Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-26
WHAT THE GOVERNMENT is DOING

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command the services Of specially
trained men, and the state receives a
benefit through cooperation that 1t
could not obtain otherwise.
To extend its educational work is
one Of the chief aims of the officials
Of the bureau, in order to train a large
number of miners in the use OF rescue
breathing apparatus. to induce ops
orators to establish rescue stations
provided with breathing apparatus and
to keep crews of men trained to use
the apparatus Immediately when life
may be saved. -
When a disaster imprisons miners,
the nearest trained rescue men and
rescue car or truck of the bureau are
dispatched to render all possible as
sistance to those in charge Of the res
cue and recovery operations. The bu-
reau's men have no authority to as
sumo charge of any of the work. and
do so only at the request of the mine
officials. On arrival at the mine, the
bureaus men confer with the official
in charge and the state mine inspector.
and tender any assistance that may be
of use in rescuing imprisoned men. In
the conduct of rescue operations the
bureaus men exercise their best judg-
ment In the part they take; they OBJ
serve the regulations for their own
safety and the safety of others who
may be working under their direction.
The bureau of mines maintains only
one trained man at each Of its several
rescue stations. and not over three on
any one of it's cars, and such a small
force cannot conduct rescue or recov-
cry work without assistance. Officials
of the bureau say that they are not
able financially to keep in their en-
ploy at each station and on each car
enough trained men to make n proper
~ constituted rescue crew. therefore
in order to accomplish rescue work the
services OF trained miners must be OBJ
tanned In all the principal coal and
metal mining districts enough miners
and mine employees have now been
trained to permit the quick assembling
of large number of men trained to
assist in mine recovery work.
The hope has been expressed by
those experts of the bureau who have
made long study of this mine rescue
work that eventually mine operators
will provide local rescue stations at
a group of mines, and equip the station
with rescue apparatus ready for imme-
date use. SO that they need not de-
pend on the bureaus apparatus. which
may have to be transported many miles
and not reach the scene of the disaster
until after many hours or the great
part of day.
. The secret service division Of the
Treasury Department has been very ac-
tive during the
Work of the Secret past year. The
~. >. agents of the di-
arrests during the year. The offenses
alleged were violating sections OF the
new penal code. OF the number re-
ferred to. 229 were convicted. ia are
still awaiting the action of the courts.
nineteen were acquitted. thirty were
dismissed by the United States COM
missioner twenty-five were not in
dicted. two were nolled and one was
released on his own recognizance.
OF the AT. there were 3oI natives of
this country, twenty-six from unknown
countries. and one only from Switzer-
land, England and Norway. the re-
mainder coming from the other foreign
countries. The cases were distributed
throughout all Of the states. California
leading with sixty-one cases. and the
District of Columbia. Connecticut and
Arizona being the lowest, with only
one case each.
Figures OF the division show that
there was $44S2110 of altered and
counterfeit notes captured and secured
by the secret service agents during
the year. and coins valued at $23. 101 81.
In addition there were 210 plates cap
tured. 24la dies and 2411s molds cap
tured.
Among the miscellaneous contraband
property captured by agents of the
service were power and hand printing
presses. hydraulic press. drop-forge
press. metal-rolling machine, plan
Ghetto cutting machine. pump. gas and
oil stoves. plating outfits. photogra-
phers' outfits. paints, oils. acids. melt
ing pots. ladies. etc.
1t is said that because of the exposi-
tons at San Francisco and San Diego
counterfeiters were unusually active
on the Pacific coast. and this is given
as the reason that California leads in
the number of arrests.
In connection with a recent investi-
cation that has been made by officials
of the Department
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