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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-28
COMPLEX NAVY EQUALIZINC BILL.
SIMPLE In AIM, LIKELY TO PASS
Measure Seeks to Give All Officers Opportunity fol
Equal Rank With Equal Length of Service-Many
Provisions Give 1t Formidable Appearance.

Rome made the surgeons division
an integral part of every ships crew.
Similarly in other lines: The dis
trfbution of and accounting for public
funds requires the services of Il body
| of men skilled in commercial prac-
| tees; building ships of war grew to
be unique occupation. and it. too.
| demanded men applying themselves
to that work alone; and SO, likewise
with the building of dry docks or
dealing with the peculiar religious
problems presented by the seafaring
| man.
In such way has the commissioned
personnel of the Navy come to con-
s1st of two groups-the line, lineal
descendants of the old-time sea cap
| tains, who. in addition to acquiring
the trade of their forerunners. have
learned the employment of the arts
| and engines appropriate to warfare at
sea, and the staff, schooled in the
| universal arts and sciences and prac-
ticed in their application to the prose
cution of naval warfare.
Products of Necessities.
Though not contemporary in origin,
both groups are equally the natural
products of necessities created by hui
man progress. and the two groups are,
in respect to their common occupa-
| ton, complementary and mutually in
| dispensable. That there exist ineuual-
| tiles such as to require an equaliza-
| ton bill for their correction is due
| to the point of distinction noted-the
| line and staff were not contemporary
in origin. The staff is the newcomer.
| grated by degrees on an existing or
| ganiZatiOn AS the necessity was from
time to time appreciated. and granted
! recognition by material rewards of
services, such as rank, pay and pro.
motion, through successive acts GOV.
ering a long period of the country's
| history.
Thus through piece meal legislation
enacted under special circumstances
| without reference to a consistent pol
| icy, and certainly without deliberate
| intent, there have arisen many diff
ferences among officers in matters of
pay, rank or precedence; and it is
these many differences that make
necessary many provisos if some Off
GERS are not to be deprived of benefits
they now enjoy by virtue of previous
| legislation.
| In addition there must be other pro.
| visos in order to adapt the bill to the
| operation of laws relating to selec-
ton and in order to apportion advance
| in the several corps according to
| their relative numerical strength
The apparent complications of the
Navy's equalization" bill, soon to be
reported and passed by the House,
/, represent therefore merely the meas
ures necessary actually to bring about
equal opportunity for promotion; and
hence, notwithstanding the multiplied
ty of provisos, the purpose and effect
of the bill are precisely what it's name
implies-opportunity for equal rank
with equal length of service.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-28
RY J. RUSSELL YOUNG.

Vigorous demand is being made by
esiden+ Coolidge that the Senate put
its stamp of approval upon the agree.
won't nronosed for the settlement OF
tho debt owed by Italy to the united
States.
Mr.. Coolidge has let it be known
that he is expecting the Senate 10 ioi-
low the example of the House, Wnlch
voted its approval of this debt settle
n,ant nlan without any friction or pro
tracted debate. Also, he expects the
Senate to act without delay.
The Executive is not unmlndful OF
tho fact that there exists among some
members of the Senate body desire
TO orga nize an opposition group TO
make determined fight against the
adoption of this plan, principally pc
cause thev think the plan for settle
ment is too liberal He has been kept
advised of the efforts on the part OF
the opponents of the settlement pan
TO muster sufficient strength TO pre-
vent it's final ratification
Some Want PostpOnement.
Moreover, the President knows that
some of the Republican members OF
tba Senate who personally favor the
nronosed settlement and will vote Tor
4 eventually desire to have the mat
fer postponed until after the congress
sional elections next November. These
Senators are among those who come
nm for reelection next Fall, and they
would prefer not to have the ltanan
debt settlement become a possible Is
sue during the impending campaign.
Tbev argue that already they have
SUFFICIENT difficulties to overcome and
that the travelling is rough enough
without adding to it by injecting this
debt question.
On more than one occasion recently
oyertures have been made to the Presl'
dent to agree to delaying ratlncatloh
| of the TIA liam affair until the next SEES
sion This. however, has made no i'm
preston upon the Executive and he
| has served notice that he will sanction
no postponement of the question. nor
| will he give any quarter In the prom
| ised fight when the ratification ques
| ton comes up in the Senate.
Within the past few days Mr.. Cool
| idpe has virtually thrown down the
| yantlet to those who would block OIL
| attempt to defeat this part of his leg
| islative program. Through his lieu
| tenants in the Senate he has issued
his challenge. lie has seen to 1t thai
the word has been passed along ina,
|
! he favorably acted upon and disposed
of without any further delay, and to
accomplish this he is prepared tc
throw the full weight of his prestige
as President and leader of his party
/ into the battle.
Unusually Interested.
/ IT is we'll known that President Cool
i idge is more than ordinarily interested
! in the adoption of this debt settlement
plan. but it is not generally known
/ that his interest and his eagernesS is
actually more pronounced than was
! the case of the World Court protocol
One of the Presidents closest ad
yisers is the authority for this state
ment. While discussing the subject Z
! few DAYS ago. the President revealed
| his genuine interest in the disposal Of
| the Italian debt plan. explaining at the
time that he considered its adoption
of create Importance In some respects
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-28
BY WILL p. KENNEDY.

Probably no legislative measure in
troduced in recent years appears more
complicated than the so-called Navy
equalization bill, which has been
the subject of hearings during the
past week, and on which a favorable
report Is promised. Indeed, the nu-
merous provisos with which it bristles
repel even friendly investigation and
give rise to a not unreasonable sus-
picion that they must conceal some
Joker"
AS a matter Of fact, nothing could
be simpler and more equitable than
the intent Of the bill-namely to pro-
vide that all commissioned officers of
the Navy shall have opportunity at
least to advance to successive grades
with equal length of service, and a
glance at history is perhaps required
to make clear how so intricate a bill
is necessary to effect so simple an
adjustment.
In the sea warfare of early times, 1t
| will be found, navies, so far from be-
ing permanent organizations, were
usually only temporary aggregations
of merchant vessels hastily assem-
bled in an emergency.
Fought by Soldiers.
| AS such they were manned by their
usual crews and fought by land sol
| diery embarked for the occasion.
| Even when, as was the practice at
certain periods in Athens, Rome and
| Venice, national navies were main
| tanned, there still remained a wide
gulf between the crew who navigated
and handled the ship and the soldiery
who commanded II and did the fight
| ing This separation persisted gen
| . Of he tel,
! Armada, in $685. when the new de-
pa arturo was witnessed of sailors doing
the fighting.
Probably this innovation in the
practices of naval warfare was due
! more to circumstances than to In
| ventiveness on the part of the Eng
lish; but, whether credit be due them
| or not the success Of their expert
ment served to inaugurate new era
in naval warfare, for the advantages
to be gained by having unified group
Of men specially trained to conduct
warfare at sea in all its phases was
from that time on universally recog-
niZed.
| As a result permanent navies made
their appearance and with them the
| naval line officer-a person familiar
with the navigation and handling of
ships and also trained in the weapons
| and methods of warfare af1oat.
| Other Lines Develop.
| For a time these line officers sui
, feed for the doing of all that had to
be done aboard the ships of those
days, but it soon became evident that
there was much further that could
be done profitably that lay wholly out
side the experience of this new pro
fession of arms.
For example, it was found that mer
fought more willingly and coura geous
ly knowing that surgeon stood by
to relieve their hurts, and that the
advice of a surgeon in matters of by
giene and diet often prevented the
untimely collapse of an expedition
from the inroads of scurvy. So il
came about that European nations
after learning in the hard school Of
experience what they might have
learned from the history Of Greece OIL
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-28

Germany is becoming ever more u'
ban. The latest census figures show
that in 1925. 1852 per cent of the popu-
lation lived in the cities having more
than 1000 inhabitants. Nearly so
per cent live in towns of more than
10000. There are - large cities in
Germany and 561 towns with 10000 or
more inhabitants.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-28

The current American notion that
now the Locarno paCts have been
ratified all Europe is ready to disarm
and get together and that the United
States of Europe is just around the
corner is, of course, utter nonsense
Europe has agreed that it cannot
fight, for one, two. perhaps three, dec
AIDES. Great Britain, France and
Germany, through their present gov
ernmental masters, have made and
will continue to make arrangements
based upon this recognition. So far il
is perfectly true that there is 4
change in Europe and the change
promises peace.
4 degree, not of disarmament, but
of reduction of military strength, Is
taking place as a consequence of the
change in the political situation. But
from the London angle | do not see
the smallest evidence of any possibilit!
of the adoption of any comprehensive
scheme of arms limitation in any fu
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Former Ambassador From France to th
United States.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-11-05
CONGRESSMAN BACHARACH
EXPRESSES THANKS

To the Voters of the Second Cong
ression District:
Through the courtesy extended
TO me by the Editor OF the Pleas
lntville Press | wish to take this
means OF saying word of personal
thanks to each and every voter in
my District who supported Inc at
the polls on election day. ] appre-
,iate very much the continued con
fidence reposed in me by my con
stituents as manifested in the very
large majority which | received
throughout the District, and | want
to especially thank the voters OF
my own City and County for the
very splendid support which they
gave me. To IN it is an expression
of approval Of all that | have done,
Or tried to do. as your representa-
tive in the National Congress, and
it will give me renewed ambition
and energy to give even better
service in the future.
ISAAC BACHARACH, NJ. G.
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crime as an impulse. There are
those emotionalists who contend,
occasionally, that society is respoa-
sible for the offender who has had
no chance, because of poverty and
ignorance.
But however one may be inclin
ed to regard those offenders who
are driven by necessity to trans
gress the rules which deny he
qualification of their necessity, no
such excuse can be plausibly urged
in favor OF those who deliberately
organize for crime as a business
there is a fundamentally substan-
tial difference between unlorlu-
mates and the enemies OF the social
order who designedly live for prey.
One with whom | have recently
talked, in commenting upon the
notorious discrepancy between
crime in England and crime here,
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-11-05

The Department OF Justice has
recently announced that the in
creased use Of automobiles and
trucks has increased commercial
frauds throughout the country by
permitting the spiriting away Of
goods in the night time to distant
localities under conditions which
battle the most careful work of in
Vestigators. Such facilities are al
SO ready at hand for the success Of
organized law violations through
Fraudulent bankruptcies,
Unfortunately, our processes of
criminal law have not advanced
with our Inventions to promote
speedy escape (notwithstandin the
telephone, the radio, and the finger
prinO. The ingenuity Of our law
makers does not parallel the mGe-
uQILy VI Oui Dult vi Jul dpDiAtt
scientists and our mechanical skill.
One pauses to wonder, lacetious-
iy, whether it would not have been
a profitable adventure il our found
ers had provided rewards for the
encouragement Of devisers Of meth
DDS to detect and bring criminals
to punitive justice, as well as for
the promotion of the progress oi
science and the useful arts, or even
whether an effective method of
criminal Justice would not be =
new and useful invention or dis
coyery under existing law
When one begins to study :he
crime of the past, and to contrast
it with the present, il seems that
there is a disproportionatc increase
in those crimes which require inge-
nuity and organization, in crime as
business, as contrasted with
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-11-05
FROM OLIVER G. TAYLOR

Editor, Pleasantyille Press:
Just a line to express my ap-
probation for the prompt delivery
OF my Pledsantville Press. It ar
rives to me far more promptly than
it ever did by carrier. Friday NOR
aing | receive Tuesday evenings
edition and Monday morning the
Fridays edition.
look for this paper as | would
look for my meals as | am always
Interested in whats going on in and
around Pleasantville. The news
become very intimate to me espec-
iAlly when read what the solons
are doing for the advancement OF
Pleasantville.
Don't forget, | always try to get
a little word in for "Pleasantville"
whether | am there or not Give
my regards 10 my friends a. YOU
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-11-05

Mr.. Bruce Barton is right in
saying that Virtue throughout
the ages has had little public
ity, while sin gets wonderful adj
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-11-05

"A machine has been devel-
oped which will dry alfalfa in
a few niutes, even when the
rain is falling process which
would ordinarily take days, al
ways provided that the wealth
er is good. New York Times.
Another Of the joys of lifo
removed. 1t is no longer nee
essary to make hay while the
sun shines.
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attributed it, not so much to homo
geneity and heterogeneity of popu-
iation as to difference in co-ordina-
lion between police authorities. |
III not familiar with the centrali-
1ation of police control in England,
but we all know how imaginary
= aEraphical lines, both local and
Stete, curtail any possibility of
fectiye coordination in police
control
A partial remedy for our condi-
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-11-05

The productive forces lie deep be-
meath the soil. The pillow and the
sharp teeth of the harrow must
l.strike deep, and tear into pieces
] the green sod however beautiful
it may be, in order to bring the
hidden forces to the surface, be-
| fore we can have the golden har
VESTS.
Likewise, the noblest traits of
! character, real manhood and wom-
anhood, are found deep in the soul.
Because of relentless and stubbon
wills deepest depths before the
noblest parts of humanity can be
in the ascendant, and We are made
master of events, that come in our
every Gay life, every hour of the
day, and to the glory of Cod the
whole complexion OF our individual
life becomes thoroughly changed,
while our souls in afflicted bodies,
will naturally and continually be
swinging toward the heavens.
The fact that the noblest men
and women that have, and are
walking the earth today are those
who have struggled with adversi-
ties and Affections, is Il sufficient
proof that affiiction is one of Gods
] ineXorable laws.
Many would like to have Bryon's
ability, but they do not want
| Bryon's Limp. They wish Spur
geon's power, but not his bodily
affiction. They would like Pauls
honor and life, but they do not
want his thorn. They would have
Daniels protection. but without
Danil's heroism. The young Ruder
wanted enternal life, but not pow
erty..
Suffering and self denial may
seem like a big price to pay, but
with Gods grace (without which
We can do nothing). Being sorrow
full yet we rejoice I'VE rejoice,
for while the measure of our ex-
cellence is now limited. there is
no limit to our growth in the things
that are divine.
Rejoice. for some day we will
drop these bodius with all our
manifold temptations and every
thing that would seduce. distress,
disturb; all cruelties, robberies
banditisin, grinding ambitions, self
ishness; all perverse things such
as jealousy. envy, bigotry and snob-
ishness. All Will be forever in the
past
Rejoice, for we are going into
higher heights. and will be enter
inG into THE rest that remains for
the people of God" Rejoice, for
when We drop these bodies we shall
be given new bodies, and will be
changed into our Saviours glorious
image. We shall be like Him,
for we shall see Him as He is
Rejoice, if sitting in the inyalid's
affection, or wherever you may be,
again | say rejoice" for the dawn
is breaking. and soon there will be
q glad reunion-The Father and
Mother and Loved Ones gone"
they love still
From the battlements Of glory,
Our Loved Ones are looking down
Their voices we almost hear"
And Dear Sayious:-
Since Thou on earth has wept,
And sorrowed Oft alone;
If | must weep with Thee,
My Lord, Thy will be done"
Abseeon, November 9th, 1926.
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SERMONETTE
By r. Ashley Cake.

This discourse is specially pre-
pared for. Our Loved Ones" who
by reason of domestic duties, poor
health, age or infirmities are known
as the "Shut-ln." If it is true that
no word of comfort is ever spoken
in vain. indulge myself with the
hope that this, Sermonette may car
ry good cheer and comfort to weary
ones who are cropping in the dark
ness and will be able to see the
bright light that shines in the
clouds.
"Sorrowful yet rejoicing"
Ind Cor. clio.
The Heavenly Mama.
who suffer with our Master here,
Shall before his face appear.
And by his side sit down.
TO patient faith the prize is sure,
And all that to the end endure
The cross, shall wear the crown"
Then why should | murmur at
trials severe?
Aiiications may dampen, but they
cannot destroy;
BE hushed my sad spirit, the worst
that can come,
But shortens thy journey and hast
ems thee home'
Why SO many of Gods children
need to suffer is one of the strange
problems of life. We are assured,
however, that perfect solution
will be- given when we shall have
passed through the valley of the
shadow of death, and all the mists
shall have cleared away.
If it is the will of God that we
SITTER, although we cannot under
stand the why's aud wherefores we
can stand still and see his saliva
tons In this way we can, in
patience posses our souls, and be
comforted, rot only with the
.houeht. that our Affections which
are but for moment are working
out for US an exceeding eternal
weight of glory but we also
know that through our sufferings,
we are being made perfect in Christ
Jesus, and thereby we learn to
know Him in the power of his res
direction, in the Fellowship of his
sutferings. and are made conform
able unto his death"
We readily admit there are times
when things get terribly dark, and
we cry" How lang, O Lord how
long," But knowing that our Cap
aims hand is on the wheel and
He does not intend that the winds
shall send us on the lee shore. but
chat We shal! be placed where we
will have a more abundant Ell
rance into the desired haven,
knowing that the cloud of aifliction
is blazing and shining with in
affable brightness Oh the other side,
we How long, @ Lord how
within me O my soul? Hope thou
in God for | Shall yet praise Him
who is the health of my counten-
ance, and has become my saliva
ton
No affliction, whatever kind it
may be, heartache, bereavement
disappointment, loss, not even
leath itself will ever be permitted
10 thwart the purposes of God con
corning his own.
Earth has no sorrow,
That heaven cannot heal
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PUBLICITY AND VIRTUE.

~ M "A a - w. $50 - - -
MIR. Bruce Barton is right ir
saying that Virtue throughout
the ages has had little public
ity, while sin gets wonderful adj
vertising in the newspapers, IN
plays, in books and in whispe =
ed conversations. Sin IS every
where made interesting, subtle
and insinuating. The churches
themselves have given publicity
30 sin, representing it as some
thing to be gwen up at consid-
erable sacrifice. When the
principle of evil was definitely
pcrsonalized in Satan, or L.uci-
fer, or vaguely as just an inper-
sonal sort of Devil, the keencst
knowledge and most expert use
Of the art Of publicity was at
tributed to hin-or it. The
Devil was master of masters OF
propaganda. He left no stone
unturned to bring his wares &c
the market. Perhaps the per-
aonal Devil has gone out of
fashion, but ii is still vice that
gets the advertising. Is it a
part of the essential perversiiy
Of the human mind2 So it
would seem. The celebrated
newspaper in New York which
MADE vice attractive in the
morning greatly surpasses n
popularity the paper that made
virtue odious in the afternoon.
Virtue is grave, virtue is severe,
virtue is modest. The lines are
Popes:
Religion, blushing, wells her
sacred fires,
And unawares Morality OK
pircs."
And a greater poet than he
has told us that
The evil that men do lives
after them;
The good it oft inferred with
their bones.
The condition, one would
say, is static. 1t is of the cs-
sence Of virtue t bat it shall mol
vaunt itself, If Il sought pub
licity, would it be virtue? More
over, what merit could be i'm
puted to the good man if il
were goodness, abstention from
evil, that was Haunted, and a.,t
the temptation that repels?
Among the virtues are some
that are entirely inconsistent
with publicity-that of modes
ty, for example. Imagine your
credit account from the grace
of humility if you advertised
your possession of it in TIE
Mr.. Bruce Barton says that
the churches themselves adver-
tise sin. So they do; it is a
part of their business to advcr-
tise it. We accumulate tcnpta-
ton. And if it were not adver-
tised, if nothing were done to
make it alluring, wherein would
lie the merit Of scorning it2 1t
is true that the preacher says
that the ungodly man diggeth
up evil. " 1t is here implied
that if evil were not brought TO
his attention he would go after
it even at great trouble to him
self. But is not that an induced
habit after indulgence in evil
courses that have been made
Let Us not blame
the churches for picturing evil.
By so doing they are giving US
our real chance to be virtuous.
-: 3-----s
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First Burs.e r-"Come on? Let

First Bure.er-"Come on? Let's
figure up and see how much we
made on this haul" His Pal
FShucks' I'm tired. Let's wait
and look in the morning paper
Boston Transcript.
-"Playing bridge much lately,
Mittie ?" Not much. Ravens
played since yesterday, Louis
vile Courier-Journal.
Jack" Everything my cousin
Jim touches turns to gold" Dolly
II wonder if he'd rest his hand on
the bracelet you gave me Boz