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Evening star., 1938-04-16
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL.

gets lost. The melodic line, we say, Is
difdcult to discover
The musicians seem almost al lost as
the listeners.
They saw and toot away, but their
heart is not in it.
~ ~
Sometimes the birds, in the early hours,
give somewhat the same effect, unless one
begins to get interested in a single bird,
somewhere out there on limb.
He has had his claws hooked over q
limb ell night, sunk in natures great re-
storer, sleep.
Light has come, and with 1t his awak-
ening.
Light means-at this time Of year
song.
He is urged to sing by the light. Some
birds catch this urge quicker than others
Usually 1t is some robin, at least In
April, which 'cuts loose" first Of all.
Another robin at distance answers
him.
Other little fellows catch the idea soon
Before the listener knows it, the bird
chorus is in full swing.
X 4 X
The birds, OF course, invented Swing
music.
They are not paper players" in any
sense, but solely inspired musicians
singing as they please, without thought
OF harmony. rhythm, or melody, and
especially without thought of any d.
visions of time, or tempo.
They Swing" their melodies as they
please. according to an old pattern, but
nevertheless sung each time as the singer
pleases.
That is why listening to them is a real
pleasure, once you get the idea of it. 1t
is as true music as any. 1t Is as MODERN
in its way, as it is old,
X X X
The idea of listening to the birds, when
one is not particularly pleased with the
time they select for their choral singing
hinges squarely on the good idea of re-
placing negative thought with a posi-
tive one
Fussing and fuming over the noise
the birds make is negative; trying to
find out how many birds one hears, is
positive.
Especially the person who has moved
from the city to the suburbs must make
some effort along this line, in the begin
ming, for the morning serenade will be
something entirely new to him.
If he fuses, he puts himself in the
position Of the person who cannot sleep
and so worries. 1t is the worry, not the
lack of sleep, which does the harm. The
person who is able not to worry, can do
with very little sleep, practically none at
all, in sense.
The person who is awakened before
his usual rising time by the bird chorus
will find real pleasure in it. once he
replaces his fuming with listening.
Usually he goes back to sleep. At most
the chorus seldom lasts more than half
an hour. Then the birds go to their in
dividual duties of the day While the
music lasts, as chorus affair, it is well
worth listening to, and ENJOYING.
Evening star., 1938-04-16
Shooting Stars.
By PHILANDER JOHNSON.
Unbelief.

Unbelief.
I saw face in public print
It wore frown; it had squint
It's lip was curled into sneer.
Its eyelids hung with sullen leer.
Its nose was twisted and its scowls
Were like those of the wolf that prowls
had to go and meet this man.
I shuddered and almost ran
In terror from his lurking place
I feared to view that awful face.
And then a voice that did not jar
Said, Pray, sit down! Have cigar!"
I looked him squarely in the eye.
I did not quail and seek to fly.
He was a patient, kindly man,
With features on the usual plan;
OF simple mien and friendly mood
And never an intention rude.
I may believe the things they say
BY voice or print from day to day.
But never In thousand moons
Will believe those flip cartoons!
Evening star., 1938-04-16

Now that the morning bird chorus is
tuning up In really big way, 1t will be
In order to suggest the best attitude for
the suburbanite who may not be bird
enthusiast.
Not every one is bird admirer, and
not every one likes to have his slumber
cut short In the early hours, earlier and
earlier as the season rolls
For every person who loves birds, and
especially admires their music, there will
be one who likes neither
He will be likely to fret and fume over
"those noisy birds" and wish for an i'm
mediate return of winter.
The way to become interested in the
bird chorus at dawn Is to try to pick out
one song from another, even If one does
not know which bird is singing.
Names, after all, sometimes make no
dawn, as bird after bird wakes to the
the music which counts.
The total effect OF the music is the
thing, and it will be accepted as such
by the person really interested in birds
and music.
The person not so interested-but who
will be, in all likelihood-must work up
some interest, and the easiest and best
way to do this at first is to see how many
different songs can be counted.
Forget about what bird is that" and
names Of any sort.
You are sleepy and wishing the birds
would not make such racket.
Will they never stop?
They will, but before they do you will
be comfortably asleep again II you do
the right thing.
This simply means to listen carefully
for one bird song out of the total blare
OF sound.
Don't try to say to yourself, THAT is
a robin" but just Number one"
Single out another tune, or chirp, or
chortle. or whatever it resembles, and say,
mentally, Number two"
This is pleasantly fatiguing work, when
one is sleepy.
1t is guaranteed to put you back to
sleep again long before you go through
the list OF songs in your trees.
II 1t does not work out quite that way,
tilC lillIB W w ID " 90 dIlcdQ ana Try
to discover how many different birds are
singing the same song
While it is true the total effect of
the chorus is the most important feature
OF this morning musical, there is no
denying that this music is made by in
dividual musicians
Did you ever become pleased with
some particular instrumentalist in great
human orchestra, and follow that one
player through a number, to the exclu-
sion of the music itself?
1t is an interesting thing to do, and
may be recommended especially when
the piece being played become boresome.
Even some Of mans greatest music has
its dull moments. Somehow the music
Evening star., 1938-04-16
Correction as to General
Grants Home in CAPITAL

To the Editor Of The Star:
This refers to the Georgetown Houses
article on page A-16 of The Star, April
Or to just SO much of it as gives 3238 r
street as ''the dwelling place of Gen.
U. S. Grant just before he became Presi-
dent
According to The Daily Times, Wash
1ngton, January 80, 1866: cit. Gen. U. s.
Grant moved his family and furniture
from Georgetown Heights to one of the
buildings on I street. between Second
and Third, known as Douglas Hospital" )"
January a.
On page B-2, The Evening Star, Wash
ington, March II, 1884, appears an ac-
count of the Grant Home at 205 I
street" and -"the temporary Executive
Mansion for about two weeks of Grants
first administration"
Then, according to The Star Of March
10, 1869: president Grants family moved
into the White House today"
Therefore, "just before he became
President" 205 street northwest, had
been the Grant home for more than
three years.
The site of Douglas Hospital is marked
by bronze tablet on 201 I street-one
of the three buildings known as Mime
sofa Row." F. B. WATSON.
Evening star., 1938-04-16
Secretary Hull Praised
For Trade Agreements

TO the Editor OF The Star:
In world torn by international dis
trust with its attendant competitive ar
mament, dictatorial policies and radical
proposals, fantastic panaceas and blum
derlng experiment, it is not surprising
that individual governments suffer in
ternally from interrupted confidence,
business uncertainty, labor unrest, class
prejudice and racial hatred.
1t would be futile to hope that all these
things could be corrected Immediately by
some spectacular act or pronouncement.
Restriction of competitive business, de-
structive taxation and extravagant gov
ernment spending is hopeless remedy
that merely postpones the day Of set
tlement.
When depression begins to be felt, ma
tions are likely to attempt a policy of
isolation in an effort to keep money at
home They increase tariffs in the
hope of increasing revenue only to find
that the actual effect is to shut out for
eign goods. In defense, other nations re-
taliate and world commerce tends to
stagnate. Each act Of retaliation aggra-
Yates the situation until finally interna-
tional enmities arise and nations begin
to overhaul their war equipment.
since the geographical distribution
OF the worlds natural wealth precludes
the possibility of any nations living a
self-contained existence. any form of
isolation must inevitably lower the stand
ard of living. For every nations real
prosperity depends upon the flow of i'm
ports and exports-foreign trade. II we
erect barrier against this normal flow
OF trade, business uncertainty, labor un-
rest. higher taxes and lower standard
Of living naturally and inevitably follow.
Trade agreements, such as have
been entered into with II countries in
the past years by Cordell Hull, Secre-
tary OF State, have direct tendency to-
ward world peace by preventing isolation
and by permitting the resumption of
the normal flow of world trade
The tarif revisions under these trade
agreements are not arrived at by the old
time lobbying methods, neither are they
arbitrary changes based on guesswork.
The State Department. through its va
rious committees, makes a careful, ex-
haustive and unbiased survey of the
relative needs of the countries involved,
and the effects of such reductions upon
our own industries thus making each
agreement another step toward a ra-
tional world distribution under the vary
ing conditions prevalent in the par
ticipating countries.
Secretary Hull has done an outstand-
Ing piece of work, one that perhaps has
not been sufficiently well understood to
be fully appreciated. In such matters
we cannot afford to be biased by mere
party afiliations, particularly at a time
when demarcation lines are blurred to
indistinctness.
HENRY F. SAMSTAG.
New York N. v
Evening star., 1938-04-16

attractive to the investor at time when
the Government apparently is about to
embark on another period OF heavy
spending and heavy borrowing, and that
1t would place such securities at a dis
advantage In competition with the tax
free issues Of States and local govern
ments.
Logical though these arguments ap-
parently are, they do not sufnce to settle
the broader question Of whether this
practice Of tax abatement" should be
continued.
Recent estimates show, for instance,
that more than 0,000, ,0o0 900 of par
TALLY or wholly tax-exempt securities
are now outstanding. OF this total
some 10000 ,00o,0 900 are wholly exempt,
about half Of this amount representing
Federal obligations. With exempted
salaries of all classifications Of govern
ment amounting to another $500, ,000, 900,
the resultant losses in income tax reve-
nue. are UNDERSTANDABLE large.
In partial refutation, the point is
made that abolition of the tax-exemption
feature would increase the cost OF public
borrowing. The argument contains a
certain degree Of undeniable truth,
and is carried even further by those
most concerned about States' RIGHTS and
most fearful Of Federal power. These
critics point out that Federal privilege
to tax the income from State or local
securities might be abused to the point
OF virtually running the borrowing power
of the inferior governments.
Whatever action may be taken ulti-
mately, 1t should accord consistent
treatment to all levels Of government
and show due regard for the preroga-
tives and requirements Of each level.
Evening star., 1938-04-16
Why Is the Ship of State
Now Being Sabotaged? {?
To the Editor of The Star:

To the Editor Of The Star:
After five long years of experimental
ton by the present administration. anv
intellectual person could determine whv
the country is of its equilibrium. We
used to balance the budget, while every
one was prosperous and happy. What
has happened? There is as much money
in the Golfers today as there ever was.
but the machinery by which it has
heretofore been manipulated appears to
be out of gear. Who is responsible, and
what Is the remedy? We need a new
engineer; the ship Of state is being
internationally sabotaged.
FRISBY GILBERT.
Evening star., 1938-04-16
Taxicab Conference.

House and Senate conferees on the
bills to require taxicabs operating in the
District to carry compulsory liability in
sllrance are planning to meet next week
In an effort to adjust differences in the
two measures. and in this endeavor they
will have the unstinted good wishes of
the citizens Of Washington.
The principal difference between the
Evening star., 1938-04-16
Serve
New Dishes
At Your Parties

A tempting array of sandwiches, salads,
soups, hors d'oeuvres, canapes and nom
alcoholic cocktails to add variety to the
spring and summer menu. There are
delicious fruit salads with a special
recipe for the dressing. For Sunday
night suppers there are q number of
club plate combinations as we'll as go
different kinds of sandwiches. Send to-
day for a copy of this handy booklet
and let it help you solve your problem
Of selecting and making "hit" dishes for
your next party. 1t has grand COL
lection of unusual dishes. Fifteen cents
postpaid.
Evening star., 1938-04-16

bills is that the Senate measure provides
that taxicabs be insured individually,
while the measure that passed the House
would permit companies to take out blan-
ket insurance or establish sinking fund
reserves of their own in lieu Of insurance.
Proponents of the Senate bill. including
Senator Tydings of Maryland, believe it
is the more equitable of the two, since it
would put all cabs on the same footing
so far as the cost of the insurance is
concerned.
They contend that the House proposal
would tend to favor the large taxicab
companies as against the individual
operators, perhaps even driving the lat
ter from the streets. While the differ
ence Is one involving an important ques-
ton of equity, there appears no reason
why Senator Tydings and the other con-
ferees-Senators Hitchcock and Bridges
and Representatives Palmisano, Nichols
and Dirksen-cannot work 1t out when
they can gain time from their other
duties to consider the matter.
If they can agree on bill in time for
passage at this session of Congress they
will have rendered very real service to
the Nations Capital-now sort of no
mans land where 5000 taxicabs roam the
streets without any greater measure of
financial responsibility to the public than
is imposed by the resources of the indi-
vidual operator, often nil, or the sub
stantial but purely voluntary and non
permanent reserves of the larger COM
panies.
Evening star., 1938-04-16
Ocean Trip at Public Cost
F. ID. RS Idea of Vacation
To the Editor of The Star:

To the Editor of The Star:
Galapagos or Madeira or most any
where, so long as he can get away from
the U. S. A.. seems to be F. D. RS idea
OF vacation. OF course the taxpayer
pays the bills of these oceanic trips. A
cruiser fixed up to suit and attendant
warships, again on the w. P. A. and
relief proposals. The voter is the goat.
President Wilson took his fetch to the
country and the result we know. Why
may not history repeat itself? At one
time every lion was urged to do his duty.
How about sheiks? JAMES WHITE.
Evening star., 1938-04-16
Adjustment.

"You have seen many politicians smile
in prosperity"
YES" said Senator Sorghum.
"And then you have seen them go down
in defeat"
"Often. But am still cheerful. have
always managed to keep on the winning
side"
Evening star., 1938-04-16
Seminole Feet.

From the Louisville Courier Journal!
A Boston doctor. more observant than
penetrating, says that persons who walk
like Seminole Indians never have corns
or bunions; but he only leads us to the
inquiry whether it Is the kind of foot
wear they affect that makes the Semi
noles walk that way.
Evening star., 1938-04-16
Is Japan Cracking?

Barring Intervention on her behalf bv
Soviet Russia, China's principal hope of
defeating Japan has hitherto rested on
the eventuality of the economic and
political collapse of the Island Empire
under the impact of protracted war. The
longer victory was delayed the deeper
became the certainty that the Japanese
would sink irretrievably into the Chinese
morass with both the patience and re-
sources of a great and patriotic people
cumulatively nearing the breaking point.
One powerful barrier against dastruc-
ton OF national morale was ingrained
confidence in the invincibility of the
army. The faith-or fetish-is factor in
Japanese life second only in moral influ-
ence to the peoples devotion to the
throne. Ever since the nation embarked
upon career of imperial conquest in
1894, with the first war on China, Japan
ese would as soon have questioned the
sanctity of the Son of Heaven as to doubt
the invulnerable qualities of the ever
victorious" army.
During the past ten days that myth has
been sadly punctured, If not entirely
shattered. For the first time in its his
tory the army has tasted the dregs of a
defeat that has all the earmarks of a
major military disaster The troops
operating in Shantung were all but ami
hilated by the Chinese in a decisive en-
gagement at Taierhchwang, which re-
suited in cutting supply lines of the Jap
anese at the most vital point of their
offensive in Central China.
Neutral experts at Shanghai estimate
conservatively that the invaders have
suffered more than fifty per cent casual
ties in the Shantung rout since April 6,
accounting for loss of 1000 to 10000
killed and 10000 wounded No page in
Nlppon's war annals records reverse so
costly or humiliating. 1t does not, of
course, mean that Japan is going to lose
the war, though even that Is no longer
inconceivable. But it denotes that her
prestige and authority in Asia, based on
the supposedly irresistible superiority of
her fighting forces, have been gravely
impaired.
To what extent these untoward and
unprecedented developments are shaking
the empire is manifested by the news
from Toxic. Premier Prince Konoye is
ready to throw up the sponge He is re-
ported to be prepared to resign because
OF conflict among his ministers over
mobilizing Japan's full physical strength
in an effort to achieve quick and final
victory over the tenacious and redoubt-
able Chinese foe. Placing Japan upon a
complete wartime basis would necessi-
tate enforcement of the recently enacted
national mobilization law. This would
clothe the government with dictatorial
authority on manpower, economic re-
sources and such remnants of political
liberty as still exist. The army and navy
oppose Konoyes willingness to provoke
a cabinet crisis. fearing still further de-
terioration of the already broken spirit of
an army which has at last undergone
the depressing experience of retreat in
front of an enemy it had been taught to
despise.
"The North China incident is coming
home to roost with vengeance.
Evening star., 1938-04-16

The famous Dionne quints are not i'm
mediately celebrated for their physical
beauty. Give them time. The marvels
of lipstick and rouge will be at their dis
posal in the years to come. In the
meantime they have their lessons to at
tend to, In addition to laying by the
means of liberal income for the future.
Evening star., 1938-04-16

Handsome horses are displayed in
print and register a protest powerful
though mute against the public practice
Of sending good bets far across the
ocean. The bookmakers abroad are
quite as wicked, even though they make
a showing of philanthropy, as those who
sojourn in our midst.
Evening star., 1938-04-16
Amazing Confession
Of a Discredited Idea

TO the Editor Of The Star:
The Presidents message to Congress
and his radio plea constitute the most
amazing confession of thoroughly dis
credited idea that the country has ever
heard. And then he has the nerve to
ask that we try 1t some more. If there's
q revolution coming in this country it
won't be . revolution OF the left.
JOHN v. CANQBELIs
Evening star., 1938-04-16

1t will be remembered that little over
half century ago aluminium was one
of the most expensive metals because Of
its scarcity. 1t is now available in COM
mon kitchen ware. It will be we'll to
take care of our helium and wait with
courage for time when it may be rem
dered abundant by worldwide de-
velopment.
Evening star., 1938-04-16

The New York Stock Exchange has
great advantages but does not include
among them the assurance that every
official will pursue an upright. an ad-
mirable career.
Evening star., 1938-04-16

Birthdays are generously announced
amid hearty rejoicing. Everybody seems
happy on his birthday excepting pos
sibly a member Of the U. s. Supreme
Court.
Evening star., 1938-04-16

This is large country with the re-
sources still to be developed. This fact,
however, is not accepted by conserva-
tive members of Congress as a reason
for deliberate wastefulness.
Evening star., 1938-04-16
The Busy Bee.

The Busy Bee.
Upon the busy bee gazed.
With indolent attention;
He left me often well amazed
BY his discreet invention.
In vain assistance we will bring
Our purpose oft has missed him;
He does not hesitate to sting
The friend who would assist him.
He's like the statesmen who pursue
A willful way with money;
We wait on him to see just who
Is going to grab the honey.
Evening star., 1938-04-16
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Evening star., 1938-04-16

I'VE invented gun powder" said Hi Ho,
the sage of Chinatown, and are now
blamed because we do not choose to go
on forever using 1t for mere fireworks"
Evening star., 1938-04-16
Attention Demanded.

"You can't believe everything you
hear"
True. But that is no excuse for not
paying attention to what is being said
over the radio"
Evening star., 1938-04-16
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"Satan claims one city after another"
said Uncle Eben. Il am no friend of his,
but certainly has to admire de wsy he
can coma back and take uckin'."
Evening star., 1938-04-16
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"True. We're already having q fight
about the best way to avoid it"
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SATURDAY April l6, 1888
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pie at luncheon Saturday in his
honor.
Mr.. Il. |. Robinson has been
confined to his home with an mt
tack of influenza.
Friday evening group of young
people from the Federal Theatre
and the Cornish School were en-
tertained with a party at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. r.. Din honoring
their house guest, Mr., Patrick
Patterson.
What the 1888 High School
graduates are doing; Edith Young,
p. Cling at Broadway High; Wini-
field King, P.G..ing at Broadway
High; Lois Hughes, Wilberforce
University, studying Sociology;
Clarence Upshaw, Washington
State College, studying Agricul-
ture; James Johnston, u. of W.,
studying Forestry; Jerry Hunt,
Visiting in California; Elizabeth
Martin, p. Cling at Garfield;
Douglass Brown, p. Ling at Gar
field; Marjorie Pitter, u. of W.,
studying Business Administration;
Charles Wright. U. of W., study
ing Business Administration; Ju-
anita Alexander, u. of W., study
ing Nursing; Joe West, Washing
ton State College. studying Law;
Robert Blackwell, Working; Alice
Dhue, Married; Jacques Chappell,
studying Journalism while work.
ing on the Enterprise.
Mr. and Mrs. John Harden of
Washington, D. c., where Mr.. Har-
den is employed in the Treasury
Department, We're the house guests
of Mrs. Marie Bash for a few
days last week. The Hardens are
on their way to the American Leg
ion Convention in Los Angeles and
will return enroute through Texas
their home state.