The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-10-17
Navy Is Particular to
Pick Out the Best
Men
MOTHERS W0RRIS0ME
Many Cunning Devices Called
Into Play to Deceive the
Examining Officers

Noarly 1000 ufn,,IN and men aro
employed 80 OI.sr -tu ipus. All
STALLION pu.anru,j hJa had several
ytu- Of zoe with excellent f~cords.
- 'rIk ~ fu, navy rr,ruitcr,
frsl last and always. Is To sell tho
uoy Go ono public aud Induce IN"
yuuu ', enter IA" yorti'c as a
COZ r.o 90 physical and .ntal trir
ing Tor -four wears, u not to maze
Il their iifr Nutt In order o. ug-
coup'ih 70 This work the country must
be educated to the advantages ana
benefits OF the navy
Thus 10, naval recruiting station
ccUmos q s.ritHblo Information bu-
rcau--lu Que sublo, and the 70
Cruitcr might hc HlaAsnd as = walk
ing encyclopedia. Aud ir ans vcrtng
the many foolish questions that are
put to them every day The rccruitcr
has q hard job t1 keep from being
irritAtcd. Tho least incWility nicaps
an enemy for the navy.
Al tnc local recruiting station tho
recruiters have many humorous tdl,s
10 toll In regard to foolish questions
and sometimes crazy answers. Not
lcng ago "A lady iuqLircd aB 20 the
Whereabouts of the pIcahontas, one
VI I lilt sum NdlEt bdliltHlfts
After u glance at III, shipping re-
port the rcCruitct ilfWmcd her that
the ship IN question had lcft Gibrai-
tar two days before and was some
where ob the bosom OF the Atlantic.
Apparently satisfied the lady left.
only to return few minutes later
aud positively demand the exact To-
cation of the ship. Unable to satisfy
her the goh. who possessed a sense
OF humor, finally told the lady that
the ship WIS two miles off the south.
est corner Of the Azores. The
quostioner lcft--iEnoI ant but salts
fled
But the most prolific source of
questions at the 10, al station has
been the torpedo which has been on
display for several weeks. Several
People have mistaken tho death
Dealing machine f3r n new style H.
all iiships and wanted to know where
the wings were and when IA flight
would he made. Another person
wanted TO know whore tho operator
sat. How does ho get in---I don't
see any door" tho tncrropator In
quircd. lie was informed that not
many men had been found who were
so dcsirous OF committing suicide.
Mothers cause more worry to the
rccruiter than any other experience,
the local mon declare. Many moh-
ors want their boys In the navy
others obJcct--and the rccrui;er
Hp, nds many hours telling the moth
ers about the good care their sons
Mill 90 In the navy. And even then
they object
Not lcng ago boy applied for en-
iistmcnt--and after passing the cx-
animation and being sworn into
service he asked n he could sc home
for few days. He was granted leave
like regular gob and told when 10
report. But whep the rcpoitiug day
came the recruit failed to show up.
A week passed by and sull he failed.
A few days after the office had in
formed the boy h. letter that he
would be regarded hs descrtcr II
he didn't show up. the mother APP
peared on the scene, and amid a
mass Of tears, declared that her boy
was not "a dcsertcr.
Questioned Jy the officer the
mother finally confessed. Tho boy
had been locked up when he arrived
Mt home and was stin literally In
CHAINS And It also developed that
he had run away from home to Join
however, he was old enough. The
objection of the mother was that she
wanted al OF hcr boys pay The
hoy hRd been hound out TO a farmer
at the age OF IL years-.-Lnl It was
his mistrcatment that had caused his
ucs"riou OF nome. After arguing
with The iratc mother for three
hours the officer finally convinced
her. and today the boy Is merrily
trcading the deck OF one OF Uncle
Sammics r mon e. war,
Another mother came into the STA
ton once a week during the war for
no other reason than ,to read to the
recruiters the lctters she received
from her boy who was stationed in
China
But Inc Saddcst duty a rccruller
has TO pclforur according 20 tho re-
cruitcr. Is tu tell IN applicant mat
he has failed 10 pass And the high
type OF service rep. cEcntcd and The
euict requirements necesSst .ir this
binE told many times. Giudrrweisht
poor Cyestsht and faulty feet a e TIC
biggest causes iOI reflections, And
the applicants 30 to much 'rUuhlC
70 try and beat the eNaminer. one
boy who had been rejected because
ri pNlr cycSight went tn another
station and after "lOdt,ns" at the
station Tor several days, during
which time me huu mcmori2od ne
cyo-tcs, chart he applied for enlist
meut But the examiner suSpected
mouse and picked out the letters
one hy oUc here tho applicant fell
down. Ard informing man IKE this
on" who 30 to so much throuble aud
lf,n fan is u job--yes. heart
teudiuE Job
At the local recruiting station the
puN uoU3DiaJ Jog Sasuub ls1JHIu
And again every one who rs ply
,",tllN PEI feet cannot get In IA,
navy. Character is considered.
lpon ono uccnsicn young lady
phoncd I've officer In charge OF tho
station and requested him TO enlist
two men who would shortly apply
Beyond declaring that the men we're
would do them good, the lady re
fused 10 go, Rut the men fatlcG
They PASSED the physical cNamina
ton, but their general appearance,
and actions condemned thrm. Mel
of good character are wanted IL tn
navy, not the riff-ratf.
The requirements NJ the navy ar
very street and conform with III
high typs of service which Is repre-
scented IN board our vessels, An
other reason for requiring the hes
that Tho country can give, Is IN
S-at t4a.h these men ara renreN.nda