Evening Star Newspaper, December 11, 1929, Page 34

. texts on law and other material have 3 = TALKING PICTORES ENIOVED BY BLID Speaking Films, Complained of by Deaf, Find Stanch Supporters. BY GRETCHEN SMITH. ‘The proverbial ill wind which, so far as the deaf are concerned, has taken much from the pleasure of moving pic- tures the advent of the “talkies” has mffll ito existence a delightful new world of entertainment for the blind. Few are better qualified to know the | likes and dislikes, the sorrows and the pleasures of that great group of unfor- tunates who spend their lives in per- petual darkness than Miss Adelia M. Hoyt, acting director of Braille, Ameri- can Red Craoss, and assistant director of th. servige for the blind in the Library of Congress. Totally blind herself since early young woma! , she has de- voted hér. life to the-service of others similatly affiicted. It was extremely interesting to hear | Miss Hoyt, seated behind a desk piled | high with literature for the blind, dis- cuss the merits of “talkies” in general and the production. of “Disraeli” in particular. t was with t pleasure,” she re- marked, “that heard that ‘Disraell’ had been put into the talkies. I had already read Andre Maurols’ book, and Arliss” autobiography, ‘Up the Years From Bloomsbury,’ which have been transcribed into Braille. In addition, I had previously attended Arliss’ stage production of ‘Disraeli’ and the ‘Green Goddess.’ Consequently, when the pic- ture came to Washington I wanted par- ticularly to hear Arliss in the talkies. “You see,” she continued, “the talkies have given a great deal of pleasure to those who cannot see. Especially so when the picture produced has been adapted from a book which has been transcribed into Braille. In such cases it is very easy to follow.the picture and to visualize what is being shown by following the spoken lines of the film. Liked Arliss’ Work. “I think Arliss’ acting in ‘Disraell’ ‘was marvelous. Told that the deaf, to whom the mov- in3 pfctures had contributed the great- est source of entertainment, complained that the “talkies” had seriously de- tracted from the pleasure, Miss Hoyt said “I_suppose that is true—they no longer ha the titles and the sub- titles shown, and they are unable to hear the spoken lines, which are a source of pleasure to us. I don’t sup- me it would be possible to produce the : kies with the written titles besides?” a3 yt possesses a store of fn- teresting tales regarding fields opened up for the blind by Braille, the raised character writing whereby ' those who live in physical darkness are able to y_means of the finger touch. thy, Insurance, Bible notes, been transcribed for those who “see only by the touch,” and have made it possible for many previously helpless, not only to go through life with an to support themselves as ‘who is an efficient newspaper reporter,” | she sald. “At a convention which I attended recently in Gary, Ind., he told | satisfaction in learning that two young of the difficulties which had to be A GIFT YOU CAN AFFORD overcome before the paper would con- sider giving him work. Through perse- verance he was given a chance, anu made such a remarkable success nf his work that a New York paper sent fof him to write a series of articles for it.” Need More Text Books. Miss Hoyt laid particular emphasis upon the appreciation of her del ment in work done by volunteer wo! ers in transcribing books into Braille. “It is wonderful what these volun- teers have done,” she said. “We have an increasing need for the transcribing of text books into Braille. In recent years there has been a steady in- crease in the number of blind boys and girls attending regular classes m | public schools throughout the country. Although there are many text books | printed in Braille, it has been impos- sible to transcribe every book ured in the schools throughout different sez- tions. We are constantly receiving re- quests for the transcribing of various books, and it is our greatest desire to comply as much as possible. This Fall we have been deluged with re- quests from students in colleges and high schools. “Incidentally, we have received mucn girls in Jackson, Miss, in whom we Nave been Interested for many yeara, are about to complete their high schoot course With the other students. Th« was made possible through the fact that we were able to send to them the school text books written in Braille, One of the girls, a senlor this year, has had highest standing in her class in_Latin and mathematics.” Braille has made possible the sending of personal greeting cards at Christmas time to blind friends. Attractive verses carry messages of good will and cheer, and a sense of decorative beauty is con-~ veyed by raised fancy borders and bows of ribbon, In the same department of the Library with Miss Hoyt is Mrs. Maude G. Nichols, acting director, service for the blind, who also is working for the further advancement and increase of literature for the blind. “Although there has been an awak- ening toward the production of books for the adult blind throughout the country,” saild Mrs. Nichols, “we are now concerned in the development of a more balanced selection of titles w be put into Braille. We hope that the varjous agencies and individuals in-| terested in this phase of the work will | co-operate so that their efforts will re- in the output of desirable books, the need of blind read- ers, and also lead them into fields ot literature hitherto unavailable.” o BOXER CACHE BARED. Relics of Rebellion in China Dug Up on University Campus. PEIPING (#)—Relics of one of the Boxer “nests” from which the foreign legations were bombarded mnearly 30 years ago were unearthed when was broken for a new building of the Catholic University here. Many 6-inch_cannon balls and sev- eral 12-inch shells were found at a depth of 5 feet in what at one time had been a vegetable garden. Dr. George Barry O'Toole of Detroit, rector of the university, concluded that the ammunition had been assembled by Prince Ying Pie-Leh, notorious Boxer chief, who was the hereditary owner of the university compound. At the time of the Boxer seige Ying brought arms to his place and from it bombarded various parts of Peiping. After the Boxers were suppressed the property was turned over to the uncle of the former Emperor, Hsuan T'ung, who in turn sold it to the Catholic THE EVENING S COTTON MEN FAVOR CO-OPERATIVE SALES Preliminary Steps in Forming Cen- tralized Agency Taken in Memphis Meeting. By the Associated Press. MEMPHIS, Tenn., December 11.— Preliminary steps for establishment of a centralized cotton marketing agency, Government controlled, were taken here yesterday at & cotton congress attended by three members of the Federal Farm Board and 150 leading representatives of the cotton industry. ‘The sessions were executive, and the R, WASHINGTON, D. C., WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1928. ROD WRECKED PLANE. Probe Finds Engine Failure Caused Crash Fatal to Army Man. MONTGOMERY, Ala., December 11 (#)—A broken connecting rod was the cause of the airplane accident at Good- water, Ala, last Wednesday, which resulted in the death of Lieut. Ernest G. Schmidt of Langley Field, Va., Maj. Walter Weaver, commandant of Max- well Fleld, Government airport here, announced yesterday. Maj. Weaver said findings of the board of officers who investigated the crash have been forwarded to Wash- ington. ‘The broken connecting roa, the board found, resulted in the twin- motored Army ' plane catching fire. Lieut. Schmidt was killed when his! only official word on them was the an- | nouncement of Alexander Legge that “jt_seems our program will go through right away: little or no opposition has been manifested so far.” Sixteen cotton co-operative associa- tions were represented. ‘The proposed organization would em- | brace all local and State co-operatives and would be controlled by the Govern- ment. The ‘Government would be ex- pected to furnish money for establish- ment of the agency. Besides Mr. Legge, Carl Williams, cotton's representative on the board, and James C. Stone, vice chairman of the board, were present. FACES PRISON SENTENCE. Colored Army Officer Convicted of Defrauding Government, CHICAGO, December 11 (#).—Col. Otis B. Duncan, said to have been one of goe highest ranking Negro Army of- fiems during the World War, is to be sentenced in Federal Court January 7 for entering false claims against the Government for approximately $1,700. 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