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Evening star., 1935-07-21

ID - or even before DItn.
BY studying a large number of
babies, it is possible to lay out sort of
normal growth pattern which can be used
to test whether given infant is mentally
normal or abnormal - and also to tell great
deal about the personality and aptitudes of an
individual. even in babyhood
For each of us has a characteristic mental
growth pattern, just as we have characteris-
tic nose or ear.
To understand the growth pattern of the
mind of child is to go long way toward
true understanding of childhood - for above
all things, child is being in process of
growth
But especially. such an understanding is
useful in medicine, with its responsibility
for moding lives in the direction of sound
health; and some day doctors will have sure
knowledge of these things The diagnosis and
control of early human growth will be part
of the task of pediatric medicine.
These are some of the conclusions and
beliefs of DR.. Arnold Gesell premier psy-
chologist of early childhood. head of the
Yale Clinic of Child Development.
Dr. Gesell has devoted much of his life
to work with young children. He has had to
develop special methods in this difficult field
of psychology, because it is not possible to
put questions to an infant. Or rather, if put,
the only answer is a gurgle or a chuckle.
But DR.. Gesell does more than carry on
intensive research in this field. A thousand
or so youngsters pass through his clinic each
year, and in each case there is problem of
childhood to be solved, and child - or even
more often, parent - to be set straight.
He is, then, consulting specialist of the
child mind, at the service of the community.
AT one time or another he has made
special studies of all sorts of problems con-
nected with young children. Among them -
psychological aspects of child adoption psy-
Geological factors in reducing the appalling
accident rate to children; the mental growth
of twins and the significant things it has to
Evening star., 1935-07-21
Just before the first step

under that famous, mellow psychologist,
G. Stanley Hall. Then he was principal of
high school for couple of years, then pro-
fessor of psychology at the California State
Normal School. In 1911 he joined the faculty
at Yale, and four years later, in 1915, became
professor of child hygiene At Yale, he is
Director of the Clinic of Child Development
which he established in 1911
Having plunged deeply into child psychol-
ogy. he soon got to feeling that psychology
alone is not enough. He thought it was not
possible to understand the mind without first
having very deep and thorough under
standing of the body. Connected with this
was the feeling that mental problems, or the
problems of abnormal psychology. are really
medical problems - even though few doctors
customarily deal with them.
So while he was teaching students at Yale,
he became student himself. took a full,
arduous medical course, and got his MD.
degree in 1915 at the age of thirty-fve.
He works with children, then, not in terms
of psychology only but in terms of physiology
and medicine as well - with a consequent
deepening of insight and widening of range.
In the course of dealing with abnormal
children, it seemed to him that the age at
which abnormality might be discovered and
diagnosed could be pushed farther back, even
to babyhood. The earlier such difficulties were
discovered, the better the chance of dealing
with them adequately, and bringing about
needed adjustments in the individuals life.
Thus he became pioneer in studying the
mental growth of babies - practically from
the time they are born until the time they 20
to school.
He has come to feel that this is greatly
neglected field; that our distinctions as to the
time when education should begin, and its
stages along the road. are more or less arti-
ficial he would agree that education should
be continuous process, from birth until old
age.
But he was not interested in so-called
intelligence tests, by which our children are
classified in rigid groups. each one pigeon
holed with given mental age. Tests suitable
for older children were, in fact, useless to him.
An infant would treat an ordinary intelligence
test with complete scorn. What use is it if it
can't be chewed or poked or patted or thrown
out of the crib9
Gesell was cropping for ways to observe
the mental growth of infants directly. as
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14mhor Of "Enchanted Acye, "Time to Live," Etc.

~ ODY and mind are essentially one.
- Mental growth begins with birth
- or even before birth.
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The Washington times., 1935-01-31
LOOMING
FOR NEW POST

Indications that Public Works
Administrator Harold I. 1ckeS is
preparing to handle President
Roosevelt's hugh 1890 million-dol-
lar new works program were ap-
parent today with the disclosure
that PWA examining engineers
have been assigned to the District
and all of the States to assist in
drawing up lists of available work
projects.
It was inferred from this action
that the President may disraged
congressional opposition to Ad-
miniStrator IskeS and place the
administration Of the new pro-
gram in his hands.
Kenneth A. Goodwin, PWA eX-
amining engineer, attended the
hearing today, to which all Dis
trict department heads were
called, for the purpose Of formu-
lating lists of possible works prof.
ects for the District.
The conference was called by
Engineering Commissioner Dan I.
Sultan, who instructed the depart
ment heads to list projects,
The Washington times., 1935-01-31
Teacher Is Retired
After Long Service

Miss M. e. Brooks, 81, teacher
at the Garrison -Grimke School Of
Division 1913, retired today from
the public school system after 43
years Of active service.
Miss Brooks entered the school
system in 1892 after graduating
from Miner Teachers College. Her
first assignment was at the Ma.
gruder School. Miss Brooks is
held in high esteem Ly officials
of the school system and many of
her former pupils are prominent
in the educational and civic life
of the city.
The Washington times., 1935-01-31
N. Y. Seeks Source
Of Poison LIQUOR

ALBANY, N. j., Jan. 81 G.N.S0.
The State liquor authority to-
day joined the search for the
source Of poison liquor which
took IS lives in Gloversville this
week.
Following a conference between
Governor Lehman and Edward
P. Mulrooney, chairman Of the
State authority, Capt. John Jud.
son. executive officer, went to
Gloversville to join the investi-
eating forces.
Captain Judson said it Is
known for certain that none OF
the liquor came from licensed
establishments and that this
throws the problem back upon
local police.
This view was echoed by Chair.
man Mulrooney, who added that
he sees no need for additional
legislation as a result Of the out
break Of death-dealing alcohol.
He said:
''It is q police job, pure and
simple"
Gloversville is the home city Of
Captain JudSon.
In the meantime, John Di Pedro
and Angelo Di Dominick. Of Little
Falls, have been identified as
those who delivered a cargo Of IL
licit liquor to a Gloversville room.
ing house where some Of the vic
Tins said they purchased drinks.
They will be turned over to Fed
eral agents for prosecution.
Authorities believe some Of the
liquor which killed Is in GloverS.
vile and 16 in Utica came from O
warehouse in Utica where 1000
gallons Of rubbing alcohol were
seized yesterday.
The Washington times., 1935-01-31
MORE POWER ASSURED HOUSE GROUP IN D. CRIME PROBE
World News
MEXICO

MEXICO CITY, Jan. 81 G.Ns0.
Eighteen persons were rounded up
today in what officials charged
was a plot against the Cardenas
government.
The plans reputedly call for Jose
VaSconcelos, former minister Of
education, to arrive here within
a few days to lead the movement.
The prisoners include several
government employees. Military
authorities said they could cope
with the situation.
MEXICO CITY, Jan. 81 G.NsJ.
Eighteen conspirators arrested
Yesterday named Jose Vasconce-
los, former minister of education,
as leader Of q Mexican revolt
scheduled to be signaled at Ell
PaSo, Tex. tomorrow or Saturday
VaSconceloS, authorities said, was
to be supported by Gen. Marcial
Caraveo. former chief Of military
operations: former Minister Of the
Interior Gilberto Valenzuela and
Gen. Jose Acuna Pardo, now in
military prison at Santiago.
The Washington times., 1935-01-31
ELECTR|CR RATE
GUT 1.2PCT.
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aries of the order will be small
commercial concerns who will
benefit $4,000.
Again in this reduction bracket,
the current user must pay an aver.
age bill of more than $3.50
monthly to gain the reduced rate.
The commission decided against
a statement made by William
NICK. Clayton, chairman Of the
public utilities committee of the
Federation of Citizens Associa-
tionS, at the hearing, asking that
the sliding scale arrangement un.
der which reductions are effected
each year, according to the earn
ings of the power company, be
modified.
Mr.. Clayton said the sliding
scale would be abrogated and that
a revaluation of the property
Of the company be made to de-
termine a schedule Of reasonable
rates."
The commission announced that
the sliding scale arrangement,
since it became effective in 1924,
has resulted in annual reduction
in rates.
The regulating body announced
that an investigation of the prop
erty values of the company is
under way and that the present
order reducing rates in a small
measure will not interfere with
the general move to gain a much
larger reduction through revalu'
alton of the property of the Po-
tomac Electric Power Company.
The Washington times., 1935-01-31
TWO F|REMEN
HURT AS BUS
HITS TRUCK
BurIeith Driver For Transit
Company, Is Passengers
In Narrow Escape

Two firemen we're injured
today when a Burleith bus
of the Capital Transit Company,
headed downtown with a load Of
passengers, struck the hook and
ladder truck of No. 5 Truck Com
pany at Thirty-fourth and @
Streets Northwest. The crash oc-
Cured shortly before 8 o'clock.
Charles e. French, 1900 block
Thirty-ninth st. N. w., "tiller" Of
the truck, and Charles W. Simp-
son, 5400 block Seventh st. N. w.,
a fireman, were taken to George
town Hospital for treatment for
minor injuries on the body.
French was at first reported to
be suffering from a broken leg and
internal injuries, but when Times
photographer arrived to take his
picture, he posed for the picture
and walked out of the hospital
with the photographer, who took
him home.
Simpson was treated for a
wrenched back.
Kenneth Miller ArmacoSt, 1000
block Seventeenth Pl. N. W.,
driver of the bus, escaped injury,
as did Is passengers on their way
to work.
At the time of the accident, No.
S Truck was travelling south on
Thirty-fourth Street, Fastening to
a small fire in the 5000 block N
st. N. W. It was so badly dam
aged that the truck from No. 2
company substituted in answering
the alarm.
Pvt. w. H. Yonce, driver, was
thrown from his seat, but escaped
injury. Other members Of the
truck crew were tossed or jumped
from the truck. Only the two
men were reported hurt, however,
and the others proceeded to their
station.
The Washington times., 1935-01-31
CODE HEARING
IS WARNED
International News Service

AAbOk1A8tAOudA NC"B GOEVP0
Industry must be brouA ht into
line or the entire recovery pro-
gram will be wrecked, the Recov-
cry Board was warned today as it
continued its public hearings on
code wage differentials.
John L. Lewis, president of the
United Mine workers and a mem"
ber of the NRA Labor Advisory
Board, charged many of the 5000
NRA employees are kept busy
answering employers requests for
exemptions from their codes labor
provisions.
He claimed industry is resisting
labor's efforts to reopen the codes
and warned such action would
result in a serious social upheaval
unless rectified." He asked indus
try '"to see what has taken in the
older countries in Europe" and
scoffed at employers charges that
a shorter work week would Stifle
commerce. He asked:
(which would you prefer? To
stifle industry or to starve Is
miIIiOn?"
OF the millions unemployed un-
der the age of Is, Mr.. Lewis said,
100000 are young men "who
never have had job" He asked
for the abolition of differentials
and a general reduction in hours
to promote employment. A 80
hour week in the bituminous min
ing industry, he said, would re-
employ $4,000 miners.
The Washington times., 1935-01-31
Policeman Hurt
Quelling a Fight

Attempting to stop an alterca-
tion in the residence of Olin E.
Robinson, colored, q, first block
N st. s. w., Policeman w. H.
Hall, .colored, No. 4 precinct, suf"
fered a possible fractured nose
when struck in the face by a
lighted oil lamp, allegedly thrown
by Robinson.
Policeman Hall was treated at
Providence Hospital but contin-
ued on duty. He will submit to
another examination at the Dis
trict health clinic today. Robin
son was arrested by Officers Hall,
Nichols and Burton and charged
with drunkenness, disorderly con-
duct, assault and battery.
The Washington times., 1935-01-31
RUBBING FLUID
IN LIQUOR
KILLS 81
BootIeggerS Fail to Clean
Alcohol Before Sales
To Customers

If you must drink bootleg
liquor, be sure it isn't made OF
rubbing alcohol.
1t developed today that this is
the lesson learned from the
death of 80 customers for illegal
liquor near GloverSville, N. Y.
Secretary Of the Treasury Nor.
genthau, disclosing the result Of
the Treasury'S investigation Of
the deaths, said revenue officers
assigned to the case had found
that the product which caused
the deaths had been made from
rubbing alcohol, from which the
poison ingredients had not been
thoroughly washed out" by the
bootleggerS. He added:
"It was a pretty expensive
lesson for purchasers of liquor
to learn"
In making the announcement,
Secretary Morgenthau sounded q
general warning to purchasers Of
liquor to exercise care in chooS-
ing their dealers, to make sure
that the purveyors are reputable,
and that their liquor supply
comes from legal source.
1t was stated that the plant In
which the Gloversville poison
liquor was made and some Of
the raw material was found by
the TreaSury's agents. The boot
leggers, it was said, purchased
rubbing alcohol in large quanti-
ties and attempted unSucceSs.
fully to eliminate the denaturantS
before selling it to their Gus
toners.
The Washington times., 1935-01-31
GROUP HEADED
BY ANSL|NGER
WINS PRAISE
Work Done in War on Drug
Traffic Shows High
Rate of Efficiency

Sweeping investigation into
crime conditions in Washington
being conducted by a special
House subcommittee was given
formal sanction by the powerful
Rules Committee today.
A resolution, framed by the
House District Committee, was
approved by the Rules Committee
and will be presented to the House
next week for a vote.
Representative Mary T. Norton
(D0 Of New jersey, chairman Of
the House District Committee,
and Representative James Ran
dolph CD of West Virginia, chair
man of the Crime Investigation
Committee, convinced the Rules
Committee they should have the
formal appreciation of the House
to cary on the crime inquiry.
BIantOn to Appear
Mr.. Randolph disclosed that
Representative Thomas L. Blan'
ton CD Of Texas, has been given
permission to appear before the
crime committee tomorrow to
present evidence which the Texan
says will throw light on certain
criminal ramifications here.
The hearings will be resumed
tomorrow with Major Ernest w.
Brown, superintendent Of police,
as the first witness.
The rules committee insisted
that the crime subcommittee
make a report Of its findings
during the present session OF
Congress.
Mrs. Norton and Mr.. Randolph
assured the rules committee there
is no intention Of embarrassing
any of the judges in the local
courts, some of whom will be
subpeonaed, it is believed, dur"
ing the course Of the hearings.
Harlan Objects
Representative Byron B. Harlin
(D) of Ohio, vehemently objected
to an investigation of the courts
on the ground that such action
might easily be misinterpreted.
In asking for House authoriza-
ton to proceed with the crime
investigation, Mr.. Randolph said
that the hearings conducted thus
far have been merely informal
gatherings and that unless he pos
sessed the authority to subpoena
witnesses and to place them under
oath on the witness stand the
main objectiveS Of the inquiry
void be thwarted.
Ask for Funds
Another provision in the bill
which would grant funds for
carrying on the investigation was
referred to the House Committee
on Accounts.
Mr.. Randolph told the COM
mittee he believes the investiga-
tion will disclose loopholes in the
administration in the Metropoli-
tan Police Department. The only
witness he mentioned will be sum-
moned was Judge Fay Bentley,
of Juvenile Court.
It was at this point that Repre-
sentative Frederick r. Lehlbach
(RO of New Jersey, objected to
the committee prying into mat
terS Of judicial discussion"
The Washington times., 1935-01-31
In Congress
Today
SENATE

Meets at noon, to discuss bill
to extend the Federal Farm Loan
act.
10 a. m.-Judiciary Committee;
hearing on the 30-hour week bill,
with William Green, president Of
the American Federation Of Labor,
and others appearing.
$50 a. m.-Agriculture Commit
tee; hearing on the cotton export
bill. a..
10 a. m.-Banking and Currency
Committee; executive session with
members Of the Federal Home
Loan Bank Board appearing.
10 a. m.-Finance Committee:
hearing on the social security bill.
10 a. m.-Munitions Committee;
continuance of hearings in con-
nection with the munitions inves-
tigation.
1890 a. m. Appropriations
Committee: executive session on
the $4,000, 100000 relief bill:
HOUSE
Convened at noon to resume
general debate on the Treasury.
Post Office appropriations bill for
1895.
Subcommittee Of the Appropri-
ations Committee discussed budg-
cts Of War, Interior and Agricul-
ture Departments.
Naval Affairs considered Marine
personnel bill.
Rules Committee met to discuss
District Of Columbia crime reSo-
luton.
Merchant Marine discussed
requisition Of ships in time Of
emergency.
Military Affairs considered ma.
tlonal defense.
Rivers and Harbors considered
Mississippi drainage.
Ways and Means discussed pro-
poSals for economic security.
Judiciary committee did not an
nounce what 1t would discuss at
its meeting today.
The Washington times., 1935-01-31
RUSSIA

MOSCOW, Jan. 81 0NSO.
The johnson bill and consequent
refusal Of the American Export
Bank to extend credits to Soviet
Russia have reduced Russian i'm
ports from the United States by
large amounts, Arkadi Rosengoltz,
foreign trade commissar, told the
All-Union Congress Of the Soviets
today.
During the first five years Of
the five.year plan Russian imports
from America were approximately
500. 900 900 annually, he said, but
in the fiscal year 1933-34 this
amount was reduced to $15,000,.
900.
The Washington times., 1935-01-31
From DC. To Wed
In Prince Georges

UPPER MARLBORO, Md, Jan.
31.-Marriage licenses have been
issued at the Prince Georges
county courthouse to Anthony ].
scarpone, 20, 700 block Fourth
st. N. E., and Evelyn Pauline, %,
200 block C st. s. E.; Ernest M.
Gentry, 81, and Elizabeth r. May,
10. both of Washington; Thomas
A. Bresnahan, 26, Landover, and
Mary F. Moore, 20, Washington; !;
Edmund Souza, 81, and Lucille K.
Hedges, 26, both Of Washington.
The Washington times., 1935-01-31
UNIT.
WINS HIGH
PRAISE
Work in War on Dope Trade
Shows High Efficiency
Of Treasury Division

Most effective of the Federal
agencies in fighting traffic in
dope is the Division of Narcotics,
affiliated with the Bureau of In
ternal Revenue of the Treasury
Department. In fact, under direc-
ton Of Narcotics Commissioner
Harry j. Anslinger the unit has
risen to a position in the narcotics
world equivalent to that which
the Division Of Investigation Of
the Department Of Justice holds
in anti-crime activities.
Under impetus emanating from
Treasury Chief Morgenthau the
narcotics men have taken eager
arms against the most loathed Of
the underworld characters, the
dope peddlers, and the results
which they have achieved are
rivaled only by the gang clean-ups
effected recently by the Justice
agents.
Tests Important
Important adjuncts to the
field work Of the revenue agents
are the laboratories which the
Bureau Of Internal Revenue main
tains in key cities throughout
the country. Here all suspected
substances, whether narcotics,
liquor or other numerous COM
pounds taxable in internal rev.
enue are subjected to tests by
Government scientists to deter
mine their actual nature.
Coordinating these laboratories
is DR.. Herbert j. Wollner, con-
sulting chemist to Secretary Of
the Treasury Morgenthau. Actual
operations of the laboratories is
under direction of Arthur j. Mel
lott, deputy commissioner in
charge of the alcoholic tax unit
Of the Treasury.
Assistant to Mr.. Mellott in the
Washington laboratory in the
Treasury building is DR.. George
F. Boyer, authority on the chemis-
try of narcotics and liquors, and
an analytical worker for the Treas
ury laboratory since 1918. DR..
Boyer with Peter Valaer, senior
scientist in the Internal Revenue
Laboratory, who has been with
the department since 1907, per-
form a great many of the analyti-
cal experiments which determine
whether narcotics and liquor
seized in the District of Columbia
violate Federal revenue acts.
Numerous Tests
For the most part, their marco
tic experiments are with opium
and its derivatives. Tests to de-
termine the true nature of the
drugs are numerous and range
from microscopic inspection to
color treatments.
Equally as pernicious and per-
haps more insidious than the
opium derivatives, however, mari
huana escapes the microscopes
and test tubes of the Federal
scientists. And for the very SIM
pie reason that there is no Fed
eral law prohibiting it's cultiva-
tion and sale.
Known variously also as "loco"
weed" Indian hemp" "muggles,"
and "reefer," it grows prolifically
from Long, Island to Los Angeles,
and from Miami to Chicago. 1t
forms the base for habit-forming
cigarettes and charges that school
children in Washington are using
the drug made yesterday before
the House District Committee will
doubtless be followed by a
thorough investigation into the
situation.
The Washington times., 1935-01-31
GERMANY

BERLIN, Jan. 81 G.N.sO.-Dr.
Hjalmar Schacht, Germany's eco
nomic dictator, today confirmed
the victory he won for conServa-
tive business and financial forces
by obtaining the resignation of
Kurt Schmitt, minister of eco.
nomicS. DR.. Schacht, president of
the ReichShank. had been acting
minister Of economics sine e
Schmitt went on indefinite leave
because Of i'll health.
The Washington times., 1935-01-31
MAN MAROONED
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from him since. It was not even
known whether he had reached
the island safely. The river is
shallow in the vicinity Of the
island and full of ice. From the
fact that he did not return at
once his Superiors assumed that
he had reached his destination.
There was no explanation as to
the weeks delay in starting a
search for him.
Cutter on Way
Officials of the Biological Sur.
vey said the condition of the ice
made it impossible to get a boat
to the island or to send men over
the ice, and the plane was the only
immediate hope Of reaching Wal
lace.
It was not until yesterday that
Washington officials Of the Bio
logical Survey received a report Of
his plight. James j. Silver and F..
N. Jarvis, of the game manage
ment office, the latter regional di"
rector for the South Atlantic
States, including Maryland, were
at the airport today when the
Coast Guard plane took off.
Lieut.. Comdr. Carl c. Won Paul
sen. pilot Of the plane, was &C
companied by Chief Aviation
Mate James Orndorf. They car
ried for the missing mans use
three cans of beans. three cans
of applesauce, a pound each Of
bacon, cheese, butter and coffee,
six loaves Of bread, matches and
a can opener.
Commander Won PaulSen is re-
garded as one off the best fIers
in the Coast Guard.
The Washington times., 1935-01-31
Death of Woman
Mystery to Police

BOSTON, Jan. 81 QN.s0.-The
body Of a welldressed woman,
about 40, lay in the morgue today
as police sought both identity and
cause of death after the body was
found in the snow at Jamaica
Plain. The woman'S knees bore
slight abrasions but an autopsy
failed to disclose cause Of death.
The Washington times., 1935-01-31
BERMUDA

HAMILTON, Bermuda, Jan. 81.
A total number Of 75,069 visitors
visited Bermuda during 1884, an
increase Of 10 per cent over 1889.
it was announced today by the
Bermuda Trade Develop ment
Board.