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ure. AS milady impatiently tapped the
carpet with the turned-up toe of one
pearl-dotted slipper, a slave knelt to
adjust the white thongs which fastened
about the ankle.
Inguents, cosmetics, Jewels, paints,
perfumes, gold pins. ribbons and all
those mysteries which go to make up
the toilet were arranged with com
mendsble precision on small table,
and from this assortment a slave pres
emily took dark powder which was
applied to milady's brows and eye
lids. giving to her countenance an ex
preston both languishing and dreamy.
Small crescent patches were In vogue
and one was placed near the lips, which
were stained to a brilliant red. The
small, even teeth were daZzlingly white
mostly due to the art of an expert.
Massive jewels of barbaric splendor
were not the least of the Roman mi
lady's toilet. slave carefully ad-
justed the pearl earrings, two to each
ear. The heavy gold bracelets were
slipped on; snowy gold chain, to
which talisman is crystals was at
tached, worn with particular
pride. On the left shoulder of miladys
tunic was clasped beautiful buckle
in which was set an exquisite cameo
hands; rings fitted to every joint of
the fingers. Bejeweled. perfumed. at
tired to suit her own fastidious taste,
milady pointed to a roll of papyrus,
which was inscribed with the favorite
fiction of the day, and commanded her
slave to read to her.
DIR. Houff. in speaking of the toilet
preparations OF centuries ago. said:
"All the ancients anointed themselves
with oil after the bath. In Greek
literature frequent mention is made
of Ulysses amounting himself with oil
after bathing. There is story that
went the rounds in the old days, tell
ing how the famed beauty, Helen OF
Troy, gave Ulysses an exquisite gar
ment for Penelope. his wife-and he,
the wretch. lost it,"
Ancient Greeks admitted that "a
woman's crowning glory Is her hair"
Women in Hellas gave their hair great
care. and as consequence had an
abundant growth. Milady never lack
ed a becoming coiffure. There was
variety of ways in which to arrange
the hair. Sometimes It was worn down.
often il was done up on top of the
head. The fillet was popular and was
made in a number of different styles
ranging from narrow band 10
broad scarf. Nets. snoods and ker-
chiefs were favored. A kerchief often
was employed to cover the head en-
tireIy. but one or two soft curls were
permitted to escape and bobbed dis
tractingly about the ears.
When the hair was worn down, the
ends were gathered together and tied
in a kind of bag which prevented them
from flying about in the breeze Tuck
ing the long ends UP under a fllet and
allowing them to hang out over the
back OF the fllet was regarded as very
fashionable
Another popular coiffure was made
by dressing the hair high and curling
II elaborately In front. 1t was desired
above all things to keep the hair
glossy. On the dressing table repOsed
unguents for this purpose. False hair
and wigs were not unknown, though
they did not win the general favor of
the elite.
The Greek dress has been criticised
because of its lack of variety in cut
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clear but there were brisk winds blow
ing. and as the eastern end of the is
land was approached gale developed.
This made the matter of the barge a
question There were four men look
ing after her, and in a few minutes aft
er the gale arose the waves became SO
high that those aboard signaled there
was heavy leaking, and she would
surely sink at once 1t was then that
Tingle, with a crew of men, volunteered
to go to the rescue.
A boat was launched with much diff
Guilty. and, twenty miles from land as
they were, pushed out into the open
sea, not knowing but what their own
lives would be lost, and in a fruitless
undertaking. Urged, however. by Tin
finally reached, and the rescued men
were hauled iEto the lifeboat. They
had hardly left it when big wave
crashed over TIE abandoned provision
carrier and swamped it.
1t was then cut loose from the Slo-
cum. and, after the hurricane had died
down. was picked up and guided into
the harbor of Fajardo. Owing to Capt.
Tingle, the property loss was not
worth the mentioning. and the lives of
the men who manned the barge were
preserved.
Two months later Tingle was aboard
the same tug, and she was proceeding
from one of the island ports to San
Juan. This time she was towing a
lighter. From some unknown reason.
the tow rope became slack and caught
in the propeller. which wound it up
tight and stopped all movement. 1t
was twenty miles to shore, and almost
unbearably hot, but again Tingle vol
unteered with a crew of men, and
rowed to San Juan. for assistance. The
navy tug Uncas went to the rescue of
the endangered army tug and the
barge, and, once more, through the un-
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in ice that she listed heavily. Owing
to the position in which the big steam.
er. recently filled with iron ore. and
now little more than mass OF splin-
had already braved SO much and tried
SO hard for days to reach the rock and
do their duty that the real feat was
yet to be performed.
er. however. took turns directing the
two crews in the terribly hazardous
work Of getting the people OF the rocks
Mccormick of Eagle Harbor briefly
recounted this part of the effort as fol-
lows: Part of the Waldo's crew were
taken on board by means OF rope
ladder. Others leaped from her decks
without serious accident, and fourteen
persons. including two women. were
taken into the boat from our station.
All hands were carried to shelter un-
der Keeweenaw point and placed on
the tug. where they were warmed ana
fed. They had had little food for nine
ty hours. On the trip our lifeboat
covered 100 miles"
Besides Thomas H. Mccormick. head
of the Portage coast guard station,
the crew honored with the gold in
sigma of heroism comprised John Nc
Donald, John C. Alfsen. Fred c. Soil
man, Paul Liedtke, Collin s. Westrope,
David NJ. Small and Oscar Marshall.
Among the thirty-seven silver medal
lists of the past fiscal year there are a
few whose names stand out for excep-
tional daring. under circumstances not
often met with. Clarence H. Tingle
was one of these, and his case is worth
writing of particularly. because. in ad-
dition to genuine bravery. he displayed
Judgment and a high order OF capabil-
ity. He is a captain IN the army now.
and is serving in Porto Rico. His sill
yer insignia. received on March of
last year, was rendered him in view
of more than one occasion.
His skill was appreciated while he
yas second officer on the Slocum, United
states Army tug. and she was strug-
Cling through q hurricane on her way
from Mayaguex to San Juan, August
s. 1899 The captain was i'll. There
were many people on board, but
through the management and level
headeIness of Tingle. who assumed
command, the Slocum braved the trail
into port with all on board unframed.
A few months later the authorities had
ordered the same boat to proceed to
st Thomas. Danish West Indies. for
repairs She was also to tow in her
wake a big, awkward barge. whose
duties consisted of carrying provisions
from one fort to another on the island.
Leaving San Juan. the morning was
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80 coated with oil were they. as they
clung or foated helplessly.
The ship had disappeared, had broken
up hours before. Many Of the people on
the water were seen to be dead. as the
rescurers came closer. and hardly better
able to make signals were the living
ones.
Surfman Maxwell has been signaled
out from among his fellows because he
1eaped into the floating wreckage and
supported two half-dead survivors until
the Majestic could approach and take
them. All, whether still having breath
of life left or not. were picked up. There
were thirteen alive. and there were ff-
teen bodies.
During the night a San Francisco
newspaper had loaned a mammoth motor
truck to the Golden Gate life-saving sta
tion. and. unknown to the Fort Point
side Of the reef, had. after loading beach
gear on to the truck. crossed the bay
and proceeded overland to the wreck, a
distance of sixty miles over rough noun
wreck had been ascertained correctly be-
fore these men started and they were
thus enabled to save twenty-nine people.
Such brief mention of these rescues is
not in proportion to the deeds Of this
crew which accomplished so much soon
after the Hanalei was shattered. but
amid many heroes Of that wreck in
dividuals honored by the coast guard
necessarily have precedence. BY the
three crews then forty-three out Of the
sixty-six souls on board the Hanalei
were saved and the dead all recovered
Nearly every one remembers reading
of the worst snowstorm that ever visited
Lake Superior. 1t was In 1913, in No
vember. and. beginning on the 7th.
continued for days. Early on the morn
ing of the 11tb what seemed to a group
people shipwrecked and almost dead from
exposure. on Gull Rock on the southern
shore of the lake, to be a sort Of Arctic
Flying Dutchman. ghostly. crazily out
lined and flying some strange device, ap-
peared on the crest OF a wave, only to
disappear again.
Soon anxious eyes discovered that this
was not a vision. but a boat in truth, an
fce-coated. sturdy thing. which bore on
its bow the symbol of the United States
life-saving service. And the men and
women who had been thrust upon tho
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rocks just before dawn, three days be-
fore. sent up feeble but joyous shout.
The boat and its brave crew were from
Eagle Harbor station. Charles A. Tuck
With him as surfmen that day were
Anthony F. Glaza, Thomas w. BENEFITS,
Charles kumpula, John Beck. Chester o.
Tucker, George o. Halpainen, George
Anderson and Harry Padberg, and for
that days work every man received a
that days alone, either. for a steamer
which could not turn aside without GER
tain danger to herself had got the news
concerning the wreck to Keeper Tucker
before they finally arrived at the scene
the life savers from Eagle Harbor had
labored necessarily to get there.
They had first made the attempt on
sea before them as would have ut
terly daunted most seamen. This was
in the less powerful lifeboat. because
the bigger craft was undergoing re-
storm that afternoon Tucker and his
crew battled their way on the open
lake. They and their boat became deep
ly incrusted in ice.
They had to turn back. and bv the
time the biting gale had whipped them
through the returning eight miles. they
were powerless to remove even their
life belts, and despaired of ever saw
their own lives for. But as soon as
they were revived they began work
ing on the larger 1ifeboat. and at 3
o'clock on the morning of the 11th they
dared starting to the rescue again.
About the time they launched the boat
this time. and four hours before they
arrived at Gull Rock. the crew from
the Portage station was on its way.
Portage station. over the route con-
sidered wisest to come. was eighty
miles from the wreck. 1t was down
through the ship canal a part Of the
way, and was the only path. because
Of q certain measure of protection.
which Keeper Mccormick believed
could be followed successfully.
Before he and his crew started. at /
p.m. Of the 10th. he sent a message
to the tug Daniel L. Hebard to meet
him as he emerged from the canal. and
there take the lifeboat in tow across
the open sea. where the storm still
ragged
the crew took turns chopping the ice
from the openings. for the craft. though
q self bailer. had frozen up in her out.
let valve The deck had a carpet Of
ice, and the bulkheads were 80 wrapped
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claim the lives of others from its perils
seldom lose their presence of mind in its
danger to themselves Clark called to
his crew to take the Defender into smooth
and shouted to the seaman overheard to
get to the wreck for refuge if he could.
Then Clark made for the shore. through
the surf that was raging over the great
teeth OF the reef. Three times he was
swept out to sea, once being shot entirely
round the gradually sinking steamer. For
nearly three hours he fought for his own
life He had ceased to think and was
scarcely conscious.
Somehow now he got close enough to
the beach for the people who had come
down and were watching this tragic play
of the sea to get him on to the sands.
But by that time he was utterly uncon-
scious and did not know he was out Of
the water for some time.
Night had come then, and neither fog
nor beating surf had become less in
sistent. The McCuloch anchored as near
as it dared to the Hanale. and the power
boats went alongside. Further effort was
useless until the day broke.
When the first streak of light appeared
in the heavens the sleepless keepers. Nut
covered that his boat was still power
less and directed two of his men to Join
him in the other stations boat. They all
set out for the wreck. plying with mar
yelous skill and daring through the outly-
ing reefs. over which tremendous seas
still broke. They finally succeeded in
reaching the stiller waters between the
outer reef and the surf line. There was
a great quantity Of oil on the waters or
such an attempt could never have been
scanned the scene, even their many years
OF experience as coastmen had furnished
nothing like this which they saw stretch
ing before them.
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g silver medals of honor 10 per-
sons recommended for distinction in
saving, or endeavoring to save. others
from drowning. Medals were first
awarded for this purpose and from
this source more than forty years ago
Many deeds of heroism, both daring
and dramatic. have been recorded
since that early beginning, but per-
haps in all this time no proud symbols
have more justly gone to those who
are unafraid than the twenty-one men
who We're rendered the gold medal
during the fiscal year of 1915. Winter
and storm. suffering and despair and
a glorious but relentless sea form
wonderful background for figures
moving in a drama.
And such a stage as this the men
who took part in the wreck of the
steamer Hanalei and that of the Waldo
had. There is dispute in the coast
guard service as to which of these
wrecks offered the greater opportunity
for fearlessness among the life savers:
but the Hanalei. which ran on a reef
off Point Bolinas, California. Novem-
ber %, 1914, IS agreed to have been
more terrible catastrophe.
John s. Clark. keeper OF the Fort
Point coast guard station: Joseph L.
Nutter of Point Bonita station and
Michael Maxwell. a surfman of the
latter station, were selected re-
cipients of the gold insignia. among
the many who took part in the bravery
attendant upon this disaster, because
of their display of a high order of
skill. Judgment and Individual hero
ism" in the words of coast guard Of
fcials.
The Hanalei had left Eureka. Cal.
on the day before the wreck, bound
for San Francisco with cargo of
lumber. There were thirty-six per-
sons and a crew of thirty aboard.
When Point Reyes. about sixteen miles
from the scene of the wreck. was
reached. fog was on: but 1t was not
heavy. outlines of houses along the
shore could be seen. and the captain
proceeded after recognizing the lines
of the lighthouse. Ut was then 1890
in the afternoon. The bells Vt the
Hanalei had not struck one when
breakers were seen rushing toward
the vessel in the mist. and. three miles
from the famous and fearful Duxbury
reef. the steamer grounded.
Appeals of the wireless gave the loca-
tion of the wreck as on this we'll
known reef. and the life wing service
in San Francisco. fourteen miles away,
sent the Point Bonita and Fort Point
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MEDAL fHoN9RMMN 1E4MI
IL ~ 1MT 81 M

Twenty One Men
During Past Fiscal Year
Have Been Awarded
Gold Medals by the
Secretary of the Treas
ury for Saving Others
From Watery Graves.
The Wreck of the Hama
lei and Its Heroes-A
Fight Against the Ele-
r1ents on Lake Su-
perior-Silver Medal for
Army Officer-A Hero
of the North River, N.
Y.-Other Winners of
the Medal.
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For distance Of 200 yards out from
the land. and for a mile on each side of
the wreck. the untiring waters were
grinding timber Of hundred lengths,
parts of the ruined vessel and its pro-
visions and furnishings: while scattered
far and wide. clinging to this or that,
were part Of the passengers and crew.
They hardly looked like human beings,
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ACH year the Secretary OF the
III Treasury, on behalf of the
IT., United States, awards gold and
q silver medals of honor to per-
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-08-21
CONGRESS EXPECTS
TO ADJOURN SEPT. 1
House Fight on the Amended Revenue
Bill Prevents End of Session
This Week.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 21.-Adiourn-
ment of congress now waits only on
the passage of the emergency revenue
bill, re- passage of the army appropria-
tion bill with amendments to meet
President Wilson S veto, completion of
the general deficiency appropriation
measure and final action ON "a few con-
ference reports, including the govern.
ment shipping bill.
Senate leaders who have grown op-
timistic at the rapid progress of legis-
lation within the last few DAYS saw
they would be ready to adjourn next
Saturday if the house could be pre-
vailed upon to accept the amended rev.
cnue bill without a fight This does
not seem likely, however, and because
of this congress probably will not be
ready to adjourn before Sept. to >.
Fears of indefinite delay resulting
from President Wilson 5 veto of the ar
my appropriation bill because of its ex-
emptiOn from the military code of re-
tired officers and men have almost en-
tirely disappeared. On Tuesday the
house will rcpass the bill under special
rule with the articles of war which con
tanned Representative Hay s objection
able amendment eliminated. 1t will be
rushed to the senate, where the plan is
to reinsert the articles of war minus
! the Hay amendment. Unless present
plans miscarry the bill will then 90 to
conference and Representative Hay, his
/ friends declare, will surrender.
The senate began today discussion
of the revenue bill, designed to raise
S205, 100000 annually through income,
inheritance, munitions, liquor, corpora
| t.on, stock and miscellaneous taxes.
| Republican leaders propose to make the
bill the target for vigorous assault
that will take four or five days. Demo.
cratic senators who oppose certain fea
lures of the bill, will use up some more
time, and the measure may not get to
conference until the middle of next
week.
The shipping bill will 60 to confer
ence Tuesday and little trouble is ex
, pected. Senate amendments limiting
the power of the proposed shipping
/ board in the purchase of vessels and
4 permitting foreign built ships to enter
the American coastwisc trade have been
urged strongly upon house leaders by
administration heads in order to hasten
action on the measure.
| Republican and Democratic leaders
assert that odds and ends of legislation
/ still pending will be entirely overlooked
4 in the final drive for adjournment and
that nothing can prevent congress get
! ting away after the revenue and gen
cral deficiency bills are passed.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-08-21
APPROVE SCHEME.
Continued from ?age ~

good scheme. / shall be glad to sub
scribe, what | can afford, to the plan.
Horton d. Walker, president of the
board of trade: The beauty of Brattle-
boro is in its shade trees. Mr.. Hopkins s
plan should be carried out if it is pos
sible to do so. \ 81
John r. Ryder, cashier of the Peo-
pies National bank: 1t is a good plan
if it does not mean too much expense.
l favor it at a reasonable figure.
Charles r. Crosby: | have not heard
word of objection from anyone. Ev-
crybody should favor the plan.
George C. Averill, former bank pres
ident: l think the plan would be very
desirable if it could be brought about
on reasonable financial basis.
Charles G. Staples, cashier Vermont
National bank: The scheme to acquire
the property for a park is a mighty
good one. | believe in it, and | said Sc
to several before | saw Mr.. Hopkins s
| letter.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-08-21
BRATTLEBORO LOCAL.

The last day for filing nomination
papers with the county clerk is tomor
row. All of the candidates for county
officers have filed their petitions with
the exception of Matt l.. Divoll of Bel
lows Falls, n candidate for state sena-
tor.
An empty dump cart being drawn up
Main street hill this morning behind
another one. broke away and started
backwards. 1t cramped across the street
and grazed against the automobile of
w. j. Portland, jr., but without doing
material damage.
The Atlanta university male quartet at
tracted a good sized congregation to the
Centre Congregational church last even
ing, and the singing was very entertaining
and the presentation of the cause of At
lanta university was made in an unusually
forceful way. A substantial Offering for
fthe work was made.
\. A. Byard of West Chesterfield. y
H., sawed off part of one finger of his
right hand in his mill today and came
here to have Dir. f. K. Lynch dress the
injury. The finger was one Of three which
| Mr. Byard sawed two years ago in the
Same mill. lie is a brother of Mrs. Johr
/ l.. Howard of this town.
! Cards have been received announcing
the marriage on Aug. l6 of Halsey War
rem Bardwell, son of Mr.. and Mrs
James A. Bardwell of Brattleboro, anC
Miss Ida Dice Estes of Washington
I'D. c. Mr.. Bardwell has a position il
the department of the interior, in Wash
4 ington. They will be at home after Sept
I at 1905 Rhode Island avenue. Mt
: Rainier, Nd.
Fort Dummer colony, Pilgrim Fathers
; will hold regular meeting Tuesda,
evening in Grand ARM hall. It j
especially desired that a large numbe
of the members attend as Supreme Gov
crnor George F. Bradstreet of Bosto
will be present, also the deputy suprcm
governor and her assistant. Mrs. Cassi
Morse and husband of Keene, to in
stall several officers 1t is hoped ais
that there will be initiation. A sociabl
, will follow the meeting and refresI
ments will be served.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-08-21
WOMEN WIN AsoUITH.
Premier Virtually Converted to Right
of Feminine Set to Vote.

LONDON, August 21.-The past week
brought within the range of practical
politics y reform which many of its adj
vocatCs feared the war would postpone
perhaps for gencration-thc right of
women 60 vote. The strongest force
against the realization of women
suffrage in the years Immediately pre-
ccding the war was the determined OPP
position Of Premier Asquith. Hence. his
virtual conversion, when he said in the
house of commons that the undertake
ing Of new franchise and registration
reforms i'm the midst of n great war
was too complex and controversial u
problem and implied that any new bill
for franchise reforms in the future
must necessarily include women, was q
great surprise.
The premier's announcement j,
talked Of on all sides as meaning that
w"mcn will have the vote before an
other general election is fought, except
in the unlikely event of an election be
ing forced uuon the country before tn,
war is ended.
According ~ the nation, there have
been other similar conversions anon.
men of great influence and, although
Earl CurZnu still remains q strong OF
poncut Of tho women s cause, togcthc
with some other ministers. men of nj
rarties realize the capacity and will
ingncss To help in the national cause a
displayed bv the women during the wa
has removed the last obstacle to thei
receiving political recognition.
Liberal papers are urging the govern
mcut TO grapple with the problem o
adult suffrage without delay on tn
ground that the coalition government
is able 10 smooth the path of reforr
and calm the fears of the house o
lords as no liberal government coull.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-08-21
MARRIAGES.

In Brattleboro, Aug. 81, by Carl s.
Hopkins, Esq, Nathan H. Jones OF
Nottingham and Miss Ruth w. Crosier
of Halifax.
In Brattleboro, Aug. 10, by Carl s
Hopkins, Esq, George Edward Taylor
of Springfield. Mass, and Loretta A
Leary of Chicopee, Mass.
In Brattleboro, Aug. 10, by Carl s
Hopkins, Esq, Alex Fred Anderson and
Anna Alice Lind, both of Greenfield
Mass.
In Brattleboro, Aug. ID, by Rev. j. P
Rand, Edward n. STANLEY of Boston
and Miss Alive NJ. Carey of West Som
erville, Mass.