Evening Star Newspaper, July 27, 1921, Page 11

, = T Ta o WILSON EFFCENT, | BUTNOSUNDOWNER|. New Annapolis Head: Can Cuss ’Em Out Roundly,” But Has Soft Heart. ! ] } On one side of the wall which sep- arates the two barrels of the Pedro Miguel lock in the Panama Canal lay the flagship Pennsylvania. Ad- miral Henry Braid Wilgon sat on-her ¥ quarterdeck. On the other side the destroyers of the Atlantic fleet were being coupled up in palrs to 8o through the lock. They were clus- tered in there as thick as dorles at 3 fishing -pier. Another ~destroyer swashed down upon them. It is the pride of a destroyer cap- 3 tain to handle his snappy craft as though she were a taxicab. No proper captain ever approaches anything— whether it is a seawall or an enemy —at anything less than full speed Then, when every one nearby hi succumbed to the acute shivers he b &ins to ring bells like a Swiss musi- cian. He stops her and backs her all _in a breath. A muddy wave rushes forwara from the whirling ‘propeller. She settles into her place as easily as a soap bubble. Crashes Into Another Boat. This time the propeller did not re- wverse. There is a shackle or a gad- Ret or some other technical thing that sometimes fails to take hold. Full speed ahead the unfortunate boat crashed into another unfortunate boat tied to the lock wall. Her sharp stem cut into the other's stern like & hatchet in pine wood and stuck there. Depth charges were tossed about. Every one said things in locd tones. “Order the captain of -that boat to report to me,” said Admiral Wilson. The offending captain reported on board and received one of the finest lacings ever handed out by a master of the art. When he had taken his medicine and snapped his hand to his cap-brim and backed away, white and shaken, Admiral Wilson turned to & friend standing nearby. “Had to do it.” he said in his pecu- liarly abrupt manner. “Couldn’t help myself. Discipine. But I don't blame him. They ail do it.” He paused for a moment. Admiral Not a “Sundo “Matter of fact,” he sald. 1t myself.” He did his best to save the unfortu- nate captain from punishment for the mistake. That is Admiral “Tug” Wil- son all over. He believes in discl- pline and he enforces it. But his heart is soft as a woman's for all that. He is the very antithesis of a “sundown- er,” as the navy calls an officer who unduly harsh and peremptory to- ward his subordinates. sailor may make mistakes and Ad- miral Wilson will forgive them. He knows that it is only the man who never does anything who never makes mistakes. But he Is merciless to the slacker and the duty-dodger. That is perhaps ‘why he has been selected as superintendent of the Naval Academy at Annapolis. His midshipmen will _walk straighter, look brighter, study harder, and sa- lute with more of a snap after one talk with him. He is a constitutional invigorator. One interview is guaran- teed to produce results. Walks as Briskly as a Boy. He may be sixty vears old—he says that he is—but if he is in one essen- tial particular older than twerty-five Tl eat his admiral's three-cornered hat, gold lace, beaver fur, and all. He -walks as briskly as a hoy, and ne is the most incurable obserrer In the re.” 'I've done Navy. One glance tells him every- thing. As the ships of the fleet swung to their anchorages in Guantanamo bay last winter Wilson was sitting on’the.quarterdeck, as usual. He de- tests ‘tween-decks. Nothing is_to be secn there. He might almost be the officer of the gdeck, he is 30 persist- ently on the job. ¥ $ Half a dozen of the battleships had preceded the flagship Pensylvania into the bay. As Wilson sat under the aviring he glanced at them. One sec- -ond later every wigwagging device on the ship was going. full bla _Every signalman was swinging h arms off. That single glance had d tected what was wrong on each ship =—-wiicther the wrong pennant was fly- had ing or whatgver—and he started in to tells the offenders about it. Half an hour- later even the unskilled eye could see that the fleet was made up of trimmer, neater. more workmanlike vessels ‘than it kad been before. The ships wore a c.astened air, too, as though thev ha | been well spanked: An American First of AllL . midshipmen will be taught Americanism as well as seamanship. Wilson has a wide liking for every one. He has no unjustifiable feeling against any other nation. But first of all he is an American. He is proud of what this country has done and can do and he does not hesitate to say so. One never detects that apol- ogetic attitude toward other nations in Wilson that one sometimes finds in Americans abroad. If he is ever re) rimanded for unwise speech it will because he has said too many things for his own people and not because he has said anything against them. During the war he commanded the United States naval forces in France, dquarters at Brest. Now and continually and Inevitably happens—there were brief periods of friction. On one occasion the pro- prietor of the largest hotel in Brest ran his prices up to a hideous height. ‘The commander of the American mil- itary forces on shore put the hotel out of bounds and stationed a guard of marines at the doors to see to it that Americans kept out. The French au- thorities made a violent protest to Wilson. “I'l look into it.” said he. Wilson Reinforces Guard. When he had satisfied himself that the American commander had been justified in his course he added a guard of sailors to the guard of ma- rines. Then an American could not ®et into that hotel even with a jim- my. Twenty-four hours later prices had dropped to a normal level. Then the guards were removed. No one appreciated the joke more than the French authorities. Wilson was per- haps the best liked American in that | tol part of France. The patriotic French understood and _appreciated patri- otism in other people. /There was a brief clash at one time between Admiral Sims and Admiral Wilson. A detachment of American destroyers had been placed by Sims under the command of a British ad- miral, who sent them to Brest. There Wilson_-asserted his right to com mand, but the British resisted. . The matter bade fair to become one of the important unprinted stories of the but_the British admiral in_th B R AR, A).LCHOR BAR PLATE LOOK Pit snug. will mot drop down while talk- g or eating: teeth will not break off, because they are heid steadfast by a new process. 1 attend each Patient personally, which s assarance of expert, careful dentlstry. HAVE YOUR TEETH Put_in perfect condition before Vacation Time. CROWN WORK—BRIDGE WORK . FILLINGS—EXTRACTING :7th & K Sts. N.W. grz Taren Eatrance on 7th St. Phone Frank. . Hours: ® AM. to 7 P.M. Sunday by Appointmeat Only AND LOOK. AT TH' GOLF COSTUME © You CERTAINLY WENT THE ENTIRE You STARTED . ? DoCToR 'S DISTANCE WHEN HOW' D T HAPPE! AMD THou Too,BRuTuS ? FELL FOR TH OLD COW PASTURE - Pool AT LAST, HEY T 1I'M ‘SURPRISED AT You,oF ALL PEOPLE. OROER ST n WoRLD WALT ANDERTON DRAGGED ME OUT o HiS C¥UB. | KICKED AND TRIED To BEG OFF BuT HE MADE HANDED ME A CLug It et 175 YARD S ArO — ME GO, HE TEED uP A BALL, A TOLO ME TO SOAK SIR, | KNOCKED THAT l’tuT WHY, I'VE HEARD You SAy A HUNDRED TIME 3 You ‘wouLDM T PLAY TH' FooL GAME UNTIL YOU WERE A DOROERING OLO MAr OF 9D AL, IT'S TH GRANTEST LiL GAME In T COULON'Y UNBERSTAMD HOW A MAN \WHO HAD REACHED THE AGE OF DISCRETION DuLd | SPEND HiS TIME BATTING A LITTLE PiLL) OVER THE LAMOSCAPE o THEN 2 \NEEKS end yielded. He always spoke in the highest terms of Wilson. " “Damme, sir,” he is reported to have said, “the man did just what I would have done myself. He was right.” How He Picked His Staff. During his tour in command of the Atlantic fleet Admiral Wilson selected an extraordinary staff, several of whom will accompany him to An- napolls. Capt. Vogelgesang, now in command at the New York navy yard; Capt. D. M. Potter, now paymaster of the fleet; Capt. Kurts, the youngest captain in service during the war; Commander J. O. Fisher. fleet engineer and sn authority on submarines, were with him. The admiral declared once that he had selected most of his staff officers because of their wives. “I think,” he said, “that a man who has sense enough to pick a fine wife has-sense enough to be a staff officer. All his life the Navy has known him as “Tug” Wilson. Somehow the nick- name fits him. He is filled with vigor and energy. He is always tuggins. Leper Colonies. From - tbe New York Sun. News that the lepers of Penikese Island, Massachusetts, have been taken to the federal leprosarium at Carville, La.,, is interesting to those who did not know that a leper colony had been maintained by the Bay State. Penikese, or Penequeese Island, as it is pometimes spelled, lies in Buzsards Bay, southeast of New Bedford. It has an area of one hun- dred acres and was once the home of the Agassis School of Natural His- tory, but it has been the abode of lepers for many years up to the time of their evacuation last Thursday. There were thirteen persons in the colony, eleven mq women. Superintendent Frank ker, who has been with these lepers for seven years, sald that the unfor- le] and two tunate men and women were being transferred to the leper colony in Louisiana because they would have a better opportunity for a possible cure. Experiments looking toward the cure of this baffling disease are being made In the federal leprosarium at Carville, La., with chalmugra oil. ‘While there has been no instance of a cure having been effected, the ex- periments are sald to be encourag- ing and may have far-reaching re- sults in the future treatment of leprosy. It’s a Poor Rule, Ete. From the Boston Transcript. “Johnny,” said his mother, ‘“you should not eat 80 much between meals. It will take away your appetite at meal times." “Don’t see why it should,” replied Johnny. “My esting at meal times never takes away my appetite for eating ‘tween meals.” —_—————— Confident. From the Bostoh Transctipt. Old Gotrox—Can the :é;:la to which pport h 2 aa"een Bokus? med? Cheeky Suitor—Better. I think I can get more out of you than she does. Hoping for a Benign Review. From the Boston Transcript. First Show Manager—Do you be- lieve in the influence of environment? Second Ditto—Yes; on my first nights I always put the grumpiest itio in seat BI. ROCKVILE. ROCKVILLE, Md. July 27 (Spe- cial).—At a conference of the di- rectors of the Montgomery County Federation of Women's Clubs at the home of the president, Mrs. Josiah ‘W. Jones, and attended by representa- tives of thirty of "the thirty-three clubs belonging to the federation, matters of importance were consid- ered. It was arranged for the federation to hold a semi-annual meeting, to be devoted principally to the annual re- ports. This was decided upon in or- der to relieve the annual convention of fauch Tocal businés and ‘enabls it to give more time to the inspirational portion of the program. It was an- nounced that the committees on edu- cation, home economics. Social Serv- ice League and resolutions would be enlarged so as to have the clubs bet- ter represented. The movement by the.federgtion to raise $450 for a scholarship in the domestic sclence department of the University of Maryland for a Mont- gomery County High School gradu- ate is, it was stated, progressing sat- isfactorily, and it was announced that candidates for the scholarship should communicate with Mrs. C. Reed, 109 Chestnut street, Takoma Park. D. C.. who is chairman of fHe committee in charge. Miss Latimer, field secretary of the Assoclation for the Betterment of the Blind, delivered an address, ex- plaining the work of the organization and urging the co-operation of the clubwomen. At a meeting of the executive board of the Maryland Federation of Wom- en's Clubs Mrs, Josiah W. Jones, president of the Montgomery County Federation, was appointed chairman of the department of legislature. Be: cause of having removed to the Di trict of Columbia, Mrs. William A. Boss bhas resigned as chairman of the committee on Social- Service League. v — Fifty public schoou: girls from Mont- gomery and Prince Georges count twenty-five from each county. are camping on the farm of Joseph H. Bradley. on the Rockville plke near Rockville. They are in charge of Misses Catharine Cowsell and Ellen T. Davis, home economics agents for the resnective counties, who arranged the outing as a reward for proficiency in club work, including sewing, can- ning., etc. A program- of work and pleasure, which § xpected to keep the girls busy the four days they are in camp, has been arranged. A swim- ming pool near by, which has been placed at the disposal of the.camp- ers, is proving popular. Friends of Morti O. Stabler of Spencerville are urging him for the republican nomination for state sen- ator In this county. Mr. Stabler is a successful farmer and one of the county's. most substantial citisens, and his friends belleve he would prove a strong candidate. He is a member of the bomrd of supervisors of elections, Graduate MeCormick Modioal DR. CLAUDE S.SEMONES Eyes Ezsmined ao:;fl&w.l:\' win, K. Ets) ted Tok end G e " Phose Main TRl ‘Thus spake an English gen tleman of fhe vest when planning his holidsy east. He knew the universal appeal of this wholesome .today - SWINDELL’S CHIPPED BEEF None but {he chetcest oo, 7 ::l:.t-u.l.ln nutriment, flzd’:;.h.’meld Drocess that retains’ail the beef rich- 'llllo and fat. A 82, in & happy aadition to the picaie “foundation of the feast fat beef” viand which regales ness ana discards all % or 3% pound pack- Self-Starters for Boys. From the New York Tribune. . . Not many homes possessing boys of the experimental twelve-year-age and upward, but have their antennae and receiving equipment these days. Sending mesages by wirel is more dificult. But any boy feeling a taste for wires and willing to risk his nec| on a roof or in a trée top—which is' to say every boy—can connect his ears to those mysterious waves which ing for aid by sea, sending the news to_ships and what not els i Just kid stuff, all th: Not alto- gether, it appears. A stolen five-ton automobile truck, for instance, was recovered the other day through a wireless message which amateurs got by-iistening in. It was stolen from Breokiyn and the alarm was sent.out wireless from the New York lice department. Two boys in Union Hill, N. J.2took down 'the message and ‘turned it over to the local police. As a result the car.was found in a ‘West Hoboken garage and restored A “Clean-Out” Sale tunities to Qu 1 Walker Dish 2 New Exhaust” Fans, each 3 D. C. Celling Fans, 4 bl 16-inch Desk Fans, only 2 Small 4-hole Gas Ran 1 Incinerator, only.. Large size, 3-coil Rui including connections Choice Electric Mangles. 1204 G St. ~ follow while you are away. 1 as the %o rippling forth day and night, call- Moey-aBar'gains In Gas and Electric Appliances < MUDDIMAN & (3 your vacation - Call at The Star-office or mail check or money order before leaving for the scashore or moun- tains and arrange to have The Star mailed to you RATES.BY MAIL, PAYABLE'IN ADVANCE Maryland-and Virginia Daily and: Sunday eape- 70c 20c ° ; Dally only . .comsareeae-50C- 15¢ : ‘Al Otber States L 8 1 Month, T Week. """ Daily and Sunday.......85¢" '~ 25c Sunday only ........-.,25¢c _ 10c Address may be elu::lod as often as desired by giving the old as O, WEDNESDAY, to"its owner,” New York headquarters sonds out alarms for stolen automo- biles at 7.30 and 11:30 o'clock every evening—the hours at which ama- teurs are 1nost likely to be listening. Hundreds: of radio stations get the messages, .and effective co-operation with loe police is springing up ell aver the east. And suppose the home wireless 18 mostly just kid stuff. Parents havg = haughty way of :sniffing at the time and energy applled to such ventures, and the money used up, and the in- convenience to elders, and the rooms temporarily wrecked. “Why can't children put as much energy on their lessons!" they lament.. One suffcient answer to this last point of view is that they don’t. It {s human neture to have more zest for the venture which one creates one's self. GETTING ALONG ON LESS. From Harper's Magaiine. p >Nobody minds short commons 80 very much in themselves. 1f everybody came down in the scale of living it would not : % uick Service LEWIS M, THAYE mowszn s rox 507 13th N.W. Hot Water Good Cleansing Hot Water when you want it, and only when necessary. Have us instal a Hot- Water Heater that will give absolute satisfaction. Small Costs—Big Results. Maurice J. 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