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rent Again. during the hot days, we met. them drifting along in mid- stream. seeming thoroughly to enjoy being frightened along in the rush. ing, cold waters
 The long, cellular hair of their warm coat appeared to lend theem the buoyancy of a waterfowl. No natural enemy could hope to cope with the min the water. So great was their confidence in this respect that.-as we came along in our launch cariben lined up along the bank would usually wade in and breast the ,scurreent, actually at our mercy, when single bound would have taken to cover.
 Like the reindeer, but unlike any bother of the deer family, both sexes of the caribou wear antlers, which theey cast off and renew each year In August, the main migration period, the antlers were tender, growing things, covered with soft projettive coat of mouse-colored velvet.
 The bulls seemed weighted down by the sensitive, cumbersome load atop their heads and were always >or guard to keep fro mstriking them against instructions sf any kind. The females had snaessier time of it with their, smaller, feminine spreads, while the lawns sported but jaunty, fur covered stubs, were faster of move ment in the brush than either. of the parents.
 Several times we encountered black bears crossing the Yukon.- One day l herded an ill-tempered old black fel- low right into herd. of swimming caribou to see what would happen, and the. way those old caribou bulls trampled over surly friend Bruin must have lifted his temper to the blowing off point. Square in the middle of. the caribou he disappeared from sight, and | did not see ; him again until all that,herd had passed, when he emerged looking like some thing dragged out of washing ma chine.
 :. The huge timber wolf is the cari- bou's worst enemy. This prowling predator, in solid grays and black, and sometimes in blend of both colors, escorted the travellers to the banks of the Yukon river and took his pound of flesh for so doing. We rarely glimpsed one of these big wolves, but read the grueseme story in a scattering of fresh bones here or a patch of hair there along the south shore.
 Quite fe wof the wolves swan the river too, rather than lose their easy living, although it was noteworthy that their tracks were much more plentiful on the south than on the north bank. of the river. It seemed at times, as 1 read the story of their encounter in the signs left on the hills and along the river banks, as though it were a very unequal adjust ment in natures balance. But now after viewing all the evidence pre- sented for booth the defense anH and prosecution, and hearing the testi- mony of eye-witnesses in the matter, l am but citing the general opinion of the people in the caribou country when I say that under ordinary con- ditions only the old and crippled ami mals fall beneath the slavering jaws of the wolves.
 The speed of frightened caribou on land is.a tremendous and tireless flight that no wolf could ever hope to equal, and in the water he is certain ly master of his own destiny. It is evident, though, that if the wolves are allowed. to increase there might
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Kept Peseins Along.

A WAY back In 1911 there was sort
- of an electrical wizard named Nc
Carthy. who had long been dabolinG
with what he called wireless teie-
phone. The thing was quite novel al
the time, 1t is said but its wonders,
coupled with the persuasive arguments
OF the ingenious Mccarthy. could not
induce those who had the money he
needed to invest They praised his in
vention, but frightened their pocket
books. and so Mccarthy went broke.
as the modern of today might say.
McCarthy's faith. however. was not
DESTROYED. He still believed that pic
lures as we'll as sound could be trans
mitted In the manner attempted with
his device and went so far as to write
A story for wireless picture"
He succeeded in selling the story. 1t
Is claimed and when the purchaser
sought 10 produce it for the screen
Mccarthy was called In to help IN the
direction OF the production. No one
knows what became of the picture, but
Mccarthy still went ahead directing.
His latest effort. Diamond Handouts.
is current attraction of the week.
with a love romance and diamonds to
commend IL. Mccarthy also made
other pictures and is one Of the mas
ters in the art OF picture production IN
the Metro oldwyn- Mayer studios to-
day
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A BOUT q year ago an earnest and
- musical family of Washington. Mrs
, j, Altman and her three children, two
OF them with marked ability pointing TO
eventual brilliant careers, packed their
lares and penates and set out on the
rough. adventurous road To achieve fame
with bigger opportunities In the artistic
and commercial metropolis, New York.
IL has been a difiicuit year. but word
received from New York within the past
week indicates that these young folks
are headed In the right direction, Syl-
via Altman will be remembered as one
OF the child prodigies on the piano who
has proved as she grew Older that she
had more than merely initiative preco-
ciousncas. Her little brother Julian has
a remarkable talent for the violin, Both
children have studied under prominent
local teachers
Within the past month both Sylvia
and Julian have won gold medals In
competitions of considerable scope and
In cases where many others were elin1i~
| mated. Julian was one OF 10000 chill
dren who were divided In different
classes. according 10 age. TO go through
| three sets of tests for musical ability
Julian, being IL years old was In the
| intermediate class The first test was
| for an average above rs per cent and
| q bronze medal. the second for a silver
medal with the average above 30 per
cent and the Anal test for The gold
medal. only one OF which was awarded
| This gold medal was presented to Julian
| Altman who was given percentage OF
| 03l2 He WAS winner in this class Of
all children participating, who came to
the contest given for New York City and
ali It's boroughs The contest was held
In Carnegie Hall and the young Wash
ington violin student was presented the
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gold medal at the Mecca Temple. Julian
is reported as having said:
1T was hard battle and fun OF
thrills. but 1t was worth It,"
Sylvia, however. has not let her small
brother capture all the medals for the
family. She participated In COMPETE
tion given Tor young musicians under
the auspices OF the Brooklyn Free Mu-
steal Society. There was no age limit
and those trying for the gold medal
must have q complete concert program
ready to perform Two first prizes, gold
medals, we're given. Out of $50 con-
testants, 30 were chosen for the finals.
Sylvia was called out three different
times and asked 10 play Ave types Of
compositions. She played the Men
delssohn "Capriccio In r Sharp Minor"
a Mozart sonata. the italian Concerto
by j. S. Bach. one OF Rach's "Two-part
Inventions" and the BLACK Key Etude"
OF Chopin Sylvia won the first prize,
which comprises. In addition to a gold
medal. a concert program at the Brook
lyn Academy OF Music under the au-
spices of the Society OF Music.
To add to everything else to make
that day happy one for Sylvia Altman,
1t so happened that this gala occasion
fell on her fifteenth birthday. June 10.
1928, This Washington child won a
fine birthday present for herself.
The Altman children seem To have
the price winning habit. On May 20
they took part In contest at the Heck
seher Theater and won fine silver cup
for their musical performance. Surely
their local friends are glad OF their
success and their earlier teachers here
must want Ia give them all the assist
ance and encouragement that they can
TO help them up the difiicult road to
.aille, II. II.
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A Bonaparte Romance.

ONE of the most notable If not the
~ first international marriage was
that OF Betsy Patterson. belle of Balti-
more, and Jerome Bonaparte. brother
Of Napoleon.
This ideally romantic love affair
Rida johnson Young utilized to make
a successful play and from her play
the audio-vision screen drama Clio
rious Betsy" starring Dolores Costello,
with Conrad Nagel in the role Of Je-
rome Anthony Coideway drew his in
spiration for the Warner Bros.
Washington society still numbers
among It's elite descendants Of Je-
rome and Betsy Patterson. The idyll
Of the historic couple has been told by
many writer's One Of the latest is a
novel by Daniel Henderson Of New York,
Warner Bros screen play has been
serialized by Miss Airline De Haas and
is appearing in many papers over the
country. It is also published In book
form. Miss De Haas succeeds In suf-
iusing the wistful story with all the
charm and glitter. the tragedy and ten
derneSs that 1t deserves.
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College of Music
Gives Final Program
THE commencement program of tn

THE commencement program of the
Washington College OF Music last
Saturday evening in the Central High
School auditorium enlisted the talent
Of several young artists who acquitted
themselves most creditably. Evelyn
/ Scott, vio!inist. played two Schubert
/ numbers. which, though not preten-
, tious. gave evidence of real artistry
! Fritz Male participated successfully in
dual capacity as soloist in two violin
numbers and as conductor of the col
iegc orchestra in the allegro movement
from the Haydn Symphony. Opus 2.
Orchestral accompaniment was FUR
nished DR.. Seba Christie, tenor, who
sang the Gloria" of Buzzi- Peccia with
dramatic intensity.
Joseph Barbecot, baritone, who re-
ceived the teachers diploma in voice,
is at present in France His place on
the program was filled by Mrs. Lillian
Latham of the vocal faculty. who sang
the "Chere Mutt. by Bachelet.
Pianists presented we're Misses
Anne Smith, Edith De Cell and Martin
Dowd. all of whom met the demands
put upon them.
The artists diploma was awarded to
Fritz Male The degree OF bachelor
of music was granted to Miss Cath
crime Benson. Miss Clara Evelyn Scott,
Miss Flora Marguerite Clayton and
Mr.. Martin Allen Dowd, The degree of
bachelor of fine arts in music was
given to Edith Bateman Athey and
Miss Eveline Newcomb Burgess. The
teachers diploma was awarded to
Joseph Marius Barbecot. Miss Emile
Agness Christiani, Miss Flora Mar
guerite Clayton, Martin Allen Dowd.
Miss Helen lie Fevre Lyon and Miss
Anne Louise Smith, The graduate d.
ploma was granted to Miss Mildred
Edith De Cell Seba Laurie Christie
and Miss Nettie Sadie.
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Children Given Good Music
ByWOman's Clubat Movies

epetition creating in the child ia
miliarity with good music. The unfail-
ing courtesy and efficiency Of the man.
ager, Robert Eitris, and his entire corps
of workers we're large factors in the
success of the undertaking
At the Colony Theater the organist,
Harold Pease, has used his own plan.
coming early and staying late to I'LL the
demands of this free-time music hour.
His monthly memory tests showed that
with his group OF children such COM
positions as Hall of the Mountain
King" from the Peer Gynt Suite"
"Toreador Song" and Flower Song"
from Faust" "Sextette" from Lucia"
"Triumphal March" from Aida"
Kreisler's "Old Refrain" and Meadow
ellis ITO a Wild Rose we're favorites
Mrs. Albert Reid and her troop of Girl
Scouts have been present at every per-
Torrance, acting as uShers. leading in
singing the National Anthem and giving
the salute to the American flag. p.
Wesley Eitris. the manager, helped in
his usual efficient manner.
In December the Chevy Chase Won-
ans Club sanctioned the appointm>nt
by its president of a committee to I'M
dertake the sponsorship OF this work
at the Chevy Chase Theater. This
able committee, under the chairman
ship of Mrs. Henry Grattan Doyle and
with Mrs. Carl F. Stuhler and Mrs.
Theodore w. NorcroSs in charge OF
musical programs. has been functioning
since first of the year. At the final
performance. the junior section Of the
Chevy Chase Woman's Club. through
the courtesy Of Mrs. Locher, invited the
children from the Founding Home to
the performance. The children were
brought TO the theater in a bus, fur
nished by the Capital Traction Co.
Mrs. Marshall C. Guthrie was in charge
of the music and junior section girls
we're hoStesses. producing Easter baskets
and ice cream for their guests, who re-
sponded with little, high-pitched
"thank-yous" The organist, Arthur D.
Thatcher, and Paul Rusher, the man
ager. were tireless in their efforts to
make the children's programs at this
theater success.
In all their work the Woman's Club
of Bethesda committee has kept IN the
fore the original aim of the club in
taking up this work. which was to en-
list the interest of other clubs and or
CARNATIONS in the hope that the &C
complishments of this year may serve
| as a nucleus for a far-reaching devel-
opment of music at the motion picture
| houses. They have tried to pass on the
| idea that each community will be likely
| in the long run to get just what the
community taste demands.
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Novel Screen Feature.
l.OUR World To-day" screen ma

NnUR World Today screen maya
~ zine to be released during the
coming season by Educational Film En-
changes, Inc. will have special STAFF
of $50 cameramen and field workers,
organized In every section of the world,
Thrilling events, new inventions, SCI
entific discoveries. native life and places
never before photographed, presented
In a concise manner. will feature this
magazine, which Is to be released In
one -reel form each month. Each reel
will cover one to Ave or six distinct
subjects, topics or events. Only In rare
instances win one or two subjects be
allowed to take up the whole reel
In connection with the work OF gath
ering new and timely material for Our
World To-day" three groups OF camera
men have started on expeditions into
remote regions One group Is headed
Tor the Dutch East Indies, one Is going
To the South Sea Isles. while THIRD
viii explore unknown districts Of South
America. All three win be purely
camera expeditions, and consequently
the cameramen will be able to SO
wherever they please In Photographic
heretofore unphotographed spots, unique
scenes and unusual objects and people.
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Sunday Operatic Concerts,
Steel Pier, Atlantic City

THE special Sunday operate con-
l. certs on the Steel Pier, at Attain
tic City, remain one of the outstand-
ing centers of attraction at the resort
and the brilliant array of artists from
the Metropolitan, Chicago Civic and
American Opera Companies. make
these events unique in Summer must
cal activities.
This evening at 9:l5 the one act
opera, la Serva Padrona," by Per.
golesi, will be produced In costume and
stage setting, under the direction. OF
Jules Falk. Irene Williams, prima!
donna soprano of the Mozart Festival
in Paris, also of the Mozart Festival
at Cincinnati. and guest artist during
the past season with the Philadelphia
Civic Opera Co. and Henri Scott,
principal bass-baritone OF the Metro
politan Opera Co., will be the two prin-
cipals. -,
The afternoon concert at AIS will
include a program OF songs and duets
BY Irene williams and Henri Scott
These events are held in the ballroom
at. the extreme end of the Steel Pier
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Announcements of Operas
For West Coast Production

T oS ANGELES fifth season Of grand
opera will open on Saturday, Oc-
tober 6, and will afford the people of
Southern California, the opportunity Of
hearing 10 operas, all of which are
proven favorites with local opera pa
irons. The 1928 season will be sung,
as in the past. with casts of principals
from the Metropolitan and Chicago
Civic Opera Cos. and with choruses
made up of the pick Of the young
singers of the city and vicinity.
Each of the 10 operas has been sung
here during the past four seasons. They
include the eyer-popular "Tosca," But
terfly," Carmen, Faust" and in a
double bill "Cavalleria Rusticana" and
"Pagliacci," as well as "Andreas Che
nier." The Love of Three Kings" "Tu-
randot" and La Cena dele Beffe." In
conjunction with the performances of
"Tosca" and The Love of Three Kings"
the Pavley- Oukrainsky ballet viii pre-
sent advertisement.
Fifteen internationally known opera
singers will journey West TO sing prin-
cipai roles in these Los Angeles and
San Francisco productions. OF this GAL
axy seven are making their operate
debut in Los Angeles during the coming
season These include Maria JeritSa.
Elizabeth Rethberg. Edward johnson.
Ricardo Martin. Marion Telva, Elda
Vittori and Giuseppe Danise.
The other principals, all of whom
have sung with the Los Angeles Opera
Association. include Angelo Bada. Gen.
marc Berra, Lodovico Oliveriero and
Armada Tokaytan. tenors. and Louis
D'Angelo. Milo Picco, Ezio Pima and
Lawrence Tibbett, baritones and BASES.
Three guest conductors. Antonio DELI
Orefice and Wilfred Pelletier of the
Metropolitan Opera Co. and Giacomo
Spadoni OF the Chicago Civic Opera
Co. will assist the two regular directors,
Pietro Cimini and Gaetano Merola.
Armando Agnini OF the Metropolitan
Opera Co. will be the stage director for
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Have Seen Their Day.

HOLLYWOOD'S back lot--that Is TO
IL say. the place where the large
props are stored until they are called
for again-presents an epic in miscel-
lanity. Two thousand years hence a
bearded antiquarian will unearth these
odds and ends and wonder how they
all collected in one spot.
The latest contribution is complete
carnival outfit. Milton Sills added 1t
TO the heap after completing The
Barker" for First National. Now the
propboys hold conferences in the Juice
Joints" soft drink dispensaries and the
merry go-round horses bask atmlesSiy
in the sun. For them literally the mad
whirl is over.
A rubber-neck tour Of First Nationals
back lot reveals the following: Ruins
of a drecian temple, barbed-wire en-
tanglements, Roman charlots. large
portion of the rebuilt wooden horse
that galloped into Troy, parts OF the
traction system of New York, including
the elevated. subway kiosks and street
cars an assortment OF old barns. dug
outs. haystackS and rows of fiinty brick
tenements, several complete streets, half
buried under welter Of odds and ends,
and so on.
Perhaps lurking In the shadows of
these haS~heenS are the ghosts OF old
timers who started when these ruins
were new,
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Brings Home Music
To Embassy Parties

THERE'S no music so sweet as that
Il from home, whether 1t be jazz
from the Broadwayite, skirl of pipes
for the Scot or the tin OBJ OF the tango
for the Latin America.
This is the principle that is recog-
nized by Director Sidney. head OF the
Mayflower musical organization, who
specializes in supplying music for the
many foreign embassies and legations
in Washington.
For each embassy rarty Director
Sidney makes a point OF supplying
some characteristic music from the
Ambassadors own country, and In or
der to do this effectively he has Inn
ported sheet music from number oil
European countries.
The presentation of this typically
foreign music as part OF an American
dance music program is enthusiastical-
ly greeted by the diplomatic set, ano
in number OF instances dancing mas
been suspended temporarily when the
guests insisted on an informally staged
concert Of foreign music.
so many of the members OF the
embassies and legations are accom-
plished musicians that 1t Is dellgn'
to play for them" says Director sgd
ney They appreciate and, indeed
insist on the best In music.
During the season just over Director
Sidney has played for functions given
at the embassies of Great Britain
France, Belgium and Spain and the
legations OF Poland. Austria. CANADA
Czechoslovakia, Panama and Ireland
also for several functions given by
Japanese diplomats.
Among the engagements played by
Director Sydney during the last few
months that of the I,indbergh break
fast at the Mayfiower is high light
both because of its historic value and
the fact that 1t was The only musical
engagement of the wear booked for
o'clock in the morning
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X ATHERINE RIGGS. Washington
concert harpiSt, is among those
who will spend the Summer abroad,
sailing for London about the middle of
the month to study with the celebrated
Russian harpist. Nine. Maria Korchin-
ska, who now makes her home in Eng
land. Nine. KorchinSka. socially proni-
nent as the Countess Beckendorf. is one
OF London's distinguished musical art
lists, and as harpist occupies an envi-
able position in England in the group
in which the pianist Tobias Matthay
is an outstanding example
Born In Washington. lover and stu
dent OF music. Katherine Riggs has been
before the public as a harpist for the
past six or seven years, during which
time she has achieved much success and
accomplished number of varied things
as musician. For the past two years
she has presented each season new
form of harp recital. which she calls
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Coloratura Soprano
Brings Home Laurels

WILLIAM C. HAMMER, general
w manager of the Philadelphia
Grand Opera Co. announces that
Josephine Lucchese. The American
Nightingale" has returned to America
after more than a years absence in
Europe. where she has been appearing
with brilliant success IN leading opera
houses and concert halls OF the music
centerS OF Italy. Holland. Czecho-
slnvakia. Germany. Austria and Den
mark
Miss Lucchese, q hne coloratuya
singer. is an American. She was born
in San Antonio, Tex. and received all
of her musical and dramatic training
In this country. She Is Philadelphia
by adoption, through her marriage TO
Capt. Adolfo Caruso OF this city. She
win sing with the Philadelphia Grand
Opera Co. during the forthcoming sea-
son.
Miss Lucchese was last heard In
Washington with the San Carlo Opera
Co. several seasons ago.