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THE EVENING STAR, Wi HINGTON, -D.” T.. FRIDAY, ’DTF‘T\H': o1, 19 R AUDENCE PLEASED - WITH “ZUIDER ZEE” * Musical Comedy Presented | by Princeton Players Is Well Received Here. Undergraduate enthusiasm tempered ¥ by a polish of professionalism marked the performance last night of “Zuider | + Zee,” a musical comedy, by the Trian- % gle Club of Princeton University. The ) % production functioned from curtain to’ * crowd Theater. < The college troupers, Y4n Baltimore tonight, will swing West | on tour for St. Louis and intermediate . citles. They include 50 players and a © 20-plece orchestra. ! The piece they unfold here recom- * mended itself as a spectacle and as a smooth bit of comedy work, while a| “song or two worth remembering cam out. The one called “Give Me a Break” seemed to capture popular fancy. Chorus Teamwork Good. Perhaps the highlight was the chorus | + teamwork, the “chorus girls” perform- “ing snappily. Dialogue attributed by the program to Undergraduates B. Kelham, C. E. Arnt, ‘4r.; E. Bamnow, J. L. Logan and A. M. " in good ‘Zuider Zee's” plot, the u aftalr of musical comedy, concern: simple Dutch inventor, his girl and her parents, who live happily quaint Holland village, until the advent of an American sharper pair, who ab- scond with the Dutchman’s patents, take all his credit for saving the village dike in a storm which arrives, con- veniently, at the climax, but balk at marrying his girl. The applause for individual perform- ance seemed equally divided between the two Americans, Kenneth G. Keen, jr., Zand J. L. Logan, and the Dutch father ‘and mother, Charles E. Arnt, jr, and Bruce Kelham. Flunks Beer Test. . ‘There was one scene in particular that went well with the crowd—that of ;/Arnt as an ancient Dutch tipster, who “is called upon to differentiate the beer brands, and flunks his test. Young Arnt distinguishes himself in “the guise of a bluff, corpulent old Dutch braggart and husband, only to stand revealed, when the curtain descended, as an accomplished cheer leader. As a .grand finale he led a big Triangle yell dedicated to the Washington audience. The student orchestra was conducted by J. C. Hawthorne, while the Tnanme *tour is under the management of Un- dergraduate James E. Lawrence. MUSIC A MOZART-FAURE PROGRAM. * An unusual and fascinating program was presented yesterday afternoon in ‘the chamber music auditorium of the Library of Congress. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, born nearly two centuries ago, and Gabriel Faure, whose birth was early a century later, were the com- posers represented. The performers were Mrs. Frederick 8. Coolidge, whose interest as a patron- ‘ess’ of music rhade this Elizabeth ‘Sprague Coolidge Foundation possible, and Emanuel Bay, pianists, with Wil- 4diam Kroll, violinist, and Francis Rog- ers, baritone, the latter accompanied at the piamo most sympathetically by Jus- #in Williams. Mozart is one of that very small group of composers who wrote prolif- Jeally, but so beautifully that his works may be heard on every program. Yet they never tire an audience of music Jovers and musicians. His “Sonata for Violin and Piano, in C,” opened the ‘program. Mrs. Coolidge, who has been eard here before in the piano part of ensemble compositions, again showed an %D\‘.hmltsti\e appreciation of the tradi- nal beauties of the music she played, s well as a marked gift as an inter- preter. The neatly dove-tailed effects that feature the phrases of a Mozart ‘work were tucked into their proper cor- mers with speed and surety by this exy cellent musician. Her tempos were sus- tained with briskness and given that joyous spontaneity that is a character- istic of artistic interpretations of the works of both Mozart and Haydn. Mr. Kroll, whose violin bow has a suavity, end even at times voluptuous tone, kept pace admirably, both in tempo and mood, with his co-artist. ‘The sonata which closed the program was played by Mr. Kroll and Emanuel Bay, a fine planist, who has not been heard publicly in Washington for a couple of years, appearing here last with Efrem Zimpalist when the latter gave & violin recital in 1926. This sonata was Faure’s, written in the key A. This work was written nearly 50 years ago, wet in its syncopation effects of the third movement it might have been romposed yesterday. The whole compo- sition shows a carefully polished art that is firmly founded on sure tech- nique. Mr. Rogers’ two groups of contrast- ing songs also were given highly artis- tic interpretation. Several historical enecdotes concerning the Mozart songs gave added interest to their presenta- tion. The Faure songs all showed marked beauty and individuality of treatment in their skillful musical set- tings. Always the vocal part and the piano part made admirable ensemble » effect. —H. F. FUNERAL URN YIELDS QUEER DUST MIXTURE Minute Water Animals, Dried Up for Three Years, Live in Dirt. PITTSBURGH, (#)—A decorative birn in a cemetery in the Pennsylvania mill region has yielded a queer combi- nation of dust which is under micro- Bcopic examination at the University of Pittsburgh. 1t is mostl# coal dust, black and very fine-grained, but mixed in it are num- bers of rotifers, minute animals that live in water. These rotifers have been dried up in the dust for about three years, yet they still are alive. Once a year Dr. Robert T. Hance, professor gnd head of the department ©of zoology, has some of the rotifers placed in water. Td each test they have responded, within periods varying from a few minutes to quite a lapse of time, and have come to vigorous life. Dr. Hance says that breathing tests, while they are apparently dried up in the dust, indicate that they are not in B state of suspended animation, but are pctually, though very slowly, breathing. The coal dust in the funeral urn is fccounted for only on the theory that it was precipitated out of smoke clouds. WATCH WINDS ITSELF. Rival to Perpetual Motion Is Ex- hibited in Chicago. CHICAGO, (#).—Found, a rival to perpetual motion—the sclf - winding wrist watch. An automatic scif-winding wrist watch is being shown here. The watch operates on a lever shaped like an anchor. The anchor arm extends to the rim of the workings with the that comfortably filled Pol: after playing curved cross-pieces sliding on a track | [ thalf around the watch. This causes a | |il epring to be wound with every motion ©of the arm. It cannot be overwound. Except for the winding s khronometer looks like any otl ¢ curtain to the entire satisfaction of a_ | gestior | continued entirely. the EFFECT OF RADIUM ONWORKER SOUGHT Health Hazards of Painting Luminous Dials Investi- gated by Cumming. By the Associated Press. Health hazards in commercial use of | radtum, such as the work of painting | luminous watch dials, were studied here yesterday by 75 scientists and industrial /officials, who recommended appoint- ment of committees to determine what the standard of robustness should be for a radium worker, and to codify ‘dnd distribute the information. The conference was called by Surg. Gen. Cumming of the Public Health | service to determine a program by | which * his officers may ‘attack this | newest medical problem of industry. One suggestion of the conference was {that the Public Health Service investi- gate the medical history of the entire group of persons in New York City who have worked at luminous dial painting. The other motion recom- mended that the surgeon general ap- point committees to report on the character of health to be required of persons who work at dial illuminizing, and also on tests which might be used to determine this robustness. The com- | mittee likewise would study the best | methods of applying luminous paint. Adopt Suggestions. The conference adopted these sug- after Dr. Ethelbert Stewart, commissioner of labor statistics, urged | that commercial use of radium be dis- | He declared that seven or eight persons had died as a result of working with luminous p#int containing radium, that five were under observation for ~ suspected radium poisoning, and that 18 others had shown “radium activity” or some il effects. All of this, he asserted, was “for a fad.” Outlining the Bureau of Statistics’ investigations which led to discon- tinuance of white (and yellow) phosphorus in the making of matches and in the making of a certain type of firework, Dr. Steward said his bureau was interested solely in commercial phases of the material investigated, and that his interest was the same in radium. He declared that this was en- tirely apart from the medicinal uses of radium. Questions Utility. “Any one who comes in contact with radium in commercial uses for any length of time,” he insisted, “is exposed to a health hazard. I don't need to {argue that the luminous watch and clock, are purely a fad. Is there enough utility in this to pay for what it has already cost?™ Dr. A. B. Moore, dean of science at Purdue University, contended that “if we shut down all the industries involv- ing a health hazard, we should shut down every metal mine in the country.” He argued, moreover, that there was doubt as to the real cause of some deaths attributed to commercial uses of radium. In former years, when less was known of radium, he said he had | experimented with it in the Bureau of Mines, worked with it constantly, even drank water containing it, be- cause he thought this would cure ;heumnsm, and was “still very much ere.”* “POKER ALICE” SAVED FROM PRISON TERM| Pioneer of Gold-Seeking Days Bnd Indian Warfare Pardoned in South Dakota. By the Assoclated Press. PIERRE, S. Dak., December 21— Mrs. Alive Tubbs, known as “Poker Alice,”- on of the few remaining char- acters of the colorful pioneer days in Black Hills of South Dakota, days of gold seeking and Indian warfare, today was saved from serving a term in, the) Sta;e Penitentiary by gubernatorial | rdon. Convicted on a vice charge, the wo- man, who is 75 years of age, was sen- tenced to serve a six months’ term in the State Penitentiary at Sioux Falls. Gov. W. J. Bulow today pardoned her on the ground that because of her feebleness she has but a few more years to live. Mrs. Tubbs was a picturesque char- acter with “Deadwood Dick” of dime novel fame, “Calamity Jane” and “Wild Bill Hickok.” She lives at Sturgis, near Deadwood, where she became widely known for the part she took in the rough life of gold boom days. PIGEONS AID FLYERS. Help Lower Winter Hazards for Alaskan Pilots. ANCHORAGE, Alaska (#).—Carrier pigeons, for conveying messages of dis- tress in case of accident, have been trained to operate this Winter in Alaska with airplanes for their bases. All planes doing Winter flying now are equipped with compartments in which the little messengers live while touring the North by air. 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