Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-10

And that, l am bound to admit, is not
through the custom house.
1T has turned Intercollegiate regattas.
international yacht races and similar
rine rabbles into quiet and orderly pro-
ceedings, where every one may witness
the events and be reasonably sure that
life will not be endangered IN the mad
scramble for the points of vantage.
1T has fostered the life-saving serv-
ice, and has assisted most efficiently
the able men of that highly honored
service in making it what 1t unques-
tionably is-the model life-savins
service of the world.
To-day, and since its purchase, it is
and has been the marine guardian OF
the rich territory OF Alaska
ut has enforced the marine quaran-
tine regulations in every epidemic that
alexander Hamilton did well when
he, the greatest of our practical states
men, established, and established for
all time, this wonderfully valuable arm
of the government"
Completed Under Eight-Hour Law.
The Miami, which is to be stationed at
Key West, Fla, and the Unalga, which
will operate in the waters Of southeast
ern Alaska, are sister ships and are the
first United States vessels completed I'M
modern in every respect The new craft
are each 100 feet long over all, 1881
feet long between perpendiculars, 311s
feet beam and 17h feet in depth. Their
displacement at mean load draft will be
1850 tons. With a coal capacity OF $50
gallons. the two vessels will be able to
make long trips or remain at sea for a
long period. Each will have an arma-
ment of three six-pounder rapid-fire guns
of the latest type.
A feature of the new cutters will be a
powerful wrecking pump furnished with
sufficient hose to enable them to pump out
leaking ships or to aid in fighting fire
aboard vessels. They also have three
quarter, length spar deck, which is cut of
bits for use when it becomes necessary
to tow in distressed vessels.
Invited Guests.
The guests of the officers of the reve-
nue. cutter service invited to witness the
launching of the two vessels included
Secretary Of the Treasury Franklin Mac
Veagh, Mrs Charles D. Hilles, wife OF
the Secretary to the President, with her
sister, daughter and two sons: Repre-
sentative William Richardson Of Ala
bama, Miss Richardson, Miss Barnes
Richardson, the Misses Coulson and Mr..
and Mrs. Tatum; Representative W. c.
Adamson, chairman of the committee on
interstate and foreign commerce.: Mrs.
Adamson and Ernie Adamson; Walter
E. Clark, Governor of Alaska, and Mrs.
Clark; Miss Genevieve Clark, daughter
of Speaker Champ Clark; Representative
and Mrs. Joseph r. Knowland of Cali
fornia, Representative and Mrs. Frank E.
Doremus of Michigan, Representative
Frederick c. Stevens of Minnesota, Rep
resentative and Mrs. Michael E. Driscoll
Of New York, Representative and Mrs.
Thetus W. Sims Of Tennessee, Repre-
sentative Courtney w. Hamlin Of Mis-
souri,, the Misses Hamlin and Master
Hamlin; Representative and Mrs. Eben
W. Martin of South Dakota, Representa-
tive and Mrs. William A. Cullop of In
diana, Representative and Mrs. John A.
Martin of Colorado, Representative and
Mrs Charles L. Bartlett of Georgia, Rep
resentative and Mrs. William G. Brown,
jr., of West Virginia, Representative
Adolph ]. SABBATH Of Illinois, Representa-
tive J. Harry Covingto1 of MARYLAND.
Representative John j. q (ch OF Wiscon-
sin. Mr.. and Mrs. Francis w. Taylor,
Mr. and Mrs. Abbott Willis Davis.
Miss Lucy Hoke Smith. daughter of Sen
ator Hoke Smith of Georgia; Chief Clerk
of the Treasury Department James l..
mandant and Mrs. f. P. Bertholf, Engi-
neer-in-Chief and Mrs. C. A. McAllister,
Senior Capt. w. E. Reynolds, Lieut.. H.
Kotzschmar, jr. Lieut.. and Mrs. L. T.
Cutter, Lieut.. and Mrs. B. II. Camden
and Lieut.. F. L. Austin of the revenue
cutter service.