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Will Obtain Photographic Rec
ord of How They Toss
About in Bed.
BY THOMAS R. HENRY.
"Billie's uncovered again.”
It sometimes seems as if 4-year-old
Billie, just because of the natural per
versity of childhood, wakes up deliber
ately four or five times in the course
of a cold Winter night, throws his
blankets to the foot of the bed. unbut
tons his pajamas, and then drops to
sleep again to catch pneumonia.
But really it is in the nature of
things for Billie to toss about a lot
when Je sleeps, according to Dr. M.
Johnson, professor of psychology at the
American University Graduate School,
who is planning an experiment at the
National Child Research Center here,
which, it is expected, w’" yield a good
deal of information on just how nor
mal children behave after the coming
of the sandman.
Pictures to Keep Record.
Dr. Johnson will make a continuous
picture of the child asleep. Beside the
bed a camera will be set up. operated
by a self-winding clock mechanism. The
bed will be arranged so every time the
sleeper moves, an electrical contact will
be made which will set off the clock
mechanism and produce a film expos
ure. Then the clock will rewind so
there will be a picture taken one min
ute later.
When the sleeper moves the electric
contact established lights a signal lamp
over the bed. If the film shows this
lamp lighted the picture is distinguished
as one caused by actual movement.
Over the bed also Is a clock whose
hands are photographed each time,
giving the exact time when each ex
posure was made. The completed rec
ord will show just how many times
the sleeper has moved during th? slum
ber period, how many different posi
tions he has assumed and will reveal
other overt sleeptime l>r*havior.
Dr. Johnson, who has studied the
problem of human sleep for several
years at the Mellon Institute in Pitts
burgh. has obtained a large number
of such records of adults, but up to
the present, he explains, the records
lor children are quite meager. Those
records which have been obtained show
that child sleep presents a picture not
greatly different from that of the adult,
with numerous movements, frequent
Interruptions and many position
changes.
Study Relation of Nap.
An Important problem upon which it
Is hoped to throw some light by the
Child Research Center investigation is
the relation of the afternoon nap to the
night's sleep. It sometimes is main
tained that there is no clear gain from
the afternoon slumber because it merely
means there will be that much less
Bleep at night.
The rather meager records already
obtained by Dr. Johnson and Dr. C. R.
Oarvey of Yale University, who worked
under hts direction, indicate quite the
opposite. Children sleep more quietly
during the afternoon than at any other
time except the first hour of slumber
Bit night. The amount of tossing about
during the entire night does not seem
lo be at all influenced by the nap.
Thus. Dr. Johnson says, it would seem
as if the afternoon nap meant that
much clear gain for the child. Under
the controlled conditions at the Child
Research Center, it probably will be pos
sible to clear up this problem.
Everybody, the records indicate, fre
quently changes position while asleep.
Thus. Dr. Johnson holds, anv “correct
sleeping position” theory has little basis.
About the only way to make any sleeper
maintain such a position would be to
put In him in a straitjacket, with the
qrms and legs clamped down.
Relative Wakefulness.
Sleep, as Dr. Johnson sees It, is a
blatter of relative wakefulness. When
An Individual Is asleep, the same mecha
nism of behavior is operating as when
he is awake, but in a different manner.
The organism still is reacting to sens
ory stimuli — receiving a stimulus
through a sensory nerve ending which
is transmitted through the brain to a
muscle which moves in response to it.
The deeper the sleep, the fewer such
stimuli get through and, consequently,
the fewer the responses. Nobody ever
Is completely awake—that is. nobody
ever is sensitive to all the possible stim
uli in the environment. Nobody ever is
completely asleep, insensitive to all of
them. Such a condition would be very
Close to death.
When a person changes position dur
ing sleep, it means simply that the ir
ritation of the sensory nerve endings
lias accumulated to the point where it
Is able to bring a response. This hap
tens quite frequently—on an average,
mt least, of once every 10 Minutes. Dr.
Dohnson expects to make similar ob
servations upon the Research Center
Children.
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SIGHT CONSERVING
CLASSES FAVORED
Social Agencies Health Group
Backs Movement Begun
by Lions.
The Health Committee of the Council
of Social Agencies, which is interested
In promoting health conditions in the
public schools, has voted support of the
movement initiated by the Lions Club
to obtain sight conservation classes for
the local schools.
Washington was declared to be "far
behind in the protection of children
against diphtheria, ranking thirtieth
among the 36 cities of more than 225,
POO population in the country in a
campaign to prevent this dreaded dis
ease.’’ according to a report rendered by
Mrs. Dwight Clark. These conditions,
as well as the matter about sight con
servation classes, came up during a re
cent meeting of the committee.
Washington and Pittsburgh, it was
disclosed, are the only two out of twenty
of the largest cities which make no pro
visions for such classes.
Mrs. Mary Hickey, chairman of the
Subcommittee on Chronic and Conva
lescent Care, reported also that facilities
for the care of these patients are b low
the needs. Steps to remedy this situa
tion were requested in a resolution
which stated it is the belief of the
Health Committee that "indigent pa
tients, chronic and convalescent, should
be considered the obligation of tax
supported organizations rather than of
private agencies, and that the Board of
Public Welfare should be urged to de
’velop units for the use of chronic and
convalescent patients needing these fa
cilities but unable to pay."
The committee also indorsed the pro
gram of the District Healtli Department
In its efforts for diphtheria immuniza
tion and offered to co-operate by aiding
the educational campaign.
DELEGATES NAMED
OTTAWA. Kans.. February 27 hPi -
Two Hoover-Curtis delegates to tlv
Republican National Convention wer.
chosen from the second Kansas con
grass tonal district today. They an
Sidney F. Harris, editor of the Ottawi
Herald, and A. C. Cooke of Kansa
Citv. Kans.
The district convention the first b
name delegates in Kansas. indorse<
President Hoover and Vice Presiden
Curtis for re-election. The deleg.it*
MU not instructed.
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Deaf Mutes to Give Pageant
PLAY PLANNED AS AID TO CHARITY.
Top row, left to right: Mrs. William Lowell, Miss Esther Culverwell. Mrs.
S. P. Souder and Mrs. W. W. Duvall. Bottom row: Mrs. Walter Hauser and
Mrs. Roy D. Stewart. —Star Staff Photo.
I
AN unusual theatrical will be
staged Thursday night when
deaf mutes present a religi
ous pageant as a charity en
deavor.
Staged and directed by the deaf, and
with the manual language their only
j method of expression, the pageant
' probably will prove of more interest to
the normal persons who will attend
than it will to the deaf mutes of the
audience. It will be interpreted orally
I tor hearing individuals by Mrs. P. R.
1 Vernier, herself the daughter of deaf
parents.
The pageant is the work of the deaf
department of Calvary Baptist Church,
Eighth and H streets, and will be given
in Woodward Hall at that church. A
cast of 23 persons has been chosen
from the ninety-odd members of the
department, and the production has
been directed by Mrs. Robert Werdig.
also a member of the group. One of
the parts Is portrayed by Rev. A. D.
Bryant, pastor of Uie little congrega
tion and himself a deaf mute.
There is little need for the spoken
word, or for an interpreter, among
this group of amateur actors and
actresses. Probably the art of panto
mime evolved from efforts of deaf
mutes to express themselves to a world
unhandicapped by lack of speech and
hearing. Certainly to them should go
the credit for a delicate shading of
self-expression, an exquisiteness of
meaning of facial nuance, of gesture
of the hands,inever attained in normal
walks of life.
Proceeds from the pageant. “The
Gifts of Time,” will be used for char
| itable work among the deaf of Wash
ington, according to sponsors of the
project. There are more than 300 of
these, knit by their common misfor
tune Into one of the most cohesive
groups in the city’s social scheme. The
majority are employed, largely in de
partments of the Federal Government.
One of the features of the group's
religious services, held every Sunday
evening at the church, is its choir.
In vestments of black with white trim
ming it renders religious songs so effec
tively that hearing people are able to
follow the hymn by means of the ex
pressiveness of the signs emploj'ed.
From the Front Row
Reviews and News of Washington's Theaters.
“Shanghai Express”
With Marlene Dietrich.
MISS MARLENE DIETRICH
is almost unbelievably good
looking in "Shanghai Ex
press,” the new film at the
Earle. Further than that,
the picture itself ranks high among
the really artistic creations that the
screen has put forth—and this
through the uncanny direction of
Josef von Sternberg, who has vital
ized it into
Marlene Dietrich.
something iar
removed from
the ordinary.
Mr. von Stern
berg's magic
hand, the quiet
yet flamboyant
beauty of Frau
Dietrich, the
vividness of the
settings, and the
insistent beat
of railroad
rhythms carried
out by sound
and music, make
this something
not easily for
gotten. Eight
persons are re
gponsiDie ior me uaiuu—cigin- pci
sons crowded into a railroad car all
bent for Shanghai, all of them di
versified in type, all but two of them
strangers and all thoroughly known
to each other before their strange
journey Is over.
Into this "motley” group comes
the rumble of outlaw war in China
(all the more colorful at the mo
ment) and the threat of a revolu
tionary brigand (Warner Oland),
who, traveling in disguise, suddenly
becomes a terrifying and merciless
war lord. When the train Is held
up at his command, and when he
takes his victims from the train and
plants them before some kind of an
inquisition, the situation becomes as
tense as in any cinema which the
soreen has devised.
Miss Dietrich, in the colorful
habiliments of “Shanghai Lily” ap
pears on the scene as the savior of
certain of the passengers, and before
the film Is done has become a heroine
of unquestionable nobility. While
the taint of her past is strong upon
her, by the time she has restored
her lover to the ranks of the
travelers and has demonstrated a
strong faith in God as well as man
kind, her cruising partners are will
ing to admit that she isn't as bad
as they thought she was. A gal
lant and spectacular role if there
ever was one, Miss Dietrich acts It
with great, great skill, and an ex
traordinary sense of restraint.
The other travelers are played by
Louise Closser Hale, a perfect board
ing house owner: Warner Oland, as
the b-igand; Anna May Wong, as
the Chinese flower, who avenges her i
j wrong handsomely; Eugene Pallette,
as an American gambling gentleman:
Lawrence Grant and Gustav von
l Seyfferitz in briefer roles, and Clive
Brook. Mir. Brook, undoubtedly one
of the more polished actors of the
screen, seems, however. overstifT in
| his role as Miss Dietrich's ex-fiance,
and many times looks as though he
w ere thinking of becoming a wax doll.
He does not detract noticeably from
a first-rate picture—in fact one
which is even better than that.
The stage show is far less satisfac
tory. Evelyn Wilson still pursues her
bibulous way in songs (she was seen
not so long ago in Mr. White's
' ScandaLs”); Abbott and Robety
are well enough when the latter plays
his violin; the three Swifts present
their better-than-avcrage tumbling
■ act, and Johnny Pastine and his
dancing assistants do some adagio
dancing at the very beginning, which
is Just about the best part of the
j show.
E. de 8. MELCHER.
"Lost Squadron” at Kctth'a
WHh Irene Rich on Stage.
r I’HERE are two reasons wrhy the
j romantically impressed will find
satisfaction in "The Lost Squadron,"
at R-K-O Keith's this week. One
is that it is the complete airplane
drama, the other that Richard Dix Is
the appropriate hero. A third rea
son why the show is worth while Is
■ that Irene Rich appears in a play
• I t that has a sufficiently strong plot
to employ her best talents.
Aces of the World War are repre
i sented. first In action during the last
, brief period of battle before the
armistice, then transferred to Ameri
t ca. where jobs are scarce, and finally
I taken to Hollywood, where flying
skill is. employed in air stunts. It is
i here that, the Intense drama .de
ve&ft, witb altyuut toy mean* at
destruction of a plane fn action.
Both on the battlefield and at Holly
wood the aircraft are shown in bril
liant maneuvers and in crashing in
cidents. with thrills which require
no imagination.
Headed by Mr. Dlx. the cast in
cludes Joel McCrea. Robert Arm
strong and Hugh Herbert, represent
ing the survivors of a great war
squadron, with Mary Astor and
Dorothy Jordan in the associate
roles for the romantic side of the
drama. The flyers who perform the
daredevil tricks are Dick Grace. Art
Gobel. Leo Nomis and Frank Clark.
The part of the director who,
through jealousy, and with a desire
to make a strong picture, plots
death, is played by Erich von Stro
heim. Various other actors, includ
ing Ralph Ince, make up the in
cidental scenes. It is a strong and
Impressive piece of work throughout,
and evidently drew more than the
usual quota of juvenile fans.
Keith's again presents a good
vaudeville program. It is headed by
the highly polished sketch which
employs the talents of Irene Rich
and associate players. There is a
surprise climax, preceded by an ex
cellent study of an Incident involving
an author, his friend and the wife of
the author, played by Miss Rich. Her
fine skill is fully displayd to the
satisfaction of her admirers. An
other important act is given by
Bomby and "his radio gang.” and
their selections of tuneful and
familiar songs are given with un
usual blending of good voices. Lois
Torre* and her Barcelonians are
■artists in motion with excellent acro
batics and dancing. Comedy and
music are provided by Will Aubrey
and Eddie Stanley. D. C. C.
WAR CORRESPONDENT
WILL LECTURE HERE
Dr. H. A. Gibbons to Speak Tues
day, Sponsored by Commu
nity Institute.
A lecture on “Wider Horizons” will
be given by Dr. Herbert Adams Gibbons,
world traveler and authority on inter
national politics, Tuesday night, at 8:15
o’clock, in Central High School, under
the auspices of the Community Insti
tute of Washington.
Dr. Gibbons was a correspondent in
France during the World War, and has
covered numerous revolutions for New
York newspapers. He is particularly
well informed on conditions in the Far
East, because of his extensive travels.
He will be introduced by Mrs. Geor
gette Ross Howard, local current events
lecturer.
Tickets have been placed on sale at
the T. Arthur Smith Bureau, the Amer
ican Automobile Association and the
Franklin Administration Building. Gen
eral admission will be 50 cents, with re
served seats selling for $1.
Two other institute programs have
been arranged for March. Clara
Clemens, daughter of Mark Twain, will
: spea.k March 15 on “Reminiscences of
My Father.” Albert Leonard Squier will
| talk March 29 on “Where Rolls the
| Oregon.”
POLICE HERE HONORED
Siam Sends Diplomas to Go With
Decorations of King.
Police Inspectors E. W. Brown. James
F. Beckett and L. I. H. Edwards, who
last year were awarded decorations by
the King of Siam as expressions of
appreciation for courtesy and serv
ice of police during his visit here,
are recipients of diplomas to go with
the decorations.
Inspector Brown’s diploma, received
through registered mall Friday, makes
him a member of the "Fourth Class
of Most Noble Order of the Crown of
Siam.”
The diplomas received by Inspectors
Beckett and Edwards make them
members of the "Fifth Class of the
j Order of White Elephants.”
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Puppets in Public Library.
In a wing of the new public library
at Prague, Czechoslovakia, a special
puppet theater has been built. It has
been named Rise Loutek. “The King
dom of Puppets." The stage hRS three
levels to which the scenery Is elevated
from the basement Each set for the
audience may be raised to accommodate
i tbs heypt of the child occupying it.
Denies Reports He Took Ship
Out of Hangar Under •
Pressure.
By the Associated Press.
LAKEHURST, N. j., February 27.—
Lieut. Comdr. C. E. Rosendahl, captain
of the Navy dirigible Akron, vigorously
denied tonight published reports that
he had taken the ship out of the
hangar last Monday under pressure
from Rear Admiral William A. Moffett
at Washington.
"Admiral Moffett has at all times
left us to decide for ourselves if weather
conditions are favorable for the ship
to fly,” Comdr. Rosendahl said.
The weather had been bad Sunday
night, he explained, and consequently
he and Capt. Harry Shoemaker, com
mandant at Lakehurst, had called off
a flight planned for midnight. Admiral
Moffett was apprised of this by tele
phone and told that conditions for the
Monday flight, on which members of
the House Naval Subcommittee were to
inspect the airship, were not good.
"A little before 8 o'clock Monday
morning Admiral Moffett called me,"
Capt. Rosendahl continued. "He told
me the weather was clearing In Wash
ington and asked me about condi
tions at Lakehurst. I said they had
improved during the night, that the
weather was mild and the map showed
signs of further improvement.
"Admiral Moffett did not at anv
time urge me to take the ship out. I
told him I would have a new weather i
map prepared before 10 o'clock and |
that if the forenoon map showed the
improvement I hoped it would the
flight would be made.
"I suggested that he have the Con
gressmen prepared to take off at 10
o'clock for Lakehurst."
Comdr. Rosendahl and Capt. Shoe
maker went to the metereological sta
tion and from the teletype reports made
a new map.
“At 8.20 we decided things looked
so well we could fly and I called
Admiral Moffett's aide and told him to
have the admiral send the Congress
men along at once. Then we called
out tie ground crew and started the
ship wut of the hangar at 9:40. The
accident happened 10 minutes later.'
CHILDREN’S BAND
HAS 225 MEMBERS
Music Interest Credited for De
velopment of Fox Theater
Organisation.
The Military Band for Children,
which the Fox Theater is sponsoring,
has grown to a membership of 225,
thanks to a w'ide juvenile enthusiasm
for musical expression.
Possibly some of the enthusiasm may
be attributed to the shining new uni
forms. which the management has just
purchased, but mast of it springs from
a real interest in instrumental music.
Under the leadership of Capt. J. B
McKenzie, who flies from his home in
Newark to conduct Saturday morning
rehearsals, the children are rounding
into shape as an orchestra of consider
ate promise.
The basic idea behind the band is to
afford children a free opportunity of
developing their musical talent under
a competent instructor.
Starting with a membership of a
dozen four months ago, the band had
progressed enough in two months to
win an award in the recent civic Hal
loween celebration in competition with
18 other bands, many of which had
been organized for years.
Some promising young musicians,
whose ages range from 7 to 17 years,
are Shirley Lazerus. 9 years old, of 1606
Eastern avenue northeast, who plays
the saxophone. So does Claudine Moss.
16 years old. of Clarendon. Va., and
Norma Harvey, 12-year-old junior high
school student, of 2209 Twelfth street
northeast.
Fifteen-year-old Evelyn Carey, of 52
L street, is learning skill on the cornet,
and Willett Harman. 16 years old. of
40 V street, has mastered the clarinet.
Among out-of-town members who
attend every practice, rain or shine, are
Minerva Brake, 16 years old. of Rock
ville. Md , and Virginia Thomas, 14
years old. of Gaithersburg. Md.
Virtually every important instrument
is included in the band, ranging from
snare drums to giant tubas, flutes,
oboes, trombones and many others.
BRITISH-INDIA PEACE
VISIONED BY DEBATE
Former Official, in Philadelphia
Address, Says England Will Re
tire Only With Honor.
By the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA, February 27—The
assertion that England will not re
treat from India with dishonor, and
a prediction that they will negotiate
peace with Mahatma Gandhi before
the end of the year were made in
a debate before the Foreign Policy As
sociation here today.
Debaters were Henry Snell, former
British undersecretary of state for
India, and Dr. Haridas T. Muzumdar,
who, witil 79 others, marched in India
with Gandhi in defiance of a British
decree.
‘‘Regardless of how England got into
India, she will not retreat now with
dishonor," said Snell. "England in
tends that India shall be as free as
Canada and Australia are today. The
problem, however, is one of machinery.
“I regard the round table confer
ence In London as an amazing success."
Dr. Muzumdar, talcing an opposite
view, declared:
“I predict that before the end of
1932 the British Empire will be ne
gotiating for peace with Mahatma
Gandhi. This will not be a round
table conference, but a square table
conference at which India’s people
will be truly represented."
Bankruptcies m Hungary in 1931
were 113 less than in 1930.
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