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Evening star., 1937-11-08
''HOrrible Things"

British judges traditionally are witty.
Some of them have been famous for
their skill with words designed to prompt
smiles, If not actual laughter. Even
Hanging" Jeffries was a humorist. He
sent men to the gallows with ouips
which seemingly were supposed to fortify
their spirits for the rope. The great
Chief Justice Coke likewise acted the
clown when it suited his purpose. A
glance at the record of the trial of Sir
Walter Raleigh will serve to show how
entertaining he could be when he wished.
. Similarly. Mr.. Justice Humphreys re-
Gently demonstrated genius for mirth-
full Interpolation. When q lawyer read
from document that an agreement
had been reached" he halted pro-
ceedings to demand: 'Is that a correct
word?" Counsel replied that he was
quoting an American document. Where
upon, the learned jurist declared: 1--WE
do not want these horrible things to
get into our language" Reporters, con-
sulting available lexicons, learned that
unanimity Of opinion may be reached"
in America, but is arrived at" in
England. Decisions, they discovered are
TAKEN" not reached" in the British
Isles.
And the distinction probably is valid.
Reach" has a connotation Of physical
objects touched with the hands. In
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that sense it appears In John, Xxx; ~, and
in Shakespeare's Henry VIII, v. 5;53. But
common usage in the United States per-
mits. perhaps encourages. the phrase
when 1t signifies: ITO attain to by move
ment or progress; as, to reach high
offlce or distinction, to reach a con-
clusion by study or by reasoning" The
Century Dictionary cites Barham's I'm
goldsby Legends" where 1t is written:
He must have reached very advanced
age; Milton's Paradise Lost" in which
may be found: "Thy desire leads
to no excess that reaches blame; Penn's
Rise and Progress of Quakers," where
the founder of Pennsylvania says: His
words have often struck even
strangers with admiration, as they used
to reach others with consolation" and
Bishop Atterbury's Sermons in which
the author comedies: "It is difncult,
indeed, in some places to reach the
sense Of the inspired writer's"
1t may be suggested that many much
more conspicuously horrible things"
than the liberal employment of phrase
about which accepted authorities so
disagree might be detected without
much effort in the English spoken on
both sides Of the Atlantic.
Evening star., 1937-11-08
Japanese May Have Copied
Tactics of Transit Line
To the Editor of The Star:


The japanese are gradually closing in
on Chinese possessions, Adroitly and
shrewdly they move, first to the right
and then 10 the left, but always the
movement is forward Coming to think
about it, I wonder if the Japs didn't
learn the process from the Capital
Transit Co.? Certainly, the modus oper-
andl Is about the same-you know, raise
the price of passes from ST to ST rs, and
then when the howl is on, point out that
four tokens can still be bought for 80
cents, and then when the howl dies
doWn raise the tokens from four for 80
cents to six for So Probably the next
move adroitly timed will be either to
raise the passes to $3.50 or put restric-
tions on their use
How long will the people of this city
be yoked with Worn-out TRANSPORTATION
system that has more real speed forward
in raising the price of passage than it
has on the level of getting its passengers
to destinations?
This morning I rode to work in a bus
marked capacity 65." I tried to count
the seats, but the bus was so crowded I
could not make an accurate count. I
think there were not more than AZ. The
bus was about 20 feet long, s feet wide
and 512 feet high, and crammed to
capacity. 1 sat next to the aisle. and a
l6-year-old schoolboy with enough books
in his arms to start a small library
weaved and rocked northeast and south
west all the way to town. Il wear glasses
and my discontinue can be imagined as
l lodged this boy doing the big apple~
without so much as lifting his feet. He
couldn't raise them, for some one else
was standing on them. Added to this.
the air in the bus was of the consistency
OF clearinghouse soup with a strong
smell. The old bus had lung trouble (as
well as heart and liver affections). and
emitted a gaseous odor as if it were
burning mixture of turpentine and
embalming fluid. know it wasn't tur-
pentine, for that costs too much. Some
time ago they gave out a statement to
the public that this odor, which follows
around their buSses like a charnel house
af1re, would soon be abolished. I think
the customers got the idea they were
getting ready to add some kind of dis
infectant to that stuff they burn in the
engine; put even that hasn't come about.
II ever there is an epidemic of flu or
like disease in Washington the good old
transit company has devised an outfit
that can scatter the germs around to
beat anything experienced in the past.
just imagine flock of flu bugs riding
down Connecticut avenue with IS VIC
TINS crowded in the space of one bus.
Unless it can be established that flu
bugs are killed by the fumes from the
embalming fluid compound, the situa-
tion would be ideal for fatal conse-
quences. VI. EVANS
Evening star., 1937-11-08
Speed! Twenty Dead!

Yesterday was a particularly gruesome
day on the highways in this country.
Reckless driving, heedlessness, bad road
conditions all figured in a series of acci-
dents that cost twenty lives, The cir
cumstances may be briefly recited, per-
haps to accentuate the warning that
fast driving is dangerous hazard
At Rhinebeck, N. Y, five were killed
in a head-on collision between a truck
and passenger car early in the morn
ing. man driving his family from
Gloversville to New York for a wedding
ceremony was in such hurry that when
suddenly faced with an on-coming truck
he swerved at curve directly in front
of the heavier vehicle and crashed. All
four of the occupants of the car were
killed and hitch-hiker who had been
taken on the truck was also killed. The
truck driver the sole survivor of the
accident, leaped to safety at the last
moment. Speed! Five dead!
At Adairsville, Ga, motor car con-
tanning six members of the same family
was driven upon railroad track at an
unguarded crossing and all were killed
when train hit the motor. There we're
no gates, no guards, no warnings other
than the usual crossing" sign on the
side of the highway. Speed Six dead!
At Knox City, Mo-. motor car con-
tanning five young people approached an
unguarded railroad track at such speed
that when the driver, lad of fifteen,
saw an on-coming train he tried to turn
and the car skidded directly upon the
track, with the inevitable result of
crash. Speed Five dead!
At LovejOy, Ga, man driving his
wife and small child in truck tried to
beat train at an open crossing and
was hit by passenger-train, which was
derailed. All in the motor car were
killed and the engineer OF the train was
crushed to death in his cab and the fire
man was gravely hurt. Speed! Four
dead!
Speed! Twenty lives sacrificed! Open
grade crossings in three of the four
cases! How long is this condition to
continue in this country? Every year
the motor cars on the roads multiply.
Hazardous conditions are increasing
rather than diminishing. Road skill OH
the part of drivers is not improving.
Repeated warnings do not suffice to in
sure against reckless approach to we'll
marked crossings.
When these tragedies occur there are
momentary arousals of public feeling
and in some localities moves are made to
correct the evil. But after the inquests
and perhaps some arousal of public feel
ing the matter is forgotten. In a few
cases-such as that at Rockville, where
school bus was struck by a train with
the loss Of fourteen lives-correction
follows in the arrangement of the high
way at different level from that of the
tracks. But as rule the tragedy passes
without any abatement of the tragic
nuisance. Speed Death!
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Probably he stood alone among contem.
porary stars for the profundity of his in
depreciation of the melancholy prince.
1t pleased a universal audience to be-
lieve that he gave to the role the treat
ment which Shakespeare wanted for it.
beyond challenge. It bore an aspect of
truth which demanded no argument, no
explanation, no apology.
But Sir Johnston also was equipped
with gentle heart. For that reason,
his portrayal Of the symbolic Christ in
"The Passing of the Third Floor Back"
suggested no implications of contradic-
ton. The role suited and expressed his
nature. He was in solemn fact sanity
soul-kindly and chivalrous, liberal and
tolerant, merciful in manner and bear
ing all his days. People loved him be-
cause. obviously enough, he loved people.
The church lost Francis of Assist or a
Wesley when it failed to claim him in
his youth.
The fruitage of his labors, however, is
none the less holy. Forbes Robertson
will be remembered as a man who justi-
fled the human race. His knightly spirit
was redemptive force in a time of tur-
moil and struggle. When the history of
the age of chaos" is written, he should
be mentioned among those who were re-
sponsible for the survival of the dynamic
OF love under conditions tragically
hostile.
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FOrbes-RObertsOn.

Sir Johnston Forbes-R Robertson might
have won celebrity in any field of enter
prise. He was born an artist and re-
mained faithful to his inheritance to the
very end of his long career. His ap-
proach to life itself was creative and dis
eliminating. By conscious choice he
sought to serve the highest values in
painting and literature as well as in. the
theater. There can be no question about
his genius as an actor. He was, incon-
trovertibly, one of the greatest characters
that ever trod the boards of the modern
theater.
Few other players have come to their
work with an equal endowment of in
telligence. Forbes-Robertson, in the
judgment Of professional and amateur
critics alike, was first OF all mind-a
brain richly competent to think noble
thoughts. Thus it happened that his
Hamlet was philosophical masterpiece
Evening star., 1937-11-08
A New Kind of
New Testament.

England developed the idea of an edi-
ton of the New Testament with the
words of the Saviour printed in red. 1t
had great vogue in the old country and
in the United States, but not many of
the present generation have ever seen
one of these unusual volumes. The
Evening Star offers similar red letter
edition of the New Testament. 1t con-
tains 254 pages, printed on thin Bible
paper, and is bound in flexible black
cover. In the back of the book is a
special section giving names of the trees,
waters, mountains, musical instruments
and birds mentioned in the Bible. Any
reader can secure copy for the mere
cost and handling charge of 20 cents.
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specialized on Beethoven, Mozart and
the elder Bach.
Surely the individual music lover can
do no better, for time, at least. If he
must sample, let him sample the best.
In Beethoven and Mozart the listener
has about all that music can give the
race of men.
Their productions are among the most
marvellous of the human mind and
heart, rivaling painting, architecture,
literature.
In sense they are more interesting
than any of the latter, for they are vastly
more intangible, being only sounds and
combinations thereof, arranged in re-
sponse to law and order.
Yet the product is as sure as the
Washington Monument
Despite the fact that the works of
these two masters are far apart, in many
respects, they are often very close in the
affection of many listeners.
There is lightnesS and grace in the
music of Mozart which is exactly akin
to the same qualities in the more serious
musician. One could not say this of
Haydn. The tripping measures of the
latter, even in many of his symphonies,
have little kinship with the works of the
great master, whereas the man who
wrote the minuet in the symphony in
G minor had a musical spirit exactly
akin to that of Beethoven in the metro
nome movement" of the Eighth SYM
phony."
This Is more easily realized in the
quiet of the home music hour than in
any number of attendances at the con-
cert hail.
Even If one is peculiarly hardy in
attending public performances, it is not
likely that he will hear any one work
more than few times, in a lifetime of
such attendances.
1t is different with the records, pro-
vided the listener puts himself under
severe musical dicipline, and attends his
own concerts as he does those in public
at not too frequent intervals.
Self mastery is necessary, for the
temptation is to overdo. Still there is a
golden mean, by the use of which he
will not run his music into the ground,
nor put himself back into the class of
concertgoers who never hear the same
thing more than few times.
The works of Beethoven alone would
require lifetime, but for good measure
we throw in MoZart
These two offer a lifetime of interest.
We mean not to the musician, but to
the lay listener. He would find that all
Beethoven would make him a dull lis
tener: the master is too much, for a
steady diet.
Let him tighten it with Mozart. as he
would coffee with cream, remembering
that the cream is as important as the
coffee after all.
Nor would We restrict him. if his purse
holds out, to these two alone, but allow
him, from time to time. some of the
works of the other mighty musicians,
and of the lesser, too. not even sneezing
at good fox trot
The bulk should be of Beethoven.
however, and the lesser bulk of Mozart.
If any one can think up a better pro-
gram than this for the record collector,
he is welcome to try it for himself, to
enjoy and see how it works out. The
world is wide. the world of music no
less so. 1t has something in it for
every one. It has no music better than
that of Beethoven and Mozart.
Evening star., 1937-11-08
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES &. TRACEWELL.

While the rest Of the world thinks
about war and politics, let us here think
about Beethoven and Mozart.
Why not?
Their music remains to us as q pre-
cious legacy. There is other music,
reams of it, much of 1t wonderful, but
none more beautiful than that Of these
two.
The point of our consideration is that
If one determines to collect phonograph
records today, some concentration will
be necessary.
There are too many fine things to be
collected, for any one except million
aire, and they never seem interested in
anything except pictures.
The rest of us will have to be con-
tent with samples.
Who that collects the new electrical
recordings, far surprising anything of
the past (and vastly improved in tona]
quality even within the last year, will
be able to have all the 80 Beethoven
piano sonatas?
The best most of us can hope to do is
to have samples.
What glorious samples!
Some must content themselves with
the "Erioca Symphony" for instance.
and the Moonlight Sonata"
Many will be able to do better The
point seems to be that since one cannot
have all, one must be very careful in
deed, to have only the good.
This will mean that no one may
sample eyen the works of all the great
masters.
Some must be left out.
A haphaZard collection, based on no
more than the old idea that Il know
what ! like" will get one nowhere,
musically speaking.
That is what one does attending con-
certs; that is why whole race of
musical hermits has arisen, men and
women who take their music at home
as they please, not as some one else
pleases.
These hermits have by far the best
OF it, at least they feel so. You will see
them hurrying home with big package
under the arm
In that package is something mar
velous.
No one who becomes a musical hermit
This is not a sheet of music, in the
sense that term is commonly used; it
is the real music itself!
X X x
The haphazard collection was tried,
in the old days. One gathered a Won
derful list-and now what does it
amount to?
Nothing.
There was no plan.
Mostly voice records, because those
were the best, in the old days.
Today the instrumental recording is
the best.
A world of orchestral and chamber
music is opened to the music hungry
person
The real thing, now, not just a nice
imitation.
But that world is too big, too wide,
altogether too vast
The listener must confine his desires.
Let him consider Beethoven and
Mozart.
1t is significant that the big record
ing companies in the last wear have
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Shooting Stars.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
SuperciliOus Human

SuperciIious Human.
The rain dropping lightly,
The sun shining brightly,
Arrive in the years mighty plan.
We blame or extol them.
But cannot control them.
We just do the best that we can.
Man thinks he's a wonder,
With lightning and thunder
Brought under restraint by his plan.
OF the world and its glory
He tells the old story
"It's doing the best that 1t can"
OF conquest we chatter
Such has been the matter
For discourse since life first began.
The world rolls securely.
A man says, demurely,
"It's going the best than it can!"
And still we are hearing
The strange voices nearing
That tell of the manners of man.
Mysterious forces
In infinite courses,
Say, Hes doing the best than he can" {"
Evening star., 1937-11-08

A great many American people never
heard much about Mr.. Charles E.
Bedaux, but his social negotiations may
be accepted as an indication that there
are points which Mr.. Bedaux has not
mastered. It must be admitted, how
ever, that he is entitled to consideration
as student of betting Odds although
his figures of to / on a Duke of Wind
sor tour would reflect better sense if they
had been reached earlier.
Evening star., 1937-11-08

A curiosity fingers in the public mind
plantations of how explosive material be-
comes scattered along the American coast
or in the Mediterranean Sea.
Evening star., 1937-11-08

A street-car ride has cash value. but
pust what is going to regulate it's rise or
fall is another of those questions which
pertain to high finance rather than to
the man who studies personal economics
while serving his country.
Evening star., 1937-11-08

A broadcasting company is eloquent,
but there are moments when the news
seems to wait on the ladies and gentle
men with melodious messages instead
of those who endeavor to keep up with
efforts to minimize the violence of great
wars.
Evening star., 1937-11-08
New Field for the Penny.

From the New York Sun.
The Mayor of Atlantic City says that
the parking meters in use there will be
altered to permit parking 10 minutes
for cent. It's encouraging to see
new field opening up for the cent.
Evening star., 1937-11-08

Justice Robb was appointed by Theo-
dore Roosevelt and will be retired by
Franklin Roosevelt. The two names
represent an epoch in the lives of many
men distinguished by faithful and COM
petent service.
Evening star., 1937-11-08
Nearing the Road Record.

FROM the Kansas City Star.
A racer on the Bonneville Salt Flats
in Utah has hit a new high speed of
3O9.6 miles an hour, approximately the
mark that seems to be aimed at by a
few OF the more ambitious highway
drivers.
Evening star., 1937-11-08

Fears of what the American Fedora
ton of Labor may do in American pol
itics have long existed AS the C. I. o.
arises effort is still made to impress the
worth of the ancient advice, Don't
Fight"
Evening star., 1937-11-08

The old Tammany tiger still takes
pride in the amount of punishment 1t
can survive. 1t always finds sympa-
thetic friends even when it is supposed
to be licking it's wounds.
Evening star., 1937-11-08

TOXIC is said to be on record for nom
acceptance of mediation. A nation seeks
to derive benefit sometimes by the simple
expedient of being hard to please.
Evening star., 1937-11-08

The stock market is said to be estab-
fishing new policy but, like almost
everything else relating to art and money,
a certain amount of time will be required
for the settlement of all questions.
Evening star., 1937-11-08

Airplanes continue to fall and the
delay in making winged travel compara-
lively safe is problem which seems
simple enough and yet which remains
cruelty difficult.
Evening star., 1937-11-08
Eyes and Ears.

THE eyes of the world are on states
man like you"
"Yes," answered Senator Sorghum.
"And there are lot of ears at the key
holes, too."
Evening star., 1937-11-08

and was stationed there until last sum-
mer. Explorer George Kennan began
life as telegraph operator in Cincinnati.
Once upon time he was night manager
of the Associated Press at Washington.
He and the young diplomat of his name
were born on the same day of the year,
February 16.
{0oeyrsshk 1879
Evening star., 1937-11-08
Jumping Out of Bed.

FIUm tHe Lowell Leader.
A health official in Texas says that
jumping hastily out of bed is dangerous.
But he will have to admit that most
people already are acting on that theory.
Evening star., 1937-11-08
Sure to Come.

Now let the gathering statesmen fling
Defiant banners bravely out.
We know there will be quarreling,
Though not, as yet, Just what about
Evening star., 1937-11-08
Mild ApDrobatiOn.

IT suppose you enjoy classical music" "
said the artistic person.
NO." answered Mr.. Cumrox. Il don't
exactly enjoy it. But as social diver
sion it's more interesting than trying to
keep up conversation"
Evening star., 1937-11-08
Servant Problem.

The cook has left.
We are bereft.
She cleared the ice box out.
We ask in tones Of doubt
Her way was deft--
What has she left?
Evening star., 1937-11-08

Jud Tunkins says people are so afraid
of laughing at the wrong time that a
comedian has to hire an ad writer.
Evening star., 1937-11-08
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"Dar is heap O. mistaken kindness" :"
said Uncle Eben. MANY man who
loves music gets hisself q saxophone and
treats i terrible bad" eS
Evening star., 1937-11-08

"He who has a friend he can trust"
said Hi Ho, the sage of Chinatown, "has
treasure beyond anything wealth can
buy"
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Evening star., 1937-04-06
Ray Wins Final Round.

rAMARATA focused his attack with
success on Rays head in the sew
enth round as both missed frequently,
but Ray rallied in the final heat, con-
Meeting effectively to the midsection
and head before Nick retaliated with
two belated rights to Ingram's bobbing
noggin.
The Stars score sheet showed In
gram in front by the margin of one
half point with three rounds to Ray,
three to Nick and two even
Ossie Stewart, Pittsburgh colored
middleweight, disposed of Rudy Mar
shall very conclusively after 2 minutes
and 80 seconds of the third round in q
scheduled six-round semi-final. A left
hook plunked Rudy through the ropes
head first. He clambered back into
the ring, but arrived on his knees just
as Tinekeeper Pat O'Connor tolled
the necessary 10.
Other preliminaries saw Clarence,
Sloat, Baltimore lightweight, score
technical knockout over Paul Scaffaro
of New York when Scaffaro suffered
broken right thumb in the fifth round;
Hunter Crostic, Richmond welter-
weight, gain a split decision over
Sam Bracala of Baltimore, and Ole.
Anderson, LeonardtoWn lightweight,
trim Mike OLeary of Baltimore. BE-
Nearly l,400 spectators paid 1882
to witness the fussing e,