The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-10-23
FIGHTING BOB IS
A BUSINESS Man
Old Sea Dog Says He Is in the
OH Business and That
He Likes Il.
OIL WILL suPPLAMT COAL
ADMIRAL EVANS SAYS THAT
COAL sMokG REVEALS A FIGHT.
ING snip TO gNgMv-No SMOKE
PROM THE OIL.
american News Service,


New York. Oct. 22.-With his re-
storation to health Admiral Robley
ID. Evans announces that after forty
years Of life at sea on the bridges Of
battleships he will henceforth live on
land and take up his residence in
New York City. The admiral will d.
vide his time between the cast and
California where he has large fnan-
cial interests.
The fact that the admiral has en-
tered upon u business career will
come as surprise to Imany-for
years ago when he guided the At.
lantic squadron to the Pacific on its
famous globe-encircling trip he was
only able to walk on crutches. and
later he was unable to get around at
all Today Admiral Evans looks
twenty years younger. He has Crap
rled with his old foe. rheumatism,
md conquered It and Is restored to
the good health he enjoyed years
ago.
Admiral Evans attributes this to
his new interest In business. a two
months motor tour of the Pacific
coast. where he spent much Of his
time sleeping out OF doors and rough
ing Il.
10 Business Man.
II am business man now" he said
smilingly. land oil IL my business.
studied Il for many years before leav-
ipg the navy. and 1t the only thing I
know anything about away from a
battleship. II has done me oceans OF
good to and something to do and to
do II. A few months ago was able
70 throw away my crutches and the
past few weeks ] have been able to
do without cane most of the time
and could do without II entirely II II
were not for some old wounds got
In my logs In the civil war. This
business life has put me In bully
shape. would rather be q live bust
ness man than dead admiral.
II have just returned from Califor.
MIA where ] have been investigating
that freak Of nature the oil fields Of
that state. Oil 10 tho fuel Of the fu-
ture and one Of the signs OF our navy
10 keeping abreast Of the times 10 that
Il 10 rapidly converting its ships into
oil burners" said the admiral today.
Russia was the first nation to burn
oil on . man-of.war. but the English
were the first to 90 into extensive
experiments with this fuel.
You cannot get near enough to
your enemy II his vessel 10 a. fast az
yours, to take . shot at him. Why.
In sham warfare ! have been able at
. distance of forty miles not only to
discern the presence Of the hostile
squadron but to count the enemy's
ships. reckon his course and gauge
his speed. Now six Of our nav bat
tleships burn oil a. we'll ~ coal. and
others are being fitted with oil burn.
ers. Our ten new torpedo boats are
oil burners and two Of our monitors
have been converted.
OH the Best Fuel.
Even were coal equally abundant.
oil would supplant It As . fuel for
stsamships. Weight for weight. oil
gives 10 heat units to IN for coal
and there 10 an immense saving In
storage space and expense of dispos.
Ing Of ashes. Remember that war.
ships In foreign ports must pay
handsomely for having their ashes
carried out to sea and dumped by
lighters.
THE saving In labor alone to the
United States navy would be enor.
NOUS for one stoker will do the work
Of twenty when oil 10 used instead
OF coal. II were to say how great ]