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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-20
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES +. TRACEWELL.

grow tired Of It? In some cases this oc-
Cured In a few months In others II
took several years, but In practically all
cases 1t occurred
| The fault was not with the machines
nor with the records. but lay almost en-
| tirely in the inability OF the average
human being to restrain himself when
| 1t came to something he enjoyed.
The new record was played to death.
as the phrase had 1t; In similar, larger
way. the very photograph itself was
played to death" so that the family
ended by tacit and mutual agreement
by placing a vase upon the lid.
Too much music!
J Music Is a spice, not solid food.
| Reading. better than any OF the other
common habits Of mankind. better
stands repetition. because there Is al
ways something new to read.
| The tendency of musicians and musl-
cal organizations Is to play the tried
and tested numbers, and there Is even a
cult which declares that the average
auditor prefers something he knows
| Probably this Is true. on exactly the
same basis as that of the child which
likes best the old, old stories of Gin
derella." Three Little Bears" RED
Riding Hood" and so on.
Music is an elemental thing. It's solid
basis is rhythm. The beat" synchroniZes
| with the heart beat of mankind The
crude measure of the African tomtom
only slightly refined in our modern fox
trot numbers, Is the cradle song of hui
mainly.
We have taken ourselves away, in
many cases forcibly wrested ourselves
away, from savagery. We no longer
are able TO stand large doses of ele-
mental things, They pail upon us;
they put our nerves on edge; they make
us want TO Shrek out
Our music Is high pressure" like
our craftsmanship, like our very living
habits.
We are taking our music in too many
and too powerful doses, aided by the
liberal dispenSations of melody which
permeate the very air Why, one cam
not turn dial on a little box without
getting Beethoven out of it--or Irving
Berlin!
Recall the old days. when. II one
| wanted to hear music. he had to put
| on his best bib and tucker and solemn
~ go to the concert hall.
Or small group of amateurs. with
maybe professional or two upon occa-
sion, got together in the drawing room
or parlor, and played and sang as best
they could
Or the boys. visiting Sweet Adeline.
stood around and sang sweetly-more
or less-as that delectable young lady
played the piano,
Music. in those days. was not an
hourly thing. nor even weekly thing
but something that came at long
enough intervals to have the spice of
novelty.
And praise as you will the good old
things" novelty is the spice OF life
The men OF Athens. who did nothing
but speak of some new thing. were more
or less right.
Music. by overriding II, Is In danger
OF its life. II is surfeiting the Nation.
surfeiting the individual. clogging the
very air OF heaven
Oh, for an African drum. and a big
stick, so that We might beat upon 1t
madly, whenever We hear our neighbours
radio.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-20
Ohio River Traffic
Increase Questioned

To the Editor Of The StU
In a recen, issue OF The Star. I saw
where some one asked the question
abou, ,rafric on the Ohio River, and
where an engineer osfioer stated that
there was more franc on the river now
than there Was in the old boat days
WIN the engineer officer please state
where the boats arer And just what
they carry2
THAT river is locked from one end
To the other and believe that any
three locks could hold all the boats
that ply from Louisville 10 Pitts
burgh don't know lust what he
means by the old days. but ] do know
there are no boats there now OF any
size.
I can easily remember when At least
eight boats ran Ia New Orleans and
about five boats ran 10 Memphis, There
Is none there now In the Pumeruy
trade Was bunch a! boats. some stern
whrelrrs and some side Nheelers, There
Is none nov,
In the old days the levee At Ctncin-
natl was full of freight from the river
10 the top ot the hill You see none
now. none ~ any kind
Now the toweoatS for instance: A
few yrars ago YOU could see many o!
them and they were biz ones The
ones that are now on that river are not
big enough 10 pull the hat on your
head. Believe me. the old ones sure
did push some tow.
The towS we're all the way from ~
To 30 harseS The Harry BROWN often
left Pittsburgh With 30 harseS and that
was about Is acres ~ coal.
Some os the bigger toweoats were
J H. Williams. W W Oneil. Alice
brown, Josh Cook, J W Walton, Iron
Duke. IRON Age. Tom h,d>wntth. Fred
Wilson and n lot more than that. All
this bunch sure did push same coal,
Perhaps the trafflc that goes up and
down the river hank III trucks Is what
was meant and cne thing Is sure.
there Is traffic that Is the way II gHes~
IN meter trucks could name ncAIS
from now until tomorrow that have
seen ON the Ohio River IN the genuine
boat days,
Ei.IA l. ROSS
United states Soldiers Home.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-20
A Step Forward.

With the introduction by Representa-
tive Trea6way Of Massachusetts, Of a
compulsory insurance law for motorists.
similar in principle to that of his own
State, residents Of the District are look
ing forward to the time when they will
have the manifold benefits of this de-
sirable legislation. The movement for
some kind of financial responsibility foT
every person who drives motor car
has spread TO all parts of the country
The Legislatures Of forty-two States
have considered the question. and va
rious measures 10 assure responsibility
are now in effect 1t remained for
Massachusetts, however. 10 take the hQI!
BIZ the horns and enact law that COM
Potent authorities characterize as the
greatest piece Of motor legislation ever
put on the statute books. 1t is substan-
tally this law that Mr.. Treadway would
have adopted for the District.
Compulsory insurance is not hard
ship. Boiled down, it merely says TO
the motorist, "You are about to receive
O license to operate potentially dam
eerous vehicle. Before you are given
this license, however, the Government
and the people demand that you shall
be able TO meet damages for your own
careless acts. This security which you
furnish is likewise your security OF good
driving TO every other motorist, because
u you are habitually careless you will be
able to drive no more. You are not an
isolated case. Every one else who drives
q car must likewise furnish proof OF
financial liability. Therefore. under this
law you not only protect yourself. but
protect others as we'll"
Compulsory insurance was never
meant to be q safety measure, merely
financial one. But by its very nature ii
becomes an effective check on reckless
ress and carelessness. The incompetent
and recalcitrant driver, under the law,
II no longer hit in the region OF his
pocketbook, but Is struck in far more
vulnerable place, his privilege TO drive
m automobile. There Is no escape for
the habitually reckless under the COM
pulsory insurance law. Leniency OF the
courts. police or AUTHORITIES win do him
no good. He is irrevocably barred from
the streets for the benefit OF humanity.
Il Is earnestly 10 be hoped that the
House District committee will act with
the greatest dispatch upon Representa-
tive Treadway's bill, 50 that Washington
may have enacted at this session COM
pulsory insurance law. II is legislation
that viii have no opposition, except
from selfish and prejudiced interests.
and It's beneficial effect upon the local
trafic situation viii be incaiculaole.
Public spirit and public welfare should
always triumph. and residents Of Wash
ington can DO no better service for their
city than TO line up solidly In support
o. this measure.
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on the platform very we'll. OF course
much expense would be involved in es-
tablishing the field and in solving the
smoke problem, either through electro
fication of all trains entering the sta
ton. or some other methed. The pres
ent facilities at the Union Station. as
viewed on map, represent two areas
Of .ailroad tracks, one running up N
the concourse OF the Union Station
about 627 feet wide and 500 feet long
and the other at the lexington yards
OF somewhat the same general dimen-
sions. These two are connected by
long. narrow lane of railroad right OF
way. rendering the construction of a
continuous platform over the two
yards impossible at the present time,
Mr.. News suggestion as applied to
activities other than the air mail fits
better in New York than here, owing
to the lack Of natural ground landing
facilities and the hazard surrounding
those available because of fog. New
York has a problem in obtaining an
adequate airport. Washington's only
problem is to obtain congressional au-
thorization and assistance in bringing
about immediate realization of plans
TO develop the area between Gravelly
and Hunter Points.
In the future aircraft will be so de-
veloped as to land in narrow spaces
and take of from the same crowded
areas through perfection of arresting
gear. catapults, anti-stall devices, hell
copter characteristics and very slow
landing speed. 1t may not be neces-
sary fifty years from now to have a
field 5000 feet square to operate from,
and perhaps the Union Station landing
field proposal could serve all needs,
But Washington cannot wait for an
other generation to grow up before it
receives encouragement to take to the
air
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-20

Music is too much with us: late and
soon we lay waste our powers Of ap-
probation.
This is the penalty one pays for
| listening to more music than the
| human system can stand.
This is why the thoughtful will look
with doubt at the policy. just adopted
| by station WRC Of broadcasting almost
continuously from Gas am. to III pm
One wonders II the broadcasting sta
tons are not going to cut of their
face, as 1t were.
1t is true that most persons do not
have the opportunity to listen continu
| ously to radio for Is hours but it also
| Is more or less true that few can resist
the temptation to turn on the set when
| they have the opportunity.
Musicians everywhere. 1t seems are
doing much the same thing. by plying
the dear public with the Muse at no.
tells. restaurants. in concert halls and
many other places.
The result is that the American peo-
pie are becoming saturated with music.
The music lover is becoming captlous,
hard to please. because he hears too
much music hour by hour, day by day.
No less a scientist than DIR. Charles
Mayo recently told the Civic Concert
Association, in convention, that music
in Overdoses causes temperament
among the opera stars, according TO
the Associated Press.
Temperament in an opera singer.
DR.. Mayo asserted. lis merely the re-
action from the stimulus OF too much
music. and the person suffering from
the outbreak of temperament should be
treated as gently as a person suffering
from any other overdose Of stimulant.'
The APP further continued: Or
Mayo said music has a marked effect
upon the emotions of men and animals
of the higher orders and explained that
was why persons cannot teach or study
music for more than six years con-
tinuously without feeling its effect upon
the nerves.
Music, the doctor said. affects
chiefly the nerves Of the arms and legs
base of the brain. where the auditory
nerves are placed. That is why jazz
music 'tickles" the feet"
Sometimes those who have children
resent criticism OF the way they are
bringing up their little ones from those
WHO nave none, Out IL IN QulIE lIuc
that an honest old maid often sees
things very clearly and is able to put
her finger exactly on the cause OF
trouble.
In similar way. doctor often Is
able to look over the other professions
and see what is good in them and what
Is bad In them. We have several in
structive volumes from physician who
looked at literature and books and life.
Now DR. Mayo explains the why" of
temperament" among the stars" and
points out. by inference at least, the
danger Of hearing too much music by
ordinary folk.
For IL those born with musical gifts.
who have been trained TO their art and
profession, suffer from too much Of a
good thing how much more must most
of us undergo as the result OF the same
excess?
Common experience with the phono-
graph should have pointed America to
the truth. Was there ever family that
got a monograph that finally didn't
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-20
UNITED STATES
in WORLD WAR
Ten Years Ago To-day

War cabinet bin ready Ia be intro
duced in the Senate would give contro,
10 council of three, subject To review
by the President Cabinet members Ia
be left out and new council To he su.
perior 10 every one but the President.
Government decides to adop,
more rigid policy In handling the
enemy allen spy and agent situation In
the United States. More aliens will he
ihttlhrd his peace strike
begins III Austria one hundred thou .
sand quit work III aud nraE Vienna
compelling munitions factories IN cl,,st.
Public meetings dcnounCe hrrlin Inr
trying To force the A,iattlanN 10 CON
TIME the war PiuA,ian min
lister III war SAYS lao n akrpt,cai of
Americas plans and asserts Orrmany
In already the victor hut the allies do
not recognize the fact Fourteen
German planes fall IN eombals ON the
Western front,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-20
Another Victim.

Another motorist has joined the rap
idly growing fraternity OF those who,
despite repeated warnings, fail TO give
way for fire apparatus Today this
recruit lies In the hospital seriously IN
lured, after collision between his au-
tonobiie and fire engine Some join
the fraternity at deaths door, and
considering the circumstances, IL is for
tunate indeed that there are any living
members OF this unique organization.
II Is difficult 10 fathom the state O,
mind Of person who deliberately vio-
iates the regulation which specifies that
motorists. upon hearing the siren OF a
FIRE engine, must pull up 20 the curb
and stop. II seems az II IL Is such a
simple and necessary rule that com
piiance would be Fundamentally given.
Fire engines do not travel at a partie-
ulaF!y fast pace. They merely look 10
DE- going fast as they travel with sirens
shrinking. They are given the right Of
way because they are unw!eldly We
hicles unable 70 be- Unanswered with
the ease Of small car and because
their mission is 10 save property and
lie.
For this reason there can be no con-
cFiYabie extenuation for those who fall
10 obey the regulation which la common
~ all cities and which is rarely violated
rxcfpt IN the National Capital. Wash.
inelnn residents have paid n heavy toll
tor their road .hnggiahness with Are en-
gines. with two fresh Victims within
the las TEN days. Is IT not about time
for retormai!on
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-20
ID. e.. tiremrn Went
To Baltimore in .Os

IL the kttt,w at The star,
have read the very excellent ae-
counts NJ the recent ftrea appearing IN
your paper, IN which YOU speak III the
debt paid hy the baltimore FIRE Ne.
partment tor similar erN'ce trndeted
by the Washington Department. LII .soa
In about lara M tA,a baltimore Mas
visited by u bis tire that started In 4
woodwM ktns shop an Clay s1fees and
deattoSed nearly four squares MtslAaed
IN saratoga, toward Liberty and te<r
hston streets, Jumping a hlcek I" MI.
berry, where several houses we're burned
Az that time the Washington depart
Ment uishet u nte ca.upanN Ca then
aid, Witch VAS carried M the hs'tiM>Nte
Il Ohio Ia ~ az N minutes, which was
great speed tyr th,sse DAYS
These are personal recalleesioas, tor
! vas living IN baltimore at that time
-.-.-..-..------- AkN lCtlNatuN
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-20

Whatever may be the po!:tics! sig
riticsnce, II any. o. the choice Q.
Houston. Tex, as the Democratic na-
uoCal convention city-cpsa.onS differ
widely on that point the South whole
hearteGly welcomes the opportunity Cor
which !; has waited more than hal.
a century.
Fluctuations 70 grand old Texas.
To Houston, hats OF and high IS the
greeting o! the birmingham News
,Democrat!el. IT IS gool thing for
the party that this selection os Roy.S-
ton has come 70 pass X Is SCcG .0r
the ccuntyy-~fog each and every sec
ton OF THAT this happy and coQrS-
geous action has been taken
1t means" Says the houston CttroG-
!Cle tDemocratscA that 3 national
party convention is Coming - the
South for the first time since The ClVil
War, II means that >ach n coaVSn-
ton Is coming 10 the Southwest Tor
the nrst time III history II means
undoubtedly, that the South y - have
new voice IN party Affairs. THAI It's
desires are 10 Be consulted and IN sup
port " amy and every policy and ca1~
lidatc not taken for granted
The South should grasp that cpgN'c-
tun,ty by demanding adherence a. JET
ferSonian policies"
1t is about the biggest shsas Texas
city has done. SnSle handed and
alone" declares the Fort Worth Rev
ord telegraph tpcmNyatiel. with the
further tribute Alta set Houston,
Texas gives YOU ChaUtaGluA salute
and million cowboy wells tCN$eIHcr
with enough dssnlfted handclspS ~
make the applause UNANIMOUS
The Kansas Caty Journal tEerGe~
Acan says 1T is romance whtch AZ.
tends the lcurneSins ~ neNocratS ~
the Nation to the Southland for sAelr
presidential nomsnat,ns conVeat,ca,
Well II has alteadN e<cn called tse
partyS turning toward hcme, THE
South long has strtvea and ling has
waited for such an experience ~$gEtN~
ING all the while nNt le>S earnestly
because the reward Seemed insesmsaa-
bly, delayed"
Rejoicing that the party is IL have
It's convention IN the land that SaNe Il
birth, the Atlanta lo,srnA tpcm>Sragsrl
pryc!a,mS A rasc pseA>asV and
Miny'd privilege IL Nil TX tAr <lS>cglA
and all her nrishesN> IA tNlu WstA &A<'
Lone star state IN making the S<snNvn~
siah for neat June se ~ rlvh III lNs>1N~
tAhtN atsN III McltNNne ~ >ttNNF~ tstAt
the delegates r,m every quarter Viii
say IL II S>SNt f<G WS IL I've hSrr, The
R,AAnnke Tunes tlndelSnStent tNna-
cratic, acSsS that ''teNAS can ee degeaS-
ed upAM IL ttn the thtns III \ els NAY "
The Nfre haate star tsade1NnNiens
Republican, thlakS The S<ltd S>st,tN
certainly II entitled ~ consideration
nnm the nSmosrasN party AMI the
compliment NJ a y<AnVSnthsll IL oSe held
there is hNs overdue, AID the Yt>Nl,
deuce Journal tinae.Sndeap halsS taAs
the weather go>tS viii " 'aS kn,>lN rs
they CAM" en- the latter yNeint the ~,
MsnhtA Rscerd has a vision NJ '<>S,st,sS
hE~eseS ftuM the Cult. Mh,eA MAKE
hNastrM SUMMERS quite - pleasant ~
any ether place IN the yullntry. ANA tav
ess,lef than Nane kSaluie> hun,tts<tS III
miles farther NaIsh THE S>NAyA.sle
Observer ttnsiaReaaent TRANSFORMATION, asAe
tsaisiaa The eesnaAss. eavaiets sAAs
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-20
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHuASDER JOHNSON.
Seriousness.

Seriousness.
II is duty. 10 the end.
To cherish we'll a trusted friend,
But when you find foe who seeks
To scatter anger. as he speaks.
While growing half delirious.
You must not take him serious.
go friend or foe which will you be
The choice remains with you quite free
An enemy is nnreAtrained
In talk Of matters not explained.
His utterance imperions~-
You must not take him serious.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-20

Income tag blanks vii! csli for more
man knowledge ~ reading and writ
ing The system II popular education
demands the ability 10 write good
HAND, 81 we'll ~ 10 set down The facts
IN LIE matter FenmansDlp goes hand
Ia hand With stahsmsnship.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-20

1t might be q discouragemen, TO the
psychopathic killer to let him know that
his portrait will not be printed and that
no effort will be made to make him the
center OF a picturesque parade.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-20

A pyromaniac is one Of those play
boys who regard the civic system as de-
signed for their personal amusement
He should. like many other psychopathic
specimens, be treated kindly. but firmly.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-20

Life imprisonment is recommended IN
stead OF capital punishment. The OBJ
lection TO life imprisonment lies in the
continued possibility Of attack on the
nerves Of a sympathetic public.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-20

History will not record Calvin Cool
idge as q silent man. He viii be re-
membered as one who expressed HIM
self briefly, positively and with a stu
dious contemplation of current affairs.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-20

An execution is horrible The inno-
cent bystander Is compelled 70 suffer
along with the criminal In this re-
spect. justice Is manifestly unfair.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-20

One poor firebug can terrorize town.
Elaborate systems in public affairs have
often been defeated by some demonstra-
ton OF the cratic ego.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-20
Keeping Harmony IN Party,

tsnm tha Topeka tapgtat
Al the opening ot u presidential year
the Democrats ate as hopeful as even.
thu Il never happened hrfore that they
had 10 give 4 national convention u
1eAaa 10 Asen hasme IN the parsyA
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-20
tlutciassr,l.

riam The New taih hrraid ftitpns
Unfortunately for the riaing genera
tlnn II Ia ronvletA, not sthnolhays, who
gel shorter terms tat gond hehANlur.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-20

When President Coolidge says he has
nothing 10 say he Is now regarded as
doing some Of his important thinking
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THEODORE w. MOVES. . Editor
Rate ny Carrier Within the City.

The Evening Star. -. .... 45c per month
The Evening and Sunday Star
fwhen 4 Sundaysi ....,.. 60c per month
The Evening and Sunday Star
twhen sundays 5000. Csc rer mon h
The Sunday Star. ........ Sc per copy
Collection made AZ the end Of each month
Orders NAV be sent in by mail or telephone.
Main 5000.
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Caution.

i understand you are going 10 throw
your hat into the ring"
i am proceeding with caution" an
s~ered Senator Sorghum Hats cost
quite lot Of money these days.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-20

@. How many rifles are used n an
American Legion :CneraI3-F. <
A. The A-Tsy regulations governing
military funerals apply 20 me American
Legion. The Army regulations provide
for firing squad o: e.gh, rler. each
OF the eight men firing simultaneously
three yo!leys af:sE The o--.a. Q: me
deceased
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-20
Reformation,

Had "A very Iazzy thrill.
The alarm clock brought II BIN
Cabberays til half past three
Now the simple life for me.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-20

Jud Tunkins says you've got tn laugh
nj some jokes for fear of seeming 10
criticize their financial hacker.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-20

@. From what y acorn oil de-!yed?
What IL IL used for7-E A.
A. The source 0: acorn oil q ths
fruit Of the English oaE. T. Is Used -
the arts.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-20

He who questions the might of
money" said III Ho. the rage Of China
town, "ia fortunate II he can go his way
from powerful friend who eth smiles, -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-20

HFWVVaFW FHTIaENI.
Ny Radios MY Hadin!
You bring me many a song,
1hDigh appropriations often show
You've got The tlna NIL wrong,
"A New Year resolution" said Uncle
EDen, bout dis time n year ain doin
much, escep' ~ call attention 10 de fact
dAt yGh hssrt WA IN dc light place.