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Police Close the Saloons AFTER There Had Been
. Series or Rows.

BAR hARBoR, Me, Sept. THE North At
lantic squadron has sailed, taking with 1t the
sailors and marines who raised Il rumpus here
while on liberty on last Saturday night. II
there was anybody who meant to make a har-
vest out OF the visit Of the ships ii was the rum
sellers Of Bar Harbor, and il there was any body
who was determined to preserve law and order
in this town II WAS the policemen OF Bar Harbor.
There are eight OF the police. Their method was
not 10 close the saloons, but to let the sailor get
drunk and then arrest him After a few days
OF this, with a great deal OF locking up and bail.
ing out. there got TO be much bad feeling be.
tween the eight policemen and the 900 sailors
and marines.
There was n baseball game on Saturday. and
rivalry and feeling ran very high between the
crews OF the ships. When the game was over
there was a great deal Of drinking, and one bar
room on Main street was filled with half
drunken sailors. There was a row and the po-
lice rushed in. A man who objected to being
handcuffed struck at q policeman and the Do
liceman knocked him senselcss with his billy.
Then andemonium reigned. For a time Main
street was In tumult
At last the men went back TO the chips. Then
the police rose to the occasion and ordered
wide reaching. for 1t took In the fashionable
resort OF the caterer who was serving refresh
ments for Mr.. J. Montgomery scars's picnic to
Admiral Sicard and the officers.
MS SeT I. tNs \! n NE s s.asa ~f P1e shd aSlt Of Of ,h fee M 'GTn;
Woman's Christian, Temperance Union. and
Miss Agnes stack OF England. Secretary Of the
British WomAn's Temperance Association and
OF tho Worlds W. IT. T., were in town to
address a meeting on Sunday evening in
the congregational church. These temper.
rance workers never had a better opportun.
ity TO observe the practical working OF the
Prohibition law OF Maine. They let the law 20
and pitched into the sailors hot and heavy.
Chaplain Jones of the hattleship TeSa. made a
fiery speech. telling OF the Temptations Bar
Harbor had placed before the men NJ the squad.
ron and denouncipg hetnwl -pcopls for NOT
after. r. be aid. the men OF the American
navy had d!s-raced Themselves, Bar Iiarbor
was equally a -harer in the blame and the dis.
grace. Chaplain Jones was hppl tuded viRor'
ously. He said he hoped the matter would he
brought 10 IA" notice nf Secretary Long. ard
that certain reforms would be effected. such
as forhidding the giving OF beer to the ,nnn and
aboli-hing the "humhOat womcE." In cOnse
quence OF the row there are men IN iroIs o. the
ship, md others who will not be allowed "a
land again for several months.
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TIE STYLE OF ALDERHEX.
People who Do Address Them ~ 1.-the Honegs
abie' In spite or Webster.


In nonc n, the Ready Letter writersr ara di.
,on,,noa ,tr.n "a ,o m. nr.s, which n I. nron.,
Fect'ohs given as W III prehA MI II 10 propet
to put before the name of an Alderman, and 10
is for this reason. perhaps. that a controversy
",o -" o. -. s...t-s.s-
has recently arisen. oheo OF the disputAntS says!
when writing to a member OF the Board OF
sanor,n,an,s i, 4. nIah,.Iu,tn. 7 thiot N "a.
departments ! 10 sni@'utin' tninA' " on-
dress him with the prefcX Hon. In proof OF
the correctness of this view of the case this cor
.snon, 80. 49, ,aa,Jr,onro yroh.,.-
respondent 'h'oNcs inc testimony o "eoS'er:
the dictionary compiler, who said OF the use OF
"the Uonorable:'
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An american usage t'He . ooui'ess
merely. bestowed upon those who hold or have
held higher public offices. especially Governor.
".a. ,,ao.. - Conn-.ago - ~. S.no,.
Judges HieinocFS d CohsEeaso Ut II Seno.o'
Mayors
W.bsIer was born In Connecticut in 1888 and
$50, -, 49, 49, ,h.
o'en VI the same "'Ate IN l'''' 'o"s oe'oie u
establi .hment, as such, OF the present New YORK
Board of Aldermen. and at a time when that
hoar MN. e.r.-.lI, known as ,bs amman
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SAVAGE SKATING BEETLES.
SOME THINGS THE OBsERYANT JERs
sEYMAN SAW ABOUT THEN.

they Float ndiy on tho Surface or outea
waters. from sunshine GO shade. with Ne
Apparent OBJECT. but when Prey Happens
60 Conc Along They Attack vicisusiy.
A summer idler was standing upon a little
rustic bridge which spans one OF the observant
Jerseyman's ponds the other day Watching the
erratic movements of a colony OF skating
beetles upon the surface of the quiet water ~
meath him.. There were none Of the common
e~lliptical whirling beetlcS,' but only the kind
known as water gnats, whose long, slender
bodies arc supported by equally long and Slenr
der legs, whose tips make saucer.shaped hok
lows where they press down the surface OF the
water, and cast curious shadows on the bottom
of the pond.
There seemed to be no purpose in the move
mentS Of the beetles. Sometimes the whole
colony. numbering several dozen, would drife
under the bridge in the shade. Then one would
skate or row out, then another. and soon per
haps the whole colony would be out In the sun
light. Still none OF them seemed to have the
least object in his movements, and the interest
OF the idler was confined 10 Watching the way
In which they shifted themselves about upon
the waters surface.
As they lay at rest each bugs weight was dis
tributed upon his six leEs- Two Of these
reached well out aft Of his body, the two middle
oncs, which were the longest OF all, lay straight
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THE AI1oRNEY-G GENERALS.
a Sovereign State Not Always she Hest Gen.
eroas Employer.

In nearly every one OF the sovereign States of
the Union there is an Attorney-General. whose
functions arc to act for the Commonwealth in
legal matters, furnishing his more or less val
liable advice, giving opinions 20 executive off,
Gals on disputed points, and interpreting laws.
The pay OF the Attornev-G General does not
appear to be based on the amount Of 8 III
which he brings to the discharge Of his Official
duties. on the knowledge OF the law which he
Processes, or on the benefits which accrue to
tho state by reason OF his professional services.
The Attorney General of New York State
receives 5000 "a year. and is about the best
paid. The salaries OF some of the others are
worthy Of little more than country lawyers
with limited coteries Of clientA. The Attorney
General OF Kansas gets $500 a year. The
Attorney General in Minnesota gets $500,
and in Nebraska $4,000. The Attorncy-Gen-
eral OF New Hampshire, who has comparative
Iy little to do. gets $500. and the Attorney Gen
eral Of Michigan. who has considerable to do,
gets only $1,000. Colorado pays her Attorney.
General $4,000; Delaware, $1,000; Georgia.
$1,000, and Florida, 81, 800, The Attorney:
on y saiains ecalc. He receives n salary Of
81 300 and s5 a day for each day that he Is,
IN IN Maine get. 1000; in Louisiana. 5000;
in Alabama, &. 500, and in California. 5000.
The Attorney. General in Missouri receives
s3,OOO;ln North Dakota, $1,000; In Ohio,
5000, in south CAROLINA, s2,Ioo,, and in
an Attorney. General this year and when elected
he will serve for four years and get 80. 900, or
a., 500 a year. The Attorney. General OF Wis
consin gets $4,000, but the Attorney General OF
Utah, the newest OF the States and the one In
when some OF the most ,er!oIs problems OF
legislation are to be considered, gets only
$1,000. The Acknowledgement Of South la.
Texas Is liberal will, her Official lawyer and
pays him $4,000. The Attorney.General in
Washington State gets D., 900, and In Montana,
81. 600. In some states, Illinois and Missis.
sippi among them, the Attorney General gets
only ices. In Indiana the salary Of the AT.
toriey Genera! is $500, but IN Ohio. one Of
the wealthiesL states, and one in which there Is
Almost con stant official litigation, the salary
OF the Attorney General Is $1,000.
1t IS an almost general rule throughout the
country that Attorney Generals get half as
much as Cungre spen, though the service Of
The Cougre men is rendered during only a pur-
lion OF each year. whereas the Attorney-Gen
era. -ervcs all the year. On the other hard. an
Attorney.Iiencral who Is alert and successful
gains opportunities OF subsequent professional
advancement which are not to be moderated.
Among the Attorney-GeEeral OF New York
| State have been Martin Van Buren,, Greene g.
Bronson. Ogden Hoffman. Daniel =. Dickinson.
| and Aaron Burr. ,w@
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r JACKSON.
Hdrrh 1 lso9

The increase OF our navy, whose flag has dis
played in distant chimes our skill in navigation
sorrs. arsenAls, and docky ard and the introduce
ton Of progressive improvements in the dig
cipline and science OF both branches, OF or mill
tary service. are so plainly prescribed by pru-
dence that I should be excused for emitting
their mention sooner than for charging on their
December 9. 1929.
Constituting, as the navy does. the best
standing security Of this country against for
OF Government, and should continue to be cher.
ished a. the offspring Of our national expert
enee-
No nation, however DESTROYS Of peace, can
hope to escape occasional collisions with othaT
powers, and the soupdest dictates Of policy re-
ton TO assert our rights If a resort to force
should ever become necessary. Our local stu
s5ion: our long E nne q d.s seae esSs d me e my e6
the Interior. as well as our extended and still
increasing point to the navy as orr
natural means OF defence. It will in the end be
found to be the cheapest and most enectlal,
and now Is the time, in a season OF peace. that
we can year after year add to its strength with
out increasing the burdens OF the people. 1t
Is your true policy. for your navy will not only
protect your rich and dourishing commerce in
distant seas, but will enable you to reach and
annoy the enemy, and will give To defence It's
greatest efficiency by meeting danger at u dis
Il Is impossible by any line Of fertilization
To guard every point from attack against .
hostile force ad vancing from the ocean and
selecting its object, but they are INDISPENSABLE
to protect cities from bomb dockyards
and nava! arsenals from destruction, to give
shelter TO merchant vessels In time Of war and
to single ships or weaker squadrons when
pressed by superior force. Fortifcations Of
and armed and placed IN a condition Of this most
perfect preparation The abundant means We
now possess cannot be applied in any manner
more useful to the country. and when this Is
done and our naval force sufficiently strength
ened We need not fear that any nation, will wan
tonly insult VA, or needlessly provoke hostilities.
We shall more certainly preserve peace when
IL Is well understood that we are prepared for
war.
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LINCOLN.
Dsrrnb,r = laG3

The duties devolvins on the ma yAl branch Of
the service during the year. and throughout
the whole OF this unhappy contest, have been
DISCHARGED with fidelity and eminent Success.
The events OF the war give AT increased in.
tereSt and importance 10 the navy which will
probably extend beyond the war itselr.
The armoTed vessels in our navy, completed
and in service, or which are under contract and
approaching completion. are believed 10 exceed
In number those OF any other power. But while
these may be relied upon for harbor defence
and coast service. others OF greater strength
and capacity will be necessary for cruising pur.
poses and TO maintain our rightful position on
No inconslderabls endorsement. delay. and
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public injury have been experienced from the
want 81 Governmental establishments, sufficient
In number and adequate In character, for the
construction and necessary repair OF modern
naval vessels, I think IL my duty to invite
your special attention to this subject. Satisfnc-
tory and important rs hove been the perform
ances OF tho heroic men Of the navy, they are
mechanics and artisans in the production OF
war vessels which have created a new form OF
naval power.
L commend to your consideration the policy
OF fostering and training seamen for the naval
service.
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Aanua! Addrs.. D-e.mh~-7 ,-as


= secure respect 10 a neutral flag requires q
tssH lorre organized and ready 70 vinaicats it
~ saaL-t Or aggression This may even pre-
tseat me necessity OF going to war by discouraE.
III 1el!iSerent powers from committing sucn
nav Aeoh: OF The rights Of the neutral party as
AF't OF last, .eaye no other option
b t ue considerations invite the United States
~ 70 the means, and to set about the grad
80 creation OF a aavy.
lon yHse baclfG the general policy OF q ma
sus,s HAy De 1t ought never 10 10 without an ade
fencias ''"Ik OF military know edge for elmer.
AZ ftN Lhb lack would impair the energy
h ~ ~ raatacter and hazard Is safety or ex poss
=. Steer evils when war could not be avoid
unor STTauea thAt, war might often not depend
tTX. Va own Choice In proportion 40 the OBJ
nsuS5 fTo@ Q, Pacific maxinls might exempt a
q he min Ill Ihe necessity OF practlcing the rules
n.n,as ana transmitting. by proper establish.
VA Il lhf AIo" edge oil that art. The art Of
h de- a u ohce comprehensive and complicated.
49, q mlch previous study. and the pos
.tafssn 81 u in It's most improves and Ierfect
u a nation. -" security
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U. 9. A
December 5, 1870.


The appropriations made for the last and cur
rent years were evidently intended by Congress,
and are sufficient only. to keep the navy on Its
present footing by the repairing and reftting
OF our old ships. This Pc icy must, OF course.
gradually but surely destroy the navy. 1t can
hardly be wise statesmenship in a Govern
ment which represents a country with over
5000 miles Of coast line on both oceans, eXclu.
sive OF Alaska, and containing q. 600 Of
progressive people, with relations OF every
nature with almost every foreign country, to
rest with such Inadequate means OF enforcing
any foreign policy either of protection or re-
dress Separated by the ocean from the nations
of the Eastern continent, our navy 10 our only
means OF direct protection to our citizens
abroad, or for the enforcement OF any foreign
policy.
December 2. 1872.
Unless early steps arc taken TO preserve our
navy, In a very few years the United States
will be the weakest nation upon the ocean OF
all great powers. With An energetic, progress
sive, business people like ours, penetrating and
forming business relations with every part Of
the known. world. q navy strong enough to
command the respect OF our dag abroad is nee
essary for the full protection Of ali their rights
December z, 1873.
The distressing occurrences which have taken
place In the waters Of the Caribbean Sea, al
most on our very seaboard, illustrate most
forcibly the necessity always existing that .
nation situated like ours should maintain In .
state OF possible efficiency q navy adequate to
its responsibilities Congress should provide
adequately, not only for the present prepare
ton. but for the future maintenance OF our
naval force
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JAMES K. POLK.
December ., lS45.

Our reliance for protection and defence on
the land must be mainly on our citizen soldiers,
who will be ever ready, as they ever have been
ready in times past, 10 rush with alacrity, at
the call Of their country to her defence. This
description OF force. however, cannot defend
our coasts, harbors, and inland seas. nor pro
These must be protected by our navy.
COnstd ering an increased naval force, and
especially steam vessels, corresponding with
propOrtioned TO the increased and increasing
naval power OF other nations, OF vast im?or.
tance as regards orr safety, and the great and
growing interes' 9 TO he protected BY IL, J rec
ommend the subject 10 the favorable consider
alton OF Congress.
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CHESTER A. ARTHUR
nA-~rh-a 1891

I cannot too strongly urge upon you my con:
Vction that every consideration OF national
safety. economy. and honor imperatively de-
q thorough rehabilitation OF our navy.
must involve a large expenditure OF the pubic
moneys, l earnestly recommend such sppropri-
Atious as will accomplish an end which seems
to be so desirable.
Nothing can be more Inconsistent with true
public economy than Withholding the means
by the Constitution to the national Legislature.
One OF these objects, which Is OF paramount
Importance, Is declared by our fundamental
law to be the provision for the "comnon de-
fence Surely nothing Is more essential 10 tho
defence OF the United States and OF all our peo-
II we heed the teachings of history we shall
not forget that in the life Of every nation emer-
gencies may arise when a resort to arms can
alone save 1t from dishonor.
December 1. 1883.
construction OF modern vessels has been auspt-
ciouSly begun
That our naval strength should DO made ade-
quate for the defence Of our harbors, the protec-
ton OF our commercial interests, and the main
tenance OF our national honor Is a proposition
from which no patriotic citizen can withhold
his assent.
December l. 1884.
l cannot too strongly urge the duty Of re-
storing our navy a. rapidly As possible to the
high state OF efficiency which formerly chArac-
teriZed 1t. As the long peace that has lulled US
into a state Of fancied security may at any time
DO disturbed. IL Is plain that the policy OF
strengthening this arm OF the service is dictated
by considerations OF wise economy, OF just re-
gard for our future tranquility, and OF true APP
probation Of the dignity and honor Of the re-
public
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JOHN QUINCY ADAMR
December G. 1924

A military marine is the only arm by which
our power can DO estimated or felt by foreign
~nationA. and the only standing military force
which can never be dangerous to our own hb-
erty. A permanent naval peace establishment,
adapted to our present condition and adaptable
Is advancing in its career. Is among the subjects
which have already occupied the foresight OF the
last Congress. Our navy, commenced upon q
scale commensurate with the lncipient ener-
Sies, the scanty resources. and the comparative
ndiEence OF our infancy. was even then found
and with one OF the principal maritime powers
OF Europe
At q period Of further advancement, but with
little accession OF strength. IL has not only suS-
tanned with honor the most unequal OF conflicts,
but covered itself and our country with I'M
the late war that BY the numbers and Tore or
serve the lame OF a navy.
December 5, 1926.
We have twelve line-ot- battle ships, twenty
trigates. and sloops Of war in proportion, which,
with q few months OF preparation may present
q line OF floating Qualifications along the whole
range Of our coast. Combined with a system OF
Qualifications upon the shores themselves, IL has
placed IN our posse ssion the most effective
sinsws Of war and has left Us at once an eI-
ample and q lesson from which our own duties
may be Inferred The gradual increase OF the
navy was the principle OF which the act OF 18th
April, 1916, was the Development. 1t was the
Introduction OF q system to act upon the chArac-
ter and history OF our own country for an in
definite series OF a<es. II was a declaration Of
terity that it was the destiny and the duty of the
United States to become in regular process OF
time and By 10 petty advances a great naval
power.
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cur. maritime protection and defence. We
ought without loss Of time TO lay the founda-
ton for an increase Of our navy 70 q sire sum
Such a naval force would afford the best means
OF general defence.
December 3. 1893.
A steady perseverance IN a system OF national
defence commensurate with our resources and
the situation of our country is an obvious die.
tate OF wisdom. for nothing short OF the power OF
a rational prospect Of escaping the caiamitios
Oh war or national degradation.
Noremb r %, 1900.
A navy, we'll organized. must constitute the
natural and efficient defence OF this country
against all foreign hostility.
N MADISON.
May IS. 1918.
The brilliant achievements Of our infant navy
pense provided by Congress,
December 5, 1918.
Tho signal services which have been rem
dcred BY our navy and the capacities IL has de-
yelopod for successful corporation In the ma
uonal defence will give to that portion Of the
public force its full value in the eyes of Con
sound state, TO complete those already contcm-
saGOns Is dictated BY the sOunSsst policy.
JAMES MONROE
Januarp 30. 1924
In the late war our whole coast was either
invaded or menaced with invasion. There was
scarcely q harbor or city on any Of our great
tnlets which could be considered secure In
whatever direction the enemy chose to move
With their s9uadrons and to land their troops,
our Qualifications, where any existed. presented
but little obstacle to them. Their squadrons, in
fact, annoyed our whole coast, not OF the sea
only. but every bay and great river throughout
its whole extent In entering tho inlets and sail
Ing up them with Q small force the effect was
disastrous, since 1t never failed to draw out The
whole population on each side, and to keep II in
the field while the squadron remained there:
The expense and exposure OF the inhabitants and
the waste Of property may readily be conceived.
These occurrences demonstrate clearly that In
the war; of other powers we can rely only on force
for the protection OF our neutral rights, and that
in any War in which we may be engaged hero
after with Q strong naval power the expense,
waste, and other cnlamittes attending 1t. con-
sidering the vast extent Of our maritime from
tier, cannot fail. unless 1t be defended by AIDE
quate Qualifications and q suitable naval force,
TO correspond with those which were e1.
perienced In the late war Two great objects
are therefore to be regarded IN the establish
ment OF an adequate naval force: The first to pre-
vent war so far as IL may be practicable, the
second TO diminish its ealamities when 1t may be
inevitable. No Government Will be disposed to
violate our rights II II knows we have the
means and are prepared and resolved to defend
them
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GROVER

All must admit the importance OF an effec-
tive navy to a nation ike ours Yet we have
not a single vessel OF war that could keep the
seas against n frst-class vessel OF any impor-
tant power. such a condition ought not longer
TO continue. The nation that cannot resist ag-
gression is constantly exposed to it. Its for
eiGn policy Is OF necessity weak. and its neeo-
~tiations are conducted with disadvantage be-
cause it Is not in condition TO enforce the terms
dictated by its sense OF right and Justice
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JOHN ADAMS.
May 10, 1897. =
Ssva! power Is the natural defence nj the

United states, 80" ueiehce or be
december 8. 1898.
ROT nemonstratsnR by our conduct that we do
~ ~ rear war. for The NECESSARY Urotccifnn NJ -
tSSar,' ana honor, We shall ave no roam 10 tnter
SFepaSS : "S" ~. me desire Of peace, E.ficleHt
H. ft..on 'Os war can alone insure peace.
man, ''utuclaI effects OF the small naval arua-
Non Groylded under the acts OF the last ses-
10 coaetr 1h own and acknowledged. ,Perhaps
fsmarsaIss etet sxoerienced more sudden and
~' hAn We have derived from the aTming fer
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The word. or the p....asa,..
GEORGE

eEoh6E WARRINGTON.
January :, 1870.
10 De prepared for war Is one of thu moat sf.
"eua4 means OF preserving peace.