL.
FART FIVE~m4 PAGES.
Pink Sport Section
FART sins PAGES,
Claaslfled Advertising
PART NEVEN-~~a FACES.
Magazine Section Fiction and Humor
GRAPHIC SECTIONS PAGES.
World Egents In Pictures.
COLOR SECTION,
Mutt and Jeif aaa'laf Feliers, Mr., and
Mrs. High Lights of History.
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PART THREE~~l4 PAGES.

F5DclfLY,
News OF the Clubs Pages u and I,
70. A. n. Activities Page r.
w. e. r. u, NewB~I'age q.
Boy Scout Notes. Page q,
Clubwomen 0f the Nation Page TO-
6irI Scout News Page H..
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TODAY'S STAR
PART ONE--30 PAGES.

PART ONE--36 PAGES.
General News~~Local, National and
Foreign.
Schools and Colleges~~~Pages II
and IL.
Political Euryey-Pages ~. 26 and 20.
Radio News-~-Pages 32 and 80.
Parent Teacher Activities~~Page 80.
Y. w. g. A. NeWs.~~Page 80.
Around the City Page SO.
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ress to Home
Within the Hour"

The Star Is delivered every evening and
Sunday morning to Washington homes py
The Stars exclusive carrier service. Phone
Main 5000 to start immediate delivery
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WEATHER.

IL. s. Weather Bureau Foecast.D
Fair and cooler today, tomorrow in
creasing cloudiness, followed by show
erS at night.
Temperatures: Highest. 90, at pm.
today: lowest. 66, at 4 am today.
Full report on page T.
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Continued on Page 6, Column 81
Evening star., 1928-08-02

ring out. The director raises his hand
and the machinery of movie making
stops He clenches his fist about the
useless megaphone. trade mark of his
profession, and says with patient resig-
nation, Suppose we try that again.
Remember, Miss Bland, that 1t is your
mother who is dying. not some one you
met 10 minutes ago. Get the ideaP
Very we'll"
"Talkies" may yet make an honest
woman out of movies"
Privately her mothers friends be-
walled the fact that she was a 5-year-
old prodigy. Public life. they said, had
robbed her of her naievette. She always
said and did the correct thing. Had
the poise and manners of woman
of 40.
One afternoon the perpetual ingenue
came to tea. In spite of 40-odd years
a blond Transformation and some face
lifts. she played the parts of sweet 16.
The child prodigy took fancy to her
Became emotional. Hurled herself at
the visitor with this breatnless an
nouncement:
Il love you, and I'm going to kiss you
right on your cunnin' little gold toothi'
Copyright, 1928. by North American
Newspaper Alliance.)
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TALKING MOVIE TESTS PROVE
UNDOING OF SOME NOTED STARS
Lois Wilson, Ex-School Teacher, One of
Those Who Will Return to Films
Through Conversation.

and il dies in your throat. An eXplo-
Sive temper thrives on each explosion.
The "talkie" director of tomorrow will
be as patient as a fisherman and as
mild as a botany professor.
"TalkieS" are made in rooms as silent
as felt-lined walls. curtained ceilings
and mute directors can make them.
They are lighted by specially con-
structed. high-powered electrics. The
sputter of the regular movie lighting
would be fatal. Cameramen are locked
in a soundproof box. and the picture is
shot through a specially constructed
lens window. The machinery of movies
Is set in readiness. The engineer sits
In box to one side. quite high, near the
ceiling. A sign from the director and
Sepulchral silence falls. Only the voices
Of the actors are heard.
Th, scene has been rehearsed If the
actors are too bad, the action is stopped
by a signal from the director. But the
good old-time profane roar does not
Evening star., 1928-08-02

Langley, the battleship division. the
naval air station and the Marine Corps
squadron now temporarily based at
Mather Field, Sacramento.
The Army Air Corps will be repre-
seinted by all squadrons based at Rock
we'll. March and Griffith Fields, and by
units from Crissy Field. San Francisco;
Woodward Field. Salt Lake City; Pear
son Field Portland. The California Ma
tional Guard will have its l15th aviation
squadron in the air armada.
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400 ARMY AND NAVY
PLANES TO MOBILIZE
Navy Carriers to Participate in
Mass Flight From San Diego
This Month.

BY the Associated Press
SAN DIEGO. Calf, August 2.-Mili-
tary'and naval aircraft and aircraft car
riers will mobilize at San Diego August
16 for the Army and Navy mass fight
of 400 planes.
Orders directing the huge aircraft car
riers. Saratoga and Lexington, to pro-
ceed to San Diego for the mass flight
program, have been issued by Rear
Admiral j. NJ Reeves, commanding the
aircraft squdrones of the battlefield.
All of the fighting, scouting and bomb
ing planes of the Lexington and Sara
toga are to participate in the flight, in
addition to planes from the Carrier
Evening star., 1928-08-02
.INSECTSUT|L|zE
VIDE SCIENCE LORE.
Make Paper, EmbaIn, Dig
With Tools and Get Drunk,
Says SaVant.

The highest forms of civilization at
tanned bv man, Austin H Clark Of the
Smithsonian Institution has observed,
rest upon slowly acquired knowledge
vnirh is most nearly approached, not
bv other .n,s-...raals as might be ex-
pected. but by the Insects
Mr. Clark. who IL the autslC- of
number of works or zoology. mas o.
course found some birds and mammals
which have practices in common with
the more civilized classes OF men. Inc
complicated ensineering Achievements
Of beavers snd the intricate construc-
ton Of some bird nests are examples.
Bower birds also have taste for orha-
rlentirc their nests with shells. ana
rack rats. crows and lays enjoy the
human niser's trait. hiding away any
thing shiny which they come upon tp
elost over in solitude.
Know Their Science.
rnsects however. make much broader
q epnncatinns Of the principles NJ physics
and chemistry which he holds arc
two Of the sciences that have contrib
utsd most 70 the elevation cf man
estate. Wasps learned 70 make paper
icng before man acquired that art.
ard the parasitic varie - employ me
t,-.nciple Of asepSis with enviabie skill
Ors species. before laying eggs on a
caterpillar or spider paralvzes the VIC
tim With an injection of forrnic acid
which at the same time preserves II
from dscav while another kind protects
the eggs themselves with a thin layer
of this chemical when depositing them
and allows the host to go on with
business as usual Some digger waSps
also make use of tools, patting down the
earth with small sticks or stones after
filing in their holes.
Hawk moths, humming birds and
hover flies are more advanced than
man IN one respect. Clark says, having
learned to fiv backward as well as for
ward, and an entirely adequate knowl-
edge Of physical strains and stresses
which man only now is exploring Is dis
PLAYED bv spiders in the construction OF
their webs. some species even devistng
efhcient trap doors with hinges.
Use Child Labor.
The spinning ants of Africa and
Australia. although not equipped with
spinning apparatus themselves. he re-
iates. have learned to make use of In
voluntary child labor BY pressing their
larvae into service When they set out
70 make one Of their huge nests. they
take some of their helpless young and
Use them as shuttles tn sew punches
of leaves together with the liquid silk
they contain until the supply is nearly
exhausted. Then they return the larvae
70 their resting place and bring out a
fresh supply Of living shuttles.
Nor is drunkenness an exclusively
human falling. for butterflies and moths
frequently take too much" in the Fall
when rotting apples lie on the ground,
and some species of these insects are
excessively fond of tobacco smoke. Bees
are also notorious inebriates. and hum
ming birds and some butterflies are
out-and-out bullies. darting at any crea-
tlIre they can hope 10 scare, Hornets
and ants are strong defenders of prop
ertv rights. while caterpillars. moths.
caddis flies and bag worms have the
habit of covering themselves. like men,
u1th layers Of protective clothing.
Evening star., 1928-08-02

Just ten days free Use Of the amazing
new Indian Shock Absorbers. Ten
days OF smooth efortless comfort.
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know how much better the Indians are.
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car. Fewer squeaks and rattIes. And
far more tire mileage than you are now
getting.
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Assigned to Army Board.

Lieut.. Col Jerome G. Pillow, u. s.
Cavalry, stationed at the War Depart
ment, has been assigned to additional
duty as a member Of the Army Board,
convened here to recommend those to
be awarded decorations under the act of
Congress approved July 18, 1926. and
amendments He will relieve Capt.
Frank G. Huner, Air Corps, who has
been assigned to other duty.
Evening star., 1928-08-02
BY M0LLIE MERRTCK,

HOLLYWOOD. Calf. August "A
lot Of ''b'oops," "sizzlers" and "growlers"
we're feeling low in Hollywood today
These are not gentlemen of Vagabondia
as you might imagine: they are the I'M
fortInateS whose voices have been tried
fer "talkie" films and found wanting.
A general tryout throughout studios
during the last "a hours has had dis
heartenng results for some, and for
others has virtually reopened bright
career that was beginning to dim,
Lois Wilson had a heavenly smile
when / met her on the Warner lot to-
day. II looks as II she would stage a
big return via the talking film.
This pretty eX-school teacher has had
some uNN end downs in motion pictures.
She played the part of the very poor
girl--the prim. sweet honest-as-day
sort Of girl. whom mothers would like
their sons TO marry, providing mothers
ever liked their sons to marry.
When business began to get slack
Lois decided she had been good too long.
81 developed n somewhat different type
Went in for chic. Then along came the
first "talkles" And Lois Wilson wisely
went into legitimate right III Holly
wood, where movie producers could see
for themselves what she could do
vocally,
The "talkie" has transformed movie
making from rowdy. boisterous game
into dignified profession.
Directors who bawled profanely while
the cameras clicked must keep their
more expressive than elegant Language
TO themselves until the sequence Is
filmed BY that time self-control neceS-
STATED by the demand for absolute
silence while the cameras are grinding
has done its work.
Hold below back 10 or Il minutes
and you are quite likely not to below.
Save your withering sarcasm for bit
Evening star., 1928-08-02

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Hunting the Truffle.

IN France trufIleS are gathered with
the aid Of pigs especially trained
fer the purpose. Three men and one
pig usually constitute q truff'ehunttng
expedition.
TruffleS grow only near oak or hazel
trees At sign from the leader OF
The force the pig begins to sniff about
the roots Of tree, digging with les
nose and tossing up earth and small
stones in great pYotuSion Long prac-
tice has enabled the trufie- hunter 20
determine the pSycl illogical moment
when the pig has come upon the
truftle. He gives the pig a whack on
the Snout with his stick. whercupon
the animal slips - one side and tina
prize is secured The man then takes
from his pocket an ear Of corn. ana.
picking of few grains. gives them
20 the pig by WAY of soothing its in
'ured feelings and encouraging II To
SO on with the hunt
The party moves about in dry, open
wood keeping always near the trees,
and trufiie after truffie is turned up
from the reddish light soil At blow
on the Snout the pig retireS at the
right moment and waits for the corn
that is invariably given II in exchange
for a truIle So welt trained are the
pigs In some eases that II is said, on
finding a truftle they do not attempt
@ seize, but point tn IL and grlnt FOR
taety equivalent III corn.
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l'me.killinS Foam.

THERE are no Ares more disastrous
than those ia which petroleum
mineral essences, heneoln. etc play a
part. ON account Of the difficulty Of get
ting them under control No really ef-
tcaciouS method has been put IN use 20
eNtingutSh Ares Of hydrocarbcnic origin.
Water is utterly useless. Danger may
hc az times reduced "a the minimum Nv
preventing contact cf air with the ttsnNs.
choking 70 between blankets, mats damp
cloth, earth or sand hut this is by no
means always sufficient For this reason
scientists are interested IN some expert
mentS made IN laboratories aoroad bear
Ing on the possibility Of controlling hreS
at varying chemical origin II Is said
that II stated quantity of caustie soda
solution I've mixed with an equal guam
tity of alum II forms dough or NOR
tar Is times as great as the original SIM
gle quantities This dough is very light
and foamy II THIS substance be flung
over the petroleum, etc and the cn-
trance Of air lmpeded, The fre will at
once be put cut
An experiment vas tried @ establish
these facts beyond question An in~
rreviSea ore extending over iOgT cubic
mtlllmeterS was extingutSlted In less
than two minutes by an 80 per cent ses
luton Of the Aforementioned substance,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-05

Nellie Taylor, Sallie Danham, Lulie
Norton and Lucien E. Beach.
For improvement in penmanship one
finds the names of Charles Bleu. Lulie
Croggan. Eugene Jewell. Wick Taylor
Emma DUNCAN. Nellie Griswold. jamie
Rankin. r Cowling John Hamilton,
Willie Barnard and Emma Sutton.
IT was thought that neatness should
be recognized. and so these were re-
warded on this account: Samuel G.
Smoot. Fannie Farley, Eddie Kimball,
Augustus Burr. Lille Gray. Jennie HirSt,
Mary Larner, c. Taylor. William Stuard,
Harry Stroud, Lizzie Center ana Laura
Ball
For improvement In vocal music are
the following names: Charles A.
Frank Isabella w. Wilson, Henry
Streb. Harry Payne. Annie Wilson,
Jennie Byram. Maggie Thomas. B.
Morgan. Peter Maloney, John Hines
and Ella Bates.
No doubt quite a number OF these
names will be familiar to you-names
ike Robert Barr, the Washington base
ball pitcher, now and for number of
years of the District Building. Claren-
don Smith. the well known business
man, and others-grown little old in
the service, perhaps. but still able to
do a good days work.
A number of important people lived
In the vicinity of the Franklin Build
ing. The lamented James A. Garfield,
while a member OF Congress. and until
he became President. resided at the
northeast corner of Thirteenth and ]
streets. and there is little doubt but
that at least one or more of his chill
dren attended the school block to the
north. as did Nellie Arthur daughter
of President Arthur.
On the north side of K street. at
1908. lived at one time Commodore A.
S. Wadsworth. and 1t was there he was
visited by Henry w. Longfellow, the
poet. Farther to the west, at 1921 X
street. lived John Sherman. Senator
from Ohio. and Secretary of the Treas
ury distinguished brother of Gen.
William Tecumseh Sherman, whose
statue adorns the park Just off the
southeast corner of the Treasury
Building Next door to the west. lived
Edwin NJ. Stanton from 1851, while he
was Secretary Of War in the cabinets
of Abraham Lincoln and Andrew john