The Texas Mesquiter. (Mesquite, Tex.), Vol. 30, No. 11, Ed. 1 Friday, September 8, 1911 Page: 6 of 8
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ITNCU SAMS POLICE
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/woroj <S> or vyaldoh FAWCirr
0 wldeu Its sphere of beneficial ac-
tivity Is the aim of every well-managed
branch of our national government, but
It is doubtful U any of these b*ve been
I -a more successful In the effort than the
W Iw United States revenue cutter MSTvlce.
This organization under the treasury
department, was long ago nicknamed
"Uncle Sam's police of the sea," and tho
designation has stuck because U Is man-
ifestly so appropriate. The title was
(obviously fitting In the old days when the chief
duties of the officers and men of the revenue cutter
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Worries of Rich Women.
After receiving requests from beg-
ging letter writers for sums amount-
ing In all to J22.000.000, Mrs. E. H.
Harrlman of New York, the widow of
the railway magnate, has appealed to
the bureau of municipal research to
superintend her mendicant mail and to
assist her in wisely dispensing chArlty.
She is not alone In discovering her
self the tdrget of innumerable profes-
sional begging letter writers. Miss
Helen Gould has received In the last
twelve months 50,000 such letters
containing requests for sums amount-
ing to $2,000,000. Wedding rings and
offers of marriage from poverty-
stricken correspondents are a dally
feature of Miss Gould's mail.
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summer of 1905 ravaged the gulf coast of our coun
try. Revenue cutters and a fleet of chartered vessels
commanded by revenue cutter officers patrolled the
waters 'of Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and
Florida and for the first time in the history of such
epidemics there was not a single Instance of the
spread of the disease through communication by sea.
The ships were constantly within the infected dis-
tricts, and although one of them had to fight the
fever among its own crew never once did the vigi-
lance against the scourge relax.
As has been said, one of the most important duties
of the service Is the relief of vessels In distress, and
within late years this has developed a regular "win-
ter patrol" of far-reaching scope and immense value.
The president designates
certain cutters each year
during the stormy winter
months from November to
April to patrol our far-flung
coast line In search of ves-
sels In distress and to re-
spond for any calls for as-
sistance that may be re-
ceived via wireless. In the
performance of this duty
thousands of persons have
been rescued from the per-
ils of the sea and property
to an aggregate value of
many millions of dollars
has been saved. The
"beats" covered by the po-
lice of the sea on this win-
ter "watch" are not con-
fined to the Atlantic. Pacific
and Gulf of Mexico, but in-
clude also the great lakes
and the Bering sea and
Arctic ocean. A kindred
work of almost equal im-
portance is the destruction
of derelicts which menace
all ships on the ocean path-
ways. Every revenue cut-
ter carries high explosives
and the paraphernalia for
blowing up or otherwise de-
stroying a derelict as soon
as discovered, but In addi-
Tlheumntisni, Neuralgia and Sore Throat
will not live under the same roof with
llamlins Wizard Oil. the world's best
liniment for the relief of all pain.
Happiness, like the snail, Is never
found from home, nor without a home.
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service were to apprehend smugglers and pirates,
but it is not the less suitable In this age when In
^addition to the 'quest'for such enemies of the law
'the revenue cutter organization ia obligated to
ilend aid to every form of life saving at sea—for
It is recognized that the ideal policeman Is
charged not only with the duty of protecting life
and property, but also with responsibility for aid-
ing humanity In distress under any circumstances.
The United States revenue cutter service has
ha£ a most Interesting history. After the freedom
of the American colonies had been won through
the Revolutionary war, the country returned to a
.peace basis and the continental navy was dls-
'banded. From that time forward there was no
sea force available for the protection of the coasts
and the maritime Interests of the new republic
until there came as a response to a long-felt want
the organization of the revenue cutter service.
This was one of the acts of our flrBt congress.
{President George Washington signed the act in
JLugust, 1790, and within little more than a year
iten vessels were ready for duty. Thereafter for
la period of nearly seven years the little fleet
iformed the only armed force afloat flying the
l«tara and stripes, and the ships were constantly
engaged In patrollng the coastline of the country
land enforcing its maritime laws. The first op-
ipointments of officers in the revenue cutter serv-
ice were made from among those who had served
|ln the continental navy, and since that time many
[men who prepared themselves for our naval serv-
ice have amended their life plans to the extent
of taking commissions in the maritime police
fforce, ■ •!,„
TLe work of the revenue cutter service, as de-
fined by the various laws which have been en-
acted on the subject, consists In the enforcement
of almost every statute bearing upon the maritime
Interests of the nation. At the head of the cate-
gory comes, of course, the protection of the cus-
toms revenue and if smuggling in any form Is
suspected the revenue cutter officers have the
right of search of all merchant vessels arriving
within or near the United States or bound for an
American port The suppression of piracy is not
a heavy responsibility any more, but tbe search
for wrecked and missing vessels is a responsi-
bility which hag expanded as the other has con-
tracted The enforcement of the neutrality laws
Is always something of a chore, thanks to the
South and Central American revolutions that are
hatched In the United States. Another important
task is found In the enforcement of law and the
protection of property In Alaska, including the
protection of the seal and other fisheries In Alas-
kan water—a form of oceanic patrollng which has
been productive of many exciting episodes in ra-
ce nt years.
The suppression of mutiny is another duty dele-
gated to Uncle Sam's police of the sea, but mu-
tineers alike to pirates have become rather scarce
in the neighborhood of Uncle Sam's domains In
late years. On the other hand there has been a
tremendous increase in the volume of work
quired In connection with the destruction of de-
relicts and other menaces to navigation and in
the rendering of assistance to vessels In distress.
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tion the service has a ship specially constructed
The revenue cutter service is
charged by law with the construction
and inspection of life-saving stations
and the drilling of the life-saving
crews, but in addition It has virtually developed a
life-saving service of its own, and every revenue
cutter might be designated as a floating llfe-sav-
lng station. The police of the sea have to afford
protection for the sponge fisheries In the Gulf of
Mexico and the Straits of Florida; they play an
Important part In enforcing quarantine regula-
tions when Uncle Sam is "putting up the bars"
against some plague-Infested country abroad, and
they guard the safety of the public at all great
yacht races and regattas.
Persons who bear In mind the principal events
of the Spanish-American war will recall that the
revenue cutters with their officers and men
played an important part in the defense of the
country during that conflict. But this was no In-
novation. In the preceding wars in' which this
nation engaged the revenue cutter service al-
ways had a hand, and, Indeed, there is a standing
arrangement whereby, in the event of war, the
police of the sea co-operate with the navy. It is
a question, after all, however, whether the great-
est victories of the revenue cutter service have
not been won in times of peace. Take, for ex-
ample, the great yellow fever epidemic that In the
Escaping the Drudgery
Woman Tells How Household Work May Be Made
Less Unpleasant.
The old-time household duties also disappeared
to a great extent. Scrubbing was no longer a
necessity. I found a waxed floor with simple but
effective rugs, Just as practical as in other parts
of the house, says a writer In Success. The next
step was to eliminate that second frightful hug-
bear of housekeeping—washing the pots and pans.
No dish or kettle used in cooking was allowed to
become cold before being washed with a com-
bination wire and bristle brush. The hand thus
came in contact only with the handle of the ves-
sel, doing away with the most unpleasant part of
dishwashing, while the Immediate cleansing min-
imized labor by preventing particles of food from
drying and sticking to the sides of the utensil.
Table tops or glass and marble also helped to
reduce labor in the kitchen. These were constant-
ly kept spotless by the free use of paper napkins
as "wipe-up rngs." The employment of paper is
one of the most valuable means of saving work.
Paper napkins when bought in quantities are
cheap, they are absort-ent, easily handled and may
be quickly disposed o(.
Another of our schemes was to have all garbage
Instantly dropped down a tube from the sink to
an incinerator In the cellar, doing away with
that most unpleasant chemical combination of a
mixture of nondescript ecraps, so unpleasant to
the senses of sight, smell and touch. We have
not as yet reached Mrs. Rorer's Ideal of minimum
as a "derelict destroyer"—the only vessel of the
kind In the world.
Commissioned officers of the United States reve-
nue cutter service have rank with the officers o
the army and navy and receive the same benefits
of retirement as are accorded these officers. The
officers are trained for the service at the revenue
cutter cadet school, located at New London, Conn.
Young men enter at any age between eighteen and
twenty-four, and In addition to exactions In book
learning must undergo a military and nautical
training that In some respects Is even more ardu-
ous than that given at Uncle Sam's big academies
at Annapolis and West Point. Of course the
classes at the cadet school are comparatively small
—sometimes there are not more than two dozen
embryo officers enrolled at the Institution, but this
is to be expected, for the revenue cutter service
does not need the great numbers of officers re-
quired for our rapidly growing navy. Indeed, there
are less than three hundred commissioned officers
on the revenue cutter roster, where as the warrant
officers and enlisted men will probably not total
more than fifteen hundred, although Uncle Sam is
constantly adding to his fleet of revenue cutters,
and this expansion is reflected In the active list.
The navigating responsibilities of the officers of
the nation's sea police boats probably exceed those
of any other men in the naval or maritime service.
Unlike many of the men who go down to the sea
in Bhips, they do not confine themselves to a given
ocean path. On the contrary, the young revenue
cutter officer may be called upon at short notice
to navigate his own ship in any waters from south-
ern Florida to northern Alaska, and he must enter
many bays and arms of the sea where no naval
or merchant vessel would ever be required to go.
For these versatile demands the revenue cutter
officers are especially trained during their cadet
course. Each year during the three-year course
the cadets spend several months on a cruising
"practice ship," which jogs back and forth across
the Atlantic, partly under steam and partly by
sail power. The boys attend to all the operations
connected with the navigation of the vessel—
gaining that grounding of practical experience that
will be so valuable In later years—and Incldently
they continue that small arms and ordnance prac-
tice which Is a feature of their schooling on shore.
The motto of the United StateB revenue cutter serv-
ice is "Semper Paratus," which may be translated
as "Always Ready," and certainly the Yankee police
force of the high schools has eloquently proven In
recent years that the words of this slogan convey
no Idle boast
waste, but we are striving to approach It for
therein lies another real Bource of economy.,
A great deal of dirt and the labor of removing
It was prevented by having all vegetables washed
before they were brought Into the house. To tblB
end I devised a little drop table near the pump
oa the back porch, only a step from tbe garden.
We live in the country and grow rome of our
own vegetables, hut the prtnclple of leaving all
possible dirt outside is one that could be applied
almost everywhere. All market deliveries were
left in a basket Just outside the door, obviating
t.ho running in and out of delivery boys.
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Davis, John E. The Texas Mesquiter. (Mesquite, Tex.), Vol. 30, No. 11, Ed. 1 Friday, September 8, 1911, newspaper, September 8, 1911; Mesquite, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth400768/m1/6/?q=%22~1%22~1: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Mesquite Public Library.