The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-09-04

who Is noted far and wide as one OF the
strictest disciplinarians in the service.
His ship Is kept IN as nearly a perfect
condition as it is possible for a ship 10
be kept and it Is said that it requires
more to run 1t than any other ship Of
its size In the navy.
Inspection Of ship.
When he makes his INSPECTION, which
requires an entire morning. every officer
on his ship is expected 20 be in full re-
gala and on duty. When he starts out
he is himself in immaculate dress. his
hands incased in white gloves and an
orderly follows with other white gloves.
stack Of them. Not spot on his ship
escapes that captains eye. and he cas-
ually. every now and then, puts his
hand Up and rubs II along the wood
work, over cornices. and In corners. Just
as casually he scans his hand. II there
is grain Of dust on those spotless gloves
OF they come and Mr.. Orderly sup
plies another pair. Then the inspection
continues and the eagle eyes penetrate
| every corner. nook, and crevice Of the
great machine he commands. and those
under him from his executive officer to
the handy man IN the steerage are as
proud of that ship as is their captain
and proud OF their captain. too, and yet
he does not spare tbs rod. metaphorically
speaking.
Another captain is noted for the manly
bearing. the gentlemanly conduct of his
crew. and never was crew more devoted
to man over them than are his TO this
captain. Different men adopt different
methods IN their treatment OF their sub
ordinates. This msh treats his COM
mand as gentlemen until they prove they
are not gentlemen, then he ships them.
No touts, no rowdies are allowed on his
ship. He has worked out a theory that
everybody derlded. and he has worked
il out TO a successful issue.
Grants More Privileges.
When he went aboard his last ship he
assembled all the men on the main deck
and made them a speech, the meat OF
which was that he regarded them all as
gentlemen. should treat them as gentle
men. proposed TO accord them more priv
ileges, give them more liberty than they
had ever before enjoyed. but the very
first man that took a discredItable ad-
vantage OF the liberty allowed him would
be summarily shipped. The men. because
OF his faith in them. adore him. II is
said that he has the best lot OF blue
Jackets in the service.
This same officer was gwen a silence
at the Naval Academy. just such a silence
as was administered 10 al officer last
winter. for which the midshipmen were
promptly and ieser1 edly punished. Capt.
- accepted this discipline in quite a dif-
ferent spirit from that usually shown by
the unfortunates who incur the middies
displeasure. He set through the entire
meal. seemingly enjoying II, and when he
had finished made a little address 10 the
embryonic officers. assuring them that it
was the pleasantest meal he had eaten
since accepting his present detail, and he
hoped that they would be equally consid-
crate at all future meals. In word the
silence fell nat, and from that date the
popularity Of the officer was assured.
The lot OF man on board ship. the
way IN which his physical wants are
looked after. are not 10 be compared 10
the conditions on the old ships. The very
best food that can be obtained is given
10 them Every pound OF meat that goes
aboard ship is rigidly inspected; and so
with canned goods. groceries. vegetables
and fruits. for the enlisted men OF the
United States navy have vegetables and
fruits when circums.en ces admit; that is,
when they are going on such short
cruise that such things will keep or when
they are within easy communication with
the shore
Recreation Il Afforded.
The authorities look 10 It. too. that the
food Is properly and palatabiy cooked
and that the e Is q variety. They are
given Opportunity 10 battle. 10 wash their
clothes. and trey are allowed to nmuse
themselves In ~! rational way. Phono-
graphs abound or the battle ships; there
are pets OF every kind and description.
and the me- NAV cards, backgammon.
checkers, Guess dominoes; they box and
wrestle and danes barefooted to the mu-
sic OF the monographs and some OF them
become great sharps at the games they
affect.
What a man gets in actual dollars
and cents is not 70 be lightly rejected by
any man of ordinary ability, with no
capital. no especial training. and his
own way TO make in the world. An ap-
prentice seaman receives for the first
three months after his enlistment 1870
per month; after three months he can
choose between becoming an ordinary
seaman at 5000 per month or coal pas
ser at 1880
1t is possible, too, for him to attain
during his first enlistment the position
OF chief petty officer. which billet en-
titles him to 81 per month in any OF