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Evening star., 1938-11-29
THIS AND THAT
BIZ Charles Z. Trnce.peH.

narrow the possible deld Of musical ap-
probation.
There is no blow Any real music lover
can receive. or give himself, worse than
this. When he does something to him
self which cuts him of from the whole
realm Of music, he is delivering an IRE
trievable hurt to his own bump of musical
appreciation.
y
Instead Of resenting the loves, musi-
cally speaking, Of another, one should try
to find out, If possible, what there is
about the speciality which so draws the
fellow.
In this way one might discover that,
as strange as 1t might seem at first, one
did not really know 1t ALL" that the
precious home store of recorded music
is very tiny, after all, In comparison with
the great whole.
Now this whole of music, this enticing
great pearl. is rather spiritual and intel
lectual than physical
"Out OF thin air" 1t comes, the uni
versal language for sinner and saint, de-
pending not only on what it does to the
listener but what the listener does to it..
If we think of the listener as music
lover, and, of course, he is that, or he
would not be listening, we must think
of the musician as music lover, too, else
he would not be playing.
1t is as music lovers that the two meet,
indeed are often one, and must help
each other.
1t is impossible for the listener to help
the player, and the composer. without
listening carefully, and, above all, with
a perfectly free mind.
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It is impossible for the listener to have
free mind, like fine piece of white
paper waiting to be written upon, If he
holds sides for this or that style Of COM
position, type of music, or builds up q
type Of mental snobbery which believes
that what he likes is somehow superior,
in some magic way, to what some other
friend of music prefers.
1t is difficult to feel that he really be-
lieves so; what he is doing, no doubt, is
whistling to keep up his own courage
in the great domain Of music, which, he
is beginning to see, is far, far greater
than he - glt.
There was time when he liked only
"jazz" pieces, and played nothing else
Then the symphony division Of the great
woodlands struck him all a-heap, and
left him gasping for air.
He was so submerged by the floods Of
sound that his mind refused to believe
longer in his former love, and he would
have none of it.
Dimly he saw great paths, marked
concerto" "cantata," song" folk
song" opera" and many others, In
Guiding such charming by-paths as
Hawaii" but he was afraid to enter,
and foolishly thought to ease his soul
by sneering at them, lest he lose his
new love, symphony" In time he will
find that the big and little sisters Of
lovely symphony all belong to the same
wonderful family, and then he will love
them all at last.
Evening star., 1938-11-29
Prince Georges Police

Announcement by Prince Georges
County police officials that they will
begin compiling data this week in an
effort to convince the State Legis-
lature of the need for a flfteen-man
increase in the force gives rise to
speculation as to what sort Of infor-
nation will be assembled.
It is reported the data will note
that Prince Georges is larger in area
and greater In population than
Montgomery County, yet has police
force of only eighteen men, about
half that Of Montgomery.
No doubt the more spectacular ex-
ploits of the officers, such as the
capture Of suspects in the hold-up
of Washington liquor store. will be
cited. Facts and figures probably
can be complied that will show an
impressive number of arrests and
convictions. Files of correspondence
can be exhibited to prove that many
requests for service of police have to
be refused for lack of men.
In the face of such data it will be
difficult for legislator or citizen to
dispute the need and desirability Of
more policemen. But the public will
watch closely to see If any data will
be made available to answer legis-
lator or taxpayer who might have
the temerity to ask: What about
Jimmie's and the slot machines?"
Certainly residents of the county,
who would have to foot the bill for
more officers, will be interested in
any evidence the police heads pro-
duce to indicate that the notorious
gambling establishment on Bladens-
burg road would have been closed, or
the slot machine ban enforced, if
there had been thirty-three police
instead of eighteen in the county.
Evening star., 1938-11-29
Opposes Suggestion to
Regulate Pedestrians.

10 tne EoltoE OF Inc 6tAf:
write to commend the Logan
Thomas Circle Citizens Association on
their opposition to pedestrian control on
the ground that, The pedestrian needs
more protection without sacrificing his
rights"
In my estimation, that is the sanest
stand yet taken by local group and I
write with feeling, having been knocked
down by an automobile that was making
a turn while was crossing on green
light. I suffered intensely and was IN
capacitated for two months. Besides
having been left with permanently
weak back, often become completely
unnerved when crossing streets, for I
have had three near accidents since; all
when crossing on a green light.
Hours and hours Of conference time
have been Ito my mind wasted by
officials and others, the past several
years, and columns upon columns Of
publicity have been written about this
matter: yet nothing has been done to
remedy conditions, which all the time
have grown steadily worse.
Autoists, as a mass, never give the
fright Of way" to pedestrians crossing
on the green light, for If they do try to
comply with that law many Of them are
caught by the change of light just as
pedestrians so often are, and that ties
up traffic even more.
Why do not the officials get written
suggestions from all policemen? Surely
they, of all men, should have valuable
suggestions to give, providing they'd
not be in danger of losing their jobs for
their frankness.
I have wondered why we could not
have the amber light left on longer, as
suggested before, permitting pedestrians
to cross on that and that alone? It
might slow up traffic few seconds but
it would surely cut down fatalities, and,
after all, believe that has been the
aim OF our public safety committees for
the past several years.
After all is said, hope. the Boston
plan, as advocated by the Logan
Thomas Circle Association, or some
other plan, will be given fair trial be-
>fore 1t Is decided to arrest pedestrians
for trying to use their best judgment in
saving their own lives, when our pres
ent traf1ic laws give them so little pro-
lection. A HELPLESS PEDESTRIAN.
November 20.
Evening star., 1938-11-29
Cites Dilemma In
Snow Removal.

To the Editor Of The Star:
Now that we are having our first snow,
we who live on the south side of Sun
derland place NV. are confronted with
a puzzle. What can we do with the
snow we clean off the sidewalk in front
Of our homes?
There is no time limit on the parking
of autos on our side OF this one-block
street, while on the north side, where
there is no building fronting, there are
metal signs reading. mo parking at any
time" Why should this be? There is
only puny, 4-foot, old-time brick paved
sidewalk, which I believe is cleared by
the District Where can we throw the
snow we clear of? There are autos
parked at our curb. Shall we put the
snow on the running boards and fen
ders? There seems to be no other dis
position to make Of It,. A. Mel. A.
November Is.
Evening star., 1938-11-29
Opponents of Armament

Taking to heart the lesson Of
Munich, this Government is re-
doubling its efforts to modernize
Americas military defense system.
That does not indicate that the
United States is preparing to fight
the battles Of the world, but it does
mean that real start is being made
in equipplng this country to defend
its vital interests, wherever they may
Ge If that represents radical de-
parture from established American
policy, the explanation is to be found
in the fact that the totalitarian
states, during recent months, have
convincingly demonstrated their
utter disregard of any restraining
influence except the ability to meet
force with force.
In all probability, there is no i'm
mediate danger that any foreign
power or combination of powers will
attack this country. Such an under
taking would involve risks which
cur potential enemies are not now
prepared to take, but the present
situation should not be permitted to
obscure the fact that states with
whom our relations are strained
nations like Germany, Italy and
Japan-are arming at a rate sur
passing anything contemplated here.
It must be remembered that Amer
ica's current re-armament program,
limited as it is, will not be completed
for five years. How many were there
In 1888 to foresee the Germany, Italy
and Japan of today?
Because of the absence of any
present military threat to this coun.
try, there is developing determined
opposition to the defense program.
Outstanding among these opponents
of armament is Senator Clark of
Missouri.
Asserting that miiitaristc groups
here are using war hyster.a' as a
SoFSA w pAo1lAOGC o1lOt14Ct pQ4AlH-
priming program in behalf of heavy
industry, Senator Clark, according
to press reports, has announced that
he will oppose expansion Of arma-
ments at the next session of Con-
gress, and seek as a substitute enact
ment of legislation to make existing
neutrality legislation more manda-
tory" to inaugurate super tax"
program in event of war, and to pro-
vide for referendum measure to
give the voters the present powers of
Congress to declare a foreign war.
The immediate effect of that pro-
gram, If enacted into law, would be
to deprive this country of any effec-
tive voice in international affairs,
even in matters vitality affecting the
nations OF this hemisphere. But
that would be by no means its great
est evil. Should the views of Senator
Clark prevail, this country. would be
unable to defend itself if attacked
by a major power three, four or five
years In the future. It has been
amply demonstrated in England and
France that years are required for
the organization of an adequate
defense, and those countries now are
paying the penalty for tagging be-
hind the pace set by the dictators.
1t is to be hoped that the same
mistake will not be made here.
Evening star., 1938-11-29
Shooting Stors
Truly Feminine.
BY PHnAANDER JOHNSON.

Truly Feminine.
The woman politician made speech,
An effort stout and long,
Which aimed, all earnestly, to teach
The unenlightened throng.
And there her valiant sisterhood,
From near and far away,
Assembled with intentions good
To hear what she might say.
She spoke with jealous eagerness
In phrases aptly turned;
She felt requited, more or less,
BY what her friends had learned.
But wher she talked the matter DER,
She found-and courage fled
They all remembered what she wore
Instead Of what she said.
Evening star., 1938-11-29
Says Holland Has Given
Real Help to Jews.
To the Editor Of The Star:

was glad to read the truly Christian
sentiments expressed by Amy H.
Graham in her letter to the editor Of
The Star under date of November IA, on
the subject of the suffering Jews Of
Germany. I heartily agree with Miss
Graham that, 1--WE, with other civilized
countries, should act before a great race
is irretrievably crushed and its genius
lost to the world It's all very well
to shout our indignant protest against
Nazi atrocities; but to our shame, while
we here in America are just shouting. !"
Holland, the little country with the
great heart, is living up to her time
honored custom Of being the good Sa.
marian!
While the pious cries in England and
America are stu reverberating through
the ether. the dod.fearing. sturdy Dutch
Evening star., 1938-11-29

the statistics on the number of traf-
flc fatalities due to carelessness on
the part Of pedestrians, and they
know the views Of the majority Of
Washington's citizens. Yet for weeks
practically nothing has been done.
There Is certainly no valid reason
why the Commissioners should mark
time on the question Of pedestrian
control while Congress is not in
session.
Evening star., 1938-11-29
Thanks Star for Article
On Library Association.

To the Editor Of The Star:
wish to express to you and to The
Star my appreciation and that Of our
Arlington County Library Association
for your story about our work.
Mrs. Jessie FAINT Evans article on
Sunday, November 20, should help to
make our work better known to the pub
Lie. And as more people know of the
work of the libraries, their possibilities
of service to the communities are in
creased. MRS. r. w. LIVINGSTON,
President Of the Arlington County Library
Associations
November IS.
Evening star., 1938-11-29
The Tax Hearings

The opposition so far expressed to
q local sales tax seems to ignore the
situation which prompted the sales
tax proposal. The opposition is
based chiefly on the repeated con-
tention that the sales tax is not
levied in accordance with ability to
pay and is therefore beyond the pale
of reasonable consideration. OF
course, taxes should be levied accord
Ing to ability to pay in so far as
practical taxation can be adjusted
to this equitable principle. But
when taxes so levied fail to produce
the necessary revenue, then the sales
tax-as more than half of the self
taxing States have found to their
advantage - becomes the logical
source of additional revenue.
In the District of Columbia opinion
seems generally to favor the repeal
of the gross receipts, or business
privilege tax and the repeal of the
Intangible personal property tax. 1t
would be comforting to believe that
these taxes could be repealed with
out the imposition of substitutes.
That unfortunately is impossible.
Both taxes are substantial revenue
producers and substantial revenue
producers must be found to take
their place.
Some spokesmen before the Com
missioners' Tax Advisory Committee
yesterday advocated graduated
personal income tax in place of the
proposed sales tax, as the income
tax is levied in accordance with
ability to pay. If the issue was
merely the arbitrary choice between
these two forms of taxation, without
other considerations, there would be
much to support the local graduated
income tax.
The issue, however, is complicated
by other considerations. A local in
come tax in the District of Columbia,
twice turned down by Congress, is OF
doubtful benefit as revenue raiser
because of the wholesale exemptions
that would follow equitable and valid
application of the tax under condi-
tions peculiar to the District Of Co.
lumbia; conditions which do not
exist outside the District of Columbia.
Experience has pretty thoroughly
demonstrated the futility Of again
attempting the enactment of local
income tax.
The States which have adopted
the sales tax have found it steady
producer of revenue, easily collected.
The sales tax now ranks as the
second largest producer Of State
revenues. And to meet the Districts
new, heavier revenue needs, a local
sales tax, with certain essentials
exempt, has much to commend it.
Nobody loves taxes. But unless
the advantages and disadvantages
of various tax plans are discussed
against the background of condi-
tions which actually exist in the
District of Columbia, including ade-
uuate consideration OF the taxes
already paid and by whom under
existing tax laws, the hearings now
In progress will not be of great value
to anybody.
Evening star., 1938-11-29
Don't try to boost your own opinions
bv attempting to run down the opinions

Don't try to boost your own opinions
by. attempting to run down the opinions
Of others.
It is tantamount, in the intellectual
realm. to the discarded tactics In sales
manship of knocking the competitor.
They found it didn't work, because 1t
built up more i'll will than sales.
Especially when discussing books and
music, it is wise to leave your friends
likes and dislikes alone.
Never try to convert him, or sneer
politely or roughly, as your disposition
may be, at his enthusiasms, or attempt
to lecture him out Of his Stiffness.
He may know better than you, after
all, that all good music is brother to all
other good music.
There Is an amazing similarity in the
goodness of Beethoven symphony and
good hillbilly song.
Both, in other words, are true to what
they try to be.
The one is good, as a symphony, and
the other is good as hillbilly song.
The listener has but to contrast a
poorly conceived symphony, heavy in the
working out, with Beethoven's third, to
understand that there can be as great
a divergence In this form of music as
in any other.
He has but to listen to one of the great
Strauss waltzes, and then to some imi-
tation by composer who lacked real
musical invention, to realize how vast
gulf separates the two.
A good Sousa march is one thing, and
an entirely different thing from one of
the many imitation marches which
swing along, all right, but utterly lack
either genuine melody or the distinctive
ness which makes the first great.
1t is the great gulf between the great
and the near-great, In music, and es-
pecially- the chasm which separates the
great from the mediocre, which permits
the honest difference of opinion.
The person who thinks music some
thing to argue about, rather than to play
or to listen to, may find himself only
showing his ignorance, vast as that gulf,
If he attempts to run down the opinions
OF others.
1t is a form of knocking" which has
little grace and utterly no common sense
about it. Even the newcomer to the
fringes of great art, who may happen
to think he knows music because he has
a few phonograph records, ought to
realize that the musical world is large
one, with plenty Of room in 1t for all
sorts Of tastes and distastes, likes and
dislikes.
1t is all right to hug ones own musical
enthusiasms, but it is all wrong to want
to kick another fellows too hard.
It doesn't hurt the enthusiasm, to kick
it, and it never changes the opinion Of
the one whose special hobby Is kicked,
but it does deliver a boomerang blow to
him who gives 1t.
This comes about because all such
StrictureS made too quickly for thought
Evening star., 1938-11-29
Claims Inconsistency
In American Policy.
To the Editor Of The Star:
November 26,

We have heard a lot Of hullabaloo
about the antagonistic attitude Of the
Fascist states toward the democracies
and the necessity for the Americas to
unite against them. Yet, why hasn't the
Spanish embargo been lifted? If the
present administration is not talking
through its hat why does 1t continue to
give the Fascist states every aid by
clamping an embargo on Loyalist Spain?
Very peculiar doings in this world, my
lads, very peculiar! OIL.
November 26.
Evening star., 1938-11-29

A good many of these specimens
OF the new feminine headgear are
likely to set a man unconsciously
humming that good old spiritual"
entitled, "Oh, Ezekiel Saw de Wheel"
Evening star., 1938-11-29
A Paper Pact

From the Sioux City Tribune.
John Bull and Uncle Sam have signed
. trade treaty. but 1t may turn out to
be more treaty than trade.
Evening star., 1938-11-29
Elastic.

Your constituents insist on your
being scrupulously conscientious in all
your actions?"
"Yes" answered Senator Sorghum.
$50 far as my personal conduct is con-
cerned they are very rigid. But when
it comes to getting an appropriation for
something in which they are interested,
they are willing to loosen up Bit"
Remember" said Hi Ho, the sage of
Chinatown, that no work is ever as
hard as the effort to get along without
working"
Evening star., 1938-11-29

Japan and Germany have brought
about cultural accord" whatever
that is. It sounds like mixing the
two different parts of a seidlitz
powder.
Evening star., 1938-11-29
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Evening star., 1938-11-29

No report Of frozen parking
meter has come , in yet, so far as
known.
Evening star., 1938-11-29
Security,

Weren't you worried about the men,
bers Of your family during their long
summer vacations?"
mot at all. I don't own an automo-
bile and none of them think they can
swim or sail boatp
Evening star., 1938-11-29
To Be Desired, |,

How few can learn, through years hard
spent,
This simple, homely compliment.
HE helped his fellow man a lot;
His heart was big; his head was not"
Evening star., 1938-11-29
The Landlord.

You hand your scanty saving DER,
His glance is critical and strange.
You're conscious that you should have
more,
Yet glad he lets YOU keen the change.
Evening star., 1938-11-29
Letters to The Star

Letters to the Editor must bear
the ndn,e and address OF the Urtter,
although the use Of pseudonyn for
publication is permissible. Please be
brief!
Evening star., 1938-11-29

"some folks idea of happiness" said
Uncle Eben, rs to hab so much money
dat dey'd have to work fohteen hours a
day foh de res O. der lives to keep
eosnttn' Of It."
Evening star., 1938-11-29

@. Where is the Kara Sea?-:H. L. K.
A. It Is an arm Of the Arctic Ocean
Between Novaya zemlya and the Siberian
mainland. It is open for navigation only
between July and September, being ice
locked the rest Of the year.
Q. How many marriages were per.
formed at Elkton, Nd, in the height Of
its popularity ~ a Gretna 0reen7-
H. L. K.
A. Over 1000 marriages month were
performed In the town.
@. How does Consumers Union con-
duct its tests on manufactured products
which it analyzes and rates?-E. R. w.
A. Consumers Unions own technicians
conduct many Of its tests and investiga-
tions on which ratings are based. The
greater part Of the testing, however, is
done by consultants-more than 200
specialists selected for their competence
and freedom from commercial bias-in
university, governmental and private
laboratories. Samples for tests are in
almost all cases bought on the open
market. Whenever time and nature Of
the product allow, testing is done by e.
tual use trials as well as by laboratory
analyses.
The Washington times., 1938-11-26
Britain's Decline

I listen three times each week
to the radio talks Of Sir Will
mott Lewis, Washington CORE
spondent of the London Times.
AS I listen there passes in re-
view before me the glories OF
England's past and the long line
of her illustrious sons who made
her great and, a world empire.
Then comes a comparison with
her present rulers, characterized
as it appears to me, by timidlty'
lack Of vision and statesman
ship, as evidenced by the Munich
fiasco and surrender, by Cham
berlain'S ignominious pursuit OF
"appeaSement" with Germany,
the reversal Of her attitude re-
garding Italy's conquest Of Eth
opia, and her apparent indiffer-
ence to and want Of courage in
dealing with the Far Eastern
situation that is threatening her
empire in that part Of the world.
In addition to wise statesman
The Washington times., 1938-11-26
Your [. O..
BY SHIRLEY SPENCER

These mathematical problems
are similar to those asked in
civil service examinations. This
is mental arithmetic, so see If
you can solve the problems with
out the use of pencil and paper.
Scorce 10 for each question.
Time limit, Is minutes.
/. How many fish weighing
~ pounds each in a 10h
pound bag Of fish?
2. If 10 oranges cost Csc, how
much will 4 cost?
3. If a family consumes 81
pound of sugar a day, how many
days will 9 pounds last them?
4. If "a of Johns age is added
to 1-3 of his age, the sum is IS
years. How old is John?
S. If is apples cost Csc, how
much will one dozen cost?
6. 3 yards of cloth cost SO.
How many yards can be bought
for So?
Z. Mrs. Smith asked for 3A
pounds Of meat, but the butcher
cut piece weighing 4 % pounds
and charged her 22c more. How
much a pound was it?
8. A man could walk into town
going downhill at the rate Of
1917 miles an hour, and walk
back at the rate of 3 1-3 miles
per hour. He was gone 912 hours.
How far is it into town?
9. Two pieces of ham weighed
together 20 pounds. Each piece
was sold for the same sum, but
one was worth IL cents a pound
and the other 18 cents a pound.
what was the weight of each
piece?
10. A man saves $4,000 in 10
years. His salary is ~ times
his expenses. What is his salary?
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