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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-15
Destroying Wrecks, Catching Smuggers, Pro-
tectng Sea Animals and Birds and Re-
Iievng the Distressed Are Only
Few of the Many Missions
of These Federal Craft.

I, systematic arrangement. but rather 1t Is
due 10 the ceaseless vigilance of two
small revenue cutters especially detailed
to enforce anchorage regulations drawn
up under authority given by Congress
You can well imagine what an in
terminable mix-up II would create i'm the
water traffic If couple of brick schoon-
ers beset by q head tide should let go
their anchors opposite the ed street fer
RIGS o. II three or four large coal barges
should decide TO tarry at anchor OF the
Battery
There is no doubt that they would
often anchor in those congested places
were it not for the fear OF being fined 500
for the first offence by one Of the ever
present cutters. Strange to say. most OF
the violators OF these anchorage regula-
tons are not the vessels engaged in COM
merce. but pleasure yachts, the promI-
ncnce Of whose owners often inspires their
sailing masters with the idea that they
can violate the law with impunity."
Captain McAllister added that the
promptness with which they are fined
soon dsabuses their minds of any such
Illusions
I'm the great CONGREGATIONS OF Bal
timore and San Francisco the revenue
cutters stationed a those ports took an
active part. An entire section OF the city
of Baltimore was undoubtedly saved by
the fire apparatus on the Window. and
it was the quick action of All officer OF
the Revenue Cutter Service which saved
almost the entire collection OF valuable
pictures in the famous Hopkins Art Gal
lery of San Francisco.
In the fall OF 1909 the Christian world
was Mortified at the inbuman treatment
Of the missionaries I'm Armenia. The rev.
enue cutter Tahoma. then on her way
around the world was the first American
vessel to reach the scene Of trouble and
10 afford relief to the prosecuted foreign
ers.
The Lisansky Islands one OF Uncle
Sans most remote possessions In the
Pacific. although uninhabited, form the
meeting place OF thousands OF brilliantly
plumaged sea birds. For number OF
ycars japanese poachers made raids on
these Islands and wantoniy killed hun
dreds of these birds Tor their feathers
which they sold 10 Partisan milliners at
goodly prices
\ few winters ago the revenue cutter
Theus. then stationed at Honolulu, dc
scended upon these lawbreakers and cap
tured the whole outfit. including their
7 seasons catch. valued at s250.0OO The
men were imprisoned nut thanks to the
urgent appeals of several Audubon So
Cietles. the Dlumages were DESTROYED In
the hope that it would discourage the
barbarous custom OF numbering birds for
the benefit Of woman's vanity.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-15
HIS MOTHER.iN- LAW BECAME
HIS ALLY.

II saw trouble ahead Conchita 5
mother liked me and l liked her. She was
an swfully sensible woman. one holiday
went out 10 three family parties with
ConChta. and that evening We had an
other family party at my parents-in-law' $
house The next day had long talk
with C6nchitas mother II sort OF broke
her up. but she saw the situation. Then
talked with Conchita.
The next day told the family circle
that Conchita and ! had rented an apart
ment and were going TO set UP house
keeping They were horrorstricken. So
were all the cousins and aunts and grand
parents They all bore down on me and
told me how cruel II would be 10 Con-
chta's mother
They expected that she would protest
and that would yield. But when Con-
chita's mother told them that ! was rig ht,
though they nearly died Of astonishment.
they stopped their fearful protests. We
have been very happy together since.
The value OF a mother-in-law a. am ally
seems 10 be as great in ArscItind ass ir
Other Countries.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-15
pNnnuf Or7fp THt1s IN THE AnCTlc lCE NORTH OALAsA

, when the great Spanish fleet was expect
ed on the scene. almost the entire block
ade Of the north coast of Cuba was MAIN
tanned. and splendidly maintained at that.
bv the gallant little fleet of revenue cut
tersr Their vigilance by night as well
as by day kept every port Of that coast
so effectually bottled up that not vessel
was allowed 10 enter or depart.
s'.You may think it was an easy job
continued Captain McAllister. although
the Tribune man had been thinking moth
ing OF the sort. this slow cruising up
and down of that beleaeuered coast
sweltcring under the torrid rays of the
tropical sun, knowing that the moment
YOU got I'm too close to the shore you
would suddenly be made aware of the
fact by the screeching Of ten-inch smell
fired al YOU from some masked battery
"Then. too. when YOU felt confident
that YOU were out Of the reach OF a lat
terry and YOU ventured in close TO the
beach te investigate the movements oil
some suspicious looking craft, II was
very exhilarating to be In the centre OF
Il shower of rifle balls fred at YOU by
a troop IF Spanish cavalry hidden In the
dense tropical foliage. However there
was some compensation i'm seeing the
cloud Of dust raised by the horses hoof-
as they scampered out OF danger of the
well placed shells from the forward six
Founders, with which the gun crews
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-15
REVENUE CUTTER AS A MAIL
CARRIER.

When tile weather has been unusually
severe the regular steamboats, to Nan
tucket Island, off the coast OF Massac hu-
sets, have frequently been unable to get
through tht ice. The revenue cutter at
that station has at such times been called
upon 10 carry the mails from the be-
leaguered island. and in case OF emer-
gency limited number OF passengers
have been given free passage on Uncle
Sans sturdy vessel
ON number OF occasions revenue cut
ters have been called upon TO carry food
and medical aid to the inhabitants OF the
Islands along the coast OF the Gulf OF
Mexico who have suffered from the vis-
tations OF tropical hurricanes At the
time OF the destruction OF the City OF
Galveston. Tex. by hurricane and tidal
wave, boat from the revenue cutter
stationed at that port succeeded in saving
twenty-seven lives under the most diff
cult and trying circumstances
During the last great yellow fever epi
demic at New Orleans, a fleet OF revenue
cutters. under the personal supervision
OF the 1mmandant Of the service, main
tanned UGH n vigilant quarantine OF the
afflicted locality TO prevent the spre~d
OF that dread disease to the neighborng-
states
Yearly ir Alaska one OF the revenue
cutters carries United States Judge.
marshal and other court officials 10 re-
mote places aloD' the coast. where pits
oners are tried and Justice melted out to
offenders who otherwise could hardly he
reached. The vessel constitutes in this
capacity a floating court and is there
fore somewhat distinctive in the enforce
ment OF law and order.
In no other branch OF the government
j. there a set OF men more loyal and de-
voted 20 their duties than are the officers
~ this service. individually and col
lectively. the main idea among them l.
10 accomplish something for the good OF
the service In which they are proud ID
hold coirJnissions. the service which
now occupies the unique position 81 al
crmed branch OF the government, and
dues thnss us~fu' and beneficial " man
i..D IA tl..t ~ lcace.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-15
VEINS OF BLUE IN THE WHITE
BERCS.

The largest berg Captain Johnston saw
was about 400 feet long by 900 feet by 20
feet high out of water. OF a whole ilock
Of bergs ne reports: IAN were white in
color. some having one or more distinct
veins Of blue ice running through them.
these veins ranging from is inches to 9
feet in width.
"As TO shape. no two bore any striking
resemblance to each other. There were
round tops. fiat tops, sloping tops ana
pinnacled tops; sloping sides sheer SIDES
craggy sides: regular shapes aud x
tremely irregular shapes. The only type
we did not sec is the kind popularity pct
ured in schoolbooks. with high, overhars-
ing. cragsy pinnacles. ] estimate 80 feet
as the highest berg we saw. 1t looked
in the distance like the pictures Of the
Mattcrhorn."
As a matter o fact, the duties of this
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-15
THE FOREIGNER HAS PLAYED
HIS PART.

The police force of BueuOs Ayies is
semi-mil'taiy IN it's makeup. Many
young men OF good families who did not
care for regular military service entered
it, These police officers were detailed IN
pairs they were not obtrusive. but BE-
fore long il became known that any WON
an who was subjected to annoyance could
quickly find a pair Of policemen 10 whom
TO appeal This mere fact made the ap-
peal rarely necessary. Buenos Aytcs'
like any great city still has its mash
ers..' and men OF that ilk. but the women
Of the city whether working girls or
women OF society, go about freely ana
unmolested.
The part Of the foreigner in this cv0lu-
ton amons the South American women
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-15
Continued from third page.

They will not shoot us down. she saio'
As her arm swept the group oil women
around her. SIT is us they fear
Nobody was in danger of being sho'
down. and the CHILEAN authorities were
simply taking necessary steps 10 mann
tain public order I'm a dangerous state o.
public mind. but the factory womans IN
cisiyo remark revealed a whole chap'e'
on the changing position OF women !"
chilli even more than the transition
among those i'm the higher walks OF Ire.
The women tramway conductors OF Sanu-
ago and Valparaiso used to be a stock
subject Tor travellers and tourists. but
in the future woman and her STATUS III
the social organization OF the count!
are likely To be OF more consequence
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-15

FOURTEEN ercat maritime nations
\ o, ne world have just set tire seal
] o. their approval on tho work Of
|, rri,ed State revenue cutter service.
n ask Tho Treasury Department 10
~t,s, the ice patrol over the European
,a-.sip lanes and to have charge OF
) distraction Of the derelicts over one
IN q the Atlantic ocean.
- makes the patriotic American wan,
! abe 20 answer the question WHAT
! d, revenue cutters doc
"A res. lct me see" says the casual
sw7u. revenue cutters. All. yes; they
ar snagglers and things like that
lri Yta know
Paza yourself ogt .n a small boat
" irszins morning JOB a rough sc1.
irase.ing Jagged mass OF wreckage. Do
h Captain Charles a. McAllister. the
sssr IN chief Of the revenue cutter
- few days ago. lie was sitting
r. Office in the Treasury Building, at
|ixngion The conversation hai
~ 10 those ships that are abandoned
Ia snd those others that are cast up
! soals or inhospitable shores.
ixseoned ships at sea and those sunk
ctal water have for years Deen "A
Els 70 other vessels navigating tire
pr o. the globe. Spasmodic efforts
p zen made by various governments
& iayAte organizations TO remove these
~ o. the deep, but the first system
h ssrelict destroying began recently
p he advent Of the Seneca. a vessei
= specially FOR this duty and opcr-
'hus revenue cutter.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-15
LAW OF REFLECTION AND ITS
WORKINGS.

"On two faces no. was almost perpen-
dicular and these faces gave strong
echoes: slanting faces give no echo. l VIII
state here that i'm all my experiments
with echoes on bergs ] found the ordinary
law o. reflection to hold good; perpendicu-
lar faces reflect sound back while slant
ing faces reflect sound away The berg
gives no more or no less echo than any
structure Of similar shape.
CLOSE TO the hergs. with a small boat,
we found a drop of degrees in the sur
face water. Hundreds of gulls were
perched on top of the berg, mostly OF
the Haedon or Shearwater variety. The
general surface Of the berg was white.
but ii had a very distinct blue vein run
ming across one end
AT twilight 1t seemed TO AXE on a
very beautiful ultramarine hue. No signs
Of calving, but one end was melting rap
idly, At nightfall we ran about TWO
miles to the southwark As long as there
was any appreciable daylight we couid
see the berg with the naked eye Uhere
vas no noon. but when night fell we
could no longer make II out.
Turning on the searchlight We picked
IL up readily We tried to ind others in
the vicinity with the searchlight but two
miles was about az far as we succeeded
by this means. During the night the fog
closed I'm again and light southeast
wind drifted the Seneca toward the berg.
At a. m. daylight. the wash of the
waves could be heard on the berg and a
faint echo could be raised The sound OF
the waves was much stronger than the
echo In about fifteen minutes the out
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-15

: were always anxious to return such
salutes.
There was no vendlatins apparatus
Oh any Of these little vessels TO siVe
yod a breath of fresh air in your quar-
ters: consequently YOU had To sleep on
deck. That is. YOU slept when YOU were
not suddenly called TO quarters by the
appearance of some dark object or sus-
picious looking light. which so frequent
~ hove I'm sight during those long night
watches.
There were no ice machines. either
on these valiant blockaders. whereby
YOU could get cooling drafts of water
when your tongue was parched. There
fore Won would have TO &c your
thirst with tepid water from the ship
tanks which at any other time would
have made you sick al your stomach
AT mealtime YOU would sit down IN the
overheated messroom to a tempting array
of canned goods. Iou must remember
that all fresh goods gave out three days
after YOU left Key West. You pecded no
, knife to spread your butter. for you
could dip it out of the dish with "A spoon
Carrying out this programme, three
days at Key West for coal, water and
provisions and three weeks of Hades on
your prescribed beat along the blockade
was not-Captain McAllister was very
specific here-desgned as rest cure or a
panacea for neurasthenia. especially WITH
the ever present thought that the 2O-knot.
1c,OC0-ton Niscsya was likely To swo1p
down on YOU at any moment and crush
your little ship like an egesheIl.
You won't give the captain the salts
faction Of saying so out loud. but you
acknowledge TO yourself that YOU would
have felt much more comfortable on board
the Oregon, behind her Haveyized steel
plates and protected by those four IL
inch guns in her hip pockets. Another
reason for remaining mute is your fear
of breaking i'm upon the captains tale
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-15
SON.lN.IAW BECOMES MEM6:E r
OF FAMILY.

I'm most South American families ihe
marriage OF one OF the daughters l.
merely regarded as al enlargement OF the
family. The son-in-law IL welcomed, and
is expected 70 form part OF the family
circle. even TO the extent of making his
home with his wifes parents. Here is
where the rub comes. Most Englishmen
and Americans when they marry prefer
10 set up independent establishments OF
their own. and this is true In South
America as well as home. Sometimes
they find the divergence in points OF view
50 radical that the marriage is failure
Au Englishman in Buenos Ayres "h"
married an Argentine girl Was telling has
experience "Conchltas family. he SAID.
liked me and liked them. Afier our
marriage 1 went to live with them iof "a
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-15
THE HARM DONE BY TOO EARLY
WEDDINGS.

early marriages. said Urueuayan
,.op,an OF English birth and education.
Gro the greatest drawback TO women's
real advancement IN these countries
Most Of the girls 90 from the school to
he altar. They would be just az good
,iv.s and better mothers II they saw
moro Of the world before entering into the
state Of matrimOny
This confirmed what had been said to
,n R,o do Janeiro by an American
educator lie was describing the course
Of study in one Of the young ladies'
sc,oois whose pupils are the daughters OF
,be hest families Of Brazil. II included the
French language and good many o'her
,.,..,.,t,.s of useful as well as ornamental
knowlcdgc 1 remarked 'h"' "e 'o'''O
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-15
1yrAN CHARLES A. MeALlls1tR tSGNtteM CHEF CIS.RCS
,,rdeen Great Nations Put the Seal Of APP
rova on Uncle Sans Marine "Men-of-All-
Work" by Charging Them with In
ternational Patrol Work on the
.anes of the Ocean.

the ice nGlds and icebergs drifting down
into those waters
T.. D. Berthon. captain commandant oil
the revenue cutter service. has issued
orders that these vessels shall endeaVor
each evening at o'clock TO communi-
cate with the Newport or Boston radio
stations
The logs of these vessels read like ro-
nance. NJ written with all the elaborate
and careful attention to descriptive detail
Of a dctiou writer the demand for these
reports would swamp the Government
Printing Office Even held down TO facts
there is more than ore page in them that
inspires q genuine thrill.
You learn for instance. from captain
q. T.. Johnston Of the Seneca that "On
Nay $. about noon the fog lifted with
westerly shift of. wind and we resumed
our hunt About sunset We observed
four bergs Ran TO the nearest ana
stopped 10 examine it ia i5:47 y. 4Sl2 W.
I shall call this No. 9, Nos ! and hav-
ing been seen April Is.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-15

their plropos or compliments as the
senoritas go in 10 mass. This was con-
sidered allowable even when the young
women were accompanied by their uu-
ennas OF chaperons. but the practice -
disappearing. and this disappearance Il
recognized in the freedom which women
now exercise in going about the streets
unattended
Buenos Ayres. Notwithstanding its Eu-
ropean traditions and its claims to be tne
Paris Of South America. set the example
in this respect. Not so many years aso
IL was as disagreeable for woman OF
women 10 go about the streets OF the
Argentine metropolis unattended as 1t Is
to-day In Parn- progressive chlei oi
police. backed by public sentiment, gave
them their freedom
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-15
|HsovED TWENTN-SlX WRECKS
IN LESS THAN a YEAR.

,ss ihan one year twenty-siX float
!. sanken wrecks were removed, so
| 4 a. the present day tine entire North
sftc Ocean from Maine 20 Florida Is
II Gsared OF these obstructions by the
|r'a and other revenue cutters which
~ been especially equipped with high
|'a'tYts for the purpose. That this is
isssant. task may well be imagined.
|aeas Tor a lerelict Is worse than look
'r needle .u FL haystack. The ocean
sgsf than a haystack
loa have a mental picture OF your
'li 30 small boat on a freezing
'rhs In a roueh sea. continued Cap
SeAlllster there are a few more
- needed TO make the scene true
'n your bc,lmbed fingers you care
connect up tbs electric wires TO a
= nine obtaining from % to 100
- o. gun-cotton. conscious all the
nat single slip Will result in a pre-
80 explosion which will I'm an instant
he sea Boz your vicinity with frag-
= o. 1our boat and us crew. At this
IN lie proceedings the probable
Il" o. fragments that YOU yourself
eske has for YOU more than an acs-
Interest
Eu you must carefully watch the
/, = When the seething waves will per-
''' 10 make q dash for tine spar or
a' OF the wreck and hastily attach
.''e' Immediately backing away be-
ne next wave has a chance 20 wreck
0Nn boat You withdraw TO a safe
and give a plunge 10 the handle
magnetic which sends the electric
\ " me submerged mine; then comes
'oer which shakes the very ocean.
II VI sea water are cast in the air
D.. "ssnuc seyscr. Boa the midst OF
y. lVu can plainly discern the entire
y. "V'H he wrecked vessel. showing
f'.i mine was well placed.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-15
THE MEN MERELY RESIGNED
SPECTATORS.

Mans position in this evolutionary pc
Rod among the women of South America
deserves a word. II is that OF resigned
acquiesccnce Man in South America oc-
cupics about the same position that he
docs I'm Continental Europe. His home life
il agreeable. lie Is kind TO his women
folks too indulgent to his children' ana
quite selfish In everything that relates 10
his own pleasures. His club life Is, or used
to be. quite apart from his home HE.
Now he Is beginning 10 share this club
life with his wife. The auction bridge
tournaments or similar social events give
him the opportunity.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-15

line of the upper part Of the berg could
be made out
Shortly thereafter the waves could be
seen washing against the base of the
berg. The fog was thin overhead, blue
Sky showing in the zenith. With thick
fog ! have found that The base is the first
part seen. We were probably three nun
bred yards from the berg when II could
be seen. We worked the engine ahead
and passed clear. Fog getting heavier !
ran over TO the bank and anchored.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-15
DOES AWAY WITH PUBLIC WORK
OF WASHERS"

In other respects the changed position
Of women is beneficial in breaking down
certain customs which 10 men Of Northern
blood were intolerable In a few towns
and cities Of South America the once
harmless practice of old Spain sun Cd
tains That Is. the audible comments. com
plhncntary. OF course, of men on the wonl-
en- they may pass In public places. In 1"
few towns the young men still gather IN
front of the church before mass and make
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-15
60 ON UNTIL IT is
eloTTED OUT.

\. S y not all. there are other
'4haing, and You must repeat the
\ A. "''h every ycstigc OF the wreck
J., ~ppe"red from the face Of the sea.
- ~ must carefully gaihcr the dis
Iscs parts into "a raft. hash them
y. =. mitch a line 10 them and tow
49, 'Ae nearest port. for you must
n. - H NAT mast IS dangerous
NJ. !" % lei, drifting around
Nas.A, N-p's'n AoAnister Is talking the
'ass,.S borne in on your sub-con-
y. !. TIA, Bryan is not the only
|.s.. The chau,auquas Perhaps the
a.. :, "sser ihoosht Of IL. out II he
IA ~" - '''emoio pocket money on the
b aos circuit some manager viii DE
+, ssl.' 'Oinmooaie him win the neces-
. ma books ana guarantee
4 u No.. Purpose Of Safeguarding lives
r. ~. 80" ~ sea the Seneca and Miami
30 !. detailed 10 proceed 10 thc
~ tail Of the Grand Banks ~
sno establish patrol VI
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-15

IS not to be entirely ignored. The North
American, the Englishman, or the Ger
man. who is part Of it, is not himself
conscious OF his own position. He has
however. an influence which indirectly Is
affecting the movement.
II il a question OF husbands. Foreigners
Of non-Latin speaking countries do not as
rule marry into Latin American fam
lilies. yet there are many OF these mar
riages The Germans generally enter
most completely into the lives Of the
families into which they marry. This is
perhaps partly due 10 the similarity OF
some OF the social usages and customs
The German does not entirely slnk his
individuality but he merges it more COM
pletely than the Englishman or the North
American.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-15

must occupy several years. ooh. no. he
replied, these girls are very quick OF
apprehension and they easily ABSORB
knowledge. Most Of them are graduated
before they are seventeen"
why the hurry
well. after they are sixteen they can't
be made Ia think much OF their studies.
They are all thinking OF marriage
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-15

while because everybody took II as a
matter of course. but after time 1t
began TO grow upon me that Conchita
and were not seeing much Of each
other. II was all right for her TO be with
her mother when I was away during the
daytime. but / did sometimes feel that |
would like to have an evening with her
myself occasionally or that We might be
able to go out together by ourselves once
In a Nhile