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Evening star., 1938-10-11

The integrity Of Hawaiian music,
about which We spoke here recently
with the aid OF q musical spider) Is
threatened by the prevailing fad Of
using the "steel" guitar In renditions Of
ordinary American dance tunes.
No amount Of slurring walls or slides
will make an average dance tune any
thing except an American fox trot, but
the trouble is that 1t will make people
unacquainted with the real thing think
they are hearing Hawaiian music"
Nothing could be farther from the
truth, for the real thing is matter OF
inner spirit. Take good "hillbilly"
tune and garnish 1t with ukuleles, 1t
still remains Anglo-American, one with
the weaver ballads of the textile coun-
ties across the sea.
You can orchestrate Hawaiian melo-
dies, Of course, to make good fox-trot
tunes for modern dancing. because they
are essentially rhythmical. but 1t is i'm
possible to take tin pan alley song
and make it Hawaiian, at least in the
ears OF those who know the real thing.
~ -
This comes about because there is q
certain naive simplicity about Hawaiian
tunes which removes them forever from
the cheap stuff with which the ears OF
dancers are battered endleSSly.
There is never any striving for effect
in Hawaiian music, and this Is all the
more remarkable because they got their
urge from Americans, who are always
striving for effect, one way or another.
This is a matter of inner light. one
growing from the soil Of the islands,
evidently Those who know the natives
say they are the happiest people in the
world, not because they have read any
books on How to BE Happy" but simply
because they are.
This means that the inner glow OF a
happy nature Is on their songs, even in
the mOurnful ones. surely the most
naturally lugubrious OF all music. 1t is
scarcely necessary to say that tears and
laughter are closely allied, and that it
would be impossible for genuine senti-
ment to be expressed one way without
it cropping up at the other end as
the other.
There is scarcely anything genuine
about most OF our popular American
songs, as any one knows who listens to
them, especially II sung. The words
often are ungrammatical, the basic ideas
silly. and the music Of poor pattern.
Hawaiian music, on the other hand.
came into being as an expression OF per-
fectly natural emotions, added to when
America took over the islands by the
ever-occuring theme of friendship riven
through the return of new friends to
the mainland.
To the praise Of the beloved, of the
flowers of the islands, OF the waterfalls
and other natural features. was added
the sweet sorrow of parting, and of hope
for the return.
These natural themes have kept this
music from being silly. There is no
straining after SMILES. but simply the
praise of the red hibiscus, love of the
night blooming cereuS. and the decent
thought that one will be waiting by the
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Well Worth Seeing.

There has been much press comment
about the ate-lamented World Series, to
the effect that it was dull, one-sided
affair, and the result a foregone conclu
sion from the start, with the poor forlorn
Cubs so hopelessly outclassed that the
contest could scarcely be called anything
else than sort of baseball solitaire. In
their predictions they stated that the
Cubs might as well be playing bean bag
and that the Yanks would outshine them
In each ard every branch Of play The
impression was created that the Society
for the Prevention of Cruelty to Some
thing -or-Other ought to step in and
call it off. Then, when the series was
over, these writers were so hypnotized
by the score in games-four to nothing
that they failed to give credit to the
losers. Some of them wrote that the
struggle.
The truth of the matter is that the
Cubs put up an amazingly good per-
formance. They made not only gal
liant fight, but a good one. And as for
the statement that the series was not
worth seeing, that can hardly be true
of any World Series, and certainly not of
this years. The play was nowhere near
as one-sided as the score would seem to
indicate. For exactly one-third of the
thirty-six innings played, either the score
was tied or the Cubs were ahead. Did
they fail to hit as well as the Yanks?
Evening star., 1938-10-11

mon enemy, but the fact Of their meeting
and exchanging courtesies will signalize
the moral, rather than political, alliance
which exists between the United States
and the British commonwealth.
If The British rulers do not already
plan to visit the United States they
would certainly be receptive to the sug-
gestion that they not return to England
without at least a brief visit to the
United States, and If a more extended
tour of the country should be possible
it would be an admirable opportunity to
carry directly to the American people
the significance Of their kinship to the
commonwealth of nations on which the
sun never sets.
Evening star., 1938-10-11
Jubilee of Safety.

Twenty-Five years ago the now COM
monplace phrase Safety First" was
familiar only to the workers of few
specialized industries-the railroads and
steel mills were the leaders. Death,
mutilation, permanent disability, produc-
tion losses, and pay-check shrinkage were
the wages of industrial employment. The
toll increased from year to year. In 1918
the National Safety Council was born.
Its staff consisted of one man, w. H.
Cameron, now it's managing director, and
one stenographer.
Overnight Safety First" became a
catchWord, guide, and a part Of the
language. The organization grew, reached
into every major industry and business
OF the Nation. And industrial accidents
dropped off in inverse ratio. The auto
mobile increased in popularity and added
a new danger to the national safety
factor. The Safety Council kept pace.
On the anniversary Of his organizations
founding, Mr.. Cameron predicts still
greater strides in the war against acci-
dents. The cruX of the traffic situation,
he holds, is the education of the driver.
Rapid progress is being made in engineer
ing highways as nearly foolproof as
possible. Enforcement, through CO.
ordinated effort, and greater technical
training of officers, is moving forward.
Many other problems remain to be
solved, but the outlook for the coming
years is optimistic. The home remains
the greatest source of disabling accidents,
and in the industrial field the small shop,
store or factory still is largely unsuper-
vised
Once these fields have been thoroughly
covered, the ideal of confining accidents
to those which are truly unavoidable will
be near. But that will come only when
every individual recognizes his RESPONSE
bility for his fellows as we'll as himself,
and when he discards the time-worn
theory, lit won't happen to me-"
Evening star., 1938-10-11
ICan't Grow Old!
(ROndeau.)

(Rondeau.)
can't grow old. White locks should be
Content to sip a cup Of tea,
With tranquil friends when shadows
fall
And lengthen on some vine-draped
wall
But seem built contrarily.
long to share Youths jolity.
To strive at games-or possibly
Cavort bit in festive hall
I can't grow old.
And when a snow-clad hill see,
I even yearn to coast or skee!
For ripened ways have no call,
Quiescence suits me not at all;
There must be something wrong with
me-
I can't grow Old.
D. A. G.
Evening star., 1938-10-11
ROyal Visitors.

The United States is not often host to
reigning monarchs from other countries,
and has never received visit from a
reigning British sovereign, SO the news
that King George and Queen Elizabeth
may visit this country during the course
of their trip to Canada next summer
was received by Americans with enthusi-
asm.
Former King Prajadhipok of Siam was
the last ruler to visit Washington, and
not since 1926, when Queen Marie of
Rumania came to these shores with her
children, Ileana and Nicholas, have the
American people had an opportunity to
pay their respects to- "a European chief
of state. More than that, the trip of
George and Elizabeth will be the first
ever made to the New World by ruling
English sovereigns.
Outside of their own Government, the
American people possess deeper inter-
est in the British commonwealth and
its rulers perhaps than any other gov
ernment in the world, and the possibil-
ity Of displaying the feeling that persists
in this country for England, as the other
great world democracy, excites their
imagination.
Beyond the purely sentimental aspects
Of the meeting which may occur be-
tween President Roosevelt and the
British sovereigns lie more substantial
matters of practical international rela-
tions. The two leaders will conclude no
alliance, will Mot no attack upon q COM
Evening star., 1938-10-11

Yes, they did-by four hits only, the
count in that department being thirty
three to rty-seven-hardly enough to
cause Chicagos debacle. The breaks OF
the game were about equally divided.
The Cubs made just as many spectacular
fielding plays as did the Yanks-maybe
more. And in ordinary routine fielding
the Cubs did lot better than the Yanks.
making but three errors to their oppo-
nents' six.
Millions followed these games with the
expectation that New York would furnish
the most powerful hitters, and they got
badly fooled. The leader was Marty OF
the Cubs, with 500. Who was next?
Why, that was Hack of the same team,
with All. Surely the YankS come in
after this, you say? No, they don't
Cavarretta of Chicago does, with 1852, all
of these averages being compiled In a
minimum of at least ten official times at
have got hundred to one against the
three leadings batters being Cubs-and
just to clinch it Dizzy Dean got two hits
out of three times up for .667, if you
want to count that.
Why, then, didn't Chicago win? Some
sport writer's make habit of answering
this one by saying that they lacked that
indefinable something. That gets by If
no better reason can be found. In this
case the better reason-in fact, the only
reason, that Chicago didn't win at least
two out of those four games, stares you
right in the face. You will find 1t in the
composite box score, under the column
runs batted in"-twenty- for New
York, eight for Chicago. If you don't
believe that tells the story, any military
man will tell you that artillery is effec-
tive only when there is something to
shoot at, and is virtually wasted on bar
rem country. What profiteth it a team to
get two home runs with the bases empty
if their adversary in the next inning
emptieth the fully-loaded bases with a
roaring double?
Evening star., 1938-10-11
Addition to Story on
Capt. w. H. Stayton.

10 tne Eoltor OF Inc 6tr:
THE account of Capt. w. H. Stayton
and his work hobby, in last night s
Star, is true and very interesting, but not
quite complete.
As one who has been associated with
him for many years. should like to add
that while he works II or IA hours a
day, he neither requires nor expects such
q schedule from his associates and en-
>ployeS. There is no suggestion OF
punching the time clock" in his office;
consequently there is no clock-watching
on the part of employees. I doubt If
there are many men In the country who
allow az much latitude to others In the
matter OF work hours
The result of this attitude is that en-
ployeS consider overtime work, when it is
necessary, as a privilege rather than q
hardship: they are happy in their work
and, year after year, stay with boss"
who is a friend and an inspiration.
AN ASSOCIATE.
October 6, 1888.
Evening star., 1938-10-11
Takes Issue With
Former Reader"

Former Reader"
To the Editor Of The Star:
In answer to an article appearing in
The Star of October entitled "The
Star Loses a Subscriber" and signed
Former Reader would like to make
a comment.
The fact that the writer of such an
article processes to be Of English descent,
after calling Chamberlain various low
down names, and being ashamed of one
of that race for being so contemplate,
is proof enough that he at best does not
deserve to be of English descent. That
is old stuff and has been used over and
over again by those with weak srgu-
ments who attempt to cover up their
own prejudices.
1t seems rather strange that the
writer should consider Sir Neville Cham
ber1ain SO contemplate in doing all in
his power to avert ghastly war which
threatened the whole civilized world. Is
it possible that the writer of such an ar
ticle would be willing to sacrifice tens
of millions Of innocent lives for the
preservation of an ideal, or for nothing
more or less than a personal private
conviction?
Millions Of persons throughout the
world during the war crisis constantly
prayed for peace and have considered
Chamberlains pleas for peace OF Divine
guidance.
Boake Carter In . recent article said Of
Evening star., 1938-10-11
Nazi 'Diplomacy.'

1act and hneSSe nave never been the
hallmarks of German statecraft. 1t has
preferred the mailed fist to the velvet
glove OF diplomacy. 1t eschews con-
Citation where power policy will more
readily serve the purpose. The Nazis
run true to Teutonic form in that re-
spect. Their successive and successful
def1ances of the Treaty of Versailles
were instances The Austrian Anschluss
was another. The absorption of one
fifth OF Czechoslovakia-one of history's
supreme illustrations of conquest by in
timidation-is Hitler's tour de force, but
evidently not the last to judge by the
turbulence which runs like the leitmotif
OF one of his favorite Wagnerian operas
through the speech at Saarbruecken on
Sunday.
Even those who would trust the Fueh-
rer's recent protestations can hardly
avoid questioning the sincerity of his
desire for European appeasement after
reading his thrusts at democratic in
stitutions, his implied demand for I'm
ternal reconstruction" in Great Britain
as the price of peace with Germany, and
his militant announcement that the
tions OF the Siegfried Line facing the
frontier of France.
1t seems incredibly inept that within
ten days of the Anglo German entente"
sealed at Munich with Chamberlain,
Hitler should have given voice to an
outburst bound to evoke resentment in
Great Britain. The Fuehrer virtually
serves notice on the British nation that
Il must not allow "a Duff Cooper or an
Eden or a Churchill to come into power
instead Of Chamberlain 1t is just
About thirty-f1ve years ago that France,
on Germanys demand, dismissed one of
her greatest foreign ministers, Theophile
Delcasse, because he had the effrontery
to support the Anglo French entente
projected by King Edward VII. 1t is
npP0AoAitAy Al LAC ooilC 1ACStOilll6 opAIit
that Benes' removal from the presidency
of C5echoslovakia was decreed last week
Now the Nazis warn Britain that if she
dares to install prime minister and gov
ernment unapalatable to Germany, such
action might be looked upon in Berlin
as q casus Belli.
Making all due allowance for the fact
that Hitler was holding forth publicly
for the first time after adding 10000
900 Germans and 43,500 square miles to
the Reich" and was in correspondingly
exhilarant mood, it is difficult to under
stand why he should have seen fit to
say things which clearly jeopardize, If
they do not undermine, the vaunted new
Franco-German rapprochement and
Anglo-German understanding before the
Ink on either OF them has had time to
dry. There are some people in the world,
though their name is not legion, who
setting aside earlier bitterness, would
take Hitler at his word and believe that
Munich, in Mr.. Chamberlain's hopeful
idiom, means peace in our time" But
the Fuehrer is doing mighty little to
bolster their faith.
Evening star., 1938-10-11
Letters to the Editor must bear
the name and address of the uriter,
although the use OF q pseudonyn, for
publication IS permissible. Please be
brief!

the group typified by Former Reader:
THE very evils against which they
shrieked in hysterical disregard for fact,
logic, practically or reason, then rise to
engulf their very own country for which
they professed such love. And like rats
they flee the sinking ship"
A CONSTANT READER.
October 9, 1888.
Evening star., 1938-10-11
Twenty Years Ago
The World Var Day by Day
October IL, 1918.

On the north sector of the Drocourt-
Queant switch line, Horne attacked be-
hind heavy barrage. Craonne and La
Fere, on the Disc, were more than half
surrounded. Many prisoners were taken.
and more enemy communications dis
rupted.
The American First Army advanced
five miles through the Argonne, taking
1000 prisoners. and the strong point OF
Grand Pre-. North of the Suippe, the
enemy abandoned forty miles OF front
line positions. Austria and Turkey In
formed Germany that they had had
enough, and would accept President
Wilson's peace termG
Evening star., 1938-10-11
A Good Brain Tonic
The Haskin Quiz Book.

This excellent little publication, con-
tanning 750 questions and answers on
such subjects as History, Biographies,
Sports, Politics, Familiar Sayings, Sci
ence, Geography, Abbreviations, Gov
ernment and numerous others, Is Just
what you need to sharpen your wits-an
the questions you can answer-youll be
surprised at how much you've forgotten.
Order your copy now-you'l never get
more for a dime, both In worth and en-
joyment.
Evening star., 1938-10-11
Resents Parallel Drawn
BY German Ambassador.

TO the Ed1tOr OF Ihe Bttr:
Through two different mediums,
namely the radio and the newsreel, the
German Ambassador, Mr.. Dieckhoff, has
recently compared the transfer Of the
. Sudetens to Germany with our American
Revolution. What reasoning! Our fore
fathers fought against their native lands,
where autocracy existed, and for their
new homeland. whose principles of de-
mocracy insured them that freedom and
liberty of conscience, which only de-
mocracy can give. and without which
man Is as the beast. Are we to believe
that the reasoning Of the German Am
bassador in this matter is typical Of the
present intelligence of the German ma
ton? A READER.
October. 6, 1898.
Evening star., 1938-10-11
Excitement.

Excitement.
There is a lot of excitement in run
ming an automobile" remarked the
cheerful citizen.
EYES," answered the man who smells
of gasoline, "it gives you the interest
of uncertainty. You never know wheth-
er you are going to be late for dinner
OF early at the emergency hospital"
Evening star., 1938-10-11

Born twenty-five years too soon" is
the sad song sung by many a husband
of the pre-war decades who spent hours
hooking up his wifes party dresses, no
two Of which worked alike. Today, one
Zip and there you are!
Evening star., 1938-10-11

Lindbergh lied, charge Soviet airmen.
Well, Lindbergh is still Lindbereh and
we guess Soviet airmen are still Soviet
alrmen. O, yes, we almost forgot; they
called him ''lackey" also.
Evening star., 1938-10-11

If Washingtonians will keep as far
ahead of last year in the coming Com
munity Chest campaign as they have In
the Red Cross drive, many a prayer for
aid and sustenance will be turned into
one Of thanksgiving.
Evening star., 1938-10-11

II European statesmen are seeing
spots before their eyes these days so
that they can scarce aim at grouse or
stag properly it may be- those dark
areas on the map of Africa indicating
former German colonies.
Evening star., 1938-10-11
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Evening star., 1938-10-11
Shooting Stars.
By PHILANDER JOHNSON.
RefutatiOn.

RefutatiOn.
We have no poets-oft they say
This harsh, unfeeling thing;
Yet every day that slips away
New evidence doth bring
That we have bards who can indite
Fair words of cheer and hope
Particularly when they write
OF cigarettes and soap.
They do not write for selfish fame,
Nor sing of warriors rude;
The useful virtues they proclaim
OF some ones breakfast food.
The world will thank them when they're
gone,
And lose them with sigh;
We have no poets? Out upon
So base a calumny!
Evening star., 1938-10-11

The District of Columbia Loan Shark
Act, like much other legislation, appears
to shed teeth almost as fast as they can
be inserted.
Evening star., 1938-10-11

HAS anybody here seen Kelly?" Yes.
"Where?" In almost the last place one
would look for him; playing at right
end for Notre Dame.
Evening star., 1938-10-11
Strife.

A man; if we believe what's said
In modern scientific terms,
Is little else, from foot to head,
Than Just battlefield for germs.
Evening star., 1938-10-11
Cold Comfort.

Don't let your troubles make you sigh,
They're certain to disperse.
You will have others by and by,
And maybe they'll be worse.
Evening star., 1938-10-11

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If you can't be happy yohsef," said
Uncle Eben, "yoh kin at least avoid
bein' disagreeable. an give somebody
else = chance"
Evening star., 1938-10-11
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do you think the railroads realize
their responsibilities"
Some of them DON'T" answered Sen
ator Sorghum, "they are too busy i'm
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"The man that has really accomplished
something" said Hi Ho, the sage of
Chinatown, may be pardoned for boast
ing, but I have little patience with the
man that brags about what he is going
to do"
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Of New Englanders?-S. w. F.
A. Who's Who in New England, pub
lished by the A. N. Marquis Co.. con-
tains 12,445 biographical sketches Of lead
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The Washington times., 1938-05-26
DEPUTY QUOTED
British AviatriX
Plans World Hop

LONDON, May 26 GN.SO
Mrs. Betty Kirby Green, the British
aviatrix, who took part in a
record-breaking England to Cape
town and back flight last year, to-
day was planning a four-day $4,000
mile world flight.
The flight is scheduled to take
place in July, and Mrs. Kirby
Green will be accompanied by c.
w. A. Scott, the well-known British
aviator, who will act as copilot.
The Washington times., 1938-05-26
U. S. TO OFFER
$50 WITNESSES
IN HARLAN TRIAL
Night Sessions Ordered
To Speed Testimony

LONDON, KY, May 26 0.N.SO.
Wading deep in a story Of blood
shed and terrorism, the Govern
ment today prepared to speed up
its case against large group Of
Harlan county coal operators and
former place officers for 10-year
feud with the United Mines
Workers.
$50 TO TESTIFY
With $50 or more witnesses
ready to take the stand, the prose
eution already has interrogated
10 persons in the two days of
actual trial.
Federal Judge H. Church Ford
ordered night sessions for the lat
ter half of the week to escape a
Saturday hearing and to hurry
the flow Of evidence that is ex-
pected to take more than month.
Clinton C. Ball, who is await
ing the outcome of an appeal in
his election contest for sheriff of
Harlan county, was the Govern
ment's principal witness yester-
day.
DEPUTY QUOTED
He related a conversation with
a deputy sheriff on the day that
Bennett Musick, 10, son OF a
United Mine workers organizer,
had been slain. Ball was a jailer
at the time and quoted the deputy
as saying:
Something IS going to hap
pen tonight. Every gun in the
place is out and around"
The Washington times., 1938-05-26
WILL GET CAPS

Capital City School of Nurses
will hold commencement exercises
at 8 p. m. Friday in the assembly
hall at Gallinger Hospital. A
dance and reception will follow.
The Washington times., 1938-05-26
CHORAL CLUB PROGRAM

The Choral Club Of woodrow
Wilson High School was to en-
tertain today at the ladies day
luncheon of the Kiwanis Club at
the MayfloWer,