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classes.

classes.
While none of the four leading teams
in Section A of the unlimited class
are scheduled for action, the two games
carded In this group. between CheFy
Chase and Maryland Athletic Club ana
Jewish Community Center and A., b. q
w. busmen, promise to be briskly con-
tested. as all appear to be OF about
even caliber.
Ross Council. which is heading Sec
ton 3. unlimited class. with nine VIC
tories in as many starts. Is favored 10
add another at the expense Of CloverS,
and Douglas Athletic Club. which STANDS
second in this section, just one game
behind the leaders, also is favored 70
win, being down to engage Army Medi-
cal Center, which has not shown
great deal thus far. The third-place
Auths will tackle Anacostia Eagles, ana
are apt to clip the Birds wings, as the
latter have not proved so hot.
All eight teams in the senior class
are listed for action. and favorites who
we're handed defeats last week will be
out to even scores. The senior class
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Runs batlfd in--Laneiord, L sewell RoFell
p, AyeF. Gerber, Holman. Morgan.
sumna. Rogei K Williams Tattt. Gerber,
Holman. Err9raHofms m. Twq.base hits
hlt--RDfeIi EtoieB bAss~-Oerber Saeri~
hces RoesII Mytr, Gerber. RuffIns. Double
2lAys-Hooapp. LIND 10 Mofsan; Gerber,
Roeell 70 Todt Left on bAeea-Cleyelan nd,
4 Boston s.. Bstes on hAiis-Off Rufnng. 2.
Struck tut-By Grant. !! by Rufhns, ]. pits
on Grant 10 IN : inninRs on Harder. 2 IN
innlns Hit ~ pitehtr-Bg Grant tHof-
nlannE By Ruf1ns ~, sewei5 LOSING pitch
er-1rr1 At pmpifes MeSsrs. Hldebrsnd and
Guthrie. Time Of eame-~i hour and 30
minutes
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REDS ARE OUTBATTED,
BUT DEFEAT BRAVES
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CINCINNATI. Ohio. July 2l.-Cin-
cinnati edged out a. 5-to-4 victory over
Boston today. although out-hit.
The Red batters slammed Smith over
the lot in the second and third innings
for four runs and added their last in
the fifth.
Donohue. Cincinnati pitcher, was re-
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Totals. 30 74Is Totals. 30 10 n IS

Cincinnati ss2 . ............ Ssi6i6Sex-s
Runs--Clark. sisler, Hornshy CAV. walker
Ia. Allen, Hargreave, Ford. Runs hatted
in Harereave, Ford, Donohue. Allen, Brown
Hornsby. HarereaYe, Clark. Three-ba hits
--Hargreaye, Stolen bases--walker. sacr..
piays1Hornsss 10 Farrsil e Sister: critz
70 Ford 70 Pipp, Left on sases>.B2ston. i9i
CINCINNATI; .. Bases O, balls-on Smith 20
| j Smith. . In i inninss; OF Clarkson. in
innins; OF Donohue: - In 81 inninss.
pitcher --Donohne LOSING pitehcr--R Smith
, umpires-Messrs Hart and RiGlef. Time
Of eame-i hour IS minutes.
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CUBS DEFEAT GIANTS
TWICE IN OVERTIME
BY the Associated Press,

CHICAGO, July 2i.--The Cubs won
two extra inning games from the Giants
here today In base ball session lasting
more than Ave and one-half hours.
The first clash was taken by 2 to In
IS innings and the second by to in
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SECOND CAME.

P Pf9ssIyn ...., ..... Yos3SY2 No
Runs Carey. Bfessler. Adams, T. wnnsr'
2 Waneg Traynor' grssdn.thasn. sect, scatt g, -,
bancroft, TTaynor Runs battfd in-Bis-
sonette. Trsynor, Harsreavts;, Bartell .3l,
Mpadows. Adams, Scott ~. Two.base nits
ascntt Rarteii Three-bake hits~Scoti,
prssSirr Stolen base Carey. Sacrifices
Bissorttte Traynor az. Barteil HarkreaVes
Bases On bAils-of Meadows, 9; OF Clafs,
i OF Koupa1, !. Struck ont~,,By pstty' ~ z,
By Meadows. a. BY CLARK. y hiis~aaH
innires, of Koupai, q in ~ INNINGS. Los
ms nitcher~~petty Umpirrs.- Messrs yoraa,,
hour and 81 minutes.
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PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE.

Ser FFsnelsnn. 3 Hollywood, 4,
0skIsna 2 Portispd,
aseTanasnto. 10 Seattle. Z.
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3ot"iS's 30 ~ ID lOlHlS 80 10 81 IS
'Bstted for wiltse in ninth.
BY INNINGS:
St Louis $40 o % o. % Ia
Philadelphia =. 0 0 ! 80 x-S
Runs--Melillo Kress, Haas (2l, Simmons
az. Foxx t3A. Miller. Error-Coehrane
Runs hatted in--kress. Manion. Cochrane.
Miller. Simmons az. Foxx Ia. Boley. Grove
Two-base h!ts--Cochrene. sMelillo. Foxx.
Haas. Home ru1s--FoSx. Simmons Sacrt.
fices--DYkes. Hauser Double piays-oeden.
Kress ana Blue: Fcxx, Dykes and Hauser.
Haas and Boley. Left on haSes--St. Louis.
|: Of Grove. 3. Struck out-By Ogden. /;
by Beck, /: by Grove, 5. Hits-of Ogden.
II in 5 innings: of Beck. in 2Is inrfines:
of Wilts., none in = inning LOSING pitch
er-Ogden. Umpires-Messrs. Owens and
Geisel- Time OF Eanie-i hour and 81 min
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Philadelphia
At Lama

Runs--Hurst ca. whitney t2. Leach.
jain, SAND ~, sottomiey; Hafey "a. Err
batted irT~Whitney al. Hafey t2l, Maran-
vile, jain. Lerian az. southern. Leach.
Two-hase hits~~Bottomley. Mitchell. Lertan.
Hurst Home runs-~Whitnes. Haley, LEACH.
Sacrifices whitney. Lerian. Wilson. Double
plays~-Thompson TO Sand 20 hurst; Mitchell
Hurst: Msranvllt TO Hish to Botton,ley,
LEFT on hases-Ph!ladelphia. = 81, Louis, 2.
s I'll on an p" rrarEhonss an Relnhart. i;
Oh. Rhem e" a Hits"oft sweetland in ii
innings; OF Bcnee, in = lnninss: on
in e inning of Reinhaft. IN ! innina' On
Rhem, in 2 innings. Hit BY pitcheruD,sS;'S
pitehts-sweetland, Frankhouse, Winnins
pitcher~~sweetland LoeinE pitcher Mitch:
ell umpires~Messrs. phrplan. stark ana
0uniey. Time OF same-~-2 hours and II
minutes.
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Runs--McCourt, Devos t2>. Kennedy t2l.
Moulder. Kircher t2l. cochrane. Wollenberg'
oe S Reic fnen T Wo16ase 1hits-Kennsdy.
xircher. Moulder. stolen bases-Weber. Nc
Court. Devos. Kennedy. Sacrifice hits
berg to Kircher G2). Mouider TO Klrcher
left on bases-Maryland Guard, Z: Hyatts-
vile, l. Bases on balls-OT Anderson. 3;
Of wollenbere. 3. Hit by pitcher-By An
isrson tMouder Mooney. Struck out-By
Anderson, 4. by Woilenbere. 5.
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RunS--Julano az. Miller. Foreman. Low
Ian. Errors-Albert az. Wilson, Altman ~,
Panetta, Henderson. Two-base hits--Juli
run-Juliano Stolen bases-Juliano, Hawk
ms. Sullivan, Wyche, Stan. saerihce-
Panetta. Dougie plays-Panetta to Stan t2l.
Left on baSes-Boys Club. 9; Lincoln. 9.
hits-Oh Brandt. 3 in 3 innings: of Kap-
Ian, in 5 innings Hit BY pitcher-By
Miller (LoviDrj. Struck Out-By Miller, 3;
by Brandt. g. by Kaplan. 5. Balk-Miller.
Passed ball-Hallett. Winning pitcher
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SECOND GAME.

Philadelphia ), o . 0 / . 0 x-7
-McNeeiy, Brannon t3l, Dykes t2D,
Simmons. Fox. Miller. Hauser az. Error
HauseT Runs natted in--MAnush, Kress t2b.
Foxx. Two-bsse hits-Brannon. Cochrane,
Simmons. Foxx, Boicy. Home runs--fiauser.
Dykes Sacrifces-Boley, Dykes Double
plays-Dykee and Boleyi BTannon. Kress
and Blue. Left on hases-St. Louis, II;
Philadelphia. 6. Bases on 6ails-On Stew
art, 2: Of quinn. s. Struck oIt--By Sire
ieeki, /; By Quinn, 4 Hits-On Stewart, 10
in ga innings: of Wiltse. none in n In
pitcher-StewArt. Umpires-Messrs 0eisel
and Owens. Time Of game hour and 40
minutes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-22

Seat Pleasant Firemen will play host
10 Terminal Ice Co. nine on the Seat
Pleasant diamond In a douhle-header
this afternoon, starting at 80 o'clock.
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{ aECDMf1 CANE ]
80 ~ ~ ~
~ 92fls Totals j..

lEa sssas -. 49," s 8 ! SSSt 81
Runs batteo in.~j .sewell '2l, Morsan "a,
Hodapp Runs-ilnd ~, J Beweil, Myhtt,
BaYne, Dsrbef ErrDf--Gumnaa, Two~pAse
Kjls~Lind, Morgan, X. Williams. Sacrifices
-.H0dapp, Myet. Double plays1,~Bayne: J,
san' To6t, Gerber 10 Todt Left Oh bases
6a Bayns. !: o. HARRIS 4 OF Russell L
Hits~d6 Earriss. In IL innlnas on Rus
sell, Ia no inning OF Simmons, none in
us pitcher Hsrfiss pnpires Messrs. .Ou-
hFie snd HildeBfebd. Time Of same hour
sBo 81 minutes
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.OURTEEN games are earded to-
l. day in the Capital City League,
with action being listed in the
4 unlimited, senior and Junior
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FIRST GAME.
Totals so 1894 20 Totals "a Ia as

1.-TWO out when winning run scored.
tran for Hogan in ninth.
tBatted for Terry in fifteenth.
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japanese Girl Popular.

The japanese girl, Hitoi1i, who is 8
Whole track team III herself. already
hes become popular with The American
girls The Canadian Thel Gather
vood according N unofficial observers,
was the pretliest girl on the field, but
the women's delegation from the u.
f. A war not conceding anything
While The eycAAls began a three or
four day motor trip over the 1857
klIonettr route Of the team road race
in which they are 10 compete the GYM
nasts sno wrestiers continued training
aboard the Roosevelt.
AMONG ths nstmen were several
Evening star., 1928-04-30

presidential sons
II take a straw
vote every night
Curtis is the
only one who
really has the
backing Of his
State. tt Sc
others are just
family support.
but old Kansas
is for Charley.
I am right
now In the room
in the Meulhack
where the NOM
ination will be
held. and l can
see Convention
Hall, where the
Evening star., 1928-04-30
MOTHER GOOSE REVIVED.
Entertainment Embracing Fairy
Tales Scheduled at Parish Hall.

Friends from between the pages of
Mother Goose and old fairy tales WIN
greet children of all ages at the parish
hall of Christ Church. 1912 Thirty-first
street. Friday evening, at 1880 O'Clock,
and Saturday afternoon. at 2 o'clock.
Courts Uhlahan viii be there with his
pig. as Tom, Tom: Pat Coyie win be
a very nautical Knave of Hearts. steal
ing Polly Blunt'S tarts, while Tench
Marye. as the Mufin Man and Lucy
Howard as the Chocolate Woman
viii receive these and many other
Mother Goose characters. VIII o. the
Wisp viii call the fairy folk to the
Witches Rout" In ruined castle. where
Mary Stuart, Frances Ward and Georgia
Babcock. as the three witch godnotrers.
VIII receive them. There viii be Caro-
line Beall as Lady Fortune. Cinderella
and the Proud Sisters, Beauty and the
Beast and Blue Beard with his attend-
ant harem. as well as Priscilla Lee as
Snow White, together with the Seven
Dwarfs
he pageant is under the direction
OF Alice Coyle Torhert. who directed the
Pageant Of Georgetown" three years
ago
Evening star., 1928-04-30
QUAKES CONTINUE
SPREADING TERROR
Additional Damage Wrought
in Stricken Greek and
Bulgarian Areas.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press,
ATHENS, April 30.-Continued earth
quake shocks were felt on the Isthmus
of Corinth today and soon the injured
were being brought into Corinth, where
relief operations have been established.
One shock at noon destroyed hun
dred houses at Kiato 13 miles from
Corinth on the Patras Railway. and
several at Nemea. The shock was also
felt at Athens.
Two persons were injured at Phaleron
Further damage was done at the water
ing resort of Loutraki. The station at
Xylokastron collapsed
Excavations Continued.
More damage was suffered by old
Cortnth where Americans are excavat-
ing the site of the ancient city. but the
excavations were continued. The
French vessel Strasbourg arrived at
Corinth with tents.
The shock was also felt at Moulki
near Thebes.
Shocks in Bulgaria we're accompanied
in some instances by the sudden ap-
pearance of miniature craters and small
lakes. These with the relentless and
continuous shaking of the earth. ac-
companied by terrifying subterranean
roars kept a distraught. shelterless and
half naked population in state bor-
dering on madness.
Accompanied by HaiIStorm.
The quake was accompanied by vio-
lent hailStorm at Rorisovgrand, which
was already laid waste by previous up
heavals. The storm destroyed all re-
naming vestiges of vegetation and
killed many cattle.
Austrian scientists said the quakes
were of tectonic character. involving
the shifting of giant strata from vertical
to horizontal They thought that the
tremors might extend to other parts of
the Balkans which have been devastated
by similar disturbances from prehis-
toric times.
Evening star., 1928-04-30
CATHOLIC WOMEN PLAN
DINNER DANCE TONIGHT
italian Church Workers to Observe
Tenth Anniversary of Their
Organization.

The Italian Catholic Women of Wash
ington will celebrate the tenth ami
versary of their organization with a
dinner dance at o'clock tonight at the
Blue Triangle Hut.
Several Italian priests from Catho-
lie University and representatives of
local italian American and Catholic or
ganizations of the District will be among
the guests. A musical program. featur-
ing vocal selections by Miss Angelina
Cliffo, lyric soprano, will be presented.
Miss Margaret Slattery will be the ac-
companist
Founded by Rev. Nicholas de Carlo.
April 20, 1918, as mutual aid society
and a cooperative organization for pro-
motion of parish activities at Holy
Rosary Church. the womens group aims
to enroll every Italian Catholic woman
in the District as member Mrs. Mary
G. Croccia. president. has held that Of
fee since the organization was formed,
while the other officers include Mrs.
Mary Fratantuono. vice president: Mrs.
Salvatore Scala, secretary: Mrs Teresa
MaraScio assistant secretary: Mrs. Tho
pista Cerceo, treasurer. and Mrs Saliva
tore La Scoia, assistant treasurer.
Evening star., 1928-04-30

delegates will be notified who has
been nominated. It's their main
suite of rooms here and they are
in here now. working on ice
boxes. saw dust and cuspidors.
It's a great life If you take it
serious.
Evening star., 1928-04-30
OF UTILITY
BUSINESS PUSHED
Federal Trade Commission
Gathers Volume of Testi-
mony at Hearings.
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.

The Federal Trade Commissions in
veStigation of the public utility business
is much more thorough than was am
ticipated by members of the Senate,
Although the investigation is scarcely
two months old, the investigators have
gone at the Job painstakingly and in
an effort to carry out literally the man
date of the Senate. The request for
extra funds which WIS made some time
ago has not yet been acted upon by
Congress. but 1t now becomes apparent
that irrespective of the appropriation
the Trade Commission intends TO carry
on and so to the bottom of the in
duStry,
Much Evidence Collected.
Judge Robert Healy, chief counsel for
the commission, has been examining
witnesses while Commissioner McCul-
loch has been presiding. Both have
been giving the closest attention to every
detail and q mass of testimony already
has been taken. Some of the Senators
like Mr.. Walsh of Montana feel that
not enough attention is being given by
the press TO the hearings and hence
from time to time speeches will be made
points brought out before the Trade
Commission
Thus far the commission has covered
only one phase. namely, the efforts of
the utilities to bring their side of the
case to the attention of newspapers, coll
legeS and schools.
There is every indication that the in
vestigation viii last far beyond the
Autumn elections and that a conpre-
hensive report will not be available
until the end of this year. though this
depends entirely upon the speed with
which the material can be assembled.
and there is no purpose evident to get
through IN given time The Senate
did not ask for the report at any speci-
fed time, merely requesting monthly re-
ports. These will be furnished as the
hearings progress.
Examines Subject Thoroughly.
The utility industry stated originally
that it favored a scientific investigation
and preferred the Federal Trade Conn
mission should make it. In the Senate
this was looked upon as meaning per-
functory investigation. but the Trade
Commission has pleasantly surprised
the opponents of the utilities BY going
into the subject thoroughly and i'm
partially.
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the Office Of the association No .h2a
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LETTER SHOP o03 District National Bank
Bnildlng 1903 @ Pr TI43. Omen 6 80 a O.
REPUBLICANS TAKE NOTICE.
Convention Call
Br cnSer Of the Republican state commit
60 IN ard for the District of COLUMBIA. n,is-
Ws art 20 authority conferred IN tke caas for
resolution Of the Republican national CON-
Notice is hereby given that on Tuesday
Mas J. 1928 at 30 n.Fn- al SIS 18th 81.
nv washington. ID C. the DELEGATES elected
IL the vaFIo1s voting districts VIII meet and
eieet delegates al large.
Tbs aforesaid delegates. both district and
ai large N9li meet in general convention,
which IS herehT called. on MAY 3. 1928 az
. N. At the place aforesaid and elect two
de}eEafes and two zlternates 10 represent the
Dasfriet of Columbia in the Hext Republican
national convention. and also nominate q
u1Gseeew oman 10 represent the District Of
Columbia on the Republican national COM
n1sffee. SAMUEL J. PRESCOTT.
Chairman Of Republican state Con1H1lffee
IN ard for the District of Columbia
y. BfSCOLE TOWNSEND
Secretary OF keuu hiiean state Committee
in and for the District 81 Columbia
Evening star., 1928-04-30
Accompanied by HaiIstorm.
Poison Gas as Rat Killer.

Rats, the pest of many parts of Eu-
rope, are to be fought with poison gas
A Dane has invented protector which
fires cartridges into the haunts In
tested by the rts A thick smoke which
is given off is harmless to human
beings. but is fatal to all rodents WITHIN
range.
Evening star., 1928-04-30

A manufacturer of Bradford. England.
will diSmantle his worsted mills and
move the equipment to Victoria, Brit
ish Columbia, where he win continue
operations.
Evening star., 1928-04-30
Will Rogers
Says:

Kansas City--Out of all the
States I have been In. and out
OF all of those that have ambitious
Evening star., 1928-04-30
REDENPTioN NOTICE.


NATIONAL SOCIETY OF TIE DAEGH-
TERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
First Mortgage SIX Per Cent Gold Bonds.
Dated june l. 1926 Due June !. 1896
Notice IL hereby given that So accordance
with provisions Of tsae BonGs and Of Article
2 Of the anoeature entered int1 by the Nae
flonal s0eapty of the Daughters Of the Amer
aean ReFoiution with the National Metro.
polIt2a Bank Of Washington. -. c. a. TruE-
teg dated the first day of June 1920 sIi
Outstanding First Maftg9ge six per cent Gold
Bonds Of the National S0clety Of the uaugn-
teFs of the American Revolution dated June
]. 1928. are called for redemption and pay.
Enent and wii tse redeemed and paid rs June
1Es 1878. at ftetY DFTncsual amount and ar
ersJsd interest and. IN addition. three DeF cent
premium On szie principal at the 0ttlee Of
the National Metropolitan Bank. 6l3 Fiji
seenth street Washington D. e.. upon Dreg
entsf8on and surrender of said bonds with
al Unnsatured coupons attaehed. and the
esta ss1rGE are hereby required 20 be tt3eT
and there sJrFeDdere6 for redemption Et said
redemption bs5fe with all interest coupons
maturing subsequently 20 ssid dste.
1878
Dstee wasbingtqn D C.. April g3rd 1g.s
EATi0NAIs SgCiETI or TEK DALSi-
~ KATHERINE Ie1'rY WYATT.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-10-11
STUDIO
MADE OVER
FOR SOUND

BY the terms of contracts,
signed yesterday between Mr.. Hal
Roach and the Victor Talking
Machine Company, the Hal Roach
Studios in Culver City, Calf, will
be allied for many years to come
with the reproducing facilities of
the Victor organization.
This means that the public will
hear the Our Gang Kids. Stan
Laurel and Oliver Hardy, Charley
Chase and other Hal Roach stars
in talking pictures.
Victor technicians are en- route
to Mr.. Roach's studios and the
enlarging of this motion picture
plant, which was begun some time
ago. will be rushed to completion.
The Roach studios are the only
ones whose sound productions Is
operated by Victor.
BY the terms of the contract,
the Victor Company will supply
vocal artists and musicians. And
Ii is predicted that at the Hal
Roach studios the most progress
sive strides will be made toward
not only the perfect synchroniZa-
ton of short subjects but also the
introduction of comedy through
the spoken word.
walter w. Clark, general re-
cording expert of the Victor Conn
pany, will shortly leave for the
coast to supervise the installation
Of the electrical research products
equipment for the Victor Com
pany.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-10-11
PROGRESS OF
WTAPHONE
STEADY

Announcement was made q lit
tie more than two years ago,
that a device to combine music,
speech and moving pictures. would
be given a public presentation.
Many other attempts to accom-
plish this end had failed. In the
case of Vitaphone, however. pre-
sented by Warner Brothers, 1t
proved no fuke. Since then, Vita
phone has made amazing strides
in recording. direction and scope.
Warner Brothers with Electrical
Research Products, Inc, and the
Bell Telephone laboratories, COM
bined ideas developed through
the radio, telephone and phono-
graph and produced a new inven-
ton that was practical. The idea
was not new, but had never been
perfected. When it was ready
for the public. Vitaphone proved
its claim that speech and music
had been successfully combined
with pictures.
When Warner Brothers were
satisfied with the progress made
they moved their stuff from New
York to the Hollywood studio.
There the problems OF production
could be more effectively studied,
for tho production and direction
were the chief troubles to be
conquered.
The steps of Vitaphone prog
ress were not unlike a baby
learning to walk. First the halt
ing efforts to rise, then the first
step, another and another until,
it made the grade. Warner Bros.
learne dthrough failude. AS
time passed. speech sequences
were put into short subjects.
That gave an idea of how they
registered with audiences. They
watched keenly, and saw that
the child had found it's feet.
The short subjects were fol.
lowed by slightly longer produc-
lions called "playettes" and soon
important sequences appeared in
all the Warner Bros. feature pic.
lures. They were received with
enthusiasm. Work began on a
full length picture that would be
all talking. On its completion
Warner. Bros. found they had
actually reached their goal with
Vitaphone-a picture complete
with speech and music and with.
out a caption.
Warner Bros. are sure that
Vitaphone Is securely on it's feet
that pictures without a cap.
ton. but with full speech and
music throughout have come to
full growth. Vitaphone has. In.
deed. come of age and the object
will be to make Its life as val.
liable as care. attention and
artistic endeavor permits.