Albuquerque morning journal., 1910-11-22
NEED MORE SHIPS
SAYS FIGHTING
BOB EVANS
GRIZZLED OLD SEA DOG
GOES INTO OIL BUSINESS
Believes Moreover That Oil
Burning DreadnaughtS Are.
the Best; Famous Naval Of
ficef in Albuquerque.

'We need more ships, said Fight
ing Bob" Evans in Albuquerque yes
terday. I'VE need 2 lot of them.
am not forecasting any kind Of a
war, but / maintain that with plenty
OF Dreadnoughts, a powerful and well
4 manned navy, We need never fear any
J emergency and will always be ready
h fpr trouble when il comes
\ - Fighting Bob" otherwise some
times known as Rear Admiral Robley
D. Evans. II. 5. ~. retired, passed
through Albuquerque yesterday morn
| ing on the California limited bound
| for California, with a party of oil
millionaires who are interested in the
| big merger known as the Consoli-
dated OIL company, capitalized at a
million dollars and of which Admiral
Evans IL president.
Admiral Evans would say nothing
as TO his opinion of the standing
army. Il am sailor and not a sol
der" he said, "and you will have to
ask some of the land lubbers about
that matter" Admiral Evans, how
ever did go so far as to say he be-
lieves the militia Of the various states
is improving and that he thinks the
Dick laws application win have
beneficial effect
As the admiral talked, it was easy
to grasp the essence Of personality
that won him the world famous title
Fighting Bob" For the spirit
survives and is keenly alive In the man
despite his 62 years and recent months
of Illness.
The admiral is not your cold, dis
tant, touch-me-not type, drawn by
the hand of Fame into region
where the average mortal dares not
tread. Fighting Bob" is American
with all the patriotism and democracy
of his land in his plain, straightfor-
ward talk, and direct glance. There's |
a fund of dry humor that sparkles
through his converse and his abil- !
ity as conversationalist runs a close |
second to his clever listening quail !
ties
Admiral Evans Is a student OIL
human nature and is Interested in !
passing humanity. Looking from his
stateroom window yesterday at the |
crowd which wends to and fro the /
half hour the limited remains in the
,ty, he selected one man from the
drifting crowd.
THAT man is somebody He has
lone things and will always do things
II shows in his face and splendid car
riage. | want to meet him before we
reach California"
Just at that moment n messenger
boy came in with telegram Ad-
niral Evans, after glancing at the en-
felope. said. 1T IL for Cruikshank,
BOY, and my name isn't Cruikshank.
lie is one of my party and you will
ind him outside Can you speak Eng
lsh p"
unintentionally Fighting Bob" in
hnt little question, expressed some
hing of his opinion of New Mexico
hough he laughingly disclaimed the
act. -4
We'll those Indians can't talk
English, can they?" he asked point
ng 10 where they stood displaying
heir wares for the interest and money
VI the tourists.
He was assured they could II they
70 desired or that the chances were
G that effect.
Admiral Evans admired the station
nd thought the Alvarado one of the
lrettiest buildings he had ever seen
n his extensive travels around the
World, then humorously asked what
lse he could say for the benefit Of
he investigating press.
First" said he, "let me remind the .
,orter that ] am as dry as a craven |
airs viii never do in this dry climate,
Is might dry up and blow away"
Admiral Evans is en- route 10 Cali
ornia With a party Of capitalists. who
re Interested in the california Con-
olidated oil company. n large pro
cct Vet In its infancy and of which (
evans Is president Only two months
100 the owners OF oil properties in
'allfornia consolidated with 100000
700 capital, and the directors of the
oncern are noing out now 10 inspect
he field Thomas p. Gilman. OK
omntrOller of the state of New York
nd treasurer OF the California Con
oudated; Robert Leo Dunn well
nown TO the newspaper world from
lis travels around tho world with
aft as official press representative,