The San Francisco call., 1906-11-26

entities them TO draw from the State
the sum OF 500 a month and the ap-
preparation allowed by the United
States Government On the result Of
the inspection that is 10 commence next
month much will depend. for some of
the organizations, as TO whether they
viii continue TO draw the allowances
allowed by law.
The next report viii contain the eX-
act condition Of each company of the
guard in the State. in the same pre-
else manner in which the inspect
ing and mastering officer has pre-
sented them in the past, and this
viii show whether the companies
have since the FIRE performed the
duty which the State expects of them
in return for the monthly allowance
The reports viii also show If the COM
panies exist on paper only or whether
they exist in fact.
MUST MAKE BETTER SHOWING
Unless a better showing is made in
some companies tlan has been made in
the past three months It is probable
that not a fe-T OF them viii get "23."
This particularly is true in the First
Regiment in this city. Some Of the
companies have not had drill since
being mustered out after the April and
Nay service. yet each company has
been drawing ITS allowance.
Last week Company A of the First
had its second meeting for the purpose
OF holding an election for captain. vice
Ballinger, also for first lieutenant, the
former vacancy having existed for
nearly a year. AS on tAe previous oc-
casion for a similar purpose, when only
four members Of the company showed
up" there was no quorum. AS the
company does not take sufficient inter
est IN the election of its officers no
other meeting for that purpose will be
called and the vacancies will be filed
by Governor Pardee as commander-in-
chief The night that the election was
TO have been held the armory, at Bu-
chanan and Waller streets, was visited
by Brigadier General Roster and Colo
mel Beck OF the Governors staff The
company named was the subject of an
informal investigation. General Kos
ter asked Lieutenant Carcass, who is
in command, il Company 4 had any
members and whether he as command
ing officer had located them His reply
at first was that there being no ar
mory the men did not care TO come to-
company drill or company meetings
The general then asked II the company
did not exist only on paper and the
lieutenant replied that the majority of
the men who belong TO the company
are in the employ o. firms that are do
ing business on the other side of the
bay. and that il is impossible for the
men 10 come over for business or drill
The chances are that II this company
does not do better than il has in the
past few monrhs il viii be mustered
out
ANOTHER COMPANY IN DANGER
Another comp OF this regiment
that is in danger Of going by the same
route is Company H, which has been
drawing monthly allowance without. it
IS said, adequate returns. No drills
since the mastering out OF the emer-
eency service is the record of this COM
pany, and the indications are that If
there is not more attention TO military
duty these two companies. and possibly
others OF the regiment, will be placed
on the retired list
The brigadier general has sent out a
note Of warning 10 the commanding Of
fcers Of regiments that the future OF
the organizations will depend on main
tanning the several organizations to the
standard that they should be, and If not
that one organization after another will
go 70 the wall The allowance from
the United States for 1907 viii in
great measure depend on the character
Of the reports that will be forwarded
to the War Department by the in
spector as TO conditions as he finds
them. and II that allowance should be
cut out the several organizations Will