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Show THE "BLACK CABINET." CHIEF JOHN E. WILKIE OF THE UNITED STATES SECRET j ERVICE LOOKING OVER THE EOGUES' GALLERY FILES, AT UPPER LFT MR. WILKI I AT HIS DESK IN THE TREAS-URY DEPARTMENT, UPPER RIGHT. CHIF WlLttii AHU IS FIRST ASSISTANT STUDYING THE MAP IN HIS OFFICE. j I j : v.. xmm& . fe . j I '''' mgm -mm I L.:v ,rj i 0i imS, s&isSyS 1 I mmmmM (By Waldon Falcett.) I tm-U I The United States secret service. I MV&?4$$ B Mitch is the bone of contention be- &Uk&wW 1 weou the president and congress In Y'lif- E i controversy that promises to become , J l"-?Vw: ". H . istorlc. is frequently denominated the $A -v $ I I lowt known branch or our govern- ft lent." Whether the present agitu- S Ion will dispel the mystery that has ( kfyfrVx&iXl W AvVi'.i: I mg existed Is very doubtful. If a 9 ebat is precipitated there doubtless I l rill be an airing of certain phases S Vi. wl:V?ip K:j ; ' 1 t tecret service work, but it is not p.--:-;' riTW-ii' , t) bo expected that there, lwll be anv ktihlizJ ' i T.ftfar.i. ir.n.n ..rV.r.. g ft of the veil as regards the , n 1 ,it ieans and methods of Uncle. Sam's Dlack cabinet." , confiscated counterfeiting outfits, spu-, ing list" of ellglbles at the secret eer- Owlng to the stipulation made by j ri0;i8 comi ?.ncl other contraband vice that is. men who have compile.! Dngress in providing the last annual I tf.ZOd by secret service men. are with the civil service regulations gov-pproprlation gov-pproprlation for the maintenance of deposited and allowed to accumulate crnlng applications for places in th ie secret service the self-same llml- until, at intervals of about a year, o secret service more than 600 admit itlons under which President Roose- committee Is appointed to superln- that they are Inexperienced In this elt Is now chafing the operations or tcnd the destruction of these unlawtul line. ne secret service aro at present re- articles. The equipment of the secret With a profession which above all iricted to what might bo termed Its Bf.rce headquarters embraces some other needs devotees who can bring llglnal functions, namely, the appre- inCerestlng features, including deli- It wide knowledge and thorough train-ending train-ending of counterfeiters and the pro- talt. scales for weighing coins whose ing, yet with most applicants sorely -ctJon of the perpon of the chief mag- genuineness Is questioned, and a deficient In these qualitle?. the ques-tratc. ques-tratc. Until congress called a halt, 0gues' Gallery," consisting of a mon- lion naturally suggests Itself, "Where owover, there was a gradual hut con- fter njc ()f photos ot counterfeiters does the secret service secure its Lauous" expansion ot the activities of an(j ohter offenders against the law. agents?" In reply, It may be said Lje nation's 6ecret police until they However, the secre service bureau that upward of a dozen different call-ado call-ado fair to outdo their European at Washington is essentially a , nerve lags have demonstrated their value rethren in the scope of their survell- rPn(er from which are directed the as fields of apprenticeship. Some or hdcc operations of the twenty-five districts the most capable secret service ope- For Instance, Becret service opera- jnt0 vvhlch the country Is divided on natives now on Uncle Sam's payroll Ives were "loaned" to the secretary ot the secret service map. In each ot lave come from the claim depart-ho depart-ho Interior, and rendered the most these districts a secret service opera- runts of the great railroads. Others rnportant service in securing evldcace tlve is stationed, juet. as a patrolman hne gained their training with the n connection with the land fraud js on juty on his beat, but In addition morchantile agencies, and still others ojcs in the west. Other 6ecret ser- tL, tno men thus detailed to Indicated have come from the law offices where ico men had a hand in exposing the pcographlcal divisions, there operate certain classes of detective work aro ensatlonal "cotton report leak" In the frnrn the central office at Washington f-equently necessary. Two of the lopartment ot agriculture, and so the a number of trained detectives who hert men on the force were formerly 1st might bo prolonged to Include uny literally be sent to any place Lends of nuiuicipal police depart-Tactically depart-Tactically all the executive depart- &i any time. To this class belong ments. Others served for years In le-t.ents le-t.ents or the government, not rorget- the extra secret service men. who glllmato private detective organiza-ing organiza-ing the part played by these cleverest rolnforce the regular bodyguard of tiens or Independent, police depart-f depart-f plain clothe men in investigating the president whenever the chief ex- ments . maintained by the great rall-:harges rall-:harges against naval officers. ec.atlve makes a tour of the country wry systems. A certain proportion Because of the fact that Its pri- os- participates In any great public have had the benefit of preliminary rary purpose and principal function function. service as United States deputy mar- it the ontset was the trailing ot coun- It ls th? f ejtl servlce which makes slals' and not a few have come to eifelters. And secret service was it necessary for every secret son lee tnc secr?t service from the depart-lartment. depart-lartment. In conectlon with their ni?n to abandon 'all htought of fixer ments of public safety In foreign coun-t.ade coun-t.ade a branch of the treasury ae- habUation wlth soclal anil famUy ties! J'. These latter, by reason or their .hadowing of suspected counterfeit- Hc nay bf) or(er(ri from jew York I knowledge of foreign tongues and rs the secret service men have been to Texas or from the mountains ot raannerisms, have been Invaluable tc, cabled ot gather much information T,.nness6.'0 to San Kranclsco at an tht service. f tine greatet value regarding Black hoar.g Qot,ce anf, R ,g ,mp0f(Sib,e to As nia" bp surmised, secret ser Hand organizations -and the opqra- piedlct in-advance how long he will vice- duty Is pre-eminently work for .Ions of anarchists. Yet other Inves- rriuatn at anv tnven place True to "onn men. The average of the field ligations along these lines have re- lts name and policy the secret ser- operatives is under thlrty-nve years, mlted from the responsibility of the vice aims to let the'publlc know Just ('hIef w,,k,c himself, who. by the ?ecret service for the safety of the &i lut,e I)03Sibie regarding its per- vo-v was one of the rght young men president and thus, without overstep- pojmoi crt service operative v hcm L(man Gnge brought from Chi- p:ng the bounds of tho law of author- aUowa' hig photograph to be made, (a whfcn he aw3 secretary of the Ization, tho secret . service has been rauCh less to be published if he cam trsury. is but rorty-slx years or ago enabled to accomplish much in tho he, ,t and he sel(lorn acknowledges ,,nd wae OB,-v thirt-v"sIx years oil Held that is the chief concern of the 1)j8 vocation At the headquarters of! v ,1n he stepped Into his present re-forelgn re-forelgn secret police namely. ' eter- S(?crct 8ervlce hlere is a rule SI onsible position. nal vigilance as to the plans and -am- ?.sninet ,ne diicloslng of the name or bltlcns of the plotters against the the, address of . any of the sleuths, KILLED IN CAR. world's rulers. Until congress shut aM iT1 no government publication. . . down upon It last year, tho treasury not evon ln tno "uiue Book." which South Mancnester, Conn., Jan. 4. department also used the secret ser- l3 B,ipposPri to list every government WiIIIani "111, formerly a reporter on vice to detect smuggling enterprises crapoyo caa there Pe foiina any ros- S3n f1""01 and Boston newspapers, ard other frauds upon the customs tor of tno secret g(?.,vice men or an was killed by a trolley car tolnght tcrvice, and to Investigate robberies icrmaUon as to the salaries paid "f wa;s .2 '?" old and was a grad--id Irregularities of all kinds ana 0l them "ato of Harvard, 1901. ro have recently-bcon tome nota- " , , After leaving college he went to the Vones In branch mints, subtreas- However, it may be stated that the Philippines, where he taught for two Acs nsay office'! etc Oen or ,)ay is not hlsll considering the hard- years and was connected with tho president' Roosevelt's most bitter h,p and ,laneer involved, and the so- government secret service, comolalnts-has been ajralnst the ham- crot "-Ice Ib likely to attract only : (By Waldon Falcett.) The United States secret service, ditch Is the bone of contention be-sveon be-sveon tho president and congress ln controversy that promises to become istorlc. is frequently denominated tho loat known branch or our govern-lent." govern-lent." 'Whetlier tho present agitu-Ion agitu-Ion will dispel the mystery that has ing existed Is very doubtful. If a ebate is precipitated thoro doubtless rill be an airing of certain phases t secret service work, but It is not d bo expected that there, lwil be any ft of the veil as regards the j ieans and methods of Uncle. Sam's j Dlack cabinet." , Owing to the stipulation made by Dngress in providing the last annual pproprlation for the maintenance ol ie secret service the self-same llml-itlons llml-itlons under which President Roose-elt Roose-elt Is now chafing tho operations of ne secret service aro at present re-iricted re-iricted to what might bo termed Its rlglnal functions, namely, the appre-endlng appre-endlng of counterfeiters and the pro--ctJon of the perpon of the chief mag-tratc. mag-tratc. Until congress called a halt, owover, there was a gradual hut con-Lauous" con-Lauous" expansion of the activities of Lje nation's 6ecret police until they ado fair to outdo their European rethren in tho scope of their survell-UDce. survell-UDce. For Instance, Becret service opera-Ives opera-Ives were "loaned" to the secretary ot ho Interior, and rendered tho most mportant service in securing cvldcaee n connection with the land fraud ojes in the west. Other secret ser-ico ser-ico men had a hand in exposing the ensatlonal "cotton report leak" in the lopartxnent ot agriculture, and so the 1st might bo prolonged to Include Tactically all the executive departments depart-ments of the government, not rorget-ing rorget-ing the part played by these cleverest if plain clothe men in Investigating :harges against naval officers. Because of the fact that its pri-rary pri-rary purpose and principal function it the ontset was the trailing ot coun-eifelters. coun-eifelters. And secret service was lartment. In conectlon with their ade a branch of the treasury ae-,hedowing ae-,hedowing of suspected counterfeit-rn counterfeit-rn the secret service men have been enabled ot gather much information confiscated counterfeiting outfits, spu-, rlous coin, ?.nd other contraband bt lzed by secret service men. are deposited and allowed to accumulate until, at intervals of about a year, 0 committee Is appointed to superintend superin-tend the destruction of these unlawful articles. The equipment of the secret service headquarters embraces some inferestlng features, including delicate deli-cate scales for weighing coins whose genuineness Is questioned, and a ' ogues' Gallery," consisting of a mon-rter mon-rter flic of photos of counterfeiters and ohter offenders against the law. However, the secre service bureau I at Washington is essentially a ,nerve renter from which are directed the operations of the twenty-five districts Into which the country Is divided on the secret service map, ln each ot these districts a secret service operative opera-tive is stationed, just, as a patrolman is on duty on his beat, but In addition tc the men thus detailed to Indicated geographical divisions, there operate from the central office at Washington a number of trained detectives who ii.ny literally be sent to any place at any time. To this class belong the extra secret service men. who rolnforce the regular bodyguard of the president whenever the chief executive ex-ecutive makes a tour of the country or participates ln any great public function. It Is this f.eld service which makes it necessary for every secret servlee m.in to abandon all htought of fixed habitation with soclal and family ties. He may bo ordered from New York to Texas, or from the mountains ot . Tennessee to San Francisco at an ing list" of ellglbles at the secret eer-yCf, eer-yCf, that is, men who have compllel with the civil service regulations governing gov-erning applications for places in th secret service more than 600 admit that they are inexperienced In this Une. With a -profession which above all other needs devotees who can bring It wide knowledge and thorough training, train-ing, yet with most applicants sorely deficient ln these qualitle?. the question ques-tion naturally suggests Itself, "Where does - the secret service secure its agents?" In reply, It may be said that upward of a dozen different callings call-ings have demonstrated their value as fields of apprenticeship. Some ot the most capable secret service operatives ope-ratives now on Uncle Sam's payroll bave come from the claim depart-runts depart-runts of the great railroads. Others have gained their training with the morchantile agencies, and still others have come from the law offices where certain classes of detective work aro f-equently necessary. Two of the hert men on the force were formerly Leads of nuiuicipal police departments. depart-ments. Others served for years In legitimate le-gitimate prlvato detective organizations organiza-tions or independent, police departments depart-ments . maintained by the great rail-wry rail-wry systems. A certain proportion have had the benefit of preliminary service as United States deputy mar-e'ilIs' mar-e'ilIs' and not a few have come to the secret service from the depart- I ments of public safety In foreign countries. coun-tries. These latter, by reason of their knowledge of foreign tongues and raannerisms, have been invaluable tc, the service. As may be surmised, secret Fer vice duty Is pre-eminently work for young men. The average of the field operatives is under thlrty-nve years. Chief Wllklc himself, who, by the woy, was one of the bright young men v hem Lj man Gnge brought from Chicago Chi-cago when he aws secretary of the I treasury, is but forty-six years ot ago j and was only thirty-six years oil j v hen he stepped Into his present re- S5 onsible position. f the greatest value regarding Black land organizations and the opqra-,Ions opqra-,Ions of anarchists. Yet other Inves-igations Inves-igations along these lines have resulted re-sulted from tho responsibility of the ?ecret service for the safety of tho president and thus, without overstepping overstep-ping the bounds of tho law of authorization, author-ization, tho secret '. service has been enabled to accomplish much in tho (leld that is the chief concern of the foreign secret police namely. ' eternal eter-nal vigilance as to the plans and. ambitions am-bitions of the plotters against the world's rulers. Until congress shut down upon It last year, tho treasury department also used the secret service ser-vice to detect smuggling enterprises ard other frauds upon the customs tcrvice, and to Investigate robberies "Tid Irregularities of all kinds ana re have recently bcon borne nota-V nota-V ones In branch mints, subtreas- yCes. assay office etc. Oen or "President' Roosevelt's most bitter comrjlalntS' has been ajralnst the ham- hoar's notice, and it Is Impossible to predict in-advance how long he will remain at any given place. True to Its name and policy, the secret service ser-vice aims to let the public know. Just as little as possible regarding its personnel. per-sonnel. No secret service operative allows his photograph to be made, much less to be published, if he can help It, and he seldom acknowledges lis vocation. . At the headquarters ot the secret service hlere is a rule sgninet the disclosing of the name or the, address of . any of the sleuths, and in no government publication, not even in the "Blue Book," which is supposed to list every government employe, caa there be found any roster ros-ter of the secret service men, or any in'crmatlon as to the salaries paid 01 them. However. It may be stated that the pay is not high, considering the hardship hard-ship and danger involved, and the secret se-cret service Is likely to attract only poring of operations in these directions. direc-tions. , The headquarters of the secret service ser-vice are ln the treasury building at Washington. Here are the private of-Cces of-Cces ot the chief of the service, John V: Wllkle, who receives a salary of $4,000 a year and the assistant chief, William Herman Moran, who Is paid $.",.000 a year.' Thero Is a clerical division, di-vision, employing some half dozen nen, and a large storeroom where run wnose love 01 a me or adventure and excitement outweighs their desire I for monetary reward. A new recruit in tho secret service starts out as an aealstant operative at J3 n day, and if he proves worthy he is promot 1 cd ln due course to the rank of op I eiatlvo nt ?5 a day. As an operatlvo his pay may Increase to $7 a day, but the secret service operative whose 1 balary reaches the point just Bhort I ol $50 a week must have proven his j worth by long service and have tho experience which can be gained in no other manner than by practical secret service work. j For all that the monetary rewards of a secret service career are by no means excessive, there is never any cV-arth of applicant for the limited number of positions in this confidential confiden-tial corps. Following any occasion nTvice Is brought conspicuously to 1 he- attention of the public. Chief Wll kie receives application by hte score from young men ln all parts ot the country" who are anxious to shine as Mouths. A large majority of nspl-ranta nspl-ranta naively confess that they have red no experience whatever which vould fit them for this highly specialized special-ized field. Many of the Inexperienced applicants are obviously Impossible. h,it even among thoso who are sufficiently suffi-ciently promising to receive more i than pasting consideration the pro-; portion of Inexperienced is overwhelming. over-whelming. Indeed, of thr 700 men whoso names aro now on the "wait- |