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Evening star., 1937-10-05
THIS AND THAT
.BY CHARLES Z. TRACEHELL.
There have been . great many "how

There have been Z great many "how
to listen to music" books In recent years.
The best thing they have done for the
layman Is to tell him not to be afraid of
the symphony orchestra.
Most unframed listeners get an acute
case Of inferiority complex when listen
ing to . symphony.
They invariably say they do not "un-
derstand" such music.
AS II 1t were q case for UNDERSTANDING
1t is sufYicient to listen, to feel, but to
listen and to feel intellieently, 1t Is true.
Books on musical appreciation have
done . great deal If they show the lay
man, especially the man or woman who
plays no musical instrument of any sort,
that symphony Is in reality only sue
cession Of melodies.
Once this idea Of q sequence of
melodies, or themes, is firmly got into
the individual head, the concert goer is
in position to give up chills and fever
at the sight and sound of 4 great or
chestra.
prior knowledge of the main musical
ideas, or inventions-commonly called
tunes-in the great symphonies will put
any listener at his ease.
Instead OF being bewildered by the
antics Of the bassoons and the oboes, he
will settle down tc real enjoyment, be-
cause he will know what to look for, and
when to begin looking-in this case lis
tening-for 1t.
This Is about as much musical appre-
ciation rs many sincere music lovers will
need to enable them to enjoy symphony
music, rather than to be confused and
even appalled, by it.
There Is no more reason to be afraid
OF the genuine and beautiful melodies In
the great symphonies than to be skittish
over such an elemental tune rs Yankee
Doodle"
The books that prove this to an aver
age listener have done . real service.
In the immortal works Of such masters
As Beethoven, Mozart and Haydn are to
be found some OF the greatest-and SIM
plest-melodies.
Their working out, however, is elabo.
rate.
The orchestration passes all under
standing by an unframed person.
1t Is. In its way. as elaborate as the
chemistry OF the blood, through the
knowledge Of which the modern chemist
proves anew the veracity of the psalmist,
when he said: Lord, am fearfully and
wonderfully made"
The musically unframed person at q
symphony concert may listen in much
the same fearful mood, but 1t need not
obscure for him the fact that there Ia
music in the air"
BY music" in this sense, Is meant
melody.
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1t really Is too bad that somehow the
great average person has got into his
head the idea that master musicians were
ashamed Of true melody. and never in
dulged In it unless they could not get
out Of it. or, II they used it, so overlaid
1t with fancy work on the part of the
Evening star., 1937-10-05
STARS, MEN AND ATOMS
Notebook of Science Progress in Field,
Laboratory and Study.
BY THOMAS r. HENRY.

A paradise for geologists-approxi-
mately 10000 acres around the big
bend Of the Rio Grande in Texas
now is being set aside as one OF the
country's largest national parks.
1t is q place shut OF from the world,
haunted by the ghosts Of q hundred
million years, an isolated island in the
sea Of time.
Aside from the grotesque grandeur OF
its scenery and the adventure to be had
in its primitive fastnesses. the region of
the Chisos-or Ghost-Mountains af-
fords fascinating problems to students
Of the history Of the earth.
Superficially. as described by geologists
Of the National Park Service, the region
looks like the ruins of vast metropolis
OF brick and stone wrecked in some
titanic cataclysm and then swept by q
devastating fire. Literally . range OF
mountains tumbled down at some re-
mote period in geological time.
Once the whole region was covered by
the shallow waters Of q primaeval sea.
In this ocean dwelt oysters a. big as
men. Fossil oyster shells found today
are four feet long and three feet wide.
They very likely represented the great
est advance Of the bivalve race. One
can walk over large areas strewn with
the shells Of these gigantic oysters. A
half dozen Of them would have made =
fair meal for 4 dinosaur.
The floor Of the ancient sea was up
lifted Marshes spread over the area
and then great forests. Some of the
largest fossil tree trunks yet found in
America have been uncovered there. In
the marshes dwelt monster dinosaurs,
fragments Of whose bones have been
found by the National Park Service
biologists. At much later date
mammoths roamed over the area and still
later its desolate caves were inhabited
by q mysterious race of troglodytes-th
longest headed people yet known-some
of whose mummified remains have been
uncovered in the last few years.
The scenery Is wild and terrible. It
was to have been expected that ghostly
superstitions would have been woven
into its legendary. There is, for example,
its great stone face-reputedly the image
carved by nature into the volcanic rock
formation of Alsate, legendary Apache
watcher of the Ghost Mountains. One
of the roads leading into the proposed
new national park passes near where
Alsate lies on his back atop massed rem
nants of a boiling river Of destruction
This Indian leader and his band, ac-
cording to the legend, engaged in 4 battle
with the Comanches near here about
200 years ago. They were defeated and
driven across the river into Mexico.
Evening star., 1937-10-05
The Unasked Question.

If members of the United States Sen
ate generally understood-as Senator
Borah of Idaho now says he understood
that Justice Black of the Supreme
Court had been a member of the Ku
Klux Klan when Blacks name was up
for confirmation. they exercised con-
siderable self-restraint. Indeed, 1t looks
as though senatorial courtesy" had been
exercised to the Nth degree. Borah
urges, now that Justice Black has ad-
mitted his former membership in the
Klan, that the matter be forgotten.
When Senator Borah addressed the
Senate on August II last. opposing the
return of the Black nomination to the
Senate Judiciary Committee, the i'm
preston he gave was that Black had
never been member of the Khan. There
has never been at any time one iota OF
evidence" said Borah, that Senator
Black was member of the Klan. No
one has suggested any source from which
such evidence could be gathered" And
later Borah added: I'VE know that Sen
ator Black has said in private conserva-
ton, not since this matter came up, but
at other times, that he was not . men,
Der Of the Klan, and there is no evidence
of the fact that he is"
And that was the way 1t was put to
the Senate by Senator Borah and was by
some Of the Senators, at least UNDER
stood. Willingly or unwittingly there
has been too much evasion about the
whole Black-Klan matter. OF course
Senator Borah knew and sill the other
Senators knew, the source from which
the evidence" could have been OBJ
tained-if they had wanted to obtain it.
They could have asked the then Senator
Black himself. It is certainly not In
evidence that Senator Black during his
service in the upper house ever hesitated
to ask witnesses who appeared before
his committees any private or personal
questions he desired to be answered. The
truth Of the matter seems to be that the
great majority of the Senate did not
wish to ask Senator Black the plain,
clear question-"Were you a member of
the Klan?" 1t looks, too, as though
President Roosevelt had baked at ask
ing that question. Certainly his At
torney General has said he would have
considered 1t IAN impertinence" to in
quire about Blacks Klan connection
Had Blacks membership in the Ku
Klux Klan never been disclosed it would
have suited, apparently, lot of people
who are now embarrassed. The fly in
the ointment was the discovery of his
Klan affliation and it's publication.
If the information was withheld from
the Senate, it was withheld for 4 pur.
pose. 1t was withheld because it would
have seriously put Justice Blacks con-
flrmation In his new Office in jeopardy.
The very fact that information was
withheld for such = purpose gives the
confirmation Of Justice Black by the
Senate black eye. That Justice Black
should himself have acquiesced in this
evasion is something he has already
lived to regret.
Evening star., 1937-10-05

Dictionary is generally regarded as the
best. Therein, under executors" ap-
pears the following:
AN executor Is one to whom
another man commits by his last will
the execution Of that will, and tesla
ment. 2 Bla. Com. 500.
"A person to whom . testator bv
his will commits the execution, or
putting In force, of that instrument
and It's codicils"
Returning to the substance Of your
article, 1t Is beside the issue to say that
the expression executor Of my estate"
Is condoned by usage. Executor OF nv
Will shows much nicer distinction and
discrimination, and is clearly much
better than executor Of my estate" Ask
any unbiased lawyer who draws q large
number Of wills, or the trust depart.
ment OF any large trust company.
r. g. BUCKELEW.
Editors note: As Mr.. Buckelew points
out, The Star was in error. While local
usage favors executor of estate" there
Is ample authority, including legal and
other dictionaries, for executor Of the
Will"
Evening star., 1937-10-05
Justice Black Correct
In Legal Phraseology
10 the Editor OF The Star:

ID the Editor OF The Star:
In The Star for Saturday, October
2, 1887, you prominently displayed:
Lawyers Laugh as Black Errs on Legal
Term" The alleged error occurred dur
ing a recent radio address in the follow
ing sentence: Il designated this trusted
Jewish friend as sole executor of my
will" The lawyers. according to your
article, contended that the statement is
all wrong. and that man making q will
designates an executor Of his estate, not
Of his will.
AS member of the bar Of the District
Of Columbia. and one whose daily work
covers the subject, assure you that
the above radio sentence is eminently
correct. and that your advisers were
totally wrong in stating that an error
had been made. But do not rely on my
word alone.
Webster's Dictionary (G. & G. Mer-
riam Co.. gives the legal definition OF
executor as follows:
Law. The person appointed by q
testator to execute his will, Or to see
its provisions carried into effect, after
his decease."
In the legal profession. Bouvier's Law
Evening star., 1937-10-05

An outstanding natural feature is the
Santa Helena canyon Of the Rio Grande
Here the river for about IS miles Is less
than Is feet wide and is hemmed In by
walls Of hard limestone that rise almost
perpendicularly for 1000 feet There is
no possible landing place. With a pair
Of oars it Is possible to touch Mexico on
one side and the United States on the
other. Passage through this canyon al
ways has been perilous. The clifIs can
not be scaled. A National Park Service
expedition this Spring carried long ropes
to throw over projecting rocks of the
canyon walls to lift the boat over Sec
tions of the stream that might be
cloggec with blocks Of fallen stone.
Notable in the area are the stone
"dikes'-walls OF rock that stand up
here and there in the desert-like "the
f1ns of giant FISH" One Of these is
Echo dixie. When 4 rife is fired near 1t
four seconds elapse before an echo re-
turns. The echos Of the human voice
have 4 rare quality, preserving both the
tone and infection of the speaker so
that he can be recognized.
What apparently happened to create
the big bend" Of the Rio Grande, Ma
tional Park Service geologists say, Is
that q mountain cracked open, letting
the river through to the eastern side of
its watershed. But. continues the re-
port. ito say that the mountain merely
cracked open to let the river through
makes what happened obviously too
simple. The mountain did something
far worse. A whole section Of 1t. 4 link
is to 20 miles in width, crashed down
to . lower level making not a crack,
which would have been 4 canyon of
splendid proportions, but q fallen block.
On the Texas side this block seems to
have fallen from two to three thousand
feet but across in Mexico the fall was
5000 feet or more
THE whole country within the fallen
block is a jumbled mass of marine and
lake deposit Of volcanic products, and
Of desert weAthering which with the aid
OF the clear atmosphere emphasizes the
grotesque. In the debris have been
found bones Of the dinosaur. giant
turtles. huge oysters and petrified trees,
indicating that forests and extinct forms
OF animal life must have abounded At
one time"
The Mexican government. the Ma
tional Park Service announces, is PLAN
ming to create q 400, ,000- acre national
park out Of contiguous area on its
side of the Rio Grande, thus preserving
the whole region in one unbroken block.
Evening star., 1937-10-05

From Rev. c. c. Chapman, professor Of
constitutional history at Loyola Univer-
sity OF the South, comes a protest that .
section OF the criminal code suggests the
propriety Of = dismissal and = fine Of
$1,000 for any one who has conspired to
intimidate citizens in the exercise of their
constitutional rights. 1t is obviously an
adversion to the Khan afiliations referred
to in connection with q recent appoint
ment to the United States Supreme Court.
It is protest which may not be needed,
cerity.
Evening star., 1937-10-05

orchestra that 1t was hard to understand.
There's that word understand" again!
One does not understand music, one
feels 1t, and responds to It - an emo
tional thing rather than an intellectual
1t is true that one has only vast re-
spect for the intellect that could create
= great symphonic score.
Have you ever seen one?
Stan after stan, Gown the page, for
sixty or more instruments, all sorts and
conditions Of notes, bars, times, melodies,
harmonies, forms
How any human mind ever elaborated
all this, keeping 1t all in mind, working
1t out according to musical form and
notation, science and art
Intellectual, yes, to . great degree
But fortunately the listener, the great
average concert goer, need know little
Of the throes and travails Of the COM
poser.
It must be kept in mind that what was
Intellectual work, for the composer, also
was hugely emotional work.
The deaf Beethoven really heard"
more in his music than even the great
est musician today can get from 1t, or the
most appreciative listener.
When he had finished, however, he
had created work Of art which, in its
peculiar form, appeals to all who have
ears to hear-provided they do not per-
NIT themselves to become stampeded
simply because the work is not as plain
on first hearing as q fox-trot tune.
The really interesting thing about the
majority of the finest symphonies of all
time is that they are constructed on
patterns, which, though certainly more
elaborate than the latest popular sue
cess really are Celebrations Of q success
sion Of melodic ideas, joined together
and constructed out Of the vast resources
Of the great company Of instruments and
players known Is the symphony Or
chestra.
The knowledge and appreciation of
these themes. melodies. tunes-call them
what one will-ought to be and Is COM
ing more and more to be . part OF ele-
mentary knowledge.
There is no reason why an average
listener, either in concert hall or over
radio. need be dumfounded because 4
melody is well orchestrated.
Modern phonograph records give any
one the opportunity to hear these great
works often enough to overcome the fear
Of them by an appreciation-we would
not say understanding-of the main
melodies, their elaboration and work.
ing out.
Master musicians always are great
melodists, make no mistake about that.
Their song patterns may be very COM
plex, but the result is melody, Just the
same.
Insistence on melody appreciation Is
only part of a true grasp of symphonic
music, but it is primary. not only be-
cause the melodies in the great SYM
phonies are great songs, but also be-
cause their appreciation at once frees
the listener from any fear OF these
works and puts him in the proper mood
to love them genuinely and without
a1ectation Of any sort.
Evening star., 1937-10-05

Christmas shopping will soon be the
main topic Of conversation. 1t has always
been possible to keep old friend Santa
Claus out Of politics and Thanksgiving
proclamation should still be possible that
will stand As an appropriate and proper
prelude. There are certain customs that
must remain unchanged.
Evening star., 1937-10-05
battle to hold control Of the State gov


The New Jersey Republicans have
nominated for governor Rev. Lester H.
Clee. He has been pastor Of the Second
Presbyterian Church In Newark. He has
also taken prominent part in politics.
He WAS elected in 1884 . member Of the
State Legislature and Immediately be-
come Speaker OF the House Two years
later he was elected State Senator. He
was q bitter foe Of Governor Hoffman,
the present Republican Governor, and
defeated by a large margin Hoffman's
candidate for the gubernatorial nomina-
tion Clifford H. Powell, in the Republic
can primary. DR.. Clee Is running against
Senator Harry A. Moore, who served two
terms as governor before he was elected
to the United States Senate Moore is
tremendously strong in New Jersey and
the chances for Clee are not bright sClee,
however, Is 4 dynamic leader and . good
fighter He has the largest Bible class
east Of the MissisAppi, numbering 400,
church with 1900 members, and 10
assistants 70 help him In his church
Wogx.
Evening star., 1937-10-05

Use of brute force in labor arguments
is condemned by Senator Copeland, who
possibly wearies of hearing disputations
while he is trying to extend generous
counsel for the care of broken noses.
Evening star., 1937-10-05

A motion picture star has been found
for Gone With the Wind" which will
be produced in reminder Of the fact that
hit will claim its own regardless of
hints Of political protest.
Evening star., 1937-10-05

The President is reported to have said,
Of the Black appointment, he knew only
what he has read In the newspapers
Many persons will regard this IS 4
, plenty.
Evening star., 1937-10-05

Greenbelt is expected to give demon
stration as model suburb that will not
require assistance from any secret society
In its administration.
Evening star., 1937-10-05

The Secretary Of Labor may, after all,
be glad to be relieved Of making speeches
on the labor situation. which at moments
seem to call for 4 line Of comment not
altogether polite.
Evening star., 1937-10-05

Hitler and Mussolini may come to an
agreement. but will have difnculty In
formulating suitable expressions In Ian.
guage comprehensive in Eastern Asia.
Evening star., 1937-10-05

One of the old refrains which seem to
threaten revival is HE may get over it,
but he will never look the same"
Evening star., 1937-10-05
Shooting Stars.
BY PHLANDn JOHNSON.

Man and His Philosophies.
Philosophers In every day,
AS well as every land,
Have been compelled to pause and say,
II do not understand"
And one Of them will weep because
Mankind seems in distress.
Another laughs and claims applause
For his light
In common purpose for awhile
Opposing minds draw near;
The Wit who greets us with Z smile,
The poet with q tear.
Evening star., 1937-10-05

Keeping In Training.
What conclusions were reached in
the conference?"
mo precise conclusion" answered
Senator Sorghum. I'VE thought 1t would
be q good idea to have the conference
so as to remind the public that we are
taking an interest"
Jud Tunkins says he loves horses 20
much that he can even forgive them
for the way they always fool him on the
race track.
Evening star., 1937-10-05

Conquest.
Upon fishing trip he went away.
He got his wish.
One tiny fish rewarded all his day,
Poor little fishi
A hapless little animal We land
A scAnty dish
Is represented - . triumph grand.
Poor little fish!
Evening star., 1937-10-05
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Evening star., 1937-10-05

Cnree WlSneS.
what did he say?"
"He promised wealth and power and
luxury"
Perhaps you weren't dreaming after
all. Mebbe that was = bond salesman"
"A man who has no regrets" said HI
Ho. the sage Of Chinatown, finds COM
fort In 4 short memory and small con-
science"
Shifted Responsibility.
Somebody Else Is 4 very good friend
AS sorrows come fastening by.
Without hesitation, to him We extend
The blame when events 20 awry.
"who was the weaklins4" and who was
the knave1"
That shattered the hope which was
fair.
Poor Somebody Else" ever patient and
brave,
The brunt Of the burden must bear.
"De parent who talks wise and acts
foolish," said Uncle Eben. "aint no
partie1ar help 10 % ehillun."
Evening star., 1937-10-05

Rate BY Mail-Payable in Advance.
Evening star., 1937-10-05

@. What is the name Of the man who
makes a business of buying meteors9
&C. w.
A. DR.. Harvey Nininger, head Of the
American Meteorite Laboratory, At
Denver, Colo, Is interested In locating
meteors and lectures on the subject.
Evening star., 1937-10-05

Old leaders, the men who dominated
the party councils over q long period
Of years-many of them strong leaders
have died or retired from the political
arena. There have been few to take
their places. 1t may be that new leaders
will arise, particularly If the G. o. p.
is able to bring forth q convincing creed
at = national convention.
In the days before 1892, the g. o. p.
was able to hold on to the county gov
ernments. These are the ground roots
Of political control A party may lose
national election for President and for
Congress, but II it can still keep control
OF local governments 1t may stage 4
comeback at any time. The Democratic
party, which suffered so many lean
years. was kept alive by the control It
maintained Of local government through
out the South. It was able to hold also
some OF the local governments in other
parts OF the country-notably in New
York City and in other big centers. The
Republican party today, however. is in
desperate straits, with local govern
ments, as well as State and national in
the hands, generally speaking, of the
Democrats all over the land.
The Republicans today have only
seven governors of States, out of forty
eight. They may lose another this Fall,
when the gubernatorial election takes
place In New Jersey. In addition to
New Jersey, Republican governors now
flourish in California, Maine, Maryland,
New Hampshire, North Dakota, South
Dakota and Vermont. Not . very i'm
pressive representation. Nothing like
this ever befell the Democrat-at least
not since reconstruction days in the
South. The Democrats always have had
ten or more governors Of States Elec.
tions IA Maryland and California naxt
ysar VII give ths Republicans . seal
Evening star., 1937-10-05

All Other Htafea ana Canada
Evening star., 1937-10-01

Only possible for our Hecht Month soes
thru special concession in price by our
better grade manufactured The newest
potterns and stodes in PuIIovers, Half
Upper Fronts, Full Zippers, V-Necks,
Crew Necks and the popular Goucho
Fronts Sizes 36 to a. in the group.
(xen's Sport shop-Main F1oor-rhe Hecht Coz
La gaceta., 1937-04-03
DOMINGO Y IUNEs EN- Ell TEATRo RITZ
tigos la Srta. Otilia Rodriguez y
ell j6yen Charles Fernandez.


Ell j6yen Charles Fernandez.
Sc encontraban presentes es-
tas damas e interesantes dami-
itas: Srtas. Otilia Rodriguez,
muy encantadora; Librada
Puig, Josefina Pomar, Felita
Rodriguez, Ofelia Vela, Dora
Gonzalez, Zoraida Gonzalez, An
gelina Garcia, Aida Gareia, Ro
salia Vatdes, Mirta Rodriguez,
Josephine Armayor, Dalia Mi
hez, Carload Valdes, Mercedes
Hernandez, Moves Fleitas, Ro-
salfa Gonzalez y Moves CANA
che.
Los duenos de la casa profu-
samente obsequiaron con finas
pastas y licores.
Los nuavos esposos estable-
ceran su residencia en- esta ciu-
dad.
tEl cronista les desea felicida-
des sin cuento.
La gaceta., 1937-04-03
Matinee en- eI Ciscmlo

Az 0GOft~G Cfb " SEf NCNNV
Habra mafiana bale matinee
en- la sociedad Circulo Cuoano,
con la orquesta de Manuel San
chez.
Empezara a las 4 de la tarde
y~eterminara 2 las ocho, con pre-
clos de so y rs centayos.
Como en- la anterior matinee,
Sc pondran mesas en- la sala de
bale. Una Sc ha reservado espe-
cialmente para los cronistas.
Els lamentable que la fecha
del Cabaret del Qfrculo, Ell del
|dia II, cast coincida con la gran
Fiesta Primaveral del Centre
Espanol que Sc e~fectuara Ell 18,
en- West Tampa.
Ell Cantro EspaRol anunci6
SUI fiesta con anticipation de va
rios meses Y probablemente a la
secci6n de recreo del Circulo Sc
lie pas6 ell detalle de la fecha.