Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-10

and Is the speediest cruiser In the District; Lee
p Warren's 2S-foot runabout. with speed OF
as miles Der hour, and M. Stokes Sammons 26-
foot. all-Inahogany sedan. with a speed OF AZ
miles an hour. with Harry Braloves 42-foos
cruiser and Robert o. Scholzs 32-footer push
ing them hard, just 10 mention few OF the
outstanding ones.
And while think Of it. If you operate mo-
tor boat he sure and keep receipts for all gaso-
line purchased for the boat, so that you can
deduct the gas tax from your income tax. This
amounts to quite an item with some boats or
If you do much cruising In the course OF year.
If you buy all your gas at once place, then get
a statement at the end Of the year from this
firm showing the number OF gallons purchased
MANY yacht and boat clubs thrive here, and
Az all have interesting and valuable trophies
on display In their club rooms which are located
anywhere from above Sycamore Island clean
around into the Eastern Branch, and If the
entire membership of all these clubs were as
sembled in one place with their craft you would
have a crew of more than 600 and fiotilla
OF nearly twice that many ships, ranging any
where from small canoes and racing canoes, or
peanuts" all the way up to sea-going yachts.
Besides these, there are numerous commercial
places where one may rent canoes or row boats.
One of these places, which is an institution
of long standing alone stores some 800 pri-
vately-owned canoes and has about $50 canoes
for rent. They are careful not to rent to chill
dren under Is and only to those who handle
canoe as though they had some knowledge Of
it or display common sense. The manager told
me that they have refused to let boats leave the
float when it was patent that through inexperi-
ence inability at the time the renter was not
capable OF handling it safely. Furthermore,
they will not tolerate rowdness around the boat
house. and as a result have good business.
Al iVffna Off Ha 70 oIn fhn UJack h.
ington water front would be complete without
mention of the Police and Fire Departments,
whose duty it is to safeguard the waters.
Lieut.. e. T. Harvey, harbormaster of Wash
ington, directs the activities Of 20 policemen
who patrol the waters enforcing mooring regu-
lations and such routine matters Their beat
extends from Key Bridge to Jones Point Light
and thence up to Lincoln Banks in the Eastern
Branch, total distance of about 40 miles
which must be patrolled each day. For this
work and their other duties they have four
launches and one tug, the latter equipped for
ice breaking and fire fighting and when called
upon by the Fire Department renders all pos
sible assistance This police tug being smaller
and of shallower draft than the fire boat it can
often get into crowded and difficult places along
the shore where the water is not SO deep.
During the Winter the two boats keep the
channSl e5c5=r OF ice.
One of their biggest tasks, however, is the
aid they give 10 small craft in distress and in
life saving or the search for the bodies of those
drowned. Equipped with fast launches they
act as q miniature Coast Guard and dart here
and there on their thrilling work and many q
chap has offered up prayer of Thanksgiving
at the welcome sight of the speedy police boat
approaching with aid
little farther down the line is the home Of
the Firefghter, that powerful red dragon that
snorts thick streams Of water from its brass
nostrils and by sheer strength brushes its way
through the ice Of Winter, thus keeping the
channels clear in order that shipping may not
be paralyzed.
For % years jolly Capt J. StuItz has COM
manded his rs men on their spectacular work
up and down the water front and even at times
inland, for the nreboat carries 5000 feet Of hose
and often lends assistance in COMPLETING flres
well away from the wharveS