The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-15

which now burns at night The quar- antine station on Ship Island was damaged to the extent of $60.0O0. but ports that there are wrecked vessels all along the east end of Cat Island on Ship Island on Horn Island. on Petit Bois Island; and Dauphin Island. the storm that 1t can hardly be seen. changed.
 When the winona arrived off the destroyed. nothing being left but the tower. which was swaying and threat ening to collapse at any moment It was soon seen that unless speedy re- two babies, who had sought refuge in the tower. they would he lost. Two men of the crew of the cutter by the | name of Peterson. embarked in a l small boat with other members of the crew. and after desperate fight with the waves reached the base of the tow CT. The keeper threw them line
 he tbs had tva GaTsed p 1ne after the rope. which dangled from the housetop. The wind. catching them. hurled them against the building with such force as to bruise them badly. compelled to lose their hold upon the l rope. They finally reached the top and then they lowered to the men below finally the keeper himself. When all had been saved the .wo men slid down the rope and returned to the Winona. Flags for Advertising.
 The Judge Advocate General of the Army was this week asked by the Act ing Secretary of War if there was any law which forbids the use of the flag of the United States tor advertising The nnaStion had he l. swered in the negative. but General Davis made the following statement: | 'Section of the act of February 20. 1905. forbids the use of the flag, or ted States or of any State. as a trade mark. and makes it unlawful to regis l ter a trademark in which the flag of the United States Is used for that pur- pose. There is no law of the United States, however. which f0rbids the use of the flag for advertising purposes" Retired Omcers.
 It Is probable that the War Depart ment will take advantage of the law authorizing the employment on court martial duty of retired officers. and will order to Cuba for such duty and for duty as members of boards of survey a number of retired army officers. The Acting Secretary of War believes that there are number of physically and mentally active officers on the retired list who would like to be sent to Cuba for such duty The climate in the is- land Is extremely fine during the win ter and duty of this kind would be agreeable to many retired officers and would, at the same time, permit the government to use all of the officers on the active list in Cuba for duty with troops and other active service.
 Responsibility for Company Funds.
 An exceedingly interesting case came before the War Department last week in the matter of the propriety of. mak- ing a stoppage against the pay Of Lieutenant Winfield Harper. 17th Inf, because of the theft from him of $37l constituting the company fund or Company F, 17th Infantry, which had been entrusted to his care. The theft occurred at Cottabato, Mindanao. r. I. A post council was convened. which carefully investigated the circumstan- ces of the loss and reported to the de- partment commander recommending that Lieutenant Harper be relieved from all responsibility The depart ment commander disapproved the rec ommendation of the council and the case finally came belore the War De partment for decision on the question of stoppage of Lieutenant Harper's pay. It appears that Lieutenant Harper had placed his company fund in wooden