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Evening star., 1937-12-29
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES &. TRACEWELL,

that the metallic needle will cut the rec
ord in time.
They are equally as confident that that
wooden needle will not harm 1t.
Whether they are right or not remains
to be proved, but they have past expert
ence with the older bamboo needle to
make them sure they are right.
The bamboo needle does not seem to
have the close grain necessary for use
In the electrical pick-ups, out on the
older type of machines, provided the
tone arm and sound box were not too
heavy, these needles were highly salts
factory.
They gave q mellower tone than any
metallic needle, seeming to harmonic
especially with the wooden tone cham
bers of the old machines.
Persons who may have used only those
needles on older records have discs which
were played many, many times without
showing the slightest trace Of wear.
X X
The cactus needle seems to possess the
requisite grain to handle loud records,
without sacrificing any Of the easy wear
ing quality Of wood.
The wooden needle is softer than the
record material, and therefore ought
never to harm a record, provided the
pickup is not unnecessarily heavy and
its arm is properly counterbalanced.
BY the use Of little whirligig device
and bit Of emery paper these needles
may be resharpened many times.
Care should be taken to wipe off any
possible trace OF emery. and, above all. to
SO sharpen the point that it Is as sharp
as possible and as long as possible.
"Shouldering" Is otherwise possibility,
and this brings undue and unnecessary
wear on the divisions of the grooves.
To prevent shouldering, the needle
point should be ground as long and
tapering as possible.
Some users have evolved elaborate
theories as to need for various shaped
points, some more rounded than others,
for varying types Of records but if they
would examine disc under glass they
would see at once why such beliefs are
pure hokum.
The steel needle, which is SO sharp
that it easily pricks finger. must remain
the standard, as far as reproduction is
concerned.
II one were going to use a record only
few times. the steel needle would be
the one to USE
When record life is concerned, other
factors become involved, and minimum
wear on the surface comes to the fore.
II +
Utilization of the cactus spines in this
way is surely one of the most felicitous
uses of wood
The material used is small, but lust
the right form and shape.
Polishing and treating make these
spines fit for totally new use in the
world.
There is no misuse or waste in anv
way. The needle is triumphant justi-
flcation of the cactus, that curious desert
plant of many forms, which seems to
require no water, but which really likes
a drink as we'll as the next plant.
A tiny bit Of wood. this, but very i'm
portant If We listen to Beethoven's third
or second, or eighth symphony, let us
say.
Much in little, indeed!
Evening star., 1937-12-29
Economic Cures.

Yesterdays announcement of the lay
ing off Of 10000 workers by General
Motors Corporation was an economic
jolt comparable to finding that fever
patients temperature had risen couple
OF dangerous points between readings.
Since last August the country has been
in business tailspin of unprecedented
velocity. AS in all such economic trends,
each step backward leads to other steps
in the same direction; lay-offs Of labor
In steel, for example, result In the sale
of fewer automobiles, followed by lay
offs in the automotive industry. Pur-
chasing power thus curtailed leads to
reduced sales of consumer goods and the
vicious downward spiral continues at an
accelerated pace.
At such time it becomes increasingly
essential that there be an accurate and
comprehensive diagnosis of our national
ailment and that those in position to
prescribe a cure should realize their
common stake in the patients health.
Recent conversations between impor-
tant spokesmen of Government and busi-
ness suggest that such is the case.
From these it is hoped there might come
alienation Of current discouragements
to private investment and increased will
ingness by industry to direct its surplus
funds into the vitality important con-
struction and replacement fields.
Two contemplated legislative develop
ments also are expected to have impor-
tant effects in checking this present dis
turbing trend, one being the revision Of
the tax structure and the second being
enactment Of law to stimulate resi-
dental construction.
In another direction, important in
formation might be gathered by the
forthcoming Senate inquiry into relief
needs, the efficacy of current social Sc
curity legislation and the causes of these
unpredictable recurrent waves of eco
nomic depression.
1t would be regrettable indeed If po-
litical vindictiveness should so far in
trude into the present situation as to
nullify the prospects OF constructive
action along the lines here indicated.
Evening star., 1937-12-29
The Dangerous Age.

- ~ AAo AAASs
An analysis of motor vehicle acci-
dents has disclosed that drivers between
the ages OF 10 and % are responsible for
twice as many traffic fatalities, In pro-
portion to their numbers, as are those
OF all other ages. More drivers of this
age group are arrested for speeding than
those OF any other age group, the study
revealed. The findings were made by
DR.. H. M. johnson of the National Re-
search Council.
Although DR.. johnson made no REFER
ence thereto, it is highly interesting to
note that statistics recently compiled by
the Federal Bureau of Investigation
showed that the 19-to-22 period is the
dangerous age" in crime. Lawlessness
was found to be more prevalent among
persons in that age group than for any
other age listed in the bureaus finger
print files.
The similarity of the findings in these
independent and unrelated researches
is not sheer coincidence. Any psychol-
oglst. IN fact any parent, will agree that
bringing a youth safely through the
hazards Of his teens and into the realm
OF maturity is no easy task. Too many
pitfalls beset the young man or woman
curing this period of emotional adjust
ment. Conventions seem antiquated.
boring and unnecessary; rules appear to
be unreasonable, their breaking justifi-
able at times. The lure of adventure and
excitement often is overwhelming.
In traffic or crime the result is the
same. The youth at the wheel of an
automobile finds 1t difficult to ease his
foot on the accelerator, to apply the
brakes. The youth tempted by vice finds
it just as difficult to command his better
self-to apply the brakes before it is too
late. Hence the drab statistics compiled
by traffic experts and criminologists
The cr1minologists, to whom the age
factors in crime have been known for
years, hope to reduce the prevalence of
crime among young people by creating
better home environment, by educating
parents as to the necessity for stricter
discipline, by eradicating slums and other
breeding spots of crime and by other
recognized crime prevention measures.
Perhaps the traffic experts, by careful
study of the age factors in the field of
automobile accidents, will be able to sug-
sest remedial measures that will reduce
the traffic toll due to human failures.
Improvement of home conditions un-
coubtedly would be helpful in solving
the problem Of flaming youth on the
highways-and it might well be that q
Tightening of permit regulations with
respect to the dangerous age" group
would prove beneficial.
Certainly no time should be lost in
diagnosing the trouble and attempting
to arrive at a cure-for death takes no
holiday on the Nations highways.
Evening star., 1937-12-29
Proper use of wood leads into . thou

Proper use OF wood leads into q thou
sand places.
One Of the most interesting utilizations
OF something which before had gone to
waste is the cactus phonograph needle.
Formerly these were Of use only to the
plant itself, and q literal pain in the
hide Of the unwary animal that brushed
against them.
Today these spines are widely used in
the pick-ups of electric monographs to
bring to the home beautiful music.
Bach, Beethoven, Mozart and many
another immortal must first be filtered
through wood.
While these needles may miss few Of
the higher frequencies. these are pre-
cisely the frequencies which offend the
ears of many listeners.
These needles give a mellow, full tone,
or, better put, permit the mellow tone of
the best music to come through per-
fectly.
It is still true that perfect steel
needle gives the fullest effect, but when
the cactus point is combined with the
use of the tone control the listener gets
the best in music, he may feel.
Hence these wooden needles, in recent
years, have come into wide use.
They are supposd to have been in use
in South America long before coming into
popularity in this country among phono-
graph addicts.
1t is a. curious thing that the strictly
modern gfamophone still uses needles OF
any kind.
The sound box of the old acoustical
machines has been replaced by the elec-
trio pickup.
The tone arm has been replaced by
the electric wire.
The sound chamber has become loud
speaker.
All that is left in the old form are the
turn-table and the needle.
And, Of course, the record.
The disc looks the same as ever, but
1t, too, has experienced the magic of
electricity.
In its grooves only six one-thousandth
OF an inch wide, repose the music of the
ages.
That these sounds come from the life
less disc, giving us the most beautiful
music OF the great orchestras with life
and warmth, and the breathing of sing
ers. and all the wonder of music, is a
magic over which we will not cease to
wonder.
II the grooves are inspected by a good
magnifying glass the ridges will be seen
easily enough, but very little of the waves
and indentations which make the music
sound.
If microscope is used, and it is not
easy, the variations will come to life in
the seeing eye; they will be seen as little
ridges, hills, humps, .indentations and
the like, on the side of the groove.
The needle tracking is in the grooves,
and its microscopic wiggling is what
gives the listener the music.
Electricity has put marvelously much
more into the records. but the principle
is exactly the same. until the motions
are translated back into electricity again
by the pickup to the loud-speaker
X
There are very few who have been
interested in the records but have felt
Evening star., 1937-12-29
Sixteen.Inch Guarantees.

President Roosevelt's notification to
Chairman Taylor of the House Appropri
ations Committee that in light of changed
international conditions, it may become
necessary to recommend provision for
naval construction additional to that
contemplated in the budget estimates
ABOUT to be submitted to Congress, is a
timely gesture. 1t will be understood and
approved here and not misconstrued in
certain foreign parts. Naturally the
President refrains from suggesting that
his possible request for expansion of the
fleet is the result of late unhappy de-
velopments in the Far East. But the
juxtaposition of his letter to Representa-
tive Taylor with the recent crisis over
the japanese attack on American ships
1t synchronizes, by accident or design,
with publication Of the first pictures of
the gunboat Panay's colors going down
IN the Yangtze-is certain to be in
terpreted throughout the country as this
Governments reply to the intolerable
af1ront to our flag. 1t is an act that goes
far to modify the reaction to our benign
acceptance of Tokios apology and
amends for that provocation. Facts are
facts" says Mr.. Roosevelt, referring to
changing events in the world, "and we
must recognize them"
The Presidents omission to give any
intimation either as to when he NAV
propose new naval legislation, or as to its
precise nature or extent, discloses plainly
that his purpose Is to hold his recon-
mendatory power in reserve for use if,
as and when required Japan, already
on notice that she will be held to strict
accountability for fulfillment of her
pledges scrupulously to respect Amer
ican life, property and rights, is now
warned, in effect, that more American
battleships. aircraft carriers, cruisers, de-
stroyers and submarines will be an
aroused Uncle Sans rejoinder to new
provocations by the would-be overlords
of Asia. The United States is thus by
way of instituting its own guarantees for
Japan's good behavior. 1t is exactly the
kind Of moral suasion-about the only
kind-which that force ce-worshiping ma
tion and like-minded peoples west OF
Suez understand.
Mr.. Roosevelt is proclaiming no new
American doctrine. He is talking in
language as old as that contained in
another presidential message nearly one
hundred and fifty years ago. when
George Washington, on December 3,
1893, wrote to Congress:
"There is a rank due to the United
States among nations which will be with
held, If not absolutely lost, by the reputa-
ton Of weakness. If we desire to avoid
insult, We must be able to repel it. II
w desire to secure peace 1t must
be known that we are at all times ready
for war"
Evening star., 1937-12-29
Lower Prices.

There was time when President
Roosevelt had vast respect for the
opinions of Professor O. M. w. sprague,
Harvard economist and president of the
American Economic Association. But
the Chief Executive and his Treasury
Department adviser, who on occasion also
has been consulted by the governors of
the Bank of England. differed and
parted several years ago. They stand
at opposite poles today, Mr.. Roosevelt
still loyal to the belief that high prices
signify prosperity and Professor spraeue
insisting that lower prices are imperative
to recovery.
Perhaps, however, the difference be.
tween the two men is not so great As
might be imagined. Perhaps it does not
matter very much what prices are, 30
long as practical relation between con-
suming power and producing power is
maintained. The present slump, it seems.
traces back to breakdown of the
capacity Of people to purchase the things,
the goods and the services they need.
How the earlier collapse occurred has been
debated for years and is worthy of con-
tinued study, but comparatively It is an
academic question.
The country, meanwhile. wants leader
ship and more effective policy than
hitherto has been offered. II monopolies
are interfering they should be disciplined.
Logically also, the Intervention Of poliu-
cal bureaucracy should be corrected.
Millions OF Americans are convinced that,
within reason, 1t is wise to leave to
business the management Of business.
The Nation commonly has been prosper
Gus when indu11ry has been free. Politics
largely was a Pouabls for the deprss-
Evening star., 1937-12-29

The mystery Of q Cremona fiddle re-
mains unsolved. Its tone is one of the
marvels among several that are still to
be heard with wonder and to be UNDER
stood as best 1t may be in the course of
time. The charms Of music are IRE.
sistible, but as yet the great leaders in
music have asserted but little permanent
influence as leaders of thought.
Evening star., 1937-12-29
Shooting Stars.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
The Meal Ticket,

The Meal Ticket.
Bill Smithers toiled from day to day,
While Mrs. Bill longed to be gay.
But, by the news sensations taught,
A shooting gallery she sought.
Said Bill, Although my personal style
Awakens your contemptuous smile.
Pause for second thought, pray.
And throw that little gat away.
Don't let the bullets aimed so straight
Promiscuously perforated
1T is to me you owe the fact
That eating schedules are exact.
you've breakfasted and dined and
Meal tickets should not thus be punched"
Evening star., 1937-12-29

A picture Of one Of the Dionne young
ladies makes her look as II she we're
nat on the floor nursing stomach ache.
In fact, the camera man has merely
caught her in the WEAKNESS Of a heavy
Christmas dinner. The solicitude is
needless, excepting as it brings to mind
the spirit of good will not always asso-
ciated with peace.
Evening star., 1937-12-29
A Rhyme at Twilight
By
Gertrude Brooke Hamilton.
Sunday in Town

Out on the country highways
Are macadam stretches wide,
And over them, an endless stream,
The speeding motors glide.
While the concretes Of the city
Stretch deserted, up and down;
For the afternoon ON Sunday
Is q quiet time in town.
All the sound of trafic mergeS
Into silence that seems odd;
As iHthe noise were held In check
BY 80 appraised hand Of God.
Evening star., 1937-12-29

Notice is given of men to be dismissed
from employment the first of the year.
There are assurances of an abundance
Of work to be done. The study Of q
method for doing it is the task of present
craftsmanship.
Evening star., 1937-12-29

Finland pays her debts. contributes
joyously to our holiday songs and init
mates with subtle force that the world
may still 60 on with respect for its ira
ditions as place Of peace and mutual
honor.
Evening star., 1937-12-29
A Saver.
From the Albuquerque Journal,

From the Albuquerque Journal.
A Kansas lawyer Is ordered to return
. fee Of $135, 900 that he recsaved more
than twelve years. ago. Any lawyer, or
any one else, who could keep .$135, 900
\. intact . .d,,,,,n during the past twelve must
Evening star., 1937-12-29
More Variety RAn,iAsfAfl

More Variety Requested.
The gayeties to music set
Have q familiar cheer.
I hope a few new tunes they'll get
To sing, another year.
Evening star., 1937-12-29
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Evening star., 1937-12-29
Sun Spots and Speculation.

From the Milwaukee Journal
All those folks who are studying sun
spots to discover how they can make
some money in the stock market might
better study their bank accounts and
maybe they'll discover instead how not
to lose any.
Evening star., 1937-12-29
Too Commemorative.

TOO comprehensive.
do you approve of the candidate who
spends money for his own .election?"
mo-" answered Senator Sorghum.
Some one else should spend the money,
even If he provides 1t. No one person
should assume to be the whole works,
including the lobby and the pay roll."
Evening star., 1937-12-29

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Evening star., 1937-12-29

Jud Tunkins says one Of the things he
got for Christmas was new check book.
Evening star., 1937-12-29
Cost Of Eegtivity.

On New Year eve I'll feel q thrill
And dine In undisturbed delight.
I shall not think about the bill.
For that would spoil my appetite.
Evening star., 1937-12-29
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WASHINGTON, d. c.
WEDNESDAY December -, 1887
Evening star., 1937-12-29

"speakin' of bird songs" said Uncle
Eben. ghAt enjoys is de sound 6
ehicken Vin' In de skillet" K
Evening star., 1937-12-29

''The unfulfilled wish," said HI Ho the
sage Of Chinatown, lis q source Of mild
regret. Had 1t been realized. it might
have led to positive sorrow; for who shall
say he knows better than Eternal Wis
dom what is best for mortals?"
Evening star., 1937-12-29
Expense.

"silk stockings are not expensive now"
Much depends on circumstances. My
wife hung up her stocking on Christmas
eve, after making 1t plain that she ex-
pected Santa Claus to put q pearl neck
lace In It,"
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-11-27

Pictured above is nine-year-old
George Doiron, whose brave attempt
to save his fathers life was vain
The lads father died of bullet
wounds inflicted by the boys uncle,
according to police. George went toI
his fathers aid when the two men
clashed, but too late to save the elder,
Doiron from death. Georges mother
= lied several years ago.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-11-27
||||IIllEACOCK FEATHERS
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BYcNrRA sEsAs ouAnoN
prAn THIS FIRST:

READ THIS FIRST:
Jerry Chandler, son OF country
clergyman in modest c ns113s ,,9ee.
Mini lie Brun, now a ST. Louis society
girl whom he has ad1r efar for years
only close friend at college. All three,
with several other y91H1dg people, x are g at
an attractive young woman who mar
Ted MINIS wealthy TaG grandbfa as s sho1 tt
ANDY Fuller who is in, love with Mimi.
And now Jerry t5 is with eHer M With 9 Mm
charm, Jerry feels he is going. to enjoy
the h house party At b beensy to
sent Andy's attentiveness to Mimi.
Now. back from the dance at 2 a. m.
the group play they, have written;
Jerry reads the play that he and Lionel
have written to the house party guests.
Later he goes outdoors where Mimi
finds him-to tell him that she likes his
play, and it's idealized hero. Andy. an
gered, finds them.
NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY:
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-11-27

and in very indefinite futures
but we were both young. We could
wait. All the great lovers of his
tory had been constant; all the
great observation-disclosures, and Juliet,
and Francesca.
Oh, the dreams of a boy! And
Of such a boy! I could weep as I
remember him!
Lionel and I worked in the morn
ings on our play, and I worked
sometimes late into the night. I
counted every moment lost that
was not spent with Mimi or at my
desk.
The play came at last to be my
play. Lionel neglected it more and
more in his very active pursuit of
Bernice-or perhaps, it might be
put, in her pursuit of him. Any
how, the wooing became fast and
furious, and on the tenth day after
my arrival the engagement was
announced.
Olga gave a party in honor of it.
The Bradleys were invited, and
other people from the summer col
ony. It was a dinner party, with
the rugs up afterward in the living
room for dancing.
Andy Fuller ordered from Tiff
any's a present for Bernice. It
came one morning when we were
having our midday breakfast. It
was a golden bottle for scent, set
with pearls and hung on a gold
chain.
Bernice was in raptures, and
Andy was the hero Of the moment.
And now with Bernice's gift from
Tiffany's came a brooch for Mimi
"a tiny jeweled peacock in a cir
Gle of diamonds. I do not know
when he gave it to her, but she
wore it for the first time the night
Of the dinner party, and for the
first time I saw her in White-a
sheer lace dancing frock-with
Andy's pin the only spot of color.
Everybody exclaimed over the
pin.
"Of course, he shouldn't have
done it," Mimi explained calmly,
''but he says that it is an advance
bridesmaids present; that there is
no reason why the bride should
have everything"
I am sure they all felt she was
going to marry him, and that the
pin was the sign and the seal of
| their understanding with each