The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-05-02
"HEAL THY, VEAL THY AND WISE,"E
HOUSE CLEANING MOTTO OF NAVY

Hun we're stln being played. This
49, undoubtedly been a disastrous
war. but that dues not excuse Il
uadcsman for practising In broad
daylight "a game In which three shells
and n small rubber bah play lead
Ing parts. And there was some IN
official SORROW manifested. too. when
10 Wa discovered that the flower Of
American youth WIS acting a. care
less with three card monte ns a
bunch 81 minks In a chicken yard.
~ iau't the los 81 money" u tho
tenor Of D unofficial rerreL. he
cause these boys would lose their
money anyhow. They're sailors. aud
that's the way sailors do. iut u u
brought these boys up Honest when
YOU sec EN- buying soap because they
thought they vaw $40 bills being hid-
den lu the Wrappers"
lntrfferSi with pcrccnhrc.
Eycry one was horribly sorry about
this. Esrerlnliy was Jack Connort,
known as spanish Jack aud who
has been running q nice. straight
thoroughly dumvsticatcd roulette
wheel M cnimunoras ever since the
Spnuish-Amcricau near.war connors
L. a straight man n his ~ u
straight whcoi-and anyhow. his per-
centaEe you'd have been larger n
the boys had not stopped on their way
a. the CnnnurH emporium 60 pick az
r. little easy money from the gentle
man with the three shells. nut he
did not like 60 interfere with the
"rve cot 10 live herts said Con-
uofa.
Just the same. uftsr the proper
representation were made by con.
nurs ln b proper quarters. tho chief
Of police - the Guantanamo district
drove over one das and took away
the three shells ana the cards with
tho spotted CnrH n ull the other
little knlck-knacks With which the
sand crulsCrH were retting rich Also
he inumatcd that hls dlsplsaFuro
would he certain and very quick N
they tried 10 get any more liberty
money.
Hired the Crookcd Gambicrs.
And thrn-iust so every oue would
De- pleased an around some one suE
r,stcd that Connurs hire the crooked
gamblers Tor tho time the t.sat stayed
of CaimaueraH which he did They
were given important things 30 do
like turning on tho electric lights
every evening or running the cigar
lighters. Hut they were well paid
aud were out OF danger So that al
hands were pleased. Also. 'onnorf
cut his limit down 90 u perfectly
harmless figure.
That's tho way tho navy does
thinFs' The men u the hir fleet
landed IN New York hnrbor ~ clean
aud - cnmu uratlNely - moueyed d
bunch ~ fallars as ever got shore lh'
crty. The navy knows how A good
deal has been printed about the bad
conditions ln the c~mhnrkatlun camt
ut nrost. but few sem 20 knuw that II
was r. murluc-M Major Geucrui hutlei
who cleaned 10 up. Fur Tho pur.
poses ~ this argument "a marine d
considered nj belonging 20 the navy
Both marines and naval uen Will re-.
sent this bitterly. hut ~ least e ma.
une doesn't properly line az with M
army
About Condition. 10 nrcsi.
The urrst camp had been rotten
one man told mr. The arm1 had II
ana tno army has "a Htaudlng phrase
Whenever anything goes cumpletel'
and utterly the army waEglc
one hand
"'Ccst Ia gucrre' says the army
"lut Uutlrr aid not think hat ius
because We were az war our mel
should tc exposed a. aVoidahlc dan
gors OF discnmfuris How he rleauo'
az Hrest BE- now known Co every one,
Fewer. perhaps, know uf unuthc
of nutlers stunts at nrcat. tn
principal hotel there had been falrl
satisfactory in the first months. hu
hy ana hN the pruprictnrs sighted
large body ~ easy money apptunch
ing their doors Prices began 10 =
| ~ Ike trial balloons Persons VIII
complained were waved away.
Ma- I'ut tut III ilpuniS.
So Butler posted u guard OF marine
\ AZ the cor ~ the hotel one day y
\ enc wearing the American unitort
I was permitted to enter The britis
1 aud French call this putting IA
! offending establishment "out ,
\ hounds hut, although tho device ~
d been rather popular since the earl
4 DAYS u the war. the American aru
4 never made use 81 %. Eo Ear uH
! InoN Briton and Frcuchman calml
, recognized tho fact hat humu
\ nature IN occasionally imperfect an
4 guarded against those impcrfccuuu
\ hut The theory ~ the American arm
! scented o. be that In some vague WI
\ % was disloyal even a. talk back 90
4 Brlton ur a F~rcuchmun Though the
q DO say mat GonoFnl HorHhing han
\ mcrcd on General fuch'H tahlc-hl
\ that's another story.
y This. was the unofficial protest
Z ADMIRAL Wilson. then commands
. tho American ships in thr port
] LrOst. 'ih uu unwiso action ON n
\ part OF Major General Butler ana
4 liable 10 lead 20 grave complication
u ~ u Visc Ia encourage friction OF th
y sort between two great nations
y add compliments and stir until serve
= Admiral Wilson agreed Ma, u "
4 not right to permit eycn 70 possihil,
II ct friction between Two great nauot
u So he sent dow IL guard Of gohH
y help the marines keep the America
\ Out of the hotel. whore thcN were e
Z posed 30 the danger Of friction NJ
u Gay the prices came down ana q
u guards we're removed Most ~ the
y have stay eel down ever since
= That's WhN I say tho navy hno'
4 how 90 look after Co. men.
= International Police Needed.
y London. NtN \ largo naval
= t%DrnttIontl police force VIII bee ncc'
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