Evening star. [volume], October 24, 1937, Page A-9, Image 9

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ORIGIN^ FLEET
John Adams Credited With
i Drafting Rules—Pro
fanity Barred.
> BY H. R. BAUKHAGE.
©n Wednesday the Nation cele
bfates Navy day, and Washington
will be aflutter with flags, naval
planes will whirr over the Potomac,
JJiere will be crowds swarming over
the Navy Yard, music and speeches.
Few will think of that little group
' ef men, the members of the Maritime
Committee, appointed by the Con
tinental Congress to lay down the
foundation of our Navy. Among them
was John Adams. It was he who
drew up the "rules," which can be
read to this day In the archives.
Quaint reading they make, amusing
to this age, and not without their
pathos.
' This group of men, the first Com
mittee on Naval Affairs, prepared the
legislation for purchasing the first
ships. It was In October. 1778, that
they offered the resolution, which
was passed by the Congress, contain
ing the "rules"—a code so satisfactory
that it was re-adopted under the
Constitution later on.
Covered Many Matters.
Compared with the volumes of
"rules and regulations" of the pres
ent Navy, they seem a slim contribu
tion, scarce eight pages in the ar
chives. But they covered many mat
-terg which perhaps modern legisla
tors would have passed over.
The first four vessels whose per
sonnel the rules affected were sig
nificantly named Those names tell
much of the feeling of the times.
' One was the Columbus, named after
America's discoverer, a natural choice.
Another, the Alfred. Alfred, founder
of the English Navy. Think of what
that meant. These men, patriotic to
the core, with England threatening
what they believed their rights, felt
English enough themselves to honor
the historic ruler of the Island em
pire’s Dawn.
j Another of these first ships was the
Andrew Doria. Probably few readers
will recognize that name. But it must
have been prominent enough then,
1 for surely there were plenty of others
to choose from. Doria was a great
Genoese admiral. The fourth ship was
the Cabot. The famous English ex
plorer was honored because he was
the first to explore the shores of
America.
A brave fleet that, ships of some
300 tons. Later four more vessels
^were added.
Rules More rascinauna.
But the rules themselves are more
fascinating than the names of the
ships.
Morals were the first thing con
sidered.
The commanders of all ships, wrote
the founding fathers, must be' "strict
ly required to show themselves a good
example of honor and virtue to their
officers and men.-’
, That was the beginning of the first
’paragraph.
The second sternly laid down the
regulations for divine service. But
they were not entirely bigoted. There
must be a Sunday sermon unless bad
weather or other exigencies pre
vented.
Paragraph three forbade swearing.
Profanity was punished. Men who
were profane must wear a wooden
collar. Officers were by no means im
mune from punishment. While their
persons were not to be subjected to
Indignity, if they used improper lan
A gusge they were to be fined a shilling
for each offense. Warrant officers
paid less per oath, either because they
had less pay or more provocation for
swearing. Which reason was behind
the sliding scale was not Incorporated
In the rule.
Other forms of punishment were
limited. No officer was permitted to
aubject any man to more "than 12
lashes on the bare back with a cat of
nine tails.”
t\ Distribution of “Prizes.”
These more personal matters dis
posed of. the rules went on to careful
stipulations governing the distribu
tion of “prizes.” These did not refer
to trophies awarded for deck golf or
other sports.
It had to do with splitting up the
spoils when an enemy ship was cap
tured.
Then followed technical regulations,
rates of pay and bills of fare. Very
little was left to the Imagination, and,
if the young navy lived up to the
rules, the life of a sailor in those days,
fit would seem, was not an entirely un
happy one, even if there was no
ship’s hospital, but only "a place pro
vided for the sick” where the afflicted
Bailor’s bedding would be transported.
In this connection, it is interesting
to note that not until the Spanish war
was a hospital ship made a definite
peace-time unit of the fleet.
Small as that first fleet was, it
gave a good account of Itself in the
Revolution, as our Navy did in 1812
and has ever since.
(Oopyrleht, 1037, by the North American
Newspaper Alliance, Inc.)
Ink Used for Painting.
Chinese painting is a form of hand
writing, since a brush is used both
for painting and writing. Ink is
the favorite medium for painting.
MRS. MAXINE HEINDORF,
The 28-year-old. dancer and
wife of Ray Heindorf, screen
musical director, is in a Santa
Monica, Calif., hospital with a
bullet wound in the head that
police said was self-inflicted.
She was found lying on the
floor of her home by her
parents.
—Copyright, A. P. Wirephoto.
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Hyattsville Resident Was
Native of Rockville.
Rites Tomorrow.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
HYATTSVILLE, Md., October 23.—
C. Francis Owens, 55. prominent at
torney, died early today of a heart at
tack In his sleep at his home, 2 Maple
avenue. He had not been well for i
several years, but last night when he i
retired he appeared to be better than
in a long time.
Mr. Owens was bom in Rockville,
the son of the late Dr. and Mrs. D. F.
Owens. He received his early edu
cation in the Rockville Academy and
was graduated in law from old Colum
bia University, now George Wash
ington University. He was a mem
ber of the Washington law firm of
Wells, Owens & Wells for 20 years and
also was associated with the Mary
land Real Estate Title Co. He had
been living in Hyattsville for 25 years.
He was a member of the bar of the
District of Columbia and Maryland 1
and of the Beaver Dam Country Club
of Landover, Md.
Surviving are his widow. Mrs. Marie
Bevan Owens; a daughter, Betty
Bevan Owens, and a brother, Robert
L. W. Owens. Washington.
Services will be held at 10 a.m.
Monday at the home, Rev. Arthur
L. Ribble, rector of Pinkney Memorial
Protestant Episcopal Church, officiat
ing. Interment will be in Rockville
Union Cemetery.
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BUENOS AIRES, October 23.—
Maruja Braden of New York and
William Hart Lyons of St. Paul, Minn.,
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United States delegate to the Chaco
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President Augustin P. Justo, Vice
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M. C. Anderson, representative of
the International Union of Mine, Mill
and Smelter Workers, and officers of
three locals asserted the brotherhood
was "dominated and interfered with”
by T. O. I.
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November I at Birmingham.
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