Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-11-27

either is defaced by one II you boats,
he'll viii smell with garlic"
The tone OF this message OF the
Yorktown indicated the temper Of the
commander, and the lnsolence OF the
Admiral Evans believes In giving
his men all the liberty hat within
reason can be given them. He knows
Chilians became notably less
their life aboard ship ~ hard enough
AZ best. and for th8t reason he favoTs
sunday amusements and he goes on
the theory that all work and no play
makes Jackie n very duh fellow.
since Admiral Evans has been IN com
mand Of the fleet the men are given
shore leave on Sundays tn large num-
hers and baseball and other innocent
amusements on Sunday have his sane
ton. In addition to keeping the men
contented. Il gives them exercise, and
the admiral believes II Is better to
play ball on SUNDAY than 70 put In the
day In some neighborlng gin mill
Recently. while at Provincetown.
Mass. with his fleet, the citizens OBJ
Iected 90 the SUNDAY ball playing.
Tho admiral notified them that n they
did not care for the Sunday
ments he would take his fleet m
where else. A the presence Of the
fleet meant the local expenditure Of
Iarg sums Of money. objections imme-
diately ceased.
Another Thing about the admiral
his men like q his insistenco that they
shall be fairly treated II il said hat
n a sailor while on shore Is mistreated
or 'rough-housed" without having
given cause for such treatment. II Is
an easy matter for a score OF husky
shipmates TO get shore leave after the
incident This shore leave following
such Imposition usually winds up in
prompt and thorough retaliation for
the wrong done the sailor The mis-
conduct" ~ sailors on such occasions
IL not investigated 50 thoroughly a.
are other offenses that are committed
under different conditions.
ono Of the stories Of the admiral IL
laid AZ tile time he made his first trip
10 south American waters as a cap
The ships men had a pig for a |
This animal got los in the
and was given up for dead. but
Dne night the porker va recovered
his threatened death. About
IN orderly appeared az the
captains door. awakened him and n
1ounced that Dennis had been found,
With one OF those customary oaths so
10 the sailors Of Fighting
8ob's' fleet. the captain asked who
he devil Dennis was. When told that
Dennis was the mascot and that he
vas In q bad way. and the men want
~ the captain to come out and see II
i%nythlng could be done for him. the
anger left the captain. and he wen.
where the mascot was being
'arefully ended by the sailors.
Captain Evans spent the remainder
II that night feeding the ships pig
milk with a spoon and bringing him
pack 10 his original activity. The
men never forgot that act. and SO II
goes wherever this old fighter hap
to he. His men love him and
Z IA were 20 order one Of them to
Jump overheard the order would be
without n murmur. Admiral
Evans Is a diplomat, despite his terse-
less of speech, his quick temper and
To fight. He has gained
esteem Of the German emperor.
nd Is a personal friend Of Grover
'leveland and President Roosevelt,
ust AZ he was tho personal friend OF
PRESIDENT Mckinley. And with II all
IL has never become a sycophant He
hesitates TO say what he be-
IL right. and II things do not
20 as he believes they should IN the
lavy, he goes right 10 the fountain
and pours Out his complaint in
'igorousiy expressed and sometimes
picturesque English.
such Is the man In command Of the
that II about 10 start 10 the Pa
life coast. and his men are With him
ody and soul. whether Il IL TO be, as
he admiral recently said. A" a frolic or
fight"