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BY John Clagett Proctor.

by JollH CldSeCL fTOCLOr,
The recent capture of Algiers by the
American overseas forces recalls to mind
that this Is not the only time that
American sailors and marines have
planted the stars and stripes on the
African side of the Mediterranean Sea,
though 1t is certainly far beyond the
personal recollection of any one living
today to recall such an event Indeed,
the first time our Navy engaged in battle
there was in 1901, when United States
fleet, commanded by Capt. Richard Dale,
was sent there in an effort to suppress
the piratical acts Of the Bey of Algiers,
who, as early as July, 17S5-having dis
covered that a new commercial nation
had sprung into existence-began to
prey on our commerce
At this time it was customary for
the maritime nations of Europe to pay
tribute to the Barbary States, which at
an early date, included Algiers, Tunis
and Tripou, and the United States, fol-
lowing the practice of the other coun-
tries, thought it good policy to do like
wise, until it was finally decided more
honorable to appropriate money for
ships and defend its rights than it would
be to pay money to band of sea robbers
In other words the slogan soon became
millions for defense but not one cent
for tribute" However, still believing that
discretion was the better part of valor,
and not feeling that the time had just
arrived when it could enforce its
demands upon the Bey of Alglers, our
country continued to pay tribute, at least
until 1901, when heavy squadron, under
Commodore Richard Dale, was sent into
the Mediterranean, with instructions to
endeavor rather to maintain peace by
presents and brides, than to enforce any
demands by display of power. Never
theless, things do not always work out,
as we plan them to, and hostilities began
there on May IA, by the Tripolitans, and
on June 10 following the Bashaw FORM
ally declared war against this country.
Old Glory Raised.
But nothing particular happened until
August l, 1901, when one of the smaller
vessels of the American squadron, the
Enterprise, while on its way to Malta
to obtain supply OF water, fell in with
a polacre-rigged ship. At this time, In
order to deceive the Tripolitan vessel,
the enterprise bore the British colors,
but upon ascertaining from the cap
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By the Associated Press.

GREAT NECK, Long Island, N. Y
Along the shores of this Long Island
millionaire's colony is rising what will
some day be the Annapolis of the Ameri-
can merchant marine.
It's the United States Merchant Ma
rine Academy-a rapidly growing insti-
tute of training for the officers who take
our ships to the waters of the Seven
Seas.
Practically orphaned during peace
time, the merchant marine of the United
States sprang into Importance shortly
after Nazi soldiers invaded Poland on
September I, 1899. It's rebuilding was
begun in 1887.
The United States merchant marine
of peacet:me had been almost forgotten,
along with it's tremendous history-how
our merchant feet of the clipper days
was envied by foreign sailors who clipped
their lofty masts and knew little OF
cracking on" and carrying hard
Now, stimulated by war, the merchant
marine again has been called upon to
carry the ball-to take cargoes to war
ZUIleS w supply VAC IACA1 wiz NAA
fight.
The American Government is hope
full of stimulating the youth Of the coun-
try to learn the business. =. A business
that commercial America allowed foreign
nations to control.
Capt. James Harvey Tomb is super
intendent of the academy here-a Fed
eral school, A winner of the Nays
Distinguished Service Medal in the last
World War, his job is to see the academy
through-to plan for the future =. to
make Americas merchant marine again
supreme in the world.
With Capt. Tomb as commandant OF
cadets Is Capt. Giles C. Stedman, As,
black haired former master Of TIE liner
America, largest ship ever built in the
United States.
Young men here are studying to be
third officers and third assistant engi-
neers in a castle. Mounted on the gar
den approach to the Chrysler home is q
5-inch gun where cadets practice. Tho
famed. Chrysler organ room is q class
room. The marbled entrance hall on
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because OF the fact that they have been
Vice Presidents. Not many Presidents,
who were never Vice Presidents, have
made this hall of fame. They are few
enough to mention briefly. In the ro-
tunda OF the Capitol are three of George
washington, two of Lincoln, one Of
Jefferson, one of Grant and one OF
Garfield. 1t is the Vice Presidents who
get the breaks not the Presidents.
They deserve it. The task of the
Vice President is not nearly so CLAM
orous as that of the President, but it
consists of a whole lot more than
waiting around for the President to die,
a misconception of the ignorant. He is,
ex ofacio, president of the Senate, in
the strict meaning of the word "presi-
dent"-he actually presides over the
Senate. He calls it to order, and keeps
it functioning evenly. A word from him,
now and then, speeds up performance,
irons out controversies, smooths rising
tempers. 1t is job where personality
counts; when it is over, Congress gets
most of the credit.
~ VAeAS VI AAAo O1llSC IL ClldllC6S C0dL
the Vice President is custodian of tho
Oldest historic relic Of the United States
still in use, namely, the original gavel
used by the first Vice President of the
United States, John Adams, and by all
his successors. It is an ancient ivory
cylinder, about ~ inches long, an
inch and q quarter in diameter. The
handle Is long since gone. Other gavels
are used occasionally, but the old relic
Is the favorite weapon used by the Vice
President to bring the Senate to order.
What history that old gavel has scent
Heated senatorial history, much of 1t:
Congress Is subject to sharp debates.
The gavel helps keep these debates with
In the bounds prescribed by Jefferson's
Manual; 1t Is not only a symbol Of vice
presidential authority; 1t is a means OF
enforcement. And what thoughts must
have coursed through the minds of all
the wielders. OF that historic instrument
Is, during many stormy session, their
eyes switched In turn from the turbulent
group Of Senators In the background to
that SOLID ivory gavel In the foreground.
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Nelson's Trafalsar.

thought to be serious. The invitation is
still open; it is earnestly hoped that Mrs.
Garner will recover rapidly. and that
both will be able to make the trip in time.
The provision of Congress that all
Vice President of the United States shall
be thus honored does much to disprove
the notion, common to political satirists,
that the vice presidency is an obscure
job-a convenient place to park the OBJ
streperous to keep them quiet. 1t may
even be argued that Congress gives more
honor to Vice Presidents than to Presi-
dents; there is at any rate no law pro-
viding any statues OF Presidents.
Presidential Statues
The statues Of many Presidents. 1t IS
true, stand in the Capitol-but mainly
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Where Officers Train
For the Merchant Marine

the main floor is now considered quar-
ter deck, where sea formalities are OBJ
served
On the spacious lawn sloping down to
Long Island Sound, scores Of cadets drill
at signaling with semaphore flags. The
swimming pool Is being used for instruc-
tons.
An 800-foot dock forms yacht basin
for training ships, including the Emory
Rice, formerly the square-rigger Nam
tucket of Boston. Students take 16-
month course, including at least seven
months at sea, and then they come back
for advanced work.
New shipbuilding will call for an addi-
tional 100000 seamen and $4,000 officers
men. The academy already has scaled
its efforts toward supplying many of the
officers needed.
The school was started in January,
when the Chrysler estate was purchased.
Then the Government also bought the
adjoining estate of Movie Magnate Mich
olas M. Schenck, and later the home of
the late movie star, Thomas Meighan.
Flower gardens were ripped out to make
way for barracks and classrooms. These
estates. sprawling along A acres Of the
Long Island shore, have been stripped
for action.
Candidates for the school must be
between 10 and % years of age, and must
have high school education, with stress
on mathematics and science. They also
must pass the physical examination for
midshipmen in the Naval Reserve.
These boys have to be brave and tough
In the main building stands q casualty
list of graduates lost at sea. 1t is a
growing list.
This list will be inscribed on a perma-
nent monument to be dedicated after the
war. The cost will be met in part by a
fund collected by the cadets; pennies
thrown into pool fronting the Chrysler
home.
Each week custom calls for cadets to
toss penny into the pool IN hopes that
they will get higher grades and leave for
the week end. But more than pennies
are there -. quarters. dimes and nickels
were abundant.
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Senate Awaits New Marble Bust of Garner

Speaker of the House. The other, by
Howard Chandler Christie, is in the Sen
ate wing Of the Capitol. Unusual hon.
ors, these, for Vice President, but then
Mr.. Garner is an unusual man; he was
Vice President, and also Speaker of the
House for many years.
The one disappointing feature OF the
occasion is that, according to latest ad-
vice, Mr.. Garner himself will not be here
when his effigy is placed. He is deep in
the heart of Texas. COL Edwin Halsey,
energetic secretary of the Senate, per-
sonal friend and admirer Of Cactus Jack,
wrote and invited him to come, but with
no success. Mrs. Garner is indisposed
and unable to travel" wrote Mr.. Garner
In reply, land do not like to come with
out her." Mrs. Gamers condition is not
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on, the assailants were not idle, and
the release of Decatur from the grasp
OF the Turk was speedily followed by the
surrender of the vessel
1t Is shame to have to question a
good story, and yet it Is no more than
right for those interested in the subject
to know that this is one of those con-
troversial happenings where two persons
are deemed to be the one who performed
the same deed of bravery, Rubin James
being one and Daniel Frazier the other.
OF the latter, Irving Anthony, in his
book called Decatur makes this state
ment:
The Turk received him by a thrust,
with boarding pike They lost
their feet. The fight weled about them.
Decatur was on top. The Tripolitan
turned him over. A Turkish officer
struck at the head of Decatur. Daniel
FRAZER, an American wounded in both
arms, thrust his body in the way of the
blow, taking terrific clip on his own
head to save the skull of the lieutenant"
Citing as his authorities "Golds-
borough's Naval Chronicles" and "Prebles
Papers," in the Library of Congress,
Author Anthony says: Some authori-
ties credit this to Reuben James. Reuben
James Is not listed wounded in Surg.
Heermanns report. Dnl. Frashier (old
spelling) two incised wounds on the head,
one of them serious, one bad wound
across the wrist and seven slightly about
his hands, seems to clinch the honors."
Decatur's Romance.
Shortly after Stephen Decaturs return
to this country, he was smitten with the
fascinating Southern charms of Miss
Susan Wheeler, Norfolk belle of refine
ment and education, to whom he was
married October 8, 1906 She was the
daughter of wealthy merchant of that
place. In addition to a commanding
beauty, it is said, this young lady pos
sessed great superiority of intellect"
1t has been said that the hand of this
talr maiden had been Intellectually sought
by Jerome Bonaparte before the great
Napoleons brother had wooed and won
the love OF that famous Baltimore beauty,
Miss Elizabeth Patterson.
After the close of the second war with
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tain Of the corsair that "he came out
to cruise after the Americans, and that
he lamented that he had not come
alongside Of some Of Them" "old Glory"
was raised to the masthead and the
stranger was given q volley Of musketry.
And then the battle was on.
Three times the enemy struck her
colors, and as often renewed the action
when the enterprise had ceased to fire.
After the third time, however, 1t.
Sterrett gave orders to sink the vessel,
though this command he later changed
for humanity sake, and she was thor
oughly dismantled instead by 1t. David
Porter, and the vessel and her pratt
cal crew dismissed, and the crew left
to find Its way home as best it could
The enemy proved to De the Tripolitan
ship Tripoli, and the effect of this sue
cessful action is said to have been quite
beneficial
OF course, people of this type must be
controlled and subdued, and yet, a cen
fury and half ago one might expect
most anything from the peoples Of Ger
tain sections of the Mediterranean.
Indeed a highly amusing incident is
recorded as having occurred during
President Jefferson's administration,
which shows at least that all the Turks
at that time did not understand our
customs, nor, perhaps, did we theirs. At
any rate, this is the story as copied from
an early Washington newspaper:
"A number of Turks visited the United
States as commissioners during Jeffer-
sons administration. On arriving in
Washington they took quarters at the
hotel on Capitol Hill, then kept by Mr..
STEELE, on North A street, adjoining the
old Capitol. The Bashaw paid visit
to Jefferson, who was engaged planting,
at the time of his arrival, the weeping
willow trees which stood at the eastern
gate of the Presidents grounds. He
preferred the request OF Jefferson that
he should be furnished with IL wives!
On being told by Jefferson that it was
out OF his power to comply with his
wishes, the Beshaw remarked that he
% being king, could make the ladies
have him!"
Apparently the decisive engagement
between the Enterprise and the Tripou
in 1901 did not end piracy in the Medi-
terranean and engagements OF more
or less Importance were fought there
from that time until June 3, 1905, when
the War with Tripoli was ended by a
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BV Basil Gordon

Mr.. John Nance Garner, 32d Vice
President Of the United States, retired
after long and brilliant career Of
public service, will, for brief moment,
reoccupy the spotlight in Congress. At
any time now, handsome marble bust
of him will be set up in the halls of
the Senate wing of the Capitol, to join
those of his 81 predecessors.
1t Is the law, and has been since 1886.
The exact wording, in part, runs: RE
solved, that marble busts Of those who
have been Vice Presidents of the United
States shall be placed in the vacant
inches of the Senate chamber from time
to time" In 1893 an amendment was
made; vacant inches OF the Senate
chamber" was stricken out, and replaced
by Senate wing of the Capitol"
The reason-the 20 vacant inches were
filled. Ten Of the extra II are there
now. The 18th, that Of Henry Wilson,
Vice President under Grant, would have
been but for highly dramatic incident.
Mr.. Wilson, stricken while at work, died
in the Office of the Vice President. A
resolution was therefore passed In this
exceptional case, to place his bust in the
room where he died. This was done.
Mr.. Gamers bust has been executed
by the famous sculptor. James E. Fraser,
whose work has been widely appreciated
by Uncle Sam. In 1908 he created an in
spring likeness, now In the Senate cor
ridor, Of Theodore Roosevelt, as Presi-
dent. More recently he was the author
of the majestic statues outside the west
facade Of the Supreme Court Building: q
female figure, Contemplation Of JUS
tice," and a male figure, Authority Of
Law"
That he has caught the likeness and
the spirit of Mr. Garner may be seen by
glance at the accompanying photograph.
Two Portraits Honor Him
Besides his coming representation In
three dimensions, Mr.. Garner has al
ready twice been honored In two dimen-
sions on Capitol hll-that Is to say. two
portraits are there to be seen. One, BY
Boris B. Gordon, Is In the lobby Of ths
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fine buildings, Of similar architecture
the exterior being Of light material.
An attractive white monument in the
form Of an obelisk, which stands on a
hill In the distance, was erected to the
French soldiers killed at this place at
the time that France conquered Algiers
and took over all of Algeria.
The Arab section of Algiers is not
pleasing to look at. Indeed, the writer
thought it was about as horrible as any,
thing he would want to see. But, as an
Offset to this was beautiful botanic
garden with groves of rubber and other
tropical and rare trees. Here also>was a
mosque built in 1862, and in a CARPET
factory could be seen little girls of tender
age making carpets for 80 cents a day.
Their poor little fingers were covered
with corns, and the sight was enough
to make one appreciate the fact that the
United States has its child labor laws.
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Algiers, as 1t appeared IN 1900.
He cdlPd aloud: Say, father, say
II yet my task is done?"
He knet0 not that the chiettain Lay
Unconscious of his SON.
Speak, tather!" once again he cried,
"It may yet be gomez"
And but the booming shots replied,
And fast the flames rolPd on.
Upon his bro1D he felt their breath,
And in his tDdDing hair,
And l0okd from that lone post of death,
In still, yet brave despair.
And shouted but once more aloud,
MY father, must stdy?"
While Ger him fast, through sail and
shroud,
The ,oreathtng fires made ,Day.
They ,Urdpt the ship in spzendor wild,
They caught the flag on high,
And stream'd above the gallant child,
Like banners in the sky.
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Gibraltar. About one-hah the buildings
are built Of light yellowish brick, while
others are built Of a kind Of fead-color
material. Very little red is seen. The
rock itself has an uninviting appear
ance and were it not used as strategic
military base would probably be aban-
doned by all those residing there.
This big rock formation rises abruptly
out of the Straits of Gibraltar to MIKE
mum height of 1896 feet, and the build
ings are erected on a steep incline for
quite a distance up the mountain and
for several miles along the shore.
Algiers, French possession, now so
much in the limelight, was also visited
by the writer 10 years ago. It has q
population OF about 250,O00; has many
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Great Britain, In which Decatur per-
formed conspicuous service, this naval
hero was ordered to duty in Washington
as navy commissioner, and soon there
after, it is said, moved into Kalorama
mansion. However, he could not have
resided there long, for soon after arriv-
ing in the city he purchased for his
residence one of the Seven Buildings.
During our early wars-particularly
the War of 1812-15-many of the naval
commanders who were fortunate enough
to survive the conflict found themselves
possessed of considerable prize money.
turned over to them by the Government
through the sale of captured enemy YES
sells and cargoes.
Decatur soon found that he should
have a new home in q more stylish
neighborhood than that afforded by the
Seven Buildings, and 50 we find him pur-
chasing the site at the southwest corner
OF H street and Jackson place, where he
erected in 1919 the building still standing
at that location.
Decatur had only short while to live
In his new home, for it was destined he
should be carried from here corpse but
duel at Bladensburg with Commodore
James Barron, March %, 1920.
Battle of Aboukir.
To many the Mediterranean, except for
what has been going on there in the
last year or two, means but little in
addition to our own naval engagements,
which, after all, are not so well known
either. Great Britain has staged a num-
Der of battles in this notable body of
water, two Of it's greatest being fought
during the period of our own battles
there.
One Of the early British engagements
was fought in the spacious Bay Of
Aboukir near Alexandria,, on August l,
1893 England's fleet being commanded
by that intrepid sailor, Lord Horatio
Nelson, who achieved a decisive victory
over the French fleet commanded by Ad-
miral Brueys. And here it was that
Louis CaSabianca, captain of the
LOrient flagship of the French fleet,
was fatally wounded. He fought, we are
told, bravely to the last, and was killed
with his son, Giacomo Jocante Casa
blanca, who remained at his post after
the ship had taken fire, and all the guns
had been abandoned, and persisted in the
explosion of the vessel.
From this incident, Mrs Felicia Doro-
thea Hemans, an English poetess, wrote
a very attractive poem, which she called
"Casabianca," which was quite popular
as 4 recitation around 60 years ago,
and undoubtedly many a schoolboy or
schoolgirl who went to school so many
years ago, will undoubtedly recall it after
reading the first verse. It follows:
The boy stood on the burning deck
When all but he had fed,
The flames that lit the battles wreck,
Shone round him DER the dead
Yet beautiful and bright he stood
As born to rule the storm;
A creature OF heroic blood.
A proud, though child like form.
The flames rolrd on-71e 1Uould not 90
Without his fathers word;
That father, faint in death below,
His voice no longer heard.
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Then came burst OF thunder sound
The boy-oh! tDhere Uds he?
Ask OF the tUinds that far around
With fragments streDd the sea!
With mast and helm, and pennon fair,
That UeH had borne their part
But the noblest thing ,ohich persh'd
there
Was that young faithful heart.
Nelson's Trafalgar.
Nelson's most famous battle, where he
received his greatest fame and where
he was MORALLY wounded, was fought
off Cape Trafalgar, near the mouth of
the Mediterranean, on October II, 1906
Nearby is Gibraltar. where the English
dead from this battle were buried, and
which the writer visited when he was
at this great fertilization in 1882 and
1888. There are no wooden structures in
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Monument erected by officers OF the Many in coenoraton
OF the "heroes Oho fell before Tpo 1SO4
Many Yard in Washington In 1908 transferred
Naval Academy in Annapolis
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-27
In Green and Silver

The tea table was lovely with
a green gauZe cloth over silver.
a large bowl Of pink, green and
silver crystal balls and green
tapers in silver candelabra. AS
sisting during the afternoon
were the Misses Natalie Sea-
holm. Mary Bronson, Mary Law
son, Maud Keller and Mattice
Fritz.
Tom Tucker is chairman of
the A. O. annual New Years
Eve formal dance at the Com
munity House this year, with
Don Fisher and Slayton Gordon
assistants. There are several
parties both before and after
the dance, including a large one
which Barbara and Nancy Nc
Queen will give following the
dance at their home on Bedford
road.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Far
rell of WELLESLEY drive enter
tanned al an open house on
Christmas Day.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-27
Miss PIante
Betrothed to
Bob Bacon

ERIENDS of Miss jeanne
Il Plante who gathered at her
home in Fiske drive Saturday
afternoon to meet her classmate.
Miss Anita milford of Panama
City, Panama. were given ro-
mantle surprise.
The news OF Miss Plante's en-
gagement to Robert Bacon was
told with miniature white cards
bearing the names, jeanne
and Bob" A card was given to
each guest as she entered the
house by Miss Plante's little Sis
ter, Joyce.
Miss Plante is the daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Elorion j. Plante.
She was graduated from the
Sacred Heart Convent in Crosse
Pointe and is now attending
Brescia Hall in London. Ont.
Mr.. Bacon is the son of Mr..
and Mrs. II. Raymond Bacon of
Grand Marais boulevard. He
was graduated from University
of Detroit.