Judge — November 18, 1922 — page 11: what you’re looking at

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Holding Mast I OLDING mast in the old orthodox manner consisted in getting all he bad ones in the ship's company up » the mast about once a week, or when 1e number of men on the report became captain could not delay ant task any long on our ship old ¥ xswain, was at the t for shooting raps. The captain heard the whole tory, including Cassidy’s vehement. pro- s of innocence, which he finally cut wrt with: “Cass T've been with mu before some pl Where was it?” 's, sir,” said Cassidy. “It wuz on V old Wisconsin when ‘you wuz. actin’ capt’in of her, an’ I wuz run up to th’ stick fer shootin’ craps, an’ you tole me to roll “em agin ter try me luck on how i in th’ brig, an’ I rolled n’ they cums box cars. ing to hide a smile the captain Vould you like to try your luck sidy? sir, I sure would. I'll sure git jt es dis time.” Old Meg got down on one knee on the rter-deck, took his bones out of his . rubbed them very carefully, held them in his closed hand and blew on them slowly, and then began whispering to them, almost tearfully: “Come on you bones, don’t you throw down yer papa agin. Lady luck, don’t old pal. Come on you snake ey a mighty heave old M “My ‘gawd, box cars RoyaL HaLuarps. Who Is It? stone V HE the American Legion was formed out in St. Louis, he per- petrated a historic, characteristic, little quoted, remark: ‘The Legion's job is to put something in the Govern- ment, not to take something away from it.” He didn’t raise his boy to be a soldier. He is raising ’em to be sailors. At least, in this picture, it looks that way. If clothes count. they are both headed straight the Navy. And_ likely enough they ar . Dad started in the Army and ended up in the Navy, only of course he is far from ended— only beginning. (Continued on page 24) As the Recruiting Posters Tell It! Learn While You Earn! by G. M. V HY sit at home when you can see This celebrated spheroid, free? Observe the difference between An Igloo and a Fiji Qu Hob nob with Sultan, In share in the Pick up a langua Don’t be dumb wer Be a wise guy—Join the Navy! The Challenge " on Captain Stanford E. I Moses, U.S.N., popular and efficient officer recently commanding the U.SS Arkansas and now attached to the T Naval District Headquarters in San Fran- During the latter part of the World War Captain Moses commanded the rec ship at San Francisco where the recruits come in from the plains of Texas to be made over into deep sea tars. Among the newcomers was a particu- larly hapless recruit on whom his ship- mates played all the old stock jokes and service hokum. They sent him for the key to the parade ground, green oil for the starboard light, buckets of white lamp- 9 black, butter checks, suspender buttons and hammock ladders. Finally, one of the oldtimers got hold of the kid and told him that he was being made the goat in all the raspb contests. The old- timer advised, “When these birds kid you you just kid them back.” ‘The young Texan made up his mind to hence- forth be a wise guy himself. That night he was placed on sentry duty. At about 11. p. figure ap- proached in the darkness. The rookie led, “Halt! Who goes there?” » basso profoundo replied: ‘This in Moses.” The would-t vance, Mose mandment Mutter, U.S.N wise rookie replied, “Ad- ° your ten com- ENANT “HEINIE”