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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-25
The Navy Accused.

The narrowing details of brave men
buried alive under the sea and slowly
surrendering to a horrible death that
seemed to mock the puny efforts of
helpless comrades to save them have
whetted the imagination and aroused
the sympathy of the Nation. 1t is
only natural that much of this sym.
pathy should express itself in indig.
nant demands to know why the United
States. Navy Is so utterly unprepared
to cope with an emergency which it
must always anticipate. The shock Of
the S-4 disaster has made itself doubly
felt because OF the realization that
the wreck Of the Ssh, under almost
identical circumstances, carried with
1t no tangible lesson outside Of addi-
tional perfection attained in lights car.
ried by divers. The Nation is de-.
manding OF the Navy an explanation
OF why various safety devices. adopt
ed by the navies of other powers, have
been cast aside as impractical. 1t Is
asking whether the Navy has been
guilty OF putting all OF its attention
on development OF the submarine as a
military weapon for use in war with.
out devoting equally serious thought
to safeguarding the lives Of men
whom 1t charges with handling this
weapon in time Of peace.
The Navy has already answered
some OF the questions by explaining
the impracticability OF various safety
devices suggested. 1t has reviewed
the history Of submarine disasters in
the United States and pointed out
the various conditions accompanying
them. Death in some instances might
have been averted by resort to Ger.
tain methods. but in other cases these
methods would have been futile. And
Tor the Navy II must be remembered
that most OF the suggestions put for.
ward from outsiders come after the
emergency. The layman will soon
forget the emergency and devote only
passing thought to the danger which
always hovers over the occupants OF
a submarine. But in the Nays ewes
knowledge OF this danger is never alb.
sent. To believe that the Navy has
deliberately made light OF 1t is TO ad
NIT an entire lack OF faith in those
charged with administering the Navy.
There are no reasonable grounds for
such a lack OF faith.
But the Navy Is on trial. It is as
unfair to the Navy to presume a yer.
dict Of guilty az II In unfair TO the
brave men whose lives are gone 10
presume a verdict OF innocent. The
public's interest at this time In not
greatly concerned with the routine
review By board OF investigation Of
the 81 disaster. There are technical
phases OF the case which must be
gone into. but even the lay mind can
grasp and understand the fundamen.
tails. which already have passed into
history. Under existing conditions
the wreck Of the S-4 seems to have
been an accident for which no one can
be blamed. What the Nation should
demand now IN an inquiry TO deter.
mine whether conditions which now
exist should exist: whether the Navy
has been guilty Of neglect in the past
which accounts for the present, or
whether every fatality aboard a sub.
marine must be accepted as an act
Of God. The Nation should demand
such an inquiry TO restore It's faith
in the Navy The Navy should de.
rnand II 10 restore the confidence Of
the Nation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-25
Fifty Years Ago
In The Star

Halt a century ago the idea :eat
some form % education in the manual
INDUSTRIAL 10 the vourES.s~s
Education. was being advanced
here and elsewhere.
The star in its issue ~ December IS.
49,. thus considers the cuestic@:
me extent 10 which a State sail
EDUCATE its citizens IS a suh,,s; is.
cossed in all parts - the civ:&zsd
world. and this decision involves m,
portant national CONSEQUENCES. Ire
result 90 the worlds debate seems -
h3Fe oeen the capitalization ct 80
opinion at least. generalN c>rc~>.ss -
De sound. viz: II il is nus; that A So
should carry public siuca,,c, Nsvrri
the amount which necessity r,,cu4vsS
IN IT'S citizens for the pSrprtuA;;c- e
US existence. then no lu,it car -
uAed to ira extent 20 which 4 safe
may rlShtly attempt, eN education -
MAKE It's citizens wiser. sStIsr scd
happier; X more than the r,.t.,,sr,S
ne taught, the national ur,Ve~<..v
follows leSically. though csrcc.s>
stances may make the tuN deVs,as,-
men' or the course iaexpedea,,
Now. the one sreas objection ~
puoic instruction in che N,SNsr
branches ~ knowledge is tnA, 10 ~
ms the student Tor any bar pure hs>ta.
WORK and makes hstn diSSSt .>ftS>t n
any HELD of laeor outside o. tHs 49,
called learned prpfrSSsonS The VASE
hSJnritN 90 NN0cS men, whose SNSS
are destined IL ce Speat in the us,,1A
wotN or DEVELOPING the Nations MAJ
tetia' resources, thus ccsnc syen, tEr;~
course NJ mental training ur>Nl!'s>t
anu rr~tQdtced IN respect ~ tney -
work.
industrial education AIMS - Se>s.
ate thts eetertten nv prepatt~S Nct"S
men Tor mechanical Industries -. -
'neN are now prepared tNs sSW wv&.,
cure Sec theescSN, u teaches tHs svs
whteh - applied ~ practise 80 at
sr'rinc industries and SERVES - =
foundation for their Sec>,cSSlu, Vat,
suit, IL develops the gN,wry< W sHSs
WONDERFUL Instrument The Nuttt@
Rana, a'onS Mt{A those ~ NE n't"S,
snd raises huasaa naouas ,sers awe
the e\etlsen NJ nryr brute fNyve
In the Professions which yelu.se
trained eAnd. salt has heSp NetS.~ n
IN the ,N,~t ~ the apprenticeship 49,
ten IN whlca the rurA t>NnsuS''tt
tas tiNm tAe clementS heay~s rnN ~
ean&hnS nv tie rsoINSSS>t p'Aa tie
snaNt,va, method ot instruction = -
" applied, And those nsuu>U 1''Nes
~ the hands ant the uSe =, 1880
tot'ls are Go eSs tAaxAt waS,a iva seq,
eta' NAY ran IArauAh AL mechanism
pursuits"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-25
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.

''F'''N vi JuHtN N5HUB,
in Memory Land ] fain would greet
Old friends. in courtesy complete:
And so ] wait. on Christmas day,
Upon Friend Santa and his sleigh.
The gifts he brings are pleasant toys,
To cheer the hearts Of girls and boys.
And when his generous task In
through
He says. I'm ready now for you.
Step into my old fashioned sleigh,
AID will take you far away.
Where friendships old their charms
expand.
I'll take you back 10 Memory Land"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-25
nationr Or will the United States also

nationr Or will the United States also
become party to the blockade
The question is tied up with the
roots OF the American tradition OF free.
dom Of the seas. Upon IL also de.
ponds the question Of disarmament
I'm Europe. and to n considerable ex-
tent the size of the American Navy.
This country entered one war~-that
NJ lSis~~heCause IL claimed the right
to trade with the enemies ut Great
Britain. And judging from the tenor
Of the notes which Secretary LANSING
wrote the British government In
lalS.lT. this country nearly entered
the last war with rather than against
Germany for exactly the same reason.
AZ the Geneva naval conference
this observer can state. II was not
the fear Of war between the two
English speaking peoples that shat.
tered the attempt at naval limitation.
hut the need felt by Great Britain "a
he able to enforce boycott in war.
time, az opposed to the need feit by
the United states IL guarantee her
merchant vessels the risht to trade
In wartime despite that boycott
European diplomats recognize that
an economic hoNcou would NO alb
soiutely futile without. at least. the
passive acuuiescenVe W the United
States, They neither want IL run the
risk az a sauahhie with the United
States over the freedom OF the seas
nor IL throw tn the United states the
trade they would siNe UP with the
outlawed nation.
Without some agreement Ia boycott
an assreSsor nation Europeans he
lieVe that security ami disarmament
are impossible. Consequently the
question nr what participation the
United States viii give to such hnN
cott must inevitably I've asked ot this
Government,
Meanwhile the british public seems
to he aWaken.ns IL the chance 10
PASSED up At Geneva last Summer
IL disarm, The London tAtly News
states that "a hrse aud influential
section III the british press has come
forward boldly IN the past week IN
favor uf International disarmament. "
The Manchester Guardian points
out that during the hast few WeekS
there has heeu u most significant amt
seeminsN spontaneous development
Ia british public opinion that con
tlnued adherence 10 the narrow amt
old fashioned policy az naval defense
WtNM no pNu w we NNNNNe1t aNN iNeAt
disastrous hlunders that this country
could make"
The conservative London Thmes
advises that the step that the Brit
lsh government shonld take Ia ~ set
~ touch With America, 10 saund
Naehtnstun as Ia ~ rtettnttn hatN
niea sure that can he concerted IN
common, aud ahoNe all, Ia emf the IN.
sensate appearance ot naval rivalry
that menaoes Ansn American trlend
ship"
ttemr,sAt lpNFi
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-25
This and That
By Charles Z. Traceweu.

Peace on earth. good will 10 men
sang the angels.
we seem TO he left out" said the
lion.
Probably IL Is translated incor.
rectly.' declared the tiger.
Most OF the animals then gave over
any attempt whatever AT being friends
To mankind. and have remained his
enemies TO this day.
Several. however, decided that thew
would live peacefully with him, II 1,
were possible.
This fellow, man. is setting too
much for u.s." said the dog. He has
evolved himself clubs 10 smite us
with. and sharp implements Of rock
To pierce us with"
1T is about time that We do some.
thing for him. mcced the COW.
placidly. ''Tha, Is the sureS, way"
She chewed her cud.
Il viii give him milk" she said,
finally.
Il will take him there and brink
him back" neighed the horse
Il Will guard his house" harked
the dog.
L viii catch mice" meowed the
cat
Il will sive him my wool for cloth.
ing" said the sheep.
Il will lay him esgs." csckled the
hen,
80 they all started In Ia he cs henr
nj Ia man. and have been At IL ,ver
since. with more or less success, az.
cosdlng to the nature eg the animal
and his contribution.
The COW readily slveS up her milk.
sometimes at = cost to herself and in
return sets Winter shelter and food
She holds today very tmpertant
place IN every country. where dairy
svtcnce constitutes \ major industry
The horse. after centuries cf slcvv
as comradr aud hale fellow Ut msn.
seems AT last ~ have come to the
}ast,hs Ut the MANS. with the advent
of the autoWohsle aS the supreme
motive tnrVe,
The faithful, sheep Stin gives up its
wool, the hen, hes eAss. As iNnS a.
men Wear clothes, amt prefer eSsS TOR
breakfast the place ot the hen seems
sure.
Yet Il remsined Tor the dos aud
cat Ia make the hest chcice et srv>,
lres, fer these two alone. Ut all the
creatures, render scrviee to n,an
Aint nv doins exactly What rleaSeS
them best,
dog gets more "ktck" out NJ
Euasdins u house than aaNthlns else
Il can do, Ia fact, its entire serN I've
to rs IL along the lines at its natural
activity,
Whether II guard homes, hunt Ia
neld az rerase on sntt pillows. the
dns II doing what II likes ta Ito, 80.
retdlng ~ It's variety and type
Man, ever arlrSeiattnk icke,
secretly arplauds the dos tyr maAtng
us service one with Ns likes
-
The house cat, even ,ncre than she
dos, has rendered man \ xerN ice
Which il preeiseiN the nne thtns it
hives ia ~ IN all the wNrtd,
To M,k foe a maWse, aud IL gNateh
II this II Al onee spest and bus Mesa
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-25

IL sat, Casrhtas mousse - the
cats NvVAtgaa a. WeN A. t{s a>N~'a'
tson, Ns daily work A. vel - Ws
hohhN
t'nSs Mas seen true 80 man IA her
saricut pledge. Without her An TIE
SsAaACteS NJ tae MNytd, yae tAtu> sNa
fssmhHVNeS an1 <4yN NesNeS. "H&Nl
~ SN@ltNn by Tt,1SntS
tNtn$,t a0ta~Y(GivS taStstN - e&e
set\,Ss teaStegSi tNtseNtgu1~ e% the
>tAueNl,r >al And MAN, sNSN lSAgtS.
@ hNs better Me0Snts, - aHfkA0a
atsatttsd suSevSs. lAkeS ~ - bat
a. the Cat WaeAa saotse II Z e@F&y
Without wer&, HIS lesteessAl
query w. "klaw ~ you 10 AT"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-25
Still Prominent.

Your public must not be permit.
ted To forget you"
Il am attending to that matter"
answered Senator Sorghum. II have
arranged TO be photographed with u
testimonial for cigarettes never
smoke and my wife IN sponsoring "A
beauty preparation for which. In my
admiring opinion. she has not the
slightest use
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-25

Mexico welcomes Lindbergh al
man who has lived much in the clouds
and who has no inclination toward
political intrigue. He enjoys the i'm.
mediate respect which the world Is
often late in according the consistent
!desiist
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-25

Some hard work has been done by
Clarence Darrow. But no one man
can be expected TO take care OF all the
psychopathic specimens that develop
In the annals Of crime.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-25
Inevitable DiksensIOn.

They say that love In something That
Should reign In every house.
And yet the dog win chase the cat,
The cat pursles the mouse.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-25

"A prize fight brings IN 30 much
money" said Uncle Eben. dat IL
don't seem sensible Ia let yoh angry
passions rise an persuade sou Ia
btaNe u fise amateur exhibition"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-25

''Iiow IN your boy Josh getting
along Ia Acho0i?"
fine" answered Farmer Corntoa,
sci. THE WY he talks shows he
knows more than the professors
only the professors won't admit Il :"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-25
Anxious Expectancy.

BY current items we are vexed,
The news la hard IN bear,
You wonder who Ia going next
10 the elNetl'tu chair.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-25

Jnf Tunkins says n small Christ.
mas gift from the heart may bring
more happiness Than u large one from
The p0ekelbook.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-25

"Iis who has Ill regulated his own
life" said ~ Ho. the sage Of China.
town. rs often eager 10 try again
and regulate the lives ~ others"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-25

In criminal circles there 10 an evi.
dent ambition TO Guido Leopold and
Loeb.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-25

Only a pessimist will compare Jan.
nary price tags with those OF Deem
Der.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-25

In trying 10 stand in Lenins shoes
Trotsky subjects them 10 much travel
az he goes In and out Of Office.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-25
Growth of The I'atrot Service.

The hnrder patrol of the in'nlata,
ZION service In but y years Ola aud
accordingly IL barely out Ut i,s swad.
ding rluthss an an arm or the uoV'
eminent iast year II numbered da2
men This year tho authorized force
was ISL, consisting ~ supervisor.
/ assistant nunerintendents. 30 chief
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-25
Europe Concerned Over
American Naval Plans
BX DREW PEARSON.

Dispatches received by the United
States Government from diplomatic
representatives abroad report that
Europe has become considerably con.
cefned over tho huge naval building
program now under discussion hy the
naval affairs committee OF the House
OF Representatives,
, Not only do France and GERMANY
SEQ tho possibility of land dlsarina.
ment under the League nr Nations
seriously injured by The proposed OK.
ransion az the American Navy, but
even the British government. deaf to
nlens of naval Limitation ut Geneva
last Summer. now appears concei ned
over tho American program,
Before detailing the rather remark
able change whi;h has vome about In
Great britain Il should no noted that
by far the most important mave On
tho part of Europe II one To Net
American participation IN riedgns
the security az Europe, This move
has not Vet been made but now la
beluE discussed In connection with the
work Of the security committee, Whiuh
10 trying 10 work out Some means OF
guaranteeing the peace OF Europe 81
| that It's members can then proceed
| To lay down their arms.
y
What Eunpe IL concerned about In
briefly thia' II the League arlangoa
an agreement whereby any asstesaor
nation shall he biuckaded and hoycot,
ted by tho other League members,
| what then viii ha the attitude Ut The
| United States WI II then proceed
o. trade with tho nutlaWod nation.
icapinA all the benefits which tho
other nations have surtenderodf WIN
! IT, with It's giant Navy, asuo.t ita mer
: chant Vasaeln through The hinuhadtna
iines 10 the parts IT the uutlaMed
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The house cat, even ncre than the
dos, has rendered man SEW ice
which il preeiselN the nne thtnS Il
hives Ia ~ IN all the worta
To Mrh tue a mAuse, ahd u yNasch
II thls IN At enes sport and bus Mesa
Evening star., 1927-10-10
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pen rather than on what has hap
pened.
Our regulating authorities have
been given the right under the laws
to approve or disapprove lighting sys'
TENS or devices if in their opinion
proper results will or will not be OBJ
tanned with them. This led to a situa-
ton which made it look as though 1t
would he impossible to ship automo'
biles with headlights on them. 1t
would be necessary to set up ware
houses stocked with lamps and install
the head lamps after the cars arrived
in the State, because one group of au-
thorities took the position that unless
the lamp was made in a certain way
good results would not be obtained,
and another group of authorities in
sisted that they would not permit that
same type of lamp to be used. The
whole difficulty arose because men
who wish to accomplish a given result
were trying to specify, not the result
but the means to that result
This industry developed because 1t
.tarted in a country where we were
not tied down with legal restrictions
but were free to use such brains as
we had. and by successfully trying
out various ideas secure result that
seemed to possess some value. What
influence we have should be applied
to an endeavor to maintain this stu
alton in so far as possible"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-10
OIL REFINERIES SHOW
DECREASE IN PAST YEAR
Capacity Increase for 1926 Re-
ported, Despite Drop
i'll Plants.

Although the number of oil refiner-
les decreased during the past year.
the aggregate refining capacity showed
a considerable increase according to
figures prepared by G. r. Hopkins,
associate petroleum economist of the
United States Bureau of Mines These
figures show that on January /, 1927,
there We're 465 completed petroleum
relneries in the United States with a
total daily crude oil capacity of
3,OG1 .007 barrels
Comparison with the figures Of a
year ago reveals that during 1925
there was net decrease of completed
re5neries totaling As, while the total
crude oil capacity increased by POS
Q40 barrels. This decrease in plants
but increase in output is accounted
for by the steady growth of the larger
refneries, particularly those on the
tide water, and the abandonment of
a number of relatively small skim.
ming plants.
In addition to the completed refiner.
les, there were seven others in the
process Of construction January /,
1927. These will have a total capacity
OF $1,000 barrels. OF the completed
refneries, 327, with capacity of
2,S34,282 barrels. were in operation.
while 1873, with a capacity Of 22S.725
barrels, or approximately Z per cent.
were shut down.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-10
O|L-ENG|NE AUTO
RACE POSTPONED
24-Hour Contest Set for Fall
Is Delayed by Lack of
Preparation.

Postponement of the contemplated
24.hour race for cars driven by heavy
oil engines, originally scheduled for
this Fall, has been announced by T. E.
Meyers, manager of the indianapolis
Motor Speedway, where the race was
to he held. The announcement was
made at a meeting OF the Indiana sec.
ton of the Society of Automotive
Engineers.
The race, organized for the purpose
of encouraging development of heavy
oil engines for automotive use, was
abandoned for this year, as it was felt
there was insufficient time for engi
neers to design, and factories to build
cars which would conform to the
specifications which the committee In
charge of the race decided upon.
A set of tentative rules sent to
builders of this type of engine in this
country and Europe ELECTED number
of comments and recommendations
that indicated the need for extensive
modification.
Some of these pointed out the i'm
portance of providing in some way to
give advantage to the engine that
shows low fuel consumption, light
weight, high speed and flexibility;
imposing no restriction on the use OF
ignition systems, as this would tend
to limit the speed and flexibility of the
engines and be reflected in greater
bulk and weight; providing a limita-
ton on piston displacement per unit
of time so that designers can select an
efficient engine size with relation to
economy, speed. weight, cost and other
factors, such as adaptability to heavy
xycJ1 ola eli ho nd 1u
the cars on the basis of cost of con.
struction, cost per horsepower-mile per
pound of weight as related to piston
displacement; defining by specific
gravity the fuel oils that may he used;
specifying the ma Ximum and mini