Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-01-17

afire and during the transfer of the crew under fire, the young officer 'hved five years in an hour"
 From the close of the civil war un- Ill the opening Of the Spanish Ameri- can, the life of the American naval olicef was made up of routine duty at sea and ashore During this period, tue future admiral crnlsed taught t class at Annapolis; surveyed lower California and part of the west coast ot Mexico; carried supplies to the sur VlVofs of the siege of Paris; perform ca duty at Boston Navy Yard and the naval torpedo station a+ Newport: in, Spected lighthouses and served as naval secretary on the lighthouse beard; SrCM two years travelling on ! sick leave in search 1f health; fo,ir years as chief of the bureau of euuip- ment; and at the age of 59 was sery- Ing as president of the board of in. spectlon and survey with the rank of commodore. II was in this important naval office that he presided at the trlals of all the battleships, except the oregon, which were tc demolish the
 
 Target of criticism.
 Shortly after his return from Ma. nila Bay. Admiral Dewey found him. sci n the fire Of popular criticism over the gift house incident" Ameri- can citizens had raised $5000o by pub llc subscription as a testimonial to the hero of Manila and they presented him With house in Washington. Dewey. who had been a WidoWer since 1872, had just married Mrs. Mildred Mclean Hazen of Washington and he turned over the gift house to her. Shortly afterward the Admiral and Mrs. Dewey left the gift house and lived in the Wife's former home.
 In 1900 Admiral Dewey was scri ously talked of as a candidate for the Republican nomination as president, but the admiral preferred to remain in the ranks rather than to seek such venture in statemanchip. His ad- mlrers have slnQe often spoken of him as the man who could have been president if he had wished.
 Early in 1914 Admiral Dewey again became conspicuous in the current news by revival of the long standing controversy with Admiral von Died erichs of the German navy regard ing the conduct of the German squad ron during the blockade of Manila Bay, 16 years before. In his auto-bio- sraphy. Admiral Dewey criticised von DiedriQhs for failing to observe the neutrality laws and told how shot was fired across the bows of one of the German ships to impress it witt? the fact that the American navy had established blockade and would countenance no undue activity on the part of the German ships, suspected at the time as friendly to Spain.
 "A difference of opinion about in- ternational laws had been adjusted" said Dewey without adding to the sum of President McKinley's worries"
 Dewey was always q great student cf history; he krew every naval cam paign that had been waged from the days of ancient Greece and Rome, had analysed them and knew why defeat or victory had come from certain movements and this without doubt was one of the factors that contTibut- ed to his own success in warfare.
 One of the finest estimates of Ad- miral Dewey's character is contain cd in a tribute rendered to him by his old time shipmate, Admiral Sampson, who was fighting the SIaniards in the Caribbean while Dewey was lying in Manila Bay. resting on the laurels he had won in the famous battle of the First of May Sampson said:
 ho ideal head of fleet. Perfectly coura geous, of thoroughly balanced judg- ment, and quick of decision, he had the qualities which carry one to fame if opportunity be given. The man and the hour fortunately came to- gether and the country is richer in another brilliant page of history and another heroic figure. His career has given a lofty impetus to the young which will bear fruit in nobler aspira- tions. He has become one of the most valued possessions which a nation can have-a national hero."