The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1914-01-15

than 500 Then he can retire with all this
money to his credit and with pension in addition
of from $3.50 to $67.50 month, according to the
rank he held at the time of retirement. During
the % wears more than 500 marines have been
placed on the retired list
There is not a single vacancy in the marine
corps. It's quota of 10000 and 334 officers
is kept filed re-enlistments or recruits taking up
al the vacancies fast they occur.
III spite of the attractions which are held out
for enlistment in the marine CORPS foreign travel
great variety of service, comparatively light work
most of the time and so on, it is not mere mat
ter of application followed by perfunctory
ination which will land in this service
The examination is This applies espec
ally to physical fitness, although mental and moral
qualifications are considered also and rank high
In the mind of the recruiting officers.
Applicants at recruiting stations rejected
for many reasons. Men not wanted who are
morally unfit any than are those who can
not meet the desired physical requirements. The
marine corps desires to maintain high standard
and will not accept who. in the opinion Of the
officers in CHARGE are likely to prove deserters,
towards or weakl1ngs In any way, or who may have
a bad influence on the other men.
Recruiting officers are alert In efforts to prevent
the enlistment Of any men who try to get into the
service means Of escaping from the results of
mlsdoing. Such men, 1t is always feared, will try
deserving when opportunity offers. When man
is recruited his Bertillon record is promptly for
warded to Washington where records are search
ed to see If he has ever before been enlisted in
any branch of the service and discharged for
cause. AS the recruits are not sworn in for four
or five days. this gives time to catch them if they
have tried to get in wrongfully. Criminals are
sometimes caught in this way trying to escape the
clutches of the law by enlisting in the government
service. Washington has other Bertillon records
besides those made in the recruiting Offices
Enlistment in the marine corps is for four years
Last year those who had been in the service liked
1t so we'll that 40 per cent. of those whose terms
EXPIRED re-enlisted for another fouryear period
The training is systematic and careful developing
the best that is in man. There are special ex
ercises for strengthening weak parts of the body
which enable the marines to stand the rigors of
the hardest campaign with a minimum of physical
fatigue The pay for the newly enlisted man is SIS
month and keep, which includes food allow
ances for clothing and so forth. In addition there
is extra pay for men who win workmanship med.
ais who receive good-conduct medals and who are
proficient in various lines of work It has been
shown that marine, after allowing himself fair
amount each month for extras, can retire after 80
years service with more than $4,000 in bank
drawing interest at per cent
Kipling sings of him:
"An after met i'm all over the world, a-doin' al,
kinds Of things
Like landin' ITSELF with Gatlin' gun to talk to
them eathen kings;
b sleeps in an ammick instead of a cot an e
drills with the deck on a slew;
There isn't job on top Of the earth tho beggar
don't know to do.
You can leave I'M at night on bald mans cad
to paddle is canoe;
Els sort of bloomin' cosmopolous-soldier and
sailor, too"
The American marine Soldier of the Sea-"
known all oven the world from Gibraltar to Yoke
hama has been strong factor in helping to main
tain the prestige of the United States to fight it's
battles and stand guard many foreign shores
This influence is not likely to be lessened with the
passing years. 'The marine. have landed and have
the situation we'll in hand will continue to be the
report heard from Them
HIS WAY OF THINKING
"A thief is usually something of a phioso.
pher."
How do you make that out?"
Doesn't he take an abrtract view of thinpso,