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O widen Kb splioro of beneficial nc
(Ivlty ia tho aim of every well-managed
branch of our national government, but
It Is doubtful If any of theso havo been
tnoro successful In tho effort than tho
United States rovenuo cutter service.
This organization under tho treasury
department, wns long ago nicknamed
"Undo Sam's police of tho eoa," and tho
designation has stuck because It la man
ifestly so appropriate. Tho tltlo was
obviously fitting In tho old days when tho chlof
duties of tho officers and men of tho rovonuo cutter
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summer of 190G ravaged tho gulf coast of our coun.
try. Rovenuo cutters and a fleet ot chartered vessels
commanded by rovenuo cutter officers patrolled tho
wators ot Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and
Florida and for tho first tlmo In tho history "of such
epidemics thero was not a stuglo Instance of the
spread of tho dlsonso through communication by sea.
Tho ships wcro constantly within tho infected .dis
tricts, nnd although ono of thom had to fight tho
fovcr among Us own crow novor once did tho vlgl
lnnco against the Bcourgo rolax.
As htm boon said, ono of tho most Important duties
of the service is tho rellor or vessels in dlstross, nnd
within late years thlB has devoloped a regular "win
tor patrol" of far-reaching scopo and lmraonso valuo.
Tho president designates
certain cutters each yoar
during tho stormy winter
months from Novombor to
April to patrol our far-flung
coast lino In search of ves
sels In distress nnd to re
spond for any calls for as
sistance that may bo re
ceived via wlrqless. In tho
porformanco of tills duty
thousands of persons have
boon rescued from tho por
11b of the sea and proporty
to an aggregato value of
many millions of dollars
ha8 been snved. Tho
"boats" covered by tho po
lice ot the sea on" thlB win
tor "watch" aro not con
flnod to tho Atlantic, Pacific
nnd Gulf of Mexico, but In
clude also tho great lakes
nnd tho Dorlng sen nnd
Arctic ocean. -A kindred
work of almost equal Im
portance Is tho destruction
of derelicts which menace
all ships on tho ocean path
ways. Every rovenuo cut
tor carries high explosives
nnd tho paraphernalia for
JSSSSSS3i blowing tip or otberwlso de-
JJ2FV&lT2V?7&rI7.S. SZttZmZ? CZTFZZS Btroylng a derelict ns soon
service wore to apprehend umugglors nud plratoo,
but It Is not the less aultablo In this agu when In
addition to the quest for such onoinlos ot tho lnw
the revenue cutter organization la obllgatod to
Jond aid to every form of llfo saving at soa for
It Is recognized that tho Ideal policomnn Is
charged not only with the duty of protecting llfo
and property, but also with responsibility (or aid
ing humanity In distress under any circumstances.
The' United States revenue cuttor service has
had a most interesting history. Attor tho freedom
of. the, American colonies had boon won through
the Revolutionary war, tho country returned to a
pence basis and the continental navy was dis
banded, From that, time forward thcro wbb no
teea. forco nvallablo for the protection of tho coasts
tntl the maritime interests of tho now ropubllo
.until there came as a response tn n long-felt want
the- organization of the rovonuo cutter service.
This was one of tho acts of our first congress.
1'rwldent George Washington signed the act In
'August,' 1790, and within llttlo moro than a year
ten vessels were ready for duty. Thereafter for
iS period ot nearly seven years the little fleet
formed v the only armed force afloat flying the
istara and stripes, and the ships wero constantly
engaged In patroltng the coastltno of the country
enforcing Its maritime laws. Tho first ap
pointments of officers In tho rovenuo cuttor serv
ice were made from among (hose who had eorved
tn the continental navy, nn4 since that time many
men who prepared themselves tor our naval serv.
Ice have amended their life plans to the extent
rot taking commissions In tho maritime police
itorce. vv .
( Hie work of the revenue cuttor service, as de
fined by the various laws which have been en
acted oh the subject, consists In tho enforcement
of almost overy statute bearing upon the maritime
interests of the nation, At tho head ot tho cnto
gory tomes, ot course, the protection ot the cus
toms revenue and If smuggling tn nuy form Is
suspected the revenue cutter officers have tho
right of search of alt merchant vessels arriving
within or. near the Unltod States or bound tor an
American port. The suppression of piracy is not
heavy reepSnslbfilty any more, but tho search
for wrecked and missing vessels U a rospousl
'MUty Which has expanded as tho other has con
tracted. The enforcement ef the neutrality laws
'Is, rIwrtm something of a chore, thanks to the
rJih"Rd Ci(ral American revolutions that are
lhatekwi tn the United States. Another Important
taek la found in the enforcement of law nnd tho
'tiroteeUaw et property In AlaskR, Including the
nroteiion of the seal and other fisheries In Alas
ka watera form ot oceanic patrotlng which has
lateen productive ot many exciting episodes In re
tent years,
I The suppression ot mutiny Is anothor duty dele
gated" io Uncle Sam's police of the sea, but mu
tineers alike to pirates havo bocomo rather scarce
in the neighborhood ot Uncle Sam's domnlna In
lata years. On the olhor hand thero Iibb boon ft
tremendous Increase In the volume of work re
quired In connection with tho destruction ot do
rellcja and other menaces to navigation and In
Um rendqvlng of assistance to yoasols Jn dlstross,
The rovenuo cutter sorvlce Is
charged by law with tho construction
and Inspection of life-saving stations
and tho drilling of the Hro-savlng
crows, but In addition It hna virtually developed a
ltfo-snvlng service of its own, and every rovonuo
cuttor"" night ho designated as a floating Ufo-snv-lng
station, Tho pollco of tho sea have to afford
protection for tho sponge flshories fn tho Gulf of
Mexico and tho Straits of Florida; they play an
Important part In cnforclpg qunrantlno regula
tions when Uncle Sam Is "putting up tho bare'
against some plague-Infested country abroad, and
thoy guard tho safety of tho publio at all great
yacht races and regattas.
Persons who bear In mind tho principal events
of the SpaulBh-Amerlcan war will recall that the
revenue cutters with tholr officers and men
played an Important part In tho defenso ot tho
country during that conflict. Hut this was no In
novation, In tho preceding wars in- which this
nation engaged tho rovonuo cuttor scrvlco al
ways had a hand, and, Indeed, thero Is a standing
nrrnngomont Whereby, In tho event of war, tho
police ot tho son co-oporato with the navy. It Is
a question, after all, howqvor, whether tho great
est victories of tho rovenuo cuttor sorvlce liavo
not boon won in times of ponce. Tako, for ox
amplo, tho great yollow fever epidemic that in the
Escaping the Drudgery
Woman Tells How Household Work May Be Made
Lets Unpleasant.
Tho old-tlmo household duties uIbo disappeared
to u great extont. Scrubbing was no longer a
necessity. I found n waxed floor with simple but
offoctlvo rugs, Just as practical as in other parts
ot tho hbuso, says a writer In Success. The next
btop was to eliminate that second frightful bug
bear of housekeeping wnshing tho pots and pans.
No dish or kottle usod In cooking was allowed to
becomo cold beforo being washed with a com
bination wlro and bristle bruch. Tho hand thus
camo In contact only with tho handle ot tho ves
sel, doing away with the most unpleasant part ot
dlshwabhlng, whlto tho lmmedlnto cleansing min
imized labor by preventing particles of food from
drying and sticking to tho sides ot the utensil,
Table tops ot glass and marble alBo helped to
reduce labor In tho kitchen. These wore constant
ly kept ppotloBB by tho tree uso ot papor napkins
as "wlpo-up rags." Tho employment of paper Is
ono ot tho most vnlunblo moans ot saving work.
Papor napkins when bought In quantities aro
cheap, thoy aro absorbent, easily hnudlcd and may
bo quickly disposed of.
Another ot our schemoa was to havo all garbago
instantly droppod down n tube from th sink to
an Incinerator In tho collar, doing away with
that most unpleasant chemical combination of a
mixture of nondescript scrapB, so unpleasant to
tho souses ot sight, smell and touch. Wo havo
not as yet reached Mrs, Roror's Ideal ot minimum
as discovered, but fn addi
tion tho servlca has a ship specially constructed
as a "derelict destroyer" the only vessel of tho
kind In the world.
Commissioned officers of tho United States rove
nne cuttor nervlco havo rank with tho officers of
tho army and nnvy and recelvo the same- benefits
of retirement as aro accorded those officers; Tho
officers aro trained for tho service at the- rovenuo
cutter cadot school, located at Now London, Conn,
Young men enter at any ago between eighteen- nnd
twenty-four, and frt addition to exactions in book
learning must undergo n military and" nnutfcal
trafnfirg" that Itv some respects Is even more' ardu
ous than that glvoir at Uncle Sam's bl'g academies
at Annapolis and" West Point. Of courso tho
classes-at tho cadet school: aro comparatively small
sometimes there are not morer than two dozen
embryo officers enrolled' at the institution, but this
Is to bo expected, tor tho rovonuo cutter service
does not need tho groat numbers of ofucors re
quired for our rapidly growing navy. Indeed, thero
aro less than threo hundred commissioned' officers
on the revenuo cutter roster, wnoro as tho warrant
officers and enlisted men will probably not total
moro than fifteen hundred', although Utiolo-Sant la
constantly adding to his fleet of rovenuo- cutters,
nnd this expansion- Is reflected In the nctlvo list
Tho navigating responsibilities of tho officers of
the nation's sea police boats prouably oxceod thoso
of any other men In the naval of marltlmo ecrvlce,
Unliko many of tho men who go down to the sea
In ships, thoy do not confTno thomsolvea- to- a given
ocean path. On the contrary, the young revenue
cutter officer may be- called" upon at Bhert notice
to navlgato his qwn ship In- any waters- frona south
ern Flortdn to northern Alaska,, and he1 musk enter
many bays and arms of t&e sea where- no- naval
or merchant tcsso! would" ever be required' to go.
For these versatile,, demand the revenue cuttor
elllcers are especially- trateed1 during their cadet
course. Each year during, the- three-year course
the cadets spend several1 months on a cruising
"practlco ship." which Jogs back nnd forth across
the Atlantic, partly trader stoam an partly by
sail power. The boys attend to all the operations
connected with the navigation of tho vessel
gaining that grounding ot practical experience that
will bo so valuable la later years and Incldently
they continue that small arms and ordnance prac
tlco which Is a featuro ef their schooling on shore.
Tho motto of the. United' States roVenuo cutter serv
Ice Ib "Semper Paratus," which may be translated
as "Always Ready," and certainly the Yankee poMce
force of tho high schools has eloquently proven In
recent years that the words ot this slogan convey
no Idle boast,
waste, but we are striving to approach it, for
therein lies another rent source of economy,
A great deal ot dirt and the labor ot removing
It was provontod by having all vegetabloB washed
beforo they were brought Into tho house. To thla
end I devised a little drop tnblo near the pump
on tho back porch, only u stop from tho garden.
Wo llvo In the country nnd grow some ot our
own vegetables, but tho principle of leaving all
posslblo dirt uutsldo Is one that could bo applied
almost everywhere. All market deliveries were
left lu a bnskot Just outside tho door, obviating
tho running in and out of delivery boys.
RECTOR WHO SCORED ASTOR
Society has been forced to sit up
and tako notice of tho denunciation
which has been hurled by Rov. Georga
Chnlmera Richmond, rector of St
John's Episcopal church in Philadel
phia, against tho proposed marriage of
John Jacob Astora multl-mllllonaire,
agod 47, to Miss Madolino Talmng4
Forco, a beauty agod 18 years.
Tho denunciation which was made
from tho pulpit has bcon followed bj
moro sharp criticisms a criticism
which has extended to others of tho
smart set who marry and divorce with
tho ease and noncbalanco with whlc)
thoy put on their coats.
Mr. Astor, It may bo recalled, wat
divorced from his wlfo, who wns ?
Miss Willing, or Philadelphia, and ij
Is becauao this divorco Is to bo fot
lowed by romarrlago that Rov. Mr
Richmond Is aroused to tho fighting
point.
"Tho Episcopal church," lie said, "l
opposed to divorce. Wo score unholy
allluncea both among tho poor ot our slums and the rich society dwellers of
Nowport, liar Harbor and othor Blnners' summor retreats, Wo abhor this
Astor Alliance. It Is unholy In its origin and Its end will bo a dcflnnc ol
Uod'B lnws and of our holy rollglon. We need u national uniform divorce law
which will put an end to this overriding of court decrees by Buch an John
Jacob Astor and tho social set with whom ho associates.
"I know this set pretty Intimately. I havo ministered to thoso peoplo and
know what manner ot IIvcb thoy lead. They bollevo their monoy will buy
,evorythlngwomen, churchly snnctlon, worldly approval, Immunity frorr
retribution. Thoso who Inherit tholr wealth aro tho worst. Look at lh
wealthy families now furnishing grist for the tflvorco mills, matorlal for tha
scandal factories. -
LONG DISTANCE SKY PILOT
Rapidly as tho publio Is becoming
accustomed to aeroplano novelties, it
received fresh causo for wonder and
enthusiasm in the achievement of
Harry N. Atwood. When ho lnndcd in
Chicago on the first lap of his St.
Louls-to-Doston trip he broka the
American record for a day's flight
nnd demonstrated tho romarkablo ef
ficiency which has been reached in
nernplano construction. Express
trains-travel betweon Chicago nnd St.
Louis In 8 honrs; Atwood'a tlmo In
the air wan 7 honrs and 30 minutes.
Whon ho reached Albany, N. Y., At
wood had flown miles, breaking
all cross-country flights.
AtwoxxTa boyish appearance attracts1
nttentfoir. Ho fa a tan. Blendor youth.
looking anything- mt tljw part or 'tho
most daring and successful' aviator in
tho United" States; Atwood' shuns no
toriety nnd reception committees ns
-far as possible: He- carea- llttlo for
anything except achievement In the
aviation1 world'. Ho Is. retiring: tt' an unusual! dogrctj; ami it Is difficult fo !n
duco him to- tfcllt of Ills- own) achievements. Ills flight over tlitf Now YotI;
skyscrnpors and' around' tliolr towers-; his trip frorai New York to Washington
nnd call on tho president, Had already made Atwood" ono of the- greatest, of
Anjerlcan aviators.
In tho course of his travob Atwood gave many thousands oC dwollera. ot
farms and In towns their first opportunity of seeing an- aeroplane1 ire motion.
How some of tha- pioneers must? havo roflocted on the marvel of tho- changes
In transportation first tllo slow-golng wngoris,. tHcir tho canal: boat,, tllem tha
railway now, tllo- noropluuo-all! vlthlbi the- memory of living: personal
KENTUCKY'S NEXT SENATOR
Tllo next senator fromt Kentucltj
will1 na dbulit bo- RcpresBntatt.v.a- OlHe
MV James;, us; life Democratic- opponent
Senator P&yntoE, retired; from; the- prt
maiiyyaontBsfc,
OHIo James, ia the- biggest man
physically In tho housir. Ho- won- fame
as' am attorney lrr tllo GOebel murder
caBo In Kentucky, bolng-. ena- of th
lawyers- for- the- prosecution o Cnlet
Powerm It Is something of a camel
denoo' that both Jitmes- nad! Powers
nro- naiv. members of tho house-,, tha
ono a; Dumocrat and th other a Ro
publicum in that murder caaw James alsc
won: ai reputations for physical courage,
for tho times wero- stirring and there
woro throats of vl'otetrce- going around,
soj that anyone' prominent upon either
sldB- o4 tho caso- wa la n&ysteal dan
gnrc James wouht have isado a good
target for any bullet, as thero Is so
much of him. to shoot at. feat he wont
aicougn me proflecuttoa In a manner
that demonstrated ha -avaa. possessed; efi a good nerve? and was not to hq de
terred, bar fteac;
WANTS TO MARRY FOR LOVE
CoL EH-ward H. It Green, prosld'eest
oC ttt Westlnghoua company, with
assets et Jl2G,000,WOt owner oC tho
Texas Midland railroad and boa of
Mrs. Hetty Green. Ia going to marry
wK&ta a year. Wbstho brldo-to-ba is he
doea&'t know, but be says la at) so
'rlouaness that his bachelorhood will
end boforo ho la a year older. Hera
la the Becrot of why Col, Green, who
la 43 years old. has so long; lived tho
ttfe of single blessedness. He prom
ised his mother 19 years ago, when
she took htm down to Texas to "break
him in" as a railroad section hand,
that he would remain a bachelor 20
years. He has kept tils word, but
when the time limit expires nxt
year he ia going to take unto hlrrjiolt
a wife.
Three hundred proposals' ot mar
rlngo havo reached Col. Groan slnco
ho decided to live In Now York a
yoar ago to take chargo of his moth
or'a Interests. Scores ot tho nsplr-
lng maids enclosed photographs and lottera havo been received from hnlf n
tho Btates ot tho Union, while 8omo havo como from Europe Russia nnri
oven thq Hawaiian Islands. Ho has nnawored none of tho loiters The fu!
turo Mru. H. R. Green must bo n woman who Is willing to accept tho Toxnu
colonel for hlw8U and not (or the millions. wlloh UQ Vm Kit f?om taX
mother, , ..
