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ton, n. c.. station Is out Of service. and
is at the Norfolk navy yard for general
overhauling to put her in order for ef-
ficient service The cutter Guthrie, the
boarding vessel in Baltimore harbor, is
out of service at Arundel Cove for general
repairs.
The cutter McCulloch has sailed from
San Francisco for San Diego. Cal, to
patrol the southern coast of the state to
prevent smuggling from Lower California
and Mexico. The withdrawal of the other
ships of the service, for duty in the
arctic region, left the coast unprotected
and the McCulloch was assigned to the
duty.
The cutter Apache, from the Baltimore
station arrived here Thursday last, and
boarding parties from the ship have been
inspecting vessels in port here to see that
they were complying with the navigation
laws in the matter Of equipment and the
like.
The cutter Itasca, the cadet training
ship of the service, sailed from New
London June q. with the classes Of cadets
from the school of instruction aboard, on
her annual cruise in European waters.
On the cruise she will visit ports on the
Mediterranean sea and will return to New
London next September. Her first stop
will be at Funchal, Madeira, at which
port she is expected to arrive July A..
Four days will be spent there. and from
that port she goes to Marseille, France.
Orders and instructions to officers In
the revenue cutter service have been is
sued from the division of the service, as
follows:
Second Lieutenant Of Engineers l. j.
Ker, granted ten days extension OF sick
leave.
Third Lieutenant OF Engineers C. H.
Johnson, granted twenty days leave,
commencing July 8.
First Lieut. J. L. Maher, detached from
the Forward and ordered to the Winona-
First Lieut.. J. F. Hotel. detached from
the Winona on July 2. and ordered to the
Snohomish.
Capt. S. B. Winram, detached from the
Algonquin and ordered to the Gresham.
Capt F. G. Dodge, granted siXty-five
days leave of absence. commencing
July 8.
Engineer-in-chief c. A. McAllister
granted forty days leave. commencing
June %. with permission to go beyond
the seas.
Capt. r. o. Crisp. detached from the
Seminole, upon relief and assigned to
duty as inspector of labor and materials
at Newport News. Va.
First Lieut.. w. A. Wiley, ordered to
the Seminole for temporary duty.
Capt P. H. Uberroth, detached from
the Gresham and assigned to duty at the
department.
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EXCEEDS THREE BILLIONS.
Foreign Commerce Of United States
for Past Eleven Months.

A new record in the foreign commerce.
OF the United States, SURPRISING that OF
any years business I'm history. was made
during the eleven months of the fiscal
year ending with May. During this period
the imports and exports of the United
States. as computed by the bureau Of
statistics and announced today. amount
ed to s3.312. 3S3 .506. which exceeds the
record year of 1908 by almost S3ooo,00o.
The balance OF trade in favor of Ameri-
can business men from their foreign Gus
toners amounts to S5o1. 525. J0e for the
eleven months. II is doubtful II the bal
ance OF trade at the end Of the fiscal year
will equal that of the previous record
made in 1908. which was $685.. Al, 554
The imports for May were $50, s24.2 41,
and the exports S153. 1863. 695 The imports
for the eleven months We're 81, 405, io9 ot2
and the exports $l,906. 954. 5o4.
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ing an addition or subtraction Of speed
according to direction Of tide and wind.

ing an addition or subtraction Of speed
according to direction Of tide and wind.
X X X
Could you give me some idea Of the
cost of building cruising motor boat
about thirty-five feet long and nine or
ten feet beam, using cypress planking
and white oak timbering? NOVICE.
It is q rather difficult matter to figure
on the cost of such an outfit, as much
depends on the skill and experience of
the builder in cutting out and avoiding
waste of material but II is safe to say
that the final cost of the craft would
certainly total from $1,000 to $1,000 il
proper power was installed and proper
finish given the hull and cabin arrange
ments. There is no doubling the fact
that a great deal more pride is taken
In a boat designed and constructed en-
tirely by one's-self, but it certainly seems
foolish to put so much money in home
made affair, when much finer construct
ed boat Of the same dimensions and pre-
senting twice the appearance may be
purchased from several factories for the
same amount OF money.
There is not homemade boat In local
waters with the exception of one or two
that doesn't look like freight cars in COM
parison to the several scientifically de-
signed and well finished factory-built
boats owned hereabouts.
The writer does not mean to dfscour-
age, but only to help you invest your
pile" In the best way.
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VIM. B. LAUB, JR.

Rowing Is at present enjoying its great
est popularity. due to the intercollegiate
regattas scheduled for next week and
the championship contests among club
oarsmen to be settled next month. Fol-
lowers OF professional sculling are
anxiously awaiting the outcome OF the
worlds championship races between
Richard Arnst, present title holder. and
Harry Pierce. to be rowed on the Par
ranatta river. Australia. July Is. and the
contest between Ernest Barry. present
English champion. and William F,orwell
champion of New Zealand. to be decided
On the Thames. London. September IL.
II ie likely that should Arnst and Bar
~ successfully defend their titles, they
will be matched to row on the Thames
next year. for which negotiations are now
under way. The national regatta Of the
Association Of American Amateur Oars
men is the blue ribbon event among the
club oarsmen Of this country and Canada
This year the races are to be rowed over
the famous Saratoga Lake. n. Y. course.
which is one mile and q quarter, Friday
and Saturday, July % and 20 The events
Will be senior single quarter rnile dash,
intermediate single SOULS, association
intermediate senior and international
senior four Dared SOULS, senior quadruple
SOULS (centipedel. intermediate and senior
eight Dared shells. Entries close with
Secretary Frederick Fortmeyer in New
York city, July Is. The Saratoga course
is not an untried one. the regattas of the
association having been held there as
long ago as 1874 and as late as 1896.
The Peoples regatta at Philadelphia,
July 4, is open to the world and this year
Will rival the national championship. as
crews are expected not only from New
York, Brooklyn, Baltimore, Washington
and Boston but also from Detroit and
Toronto. The Argonauts are going to
send their eight-oared shell crew, which
IS perhaps the fastest senior eight ever
turned out by Capt. Joe Wright. They
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ROCKEFELLER TO BUILD
NEW YORK FAMILY HOME
Acquires Valuable Property in
Fifth Avenue Section-To
Surpass Carnegie Mansion.
Special Dispatch to TIE Star.

Special Dispatch to TIE Star.
NEW YORK. June 24-John D.
Rockefel1er's wholesale purchases OF
property on 54th and SD streets, near
9TH avenue, have not been. as was at
first supposed. for the purpose Of Sc
curing an ample plot of ground for
the erection OF a Rockefeller memorial
church. but with a view of establishing
Rockefeller domain in the most fash
ionable section Of New York on which
to domicile his entire family.
This Rockefeller estate, when COM
pleted, according to plans now in the
hands Of William Welles Bosworth, the
9Th avenue architect, will be the most
magnificent in the city. Mr.. Rookie
Teller now owns approximately 160 feet
on saith street and 120 feet abutting on
SD street. The depth of the land from
street to street is little over 200 feet.
On each corner Of the estate will be
mansion, and lying between will be
splendid garden, laid out by one of the
best landscape artists In the country.
1t is said that ultimately Mr.. Rookie
Teller will own the better part of the
block, and turn it all into an estate,
which will eclipse in grandeur even
the magnificent property of Andrew
Carnegie. Unlike Mr.. Carnegie's beau
tiful place, 1t will not face on Central
Park
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Blackton boat will compete on those
dates for right of entry.
We are now living in a period when
such things as ffty-mile an hour boats
speed events all over the country dnal
results will show that the thirty-ffve and
forty-nliIe craft has lived its day and
become almost obsolete. The boat that
line in a cloud Of spray. after making q
thirty-mle triangular run In less than
an hour. is supplanted today by some
thing a little better. But the goal Of
all naval designers is not yet reached.
Westward, Alexander s. Cochran's
schooner yacht, arrived at Bristol, R. l.,
last Monday, after a very stormy voy-
age of eighteen days and twenty hours
from Southampton. England. She sailed
close hauled every day except the last
two, when the wind was free. She ex-
The best days run was made Thursday,
June Is. when 2l3 miles were logged.
Capt. Girls Christensen, who was mate
with the late Capt. Charles Barr on Re-
lance and Aurora, is in charge of West
ward. The yacht dropped anchor off the
Herreshoff shops, and the work of strip
ping her of her working rig began at
once.
1t has not been announced when she
will be raced for the first time on this
side, but il is possible that she may be
ready for the Eastern Yacht Club run
from New London to Marblehead. for
which Commodore Clarke has offered a
cup valued at $1,000 This race will be
started July | from a line off Sarahs
Ledge, at the entrance to the harbor
at New London, and the finish will be
off Marblehead Rock Other yachts en-
tered are William Z. Iseln's Enchan-
tress, Morton F. Plants Elena. Com
modore f. Lewis Clarke's Irolita and
the well known Sea Fox. owned by
Dallas B. Pratt.
1t is reported that Capt. Joshua Slocum
has at last been heard from. Capt. Slo-
cum sailed from New Bedford last No
vember for South America, and few
days later a furious southeast gale Gre
ated the fear that he had been lost, but
1t seems that the gallant little Spray has
again carried him safely through. The
officers OF a tramp steamer reported
sighting him off the mouth of the Orinoco
river a short time ago, and it is believed
that he is exploring that stream. The
old skipper is we'll known in Washington,
having called here few years ago.
when many people visited his boat and
bought copies of the book he wrote de-
scriptive of the cruise he made around
the world alone in the vessel. She is
thrty-five feet long. sloop rugged, and is
thought to be at least seventy-five years
old.
The suggestion has been made by the
regatta committee of the Capital Yacht
F. Hewins. Fleet Capt. Gene" Hartley
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The Noiseless City.
ON the New York American.

From the New York American.
According to London experts. when rub
Der gets down to half a dollar a pound
the noiseless city will follow a 8 a matter
of course. Interesting among the corona
ton displays will be the rubber exhibit
ton, and one of its main features will be
a rubber pavement running the length of
Agricultural Hall Already the expert
ment has been tried In the courtway OF
the Savoy Hotel with splendid results.
1t is hoped that in ten years the noise
less millennium will have arrived. owing
to the great increase in the cultivation OF
the rubber tree. The perfect pavement
will be formed Of a compound laid in
sheets. possessing the resiliency OF rub
Der and more than the endurance of as
phalt.
New York, with other large cities.
would welcome some such pavement with
real enthusiasm. Imagine the rest to
nerves now racked by the thunder OF
drays and carts when they roll by in ST.
lence.
We could well afford to raise monu-
ment to the man of woman who shall
make New York noiseless city.
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Mai. De Laney's New Duties.

Maj. M. A. De Laney Of the Army
Medical Corps, who has been on duty
In Washington as assistant to Col. G.
L. Edie. attending surgeon here. will
succeed to the duties OF the place the
LIST Of July, when Col. Edie avails him.
self of a leave Of absence pending his
departure for the Philippines in Octo-
Der. Capt. w. e. Davis remains on duty
as an assistant attending surgeon, and
another officer of the Medical Corps.
Junior to Capt. Davis, will be selected
as an additional officer. Maj. De Laney
has been the attending surgeon at the
in the city.
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All Right Without Assistance.

From Lpplncotts.
1t is probable that many queens OF
the kitchen share the sentiment good
naturedly expressed by a Scandinavian
servant recently taken into the service
of young matron of Chicago
The youthful assumer OF household
cares was disposed to be a trife patron
izing.
Now, Lena" she asked earnestly. arc
you a good cook?"
"Ya-as, m, / tank so,' said he girl,
with perfect naivete. IL you VIII not try
to help me-
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Forced to Pay High Prices.

The purchase OF the desired property
has been a slow and painstaking task.
and Mr.. Rockefeller has been obliged
to pay what real estate agents regard
as outrageously exorbitant prices.
The last piece of property secured was
the home Of Col. John j. McCook. at
10 West 54th street, for which $225,o00
was paid. Architect Bosworth has been
commissioned to build on this plot for
young Mr.. Rockefeller a residence to
cost $250,000. Between 1T and Mr.
Rockefellers house will be two plots.
and these will be transformed into a
garden.
1t is limited. also. that eventually Mrs.
Harold F. Mccormick. Mr.. Rockefeller
daughter, who now lives in Chicago.
will come to New York, and that a
home will be built for her at No. 9
West SD street, the southwest corner
of the estate. Then Mr.. Rockefeller
will have his entire family living on
the one estate, one member on each
corner OF the plot. with beautiful
garden in between. This will necessi-
tate the tearing down of several Of the
houses now standing.
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Cadets Assigned to Duty.

All the graduates of the United States
Military Academy OF the class OF 1911
have been assigned to various branches
Of the army. In accordance with Gus
tom, the star graduates. being the I've
having the highest averages. are as
signed TO the Corps of Engineers
These, in the order OF their standing.
are: Philip Bracken Fleming. John
Wesley Stewart. Joseph Cowles Mehsf-
fey. Paul Sorg Reinecke and Raymond
Albert Wheeler.
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THz CREW OF THE FREYA

and Otto p Braitmayer, that during the
summer 1t would be a pleasing arrange
ment of that part If the fleet of the
club anchored In Annapolis harbor were
to sail for the same port on weekend
cruises.
Considerable latitude is offered in re-
gard to places Of visitation. both north
and south of Crabtown, allowing ad-
vantage to be taken of a fair wind in
cruising to the various points of interest.
In the event that all yachts will not be
able to get under way at the same time,
1t has been suggested that the yachts or
yacht weighing anchor first, should ar
range g. signal or leave a message, noti-
flying those coming later Of their intend
ed destination. Below are given the dis
tances in statute miles from Annapolis
harbor to nearby cruising grounds.
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will use sectional shen built In England,
as will the Detroit Boat Club which is
again coached by Vivian Nohalls, the
Junior eight is training for this meet
and quite number OF rooters VIII &C
company It to the Quaker city July 8.
The crew leaves the house every even
m ns stream ane 1~'s to e Hades Mi and down as
far as the Long bridge. Coach DAILY has
a great deal Of confidence In the junior
bunch. and he believes that 1t Will make
Philadelphia sit UP and look around
been rowed.
Walter Thran will not 80 to Philadei-
phia on July 4. but Will continue training
FOR the Middle States regatta. which Will
be held at Baltimore Labor day.
Ed Mueller has given up rowing for
short time but 1t Is likely that ne Will De
on the starting line with Thrall when the
big event comes around.
small dance was given at the boat
and except for the heat the affair was
. very successful ono
The Analostan Boat Club will start war
canoe practice today for the association
regatta on the tidal basin, July 4, and
for the meet are made public other crews
Will get on the water.
Capt Middleton has not heard from the
Philadelphia builders in regard to the
shell boat and it is probable that some
member OF the club will go up there ana
try TO straighten things out.
Contrary to usual practices during the
summer months. the Washington Canoe
Club will give smoker on July Tor
members only. and besides the usual re-
freshments. lengthy musical program
has been arranged
Shortly after the smoker. the exact date
as yet TO be decided upon, Commodore
Rogers will noat another club regatta.
and long list of events will make the
meet. Owing to the weather at the last
affair. very few people turned out to see
the sport in comparison to the usual gath
TO advertise the next one more extern
sively. so that should the weather man
wax indulgent the course will be crowded
with boats.
Capt. NJ willis Pomeroy Of the base
hall nine. announces that all games have
been called or until after the inter-club
regatta, for the reason that most of his
men are busy training for the races on
that date.
The fitting match was again pulled OF
last Thursday night between Reginald
Rutherford. William /. Crane padding.
against F. H. Heidenreich. with II. r.
Schmitt padding. with the result that
Rutherford has at last captured the COW
eted medal The bout lasted about fif-
teen minutes before "Schmittie' was up
set. and the spectators on the club We
randa were much amused at his efforts
to keep his feet.
reggie" Rutherford is heartily con-
graduated by every member OF the
washington Canoe Club for his hard
earned victory, and several members and
officers of the Paddle Camp say that no
more popular nor better-liked fellow in
the club could havrJ won the medal
=
The Cambridge Yacht Clubs regatta
last Tuesday and Wednesday was a
marked success, and several very inter-
esting races were watched by hundreds
of people who gathered from all over the
eastern shore OF the bay.
The best Of these was the race for
sloops In which the Eleanor of the Bal
timore Yacht Club and the Vingt Trois
Of the Chesapeake Bay Yacht Club were
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A Sane Fourth.
ON the Atlanta Constitution.

From the Atlanta Constitution.
With SO many enthusiastic Ameri
cans In England for King Georges
coronation. II ought to be Q pretty sane
Fourth in this country
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but her appearance today makes 1t hard
to believe that she was ever anything but
a yacht. The boat Will be equipped with
two new Davis "dinks" within few
days 1t is hoped that Mr.. Pattison Will
be on hand at Oxford July II.
recond edition Of Cruisers Informa-
ton Charts is now on sale at the off1ce or
The Star at 10 cents each, and all boating
people are invited to inspect them. The
charts, besides being as accurate as a
regular government outfit, contain the fol-
lowing items Of information: Where gaso-
line engine oil and batteries may be
bought, stores, ice, drinking water. camp
ing grounds. marine railways, telephones.
telegraph offices, post offices, etc, are To-
Gated; steamboat landings, railroad sta
tons and everything the yachtsman plan
ming a cruise down the river wants to
know. All channels are shown. besides
lights and beacons.
The annual excursion Of the Corinthian
Yacht Club will be run to Marshall Hall,
Saturday. July I. and the steamer Charles
Manchester has been chartered for the en-
tire day, making three trips. 10 am,
2:3O pm. and at $50 pm. A stop will be
made at Alexandria on the last trip down.
A speed boat race. open to all boats
capable Of over fifteen miles an hour. will
".
rival of the afternoon boat This race will
be over a course of about ten miles, with
the start and the finish at the wharf. thus
giving all on shore an excellent chance
to see the race. Valuable prizes Will be
given to winners, and the entries up to
date include some of the fastest boats of
their type around Washington. The prizes
will be presented In the dancing pavilion
after the arrival of the evening boat.
Entry blanks for the speed boat race
mo- ha nh a
officer Of the club. There Is no entrance
fee and the race will be scratch. The
course will start at point OFF the end OF
the wharf at Marshall Hall, run to the
red gas buoy off Washington Point. then
up the river to a Corinthian Yacht Club
buoy, opposite the United State fish COM
mission station and then back to the
wharf, which will make about a ten-mile
run.
The Eastern Power Boat Club will move
it's houseboat to Nanjamoy creek today,
and several members OF the organization
owning power boats are going to tow the
craft down. The idea Is to provide a
half way stopping point between Wash
ington and Colonial Beach. so that in
house can be used as auxiliary head
quarters.
in the fleet will cruise to the beach, stop
ping over Sunday and Monday and re-
turning to this city the 4th. These trips
have been taken by the Eastern Club on
several occasions since the beginning OF
the season, and it is planned to float a
more lengthy one later on in the summer
4 + r X
Capt Cullen Of the little Ilamo has
given up his berth on that craft and be-
come second mate on the flagship Mary
Esther, owned by Commodore William
Mills.
Why and Because.
Please describe the best method Of us
ing a KAY taffrail log. so that an &C
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The steam yacht Narcissa, owned by
James n. Mack of Philadelphia. Is in
port for an indefinite stay. She flies the
burgee of the Philadelphia Yacht Club.
located at Essington. Pa.
r
Last Monday the first Of the interna-
tional yacht races for sender class boats
was held at Kiel, Germany. and the
American boats. Beaver. Gina and Bibi-
lot finished one. two. three, outsailing.
outpointing and outfooting the German
entries. Tilly XIV, the Zeehund III and
the Wannsee. The victory which in
augurated ''Kiel week was a brilliant
one. After the first leg. the race became
a double contest, the Americans fighting
nip and tuck for first honors and the Ger
mans see-sawing by themselves in a Sec
ond group. The race was over a tri-
angular course. twice around. with the
first leg a thrash 10 windward and the
second reach followed by spinnaker run.
i =
The Lady Maud. ffty-footer owned
by A. s. Pattison of the Capital Yacht
Club, Is one of the new power cruisers
in the fleet. She was formerly a schoon-
er engaged in the oyster trade along the
New Jersey coast, according to report.
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Why and Because.

Please describe the best method Of US
ing Kay taffrail log. so that an ac-
curate account may be kept of speed.
w. A. WHITING.
The patent log you mention is usually
equipped with only fifty feet of line and
when your boat hits clip of six miles
an hour or more, you will have difficulty
In keeping the little propeller In the
water. so the first thing to do Is to add
fifty feet more line to the contrivanese.
Then run over the government course.
(from white buoy In harbor to Arsenal
point and see II dial registers accurately.
II 1t registers too much. straighten blades
a trihe, II 1t registers too little, give
blades more twist. For use in naviga-
ton, prepare a minute" chart. by re-
ducing as follows: IL miles an hour
equals mile in minutes to determine
the speed Of your boat per hour, allow