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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-09
Naval Parity Agreement Not Likely
Before Conference of Pow ers in 1885

build 1t In some Is units Of / $50 tons
and some 81 units of $500 tons. A de-
stroyer ton costs approximately $2,600.
The total cost then of treaty destroyer
construction: S42o, 900 900.
y ~ y
Submarines THE treaty allowance is
So TOO tons. OF our present submarine
tonnage there are II units, aggregating
% $50 tors, that will be underage at
the end of 1895. We are building or
about to build three units aggregating
$3.50 tons. We would, therefore, have
to bsgin and finish an additional 6,100
tons in perhaps % units. A submarine
ton costs approximately $1,000. Total
cost then of completing treaty subma-
rine allowance; roughly, 100000, 900.
The grand total of these expenditures
would be 1925, 100000.
-
That is immensely less than we shall
spend on tobacco in the United States
in the same period of time: but the po-
litical difficulty Of securing the enact
ment of naval construction expenditures
of more than 5000 000, 900 before the
end Of 1895 is apparent to Navy De-
partment officials.
What weighs much more with many
of them, however,, Is the foolishness, as
they see 1t, of doing any more naval
construction that would neceSSitate the
bunting Of big patches of boats hastily
and therefore with repetttive untested
designs
we built big patches of submarines
hastily in the Great War period and the
results have besn troublesome. We re-
Gently have built a considerable batch
Of 8-inch-gun cruisers of essentially
one design without any opportunity to
test successive designs in actual sea be-
havior, and the results have again been
troublesome, involving much criticism,
for instance, of the amount of armored
protection afforded against enemy gun
flre. There is today, therefore, large
sentiment in the Navy to the effect that
future construction should avoid h-l-
ter-skelter maSs-methods and should be
accomplished with a due regard for
gradual experimental experience.
This writer feels confident. accord
ingly, that the Navy Department itself
VIII not be found pressing for the full
achievement of treaty Navy during
this treaty era That achievement
would imply the finishing of more than
lao naval units in four years. The Navy
Department il most unlikely in the end
to welcome task so possibly prolific
of mistakes and hunniliations.
AT the General Disarmament Con-
ference at Geneva next February We
shall be conscious of this state Of things
In our own affairs back home. That is
why it is in some quarters expected
that our delegation at Geneva may
again do some pleading and beg
ging. They may beg, 1t is thought,
for some measure of immediate general
naval reduction by means of which to
bring down" Great Britain and Japan
IN order to make it easier for us to
catch up" Optimists urge this diplo-
matte device, and skeptics point out
that it was attempted unayailingly at
LONDON last year.
(Copyright. 1879
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-09

with the fall the other day Of one
OF the two great iron smokestacks near
the corner Of Fourteenth and 3 streets,
nov Constitution avenue, In the course
of clearing the lot for the new Depart
ment OF labor Building, there began to
pass an unsightly condition which has
vexed Washington for many years.
When the power plant was estab-
iished at that point there was little
thought OF the early utilization of the
space between Pennsylvania avenue
and the Mall for public structures. al
though the general scheme Of concen-
rating Government buildings in the
great triangle was hopefully contem-
pieted These two stacks became the
subject Of much discussion later, es-
pecialIy when the plant was abandoned
for power purposes and became trans
former station and the great vents were
no longer needed. Meanwhile, a plan
was proposed for the establishment OF
. large Government heat and power
station on land Just below the railroad
line and adjacent to the Washington
channel Of the Potomac. Decided OBJ
lection was raised 70 this, as it was re-
slised that such an establishment. would
require the erection Of a large chimney
stack. which would dominate the scene.
That Idea was ultimately abandoned
but nov there Is = plan for central
power station for Government uses on
land south OF the new Agriculture De-
partment Building. details Of which
have not yet been disclosed. Yet it Is
expected that high smoke vent will
not be requisite and that the scene viii
thus Ne left without the disagreement
OF such . feature.
Memories are revived OF the great
brick chimney Of the Capital TRACTION
Co.'S power plant which occupied the
block now covered BY the District
Building That, TOO. Vas an obnoxious
feature OF the landscape. when IRE
swept the structure and put the power
plant out Of commission the stack
relnsined for long period "a 4 souvenir
81 private enterprise which paid No
hsed to the appearance Of the CAPITAL
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Regulations for Parachutes
BY FREDERIC J. HAsKIN.

The United States and subsidiary
American governments have been regu-
lating lateral movement Of vehicles for
so long that It has become \ habit. and,
from force Of IL. they have taken to
regulation Of the vertical Railroad
trains, street cars. automobiles. BUSES
and pedestrians moving along the sur
face are all regulated as to speed. start
ing and stopping and destination The
up and down regulation began when
city building inspectors took to super
vising elevators in buildings, and thee
was every reason to suppose that only
in6cor rules would he required NOW,
however. the Government has gone
into regulating parachutes.
On the theory that 1t Is contrary to
public policy to have population falling
out of the armament at rate OF speed
pretudicial to health and the general
welfare, the aeTcnautics branch OF the
Department of Commerce has drawn
up elaborate rules to govern the speed
OF parachutes. Falling faster than the
experts think proper Is an offense. Nor
is the human plummet permitted to
dawdle around In the air and trespasS
on the neighbofs' clouds. If you are
going to parachute 10 earth you've got
to do IL according to regulation or the
Department Of Commerce inspectors
viii give you ticket.
John Marshall, the big tort and plea
man from Virginia, who sat on the
Supreme Bench Of the United States
in the chair with the tallest back for
so many years, invented scheme OF
making things 1T called latitudinartan-
ism. II the Constitution did not speci-
flcally mention crime he read into his
opinions that IL had intended to do so
and prescribe for the crime accordingly
The result has been that If the Inter
state Commerce Commission wants to
regulate the perambulations of peanut
stand 1t seizes jurisdiction on the
ground that q peanut stand has q
whistle and so has a locomotive and
as it has power to regulate locomotives,
IL must have power TO regulate peanut
stands. Then 1t goes back and proves
that Congress provided power to regu-
late commerce with the Indian tribes
and they had war whoops, so there you
are.
In q much similar manner the De-
partment OF Commerce finds that Con-
gress has given 1t power to regulate
aircraft. at shall be unlawful to navi-
gate any aircraft otherwise than In
conformity with the Air Trafflc Rules, =
saith the Congress.
Rigid Tests Made.
To get at the basis of parachute
operation, the Department of Com
merce has trained Its guns against the
manufacturers of parachutes. The
regulations, in the first instance, re-
late to them. II q manufacturer will
not conform to- the regulations laid
down by the department, the depart
ment will not give him a benediction
and q testimonial. Without this bene-
Al ~ ; L. n
that the manufactures will not be able
successfully to vend his parachutes to
the public and without customers q
parachute manufacturer might as well
take up wheat farming.
To begin with, the materials Of which
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people make an unfailing practice Of
having daily. sometimes more frequent
ly. these periods for deep reflection and
communion with the eternal Father.
1t Is demonstFably true that those who
exercise the greatest power over their
fellows are given to this practice OF
retirement and talking with God COM
corning the large problems that weigh
upon their hearts and minds. 1t We
would use more simplicity, more direct
ness in our prayer habit, we should
gain greater refresfment from IL. On
one occasion the disciples asked their
Master: Lord, teach us to pray" They
were ignorant as to the method of
PRAYER. In. response TO this the Master
gave them the great Lords Prayer"
80 universally used,
To teach men the art Of prayer we
would suggest that the FIRST requisite
is naturalneGs. Prayer obviously must
be reverent and it must be intimate.
It Is the self-revelation and expression
OF the deepest things Of our nature.
Tt must not be burdened with demands
for the satisfaction of desire, saving
only IS these contribute 70 the growth
and enrichment of character. To be-
lieye that God really cares for US, that
He is concerned about our physical and
mental wellbeing. that He is ready to
hear our cry for one whom we love.
whose life is Swallowed, or for another
whose life is imperiled by sickness, ts
a normal and natural feeling Jesus
Himself exempiifies ell this in His own
prayer habit In His wilderness tempta-
lions. He resisted the appeal Of the
tempter, relying on the intimacy Of His
communion with the Father Amid the
shadows of GethsemRne, alone and I'M
friended, His communion with God has
to do with the most vital experiences
of His life.
We repeat. the art of prayer, and it
Is an art, can only be learned through
practice and the recognition of lis
supreme value. ITO pray with the
spirit and to pray with the understand
ing also" yes, and to pray with the
assurance that Gods ear is not heavy
that 1t cannot hear, that He literally
seeks TO have His children speak to
Him, all this contributes to the efficacy
and power of prayer.
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q parachute is made must come Up to
specifications acceptable 70 the Army
and Navy. Crazy quilts, secondhand
raincoats. and old lace curtains may
not be used nor shall the supporting
cords be tied together at intervals like
tho string on .. hired girls bundle.
Nor may the harness be made Of bits
Of old School-book straps. Everything
must be new and fine.
Incidentally, the modern parachute
Is amphibian. IL is recommended that
the seat or backpad be made Of buoy
ant material such as cork so that il viii
float in case Of q landing In Minnesota
or any similar territory where much nf
the surface Is water.
The tests required are rigorous. First.
IL drops must be made with q ffO-
pound dummy man. The identity of
the dummy appears to be optional The
manufacturer, himself, may serve for
all the regulations say These drops
must be from an altitude of not more
than 500 feet and from an atrplane
going ut q speed OF not less than 10
miles an hour The parachute must
be fully open in 3 seconds
Then there must be five drops with q
1f0-pound dummy. but with the para
chute lines twisted The chute must
open and straighten out its twists with
in AZ seconds Next three drops must
be made with a compound lead weight,
from the same altitude, but with the
aifplane going 100-miies an hour. The
parachute must show no failure. It is
dificult to understand why this test Is
prescribed, because lead Is never
shipped by air and, even If IL were. it
scarcely seems likely that, in case OF
accident to Q plane, any one would
stop TO put q parachute on q shiulnent
Of lead before leaving himself. Maybe
it's Just Government red tape.
Regulates Rate Of Descent.
The next test Is with a live man for
material. He must weigh IN at ITO
pounds on comparatively still day
near sea level In the case OF the live
man the drop Is made from an altitude
OF 1000 feet. II is prescribed that the
man must suffer no shock nor discom-
fort from the opening Of the parachute
and must be able to disengage himself
without maid or valet from the harness
upon landing.
Performance Of the equipment in al
OF these tests, the regulations declare,
must be 100 per cent.
Then there are additional require
ments in the matter Of the rate Of
descent This rate must not be too
rapid nor vet too deliberate. A rate OF
Is feet per second seems to be the one
which pleases the department best.
Every parachute must 60 through
every one of these tests and when q
parachute has thus been nearly used
up carrying dummies and lead and
men, It Is ready to be certified as o. X.
Not content with ali this. the regu-
lations go on to state exactly how n
parachute shall be packed. It is re-
garded as important that when the rip
cord Is pulled the parachute open and
do its stun. A parachute which acts
like q vacation trunk or suitcase or
perfume bottle viii not please the ON
cials. Nor the wearer. He win never
buy another.
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The selection of this lot for municipal
building construction followed, and that
seemed likely to lead to other public
uses of the triangle land.
During the past few months much
destruction has been effected on the
triangle as site after site has been pre-
pared for Government building con-
struction. For the old landmarks that
have gone there Is no regret. None OF
them has had character to endear 1t
greatly to the community. Two theaters
have been swept away, and q third will
soon follow. Some old hotels have gone,
and business establishments that have
played an important part In the life
of Washington have disappeared.
One item Of the demolition program
that will be OF exceptional interest to
the public remains to be undertaken.
That is the Post once Department, the
most substantial of all the buildings in
washington to be swept away. As soon
as the new Post Once structure -
completed on a site Immediately west
the land 10 which is now being
cleared-ths great granite pile will go.
This enay seem to BE- a waste, and yet
it is necessary. The building as it
stands is altogether out OF harmony
with the group of constructions already
started and assured Of completion
within half a dozen years. This will be
necessary sacrifice In the interest Of
unity Of DESIGN. for the Post once
Department Is rs much out of the
picture as the stack that was blasted
over the other day and its fellow that,
still standing, now awaits the leyeling
stroke.
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TALKING WITH GOD
BY THE RIGHT REV. JAMES T. FREEMAN, D. D.. Ill. D.
Bishop Of Washington.

81 ictH pray NTH the spirit, and I
mill pray nth the understanding
also. ~ Corinthians, TiU.I5.
Rarely have I listened to a sermon
in which the clergyman told us lay
men why and how to pray" This
statement was recently made to US by
the head of a large financial institu-
ton. He was serious about it and he
spoke with deep conviction. 1t made
US wonder whether many, If not most
of our sermons were not too far removed
from the thinking and practice of the
work a-day world and the needs OF
those to whom we preach. It also re-
vealed to us afresh the universal yearn-
ing of so-called practical men for q
homely and simple exposition Of spirit
ual truths.
PRAYER is such an essential and in
dispensable factor in spiritual culture
that to neglect it means the paralysis
of reflective and noble living. Nothing
is more fundamental than prayer and
nothing SO vitality related, not only to
spiritual growth, but to the under
standing OF the designs and purposes
of God concerning us, 1t il hard to
define how prayer, which is communion
with God, affects life, or the practice
OF 1t demonstrates its value, even as
the loss of it clearly indicates spiritual
poverty. Some one speaks of prayer Al
talking with God" and another speaks
of it as putting ourselves in tune with
the infinite" If we may use the home
ly analogy, we know what communion
with our fellows, with those nearest
and dearest to I&, means to us. We
speak of pouring out our souls"--this
we do at times In the closer intimacy
with one whose confidence and affec-
ton we deeply cherish. To merely IN
burden ourselves to one who is gen.
erousiy receptive refreshes and renews
US. Here again it is hard to define
lust how these experiences affect our
lives, but we are all conscious OF their
value. To talk with God at the begin
ming of the day and to lay bare to
Him the concerns and problems that
confront us effects in us calm and re-
pose that fits us for our tasks and lends
a poise and confidence that are indis-
pensable 10 our highest efiiciency. Many
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SHOOTING STARS.
BY PH1LANDER JOHNSON.

Economies.
De Distribution is de point,
is heard dem white folks say,
Dat puts de business out o. joint
An makes de deuce to pay.
Dat Mistuh Wiseman say as how
De problem dat we see
Is Citing things FUN whah dey's now
To whah dey ought TO be.
I loves de Summer time foh true
VIII bloSsomin' an bees
An breezcs gently passin' th'oo
An singin' in de trees.
But when dem days gifts warm an faint
Dis life 1t sho' seems tough.
De trouble Is, dis climate amt
Distributed enough.
Dey wants to pass dat Summer 'roun'
When snow begins to fly,
Instid o. boilin' of it down
Along about July.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-09

Philosophers and poets have contrib
uted to the fame Of Germany. Men OF
that kind are seldom distinguished by
thrift, and the genius that country is
now seeking is that Of the expert ac-
countant.
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In some parts of the world a states
man in order to be success has 70
convince his public of his ability to
conduct every kind OF. business. The
Governor Of Oklahoma is relied on to
know all about the oil business, come
thing that has perplexed the minds of
all kinds Of hnanciers, great and small
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-09

Psychoanalysis Is not playing IA
vorites. Some OF. the professors Of the
art do not hesitate to intimate that
much study has caused rival practi-
TONERS to be intellectually all that they
should be-
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American Textiles Nav
Meet With Competition
BY HARDEN CoLFAX.

Textiles long have been considered a
key industry in the United States and
its share of the export volume has been
enormous, but now Hiram r. Nones, a
Department Of Commerce trade COM
missioner, returns after four-year
study in many corners of the world
with the warning that we had better
watch our textile export steps. Unless
the textile industry keeps its chin high
and momentum maintained, there are
plenty OF energetic competitors to take
orders that hitherto have been coming
this way.
Mr. Nones points out, after a visit to
some forty-odd countries. that textiles
constitute one-fourth of the interna-
uonal business. of q majority of them,
whereas IT was not so long ago that the
United states headed the list. with ap-
proxtmately one-fourth of its trade in
textiles The United States maintains
that ratio even in these depressed times.
but the information brought back by
Mr. NoneS indicates that 1t will take
energetic measures to hold the leader
ship.
As illustrative of the point made by
the trade commissioner, it is only neceS-
sary to note that TO Japan and Aus
tralta textiles are relatively much more
nhApVt kAht Jtlhtl bItcy are 70 the UNlI9Q
States. Production of silk and silk cloth.
OF course, has been of outstanding inn
portance to Japan for centuries. but
things have happened there since the
World War and Japan Is becoming one
Of the greatest manufacturers Of cotton
yarn and cotton cloth in the world.
Mr.. Ncnes discovered the Japanese to
be maryeiously efficient in this line.
In addition, Japan has become an
important producer OF rayon In the last
decade, and there is every evidence that
this newest Of textiles Is due to take its
place ALONGSIDE silk and cotton =, the
Japanese economic structure.
=
China, too. and Russia are expend-
ing their operations In cotton. Mr..
Nones' survey disclosed about iaO mills
/ in China making cotton goods. He fir-
ured that about one-l1aif Of these are
owned by the Japanese. who were quick
to recognize the possibilities embraced
in Chinese territory. what with even
cheaper production costs than in their
homeland It appears that these $50
mills do not meet the huge demand for
cotton goods IN China, but their NUM-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-09

No man is more desired as q member
Of any organization he might choose
than Lindbergh. The only group from
which he could be barred is the ut
Can't Be Done Club"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-09

Communists are accused Of melting
9aots in Chicago. They do not usually
reaent charges Of this kind, A true
Communist would rather be accused Ct
anything than be suspected Of becoming
inert.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-09

Juarez is considering plans to revive
eorse races Times ale never so hard
that there Is . complete absence Of
ready cash for the benent of book
makers and bootleggers.
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A lifetime habit is strong in a man
like Edison, who Is willing TO accord
physicians every respect so long as they
do not try to interfere with regular
working hours.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-09

Soviet rule has at least abolished the
phrase darkest Russia" which is at
present entitled to call itself. THE land
Of the commercial spotlight"
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An order Shoot to killl' may cause
the night life Of New York to feature
bullet-proof costumes as more discreetly
proper than ordinary evening clothes.
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Capone will not be put on the spot"
in the sense Of the phrase as il Is used
in gangland But he viii be kept In one
place. where the authorities viii have
no difficulty In Heating aim.
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One of the facts that indicate a
backward state OF mind in various parts
of Europe is that Uncle Toms Cabin"
is still being read as q ixord picture Of
current American life.
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Chronic.

From The Portland, oyeEoE, Daily Journal,
II is claimed that writing eases pain
II 80, soma. folks we know must be 81
ways IN pain.
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nc Wronr End.

Prom he san Francisco ChroHfeis.
Scientists didn't help much hy adding
10 years to life Tiaey gave Il 10 infants
instead Of the cd Bellows who Aeed Il.
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A Summer Impression

And now when days grow flercely bright
Come thoughts We scared the children
with.
Those cold tconcclaSts were right
Old Santa Claus is but a myth!
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A Figure Of speech.

FkkUIE ~ SVtctHa
what has become of that man who
used TO say he was a servant Of the
people?"
The people had to let him 60" re-
piled Farmer Corntossel. He got to be
one o. these hired men who stand
around talkin' when they ought to be
at work.
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Generous Nature.

which would you rather be, . poet
or musician"
"A poet. People aren't SO liable to be
disturbed while you are practicing."