The San Francisco call., 1906-06-29
Captain Murray Declares
Against Drawing Re-
lief Money.
Superintendency of the
Croker Warehouse
Goes Begging.
Major CASTOR Appoints
Doctors i'm Command
of Camps.

When Captain John j. Bradley re-
fused to accept the relief commissions
appointment to the superintendency of
the Crocker School warehouse on the
ground that he did not deem it proper
for an army officer to receive compen-
sation for ser1 ices to a civil body, he
stirred up sensation in military cir
cles which promises to be a mooted
question for discussion among Uncle
Sans men for many long day.
Captain Murray of the Eighteenth In
fantry added fuel to the fire yesterday
by refusing the appointment that had
been cast aside by Captain Bradley.
ethical grounds as advanced by Cap
tain Bradley
GREELY MUCH SURPRISED.
General GreeIy was dumfounded
when he learned that Bradley and
Murray had refused the position at the
offered salary of 5000 per month. He
ridiculed their reasons for refusing the
appointment. He said that many off,
GERS on leave were doing civilian work
and quoted for example Thomas w. Sy-
mons of the engineers corps, who is
now in New York, an engineer on the
new Erie canal Colonel Symons, how
this work by a special act of Congress.
He is not receiving any pay at all
from the Government
Colonel Symons' status as an army
officer simply lapses while he is on
duty in New York
Army officers can accept civil posi-
tions If they wish to do So" said Cap
tain Bradley yesterday in declining
the position offered me by the relief
I n,,Ix-
sonal views on the subject 1t was not
my intention to criticize the action of
other officers. I acted on my own iudg-
ment in the natter
ARMY DISCUSSES AFFAIR.
At all events, the whole army
is talking OF the affair Many officers
support the views OF the young cap
tains, while Major Castor and the
other officers appointed to nice biIlets
under the relief commission simply
smile and take no side in the discus
sion.
During all this excitement the
perintendent. The twice offered crown
will hardly be offered thrice without
landing on some army officers head It
is not likely that it will again be Of
fered to any rising young officer who
has scruples like Captains Bradley and
Murray.
The relief commission was occupied
yesterday with the report of Major
CASTOR, chief oncer of the camps. in
which he stated his needs and SUBJ
mitted estimates for the consideration
OF the commission and the approval of
the fnance committee He made the
startling report that expenses would
be enormous in conducting the relief
work. but that they will not be as
large under the new system as they
are at present. This is remarkable he
cause his statistics show that the large
camps are continually increasing in
size, many refugees coming from inte-
rior points and from isolated camps
He accounts for this fact as due di-
rectly to the superior condition of the
encampments under military and civil
rule. A reason for estimating that
the expenses would be lighter is the
number of soldiers are employed as
guards only few civilians will be
required.
MUST PAY HIGH SALARIES.
In Major Gastons opinion salaries
must be as large as men of capacity can
be expected to earn in private life. For
commanders of camps he will insist
upon salary of $3.50 month With
out this remuneration .le will not un-
dertake the work of supervision He
is to be directly responsible for all the
camps, and without competent subor-
dinates would be powerless The com
mission agreed upon this, and DR.. De-
vine stated that 1t was the policy of
the commission to adhere to an eco
nonlical basis as closely as possible,
but that in doing so efficiency should
come in for first consideration. The
matter was referred to the finance com
mi fnr Ia
empowered to appoint all his subor-
dinates.
The commission approved Of a plan
for erecting partitions in the toilets of
the camps at cost of $500, and re-
ferred the matter to the finance COM
mittee for action.
Major CASTOR requested the commits
sion to bring before the finance COM
mittee an appropriation of $4,000 for his
use in purchasing such utensils as were
not in stock in the warehouses at times
when they were needed for emergency
use. This money will be placed with
Quartermaster Lieutenant H S. John
son and will be drawn upon at the ap-
proval of the commission and the
finance committee. No deciding action
was taken.
NJ. r. TARPEY GIVES WOOD.
DIR. Devine reported that he had se-
cured enough automobiles from Cen
eral Greedy to supply the needs of the
commission and Major CASTOR. He also
stated that the Government had agreed
to allow the relief workers To use the
odorless excavators in use at the camps
which had no sewer connection. Major
CASTOR reported favorahly on accent
ing the offer of NJ f. Tarpey, who is
willing to contribute a large amount of
white oak cordwood. The wood is to
be sold at the actual cost Of cutting.
and will mean a saving OF $4,000 to
the relief fund.
The secretary Of the commission re-
ported that all purchased goods have
arrived and are now stored in the
Crocker School warehouse This in
cludes a large consignment from Chi
ard; Otto d. Mohr, Main and Howard,
August Straub, Chenery and Diamond:
John c. Rithmoeiler, 731 Brannan;
Charles F. Beckmann, 68 Ninth: Ci-
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