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Evening star., 1928-06-04
SIX SERVICES HELD.
Commencement Sermons Preached
in Etaunton Churches.

Special Dispatch 10 The star.
STAUETOE, Va, June Sunday
morning there were six commencement
sermons preached for graduating classes
of as many schools In Staunton and
Augusta County.
At First Baptist Church the sermon
was for Robert f. Lee High School. by
Rev. Or, Brown B. Smith: at Manch
College Of Music. by Rev. Murray ID
Mitchell Of Winchester; at Emmanuel
Episcopal Church for Stuart Hall. by
Bishop George w Davenport OF Easton,
Md. at Trinity Episcopal Church for
Stanton Military Academy, by Rev
Or. 4. Barney T.. Phillips, rector OF
Epiphany Church. Washington and
chaplain 0f the United States Senate
at Old Stone Church 1T Port Defiance
for Augusta Military Academy by Rev
Df. J. l.. Mauze Of Huntington, w. Va,
aud al Wayuesb0ro Presbyterian
Church for Fishburn Military School
by hsy. Dr. Beverley u. Tucker. ir.. 0i
hicfInond.
Evening star., 1928-06-04
READY To BUILD
WEST POINT OF AIR
Promotion of Officers, How.
ever, Seen as Hindrance to
Texas Flying School.
BY OWEN l.. SCOTT.

Special Dispatch TO The Star
KELLY FIELD. San Antonio. June
4.-The West Point of the air--the
Worlds largest and most advanced
| military aviation academy--is laid out
and all ready to be created at Randolph
Field. near here.
Congress has come through with
SS,000,000 to commence this anbi-
tious project, for which between $20.-
600 900 and S25,000 900 will. be spent
before 1t is completed. Something of
Gen. William Mitchell's dream of an
enlarged and highly specialized corps
of flyers will then be realized. But 1t
is learned from the Air Corps that there
IS catch in this scheme OF develop
ment.
The fire that Gen. Mitchell had kin
died under Congress in an effort to
obtain separate consideration for the
Air Corps-before he slid the creased
pole out of the service--is found TO
have burned down to a mere flicker
The Senate clamped the damper on
ARMY flyers hopes when it refused to
agree to separate promotion list for
the flying service. This means, in the
opinion of the Air Corps men. that
they will continue to be the stepchild
of the service.
Problem 10 Fill Vacancies.
Congress has decided that the corps
should have 1850 officers. They have
scarcely 1000 and claim not to be re-
placing their own fatalities, due to the
Army promotion situation. Where the
additional $50 officers are to come from
remains the mystery, although the
school is turning out goodly number
of flyers.
Now it is emphasized that the flyers
get kicked from a number of directions
Because promotion is on seniority
basis, few flyers have anything higher
than a captains commission. If one
of their colonels or mai jors gets killed,
this commission doesn't go to an Air
Corps man. but 10 the officer next in
line in the whole Army-probably a
Coast Guard Artillery man or Cav
alryman.
S50.0o0 to Develop Officers.
When the new aviation academy Is
completed here, there will be provisiop
| for training approximately 200 officers
each year. It costs about $4,000 70
| develop a flying officer. And the Air
| Corps wonders what will be done 10
provide for these flyers after they are
/ trained, since now almost none can be
| taken into the Army.
| Interest in flying is at such pitch
| that LOO men have made application
| for the next school. Fewer than 400
can be accepted, and Of these only IS
per cent stand up under the rigid course
| to graduate.
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Evening star., 1928-06-04
TO EXHIBIT
AT FLOWER SHOW
Five States and D. c. viii Be
Represented at Horticul-
turaI Display.

Exhibitors from five states and the
District of Columbia will have entries
IN the annual Spring exhibition of the
American Horticultural Society at the
Hotel washington wednesday and
Thu:sday. Entries have been received
for each of the S6 classes, 1t was an
.nounced today by Prof David Lumsden,
chairman Of the committee. who de-
cIsred the show would be one of the
largest of the kind ever held in Wash
ineton. The display of orchids alone
Is declared worth several thousand dol
lars
The show will be open to the public
from 2 TO 10 pm Wednesday and 3
am. to 10 pm. Thursday. There will
be private showing for the patron
sesses. directors and officers of the So
ciety al noon Wednesday.
New Rose Varieties.
The rose exhibits will include several
new varieties. among them the Henry
Ford" new yellow rose: the Mrs
Calvin Coolidge" and the Mrs. F. r,
Pierson." The Walter Reed Hospital
veterans will enter large group. OF
roses and other perennialS. Complete
fiower beds and borders and minia-
ture water garden will be among the
displays.
This year a special trophy will be
awarded by the society to the garden
club winning the greatest number of
points in awards. The following clubs
have entered for this trophy: Takoma
Horticultural Club. Georgetown Garden
Club. Community Garden Club of
Rockville. Hyattsville Horticultural Club.
Burleith Garden Club, Chevy Chase
Garden Club. Chevy Chase Terrace
Community Association and Woodbridge
Garden Club,
The American Horticultural Society
will award medals and certificates to
ali prize winners and the American
Rose Society has offered silver and
bronze medals. Many well known
growers and nurSerymen have offered
other awards.
Private and professional horticul-
turists from the District. Maryland. Vir-
ginia. New York. New Jersey and Penn
sylvania will participate.
Reception Committee.
Oficers. directors and well known
members of the society from all parts
Of the country are expected TO attend.
The reception committee is composed
of Mrs. Chester Wells. chairman: Mrs.
Charles j. Bell. Mrs. T. Janney Brown.
Mrs. Helen Fowler, Mrs. Louis Hertle,
Mrs. John Ihlder. Miss Margaret c.
Lancaster. Mrs Frank B. Noyes and
Mrs. z. Reinohl The general commit
tee on exhibition is composed of Prof.
David Lumsden. chairman: v. E. Grot-
iisch. Mrs. E Reinohl. DR.. r. j. Haskell,
Mrs. John Ihlder. Mrs. T. j. Brown.
Miss Margaret c. Lancaster. F. L. Null
ford, G. E Anderson, DR.. E. w. Sheetz
and Miss Laura Wadsworth.
Evening star., 1928-06-04
SIR ESME HOWARD
YSCORNER STONE
Ceremony at British Envoy'S
New Home Held on King
Georges Birthday.

Expressing the hope that the new
British embassy building would be
factor in strengthening the good feel
ing between Great Britain and the
United States. Sir Esme Howard, the
British Ambassador, yesterday laid the
corner stone for the structure in the
presence Of a large company from
official and resident circles.
The ceremony took place on the
birthday Of King George Of England 10
which Sir Esne referred in his brief
remarks
The big stone, suspended above its
seat. was settled into place. The Am
bassador tapped the stone on all four
corners and pronounced it laid on the
Kings birthday and in the name of the
government Of Great Britain.
Among those present were members
of the British embassy staff, the Cana
dian legation, the Irish Free State lega-
ton, Frederick H. Brooke of this city
associate architect Of the building;
Harry Wardman. constructor, and many
others.
The new building IS to cost $3.50, 900
and is located on the brow of a hill
south of Massachusetts avenue near the
Naval Observatory Circle.
Evening star., 1928-06-04
BODY OF WOMAN, SO,
FOUND IN LEAVES
Castle Craft Resident, Missing Since
Thursday, Slain During
Struggle.

BY the Associated Press.
LYEcHBURG. Va. June 4--Missing
from her home since last Thursday, the
body OF Miss Rena Dudley, so years
old, was found half mile from the
house near Castle Craft, Sunday, COW
cred with leaves. Her skull had been
crushed In. apparently by rock.
Miss Dudley, from bruises about her
hands and body apparently put up q
struggle with her assaiiant before she
was struck from behind with the rock
no motive has been assigned for the
killing. $3.50 gold piece was found
on her person. eliminating any element
OF a robbery motive.
Miss Dudley lived at the home Of her
aged father and mother.
Evening star., 1928-06-04
SCORES CONGRESS
FOREXTRAVAGANCE
Senator King Cites Over
$4,000, 900, 900 Appropri-
ated at Recent Session.

Pointing to appropriations of over
five billion dollars. Senator King, Demo-
crat Of Utah, declared In statement
yesterday that the first session of the
Seventieth Congress was the most ex-
travagant In the history OF the Republic
He stood practically alone on the Demo-
cratic side OF the aisle. he said, In
endeavoring to curtail appropriations.
There is no hope for the Republic" ="
King said in deploring what he termed
a movement toward centralized form
of government If this movement in
favor of centrali2ing the Government
In Washington continued in 25 years
there will be no States" he declared.
Contrasted with Lincoln's Day
In I.incons day the contest was to
save the Union. but the contest today
Is to save the States" he added, 1.-The
Democractic party Is departing from
the fundamentals OF democracy so that
today there Is no party to defend the
personal liberty and the rights Of the
States In local elf-government."
Senators and Representatives who
can get the most out of the Federal
Government for their respective States
and districts are the ones regarded with
the most favor. in Kings opinion.
"In 1917" he said, "all expenditures
Of the entire Government were only
81 900 100000 We have appropriated
for the next fiscal year over $850.000,-
900, for compensation of Federal en-
ployes and the aggregate appropri-
ations, directly and indirectly, will be
over SIS 900 100000.
1T is clear that appropriations next
year will be greater and greater each
year following. We are building up the
most powerful. fraternaliStic and bu-
reaucratic Government there is in the
world
Hits Flood Control Legislation.
King thought the bill for the control
OF floods In the Mississippi Valley, In
its implications. was one Of the most
dangerous pieces OF legislation ever
written. He declared that the legiSla-
ton gives to the Federal Government
sovereign control over matters that be-
long to the States themselves in the
entire territory between the Rocky and
Allegheny Mountains from the Great
Lakes to the Gulf of Mexico.
Although he was not present to vote
on either the Senate bill for flood con-
troll or on the conference report. King
announced ON the floor of the Senate
that he was opposed to the legislation.
The Utah Senator also regrets the
passage OF bills calling for large Fed
eral appropriations for Muscle Shoals.
the merchant marine. river barge lines.
education. public health. rural roads
and the demands of the Department
of Agriculture which needed nearly
5000 900 900 for various purposes
The cost of Government during the
next fiscal year. Federal, State and
municipal. will be approximately sl2.-
900 900 600" he said. THAT means
about II per cent of the gross earnings
of the people OF the United States"
Evening star., 1928-06-04
BODY TAKEN FROM RIVER.
Eugene Windsor, 72, Drowned
While Fishing on Patuxent.

Special Dispatch 10 The star.
BLADENSBURG. Md. June A.
Members Of the Bladensburg Volunteer
Fire Department yesterday dragged
from the Patuxent River. near Gov
ernor's Bridge on the Grain Highway
the body of Eugene Windsor, ~
years old
Mr.. Windsor had been missing from
his home since Saturday morning. when
he left to go fishing, A neighbor
found his fishing pole. hat and string
OF fish at spot on the river which he
had often visited 1t is believed he fell
asleep and fell into the river. An in
quest will be held tonight at the scene
of the drowning by Justice OF the Peace
Hugh O'Neil Funeral services will be
held tomorrow morning at o'clock at
Addison Episcopal Chapel. Seat
Pleasant.
Evening star., 1928-06-04
Will Destroy Wooden Crosses on u. S.
Soldiers Graves to Foil Exploiters

Secretary Davis is OF the opinion that
the markers belong TO the American
people and should not be turned over
TO individuals or organizations.
The replacing OF the wooden crosses
has been completed in all but three
cemeteries, the Meuse -Argonne, the
Disc -Aisne and the Somme, all in
France. The work in the Somme has
been delayed owing to a rearrange-
ment of plans for Identification of this
cemetery.
Evening star., 1928-06-04
nr the Asaocinted pres..

By tho Associated Prnss
To avoid the possibility Of the wooden
crosses used in marking the graves Of
American soldiers in Europe from fall
ing as they. are replaced by marble
head stones into the hands of any one
who might exploit them. Secretary
Davis has ordered that they be des-
troyed
Although in some cases crosses have
been sent to relatives requesting them;
Evening star., 1928-06-04
H. A. GEORGE DIES.
Funeral Services to Be Held Tomor-
row at Residence.

Harvey A. George, 70 years old. for
the past several years resident OF
this city. died at his home, 1915 Crit
tendon street. Saturday. following a
stroke of paralysis Thursday.
Funeral services will be conducted
at the residence tomorrow morning at
10 o'clock Interment will be in Chest
nut Grove Cemetery. Herndon, Va.
MIR. George resided in Herndon for a.
number of years after moving there
from Warrenton. He formerly was en-
gagged in farming
He leaves his widow. Mrs. Margaret
f. George; four daughters. Miss jamie
George, Miss Sallie George and Miss
Mary George. all OF this city, and Mrs.
John r. George of Saltville, Va, and
three sons, William George of Leesburg,
Fla, Samuel George OF Saltville, Va,
and Jesse George Of this city.
Evening star., 1928-06-04
EXPLOITING OF FARMER !.
FOR POLITICAL GAIN HIT
Represent tative Robson Says Prof
ected Corn-Belt Demonstration
Is Not Agricultural.

The projected corn belt demonstration
at Kansas City obviously is political
and not agricultural. In the opinion of
Representative Robsion, Republican, of
Kentucky.
In statement issued yesterday prior
to his departure for the Kansas City
conclave as delegate at large from his
State. Mr. Robsion declared that when
the corn belt demonstration directors
were announced by the Lowden head
quarters he looked over the list and
found. just as he suspected" seven
lawyers. two contractors. one news
paper man, one oil producer. one or
chardist, two whose professions were
unknown and only one farmer.
Mr. Robson said that the Republican
nominees will be chosen by conven-
rion of the delegates selected from the
48 States and not by mass meeting
organized in the neighborhood by those
whose chief occupation Is farming the
farmer for political advantage-and
firmly believe the nominee of that con-
vention will be Herbert Hoover. who
can and will solve the farm problem"
Evening star., 1928-06-04
81 WOMAN G. O. P. DELEGATES
REPRESENT ALL WALKS IN LIFE
Group Includes Housewives and Public
OMcials-Members Expected to Weld
Strong Influence

had considerable political experience in
their States. and although some, like
Mrs. Mccormick, are out-and-out poll
ticians and not interested In women's
activities per Sc. they constitute on the
whole a group that might prove as ef-
fective as the woman "harmonists" of
Texas, who helped recently to rout the
Smith forces OF that State and
send an uninstructed but pro-dry dele
CATION TO Houston.
Evening star., 1928-06-04
DAWES TO REMAIN AWAY.
Will Attend Marietta College Ex'
ercises During Convention.

CHICAGO, June 4 Glp).--Vice Presi-
dent Charles g. Dawes, instead OF at
tending the Republican national con-
vention at Kansas City, will be at
Marietta, Ohio He is going there TO
attend the commencement exercises at
his alma mater. Marietta College.
When Mr.. Dawes was nominated for
the vice presidency at Cleveland four
years ago. he was visiting at Marietta,
Evening star., 1928-06-04
WOMEN TOF|GHT
F0RDRY PLANKS
Leaders Say They Will Name
Third Candidate if Both
Parties Name Vets.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
A fight by organized women for the
adoption of prohibition plank by both
parties. nomination of a dry candidate
at both conventions and election of a
dry nominee in November will be
launched next Sunday, when the wom-
ems national committee for law en-
forcement opens its two-day pre-con-
vention meeting In Kansas City.
Although there Is little indication as
yet of any active organization among
women who would support modification
or oppose prohibition enforcement
plank, the dry" women are preparing
an active campaign during the conven-
tions.
Some OF their leaders, among them
Mrs. Clem Shaver. wife of the Demo-
cratic national committee chairman,
declare openly their confidence in the
dry" group to put through the nomi-
nation of third presidential candidate
in the event that both conventions
choose men who, In the opinion OF the
women, are wet In their sympathies.
Demand Enforcement.
Explaining the attitude OF the dry
women's organizations. Mrs Ellis A.
| Yost. Republican committeewoman from
West Virginia and executive secretary
of the w. c. I. u. recently said that
they are mot asking for an expression
OF opinion on prohibition per Sc, since
that is already in the Constitution, but
/ for "a ringing declaration of pro-
nounced policy OF enforcement"
Modification Is misnomer." she
said. Repeal would be necessary To
alter prohibition. And / believe the
women would not favor 1t II they real
iZad 1t involves repeal"
IF 1t came TO a question OF repeal,
she added. women would feel so In
tently on 1t that It would probably be
the one thing that would break party
| lines
mo Public Meetings.
The executive committee of the Ma
| tional Conference on Prohibition En-
forcement Planks and Dry Candidates,
| OF which Mrs. Yost Is member. will
hold no public meetings In either con-
vention city In support OF its enforce
ment plank, but IL Will have active
headquarters in both.
Never before In the history OF the
| prohibition movement" said Mrs. Yost,
| commenting on the committees men,
| bership, has there been such get
ting together of practically all the ma
| tionally organized groups on one ma
| tional policy. have been in political
| life more than 20 years and ! never
saw anything like It,"
Orders of officials of Glasgow, Scot
| land, barring police dogs from street
| cars have caused a protest from lovers
Evening star., 1928-06-04

So many foreign and fake coins OF
slugs were found in the automatic
cigarette machines of a tobacconist ID
the fashionable part of London that ~
has abandoned the devices as beiuI
money losers
Evening star., 1928-06-04

Orders Of officials of Glasgow, Scot
land, barring police dogs from street
cars have caused protest from lovers
OF CANNES.
New Britain herald., 1928-11-23

just like putting 15O pound man On the scales and trying to weigh accurately penny which you hand him by noting the increase in his weight.
 The change is so intinitesimal as compared to the high capacity ot the hoop-up itself that for years thu solution has generally been regard ed as impossible. The entire ap- paratus in it's present state weighs but l.. pounds.
 Both the army and the navy have purchased one or more Gum alti- meters and their flyers have thor oughly tested them.
 Dr. Gum was the first to demon- strate the feasibility of such a de- vice when he personally conducted a series of flight tests on his invention at McCook held in July. 1925.
 He is S1 years old, and lived in Oherlin, Ohio. where as a boy he was one of the states pioneer anna teur radio operators. He was grad uated from the University of Mich igan as an electrical engineer and served there as an instructor. Later he was a radio research engineer for the U. $. army air service at McCook field. In 1923 he went to Yale. where he received the degree of Doctor of Philosophy and was placed in charge of the high frc- quency laboratory and graduate courses in radio.
 The development of the altimctcr was undertaken at Yale and occu- pied his spare time for four years. Dr. Gunn is now assistant superin- tendent of the Heat, Light and Air craft division of the naval research ltlbOratorN.
New Britain herald., 1928-11-23
TRUE ALTITUDE
 INDICATOR MADE
DeTice Enables AYiators to Know Exactly Their Height

Washington. Nov. 2S. R-An in- strument to take much of the guess work out of landing an airplane has now been perfected.
 It is the Gum altimeter. that measures instantly and accurately true altitude up to 100 feet. and does it regardless of weather conditions or the speed at which plane may be rising or descending. The in- ventor is Dr. Ross Gum. young physicist. who has been at work on the device for four years.
 The altimeter tells the pilot when he is within 100 feet of the ground by means of a dial, which indicates every foot of descent below this level. The instrument becomes more sensitive the closer it ap- breaches earth, so that below 15 feet. where mistake in judging height Is likely to smash a plane landing at speeds of 40 miles an hour or more. it is possible to read the altitude to within few inches.
 The invisible measuring rod which this altimeter uses is the earth's electrical "capacity." Those who tune radios arc familiar, with .ca- pacity" effects, whereby occasional squeals arc heard, the tone of which varies with the position Of the oper- ator's hand when brought near the radio set.
 In Dr. Gunn's instrument the fly ing airplane is the .'hand" and the earth is the radio set, but J, instead of squeal Gum gets the altitude. Actually two hands" are used in the ship, the plane itself being one and the other d wire or plate mounted on the under side. The closer the ship comes to the ground the greater the capacity between these two ',lai,ds" It remains only to indicate this change of capacity on an altimeter of some sort which can be calibrated in feet
 The problem has been made ex- traordinarily difficult by the fact that the changes at higher attitudes are extremely small compared to in- hcrent capacities on the plane. It is
New Britain herald., 1928-11-23
MIAMI AIR DERBY

Miami. Fla. Nov. g. UP)--An ;iir-dnrhy will be held here January [ and s 10 dedicate Miami's nuni- cipai air port. it was announced bT the City Commission when the. appropriated $l2.5oo for race prize and other expenses.
 -- It is planned to have an air race from New York 10 Miami. and pos sibly ono from Detroit 10 Mia mi. with an All Florida race planned to Miami from Florida cities. Fla borate prizes will be awarded the winners.
 Such notables of tho air as Lind : hcrch. Chamberlain, Ruth Elder and Ruth Nichols and other celebrated flers will be invited to be guests during tue ceremonies. SuUadrons of army and navy planes and ma rine corp airplanes are expected 10 come here and take part in the air carnival.
New Britain herald., 1928-11-23

be needed in the next two decades has become an important tuncti.n of the United States bureau Of pub lie roads in its cooperation with the states.
 The bureau has already cooper ated with six states. Connecticut, Maine, New Hampshire. Vermont. Pennsylvania and Ohio. in the mak- ing of surveys to provide scicn- tific road building program for each state.
 Since historical traffic records are unavailable in most states. a mathematical system has been de- vised to forecast the states traffic a decade or two ahead of its pres- ent development.
 The increase in motor vehicle
New Britain herald., 1928-11-23

registration in d state brought un- der investigation is considered the function Of the increase in popula- ton and the increase ownership of motor vehicles in proportion to the population. measured by the number of persons per motor vehi- Cle.
 The growth in motor vehicle registration in proportion to popu- lation appears 10 follow the growth of population. according to the road bureaus forecastcrs. The trend is along the lines or an carly growth slow in number of vehicles. but rapid fin the increase. followed by a gradual decrease in the rate of growth.
New Britain herald., 1928-11-23

pastel painting of a trout stream in Maine. made by q local man who is employed as janitor in the car exhibition in the office of Superin- tendent w. J. Bryan.
 The painting, which is 19 inches wide and 24 inches high, was done by Elmer F.. Davenport. of 15i Oak street, better known as Pop Davenport.
 The picture was made from a small kodak photograph of Bear river. a trout stream in Maine. and
New Britain herald., 1928-11-23
LOOK FAR AHEAD
 IN TRAFFIC NEEDS
Forecas!inS lo1 Twenty Years
 Now Is Needed

Washington. Nov. 23.--tPi-Fore- development in each state to give an accurate basis upon u hich to build roads where and when they will