US Naval Training Camp - Gadget Yearbook (Gulfport, MS)

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',-1351 , 1 I xffifl I a 'f 'I I 4 f,.,:' '11 I I ' XX - - - I' li lil USNRF xX , ll sk Q-,gn Maj - ' .5 . lf' L:m..,,E Il, Il I F u isniumumuuui- if i I 'Fi l jj ,f XX HVRTHUR w. pluecwf HIEF among the accomplish- ments of the labor of Com- mander G. F. Schwartz are the three following-inventions in gas water heating, with the owner- ship and operation of a factory for the manufacture of the heatersg management of gold an.d silver mines in Sonora, Mexicog and the organization and development of the Missouri Naval Militia. The history of the Missouri Naval Militia is a tale of unswerving loyalty and sacrifice by our Executive Offi- cer. Through the influence of Com- mander Schwartz it was brought through critical times, until at the outbreak of the present war, it glorified itself by providing four hundred fifty men and twenty-four officers, fully equipped and trained for immediate active service in the U. S. Navy. Commander Schwartz was born in St. Louis and has lived there for the greater part of his life. His business career is that of a self-made man who gained prominence in in- dustry through applying himself to improvements on his product. His Mexican enterprise in gold and silver mining bespeaks the pa- tience an.d justice of a man dealing with the peon labor of that coun- try to the mutual advantage of both, until the anarchy of the country made business alnfost im- possible. He is a great reader, a close stu- dent of psychology, and a deep thinker in the mechanics of his product, the gas water heater. His observation of men and ideas as well as his vast sympathy makes him beloved by every man in camp Every Gob who has come before Commander Schwartz either for a personal request or because he was On Report has left his presence with the feeling that the Commander had his welfare at heart. It is not infrequent that he returns to his desk after evening mess to help some man who is in trouble. While at sea, he was in command of the U. S. S. Hunlress and the U. S. S. Isle de Luzon, a prize of the Spanish-American warg served on the U. S. S. Rhode Island, the U. S. S. Kenlucky, in Naval Militia cruises, and was executive officer of the U. S. S. Amphilrile. Nine