New-York tribune., 1907-10-20
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.
Retired officers Salary Not Subject
to Income Tdr.

I Washington, OCtODer -
/ WAR DEPARTMENT RULINGS-The War De-
partment has taken the position that the salary Of
n retired army officer is not subject to income tax
! but that his other property is not exempt. The
question arose in Massachusetts. where the state
/ sought TO levy the income a retired officer
! The department has also passed important
point regarding the right OF a civil court to call
military teegraphers for copies OF messages which
figure in lawsuits. The decision is that when prop
erly subpHnaed. the operator may produce private
kilograms in court. but that in the of govern
ment messages he must at once report the call to
| higher authorities before responding.
/ BETTER HORSES FOR THE ARMY-The
quartermaster general of the army has again
taken up the question of establishing "a remount
system with the idea Of improving the quality Of
the animals furnished TO the cavalry and field art
lery, and for draft purposes There has been much
criticism Of the horses purchased under the con-
tract method, and II General Aleshire's plan ult
matey TO have stations established where horses
hc raised and trained for military service. He
believes in the end this would result in eco
nomicaI provision of army horses. and vastly i'm
prove the quality Of those animals. Some OF the
cavalry officers who have been discussing the ques
tion have urged that the whole system be placed
under chief Of cavalry But AS no such office ex-
lists. and II IS likely from present
indications. the conservative element in the cavalry
arm believes there should be opposition TO Gen
eral Aleshire's plan. This sentiment is expressed
In signed statement which has been out from
tho Military Academy the opinion OF Colonel II.
l. Scott. the superintendent who is of the cavalry
arm, and other officers on duty at West Point who
belong 10 that branch They urge that everything
be done in tho cavalry support General AIeshire
in his plan 70 improve army horses As a step in
this direction tho quartermaster general has OBJ
tanned the detail Of cavalry captain who has had
much experience with horses. and who will be
cusively employed in inspection OF horses which
intended for military
ORDERS IsSUED-The following orders have
been issued:
Colonel HENRY l. HARRIS. artillery corps de-
tailed additional member ordnance board for
Major FRANK B ANbRUs and captain PHILIP f. NJ
WAILNEII l2th Infantry. TO general hospital. Wash
Major JAc6R C ,;AiinRHiTH Inspector general from
a fe % x 3Se Mssoa2 Is as inspector gen
Captain ALEXANDER NJ. MILLER. Jr.. auartermaster.
Colonel &C CHARLES l. HEIzMANN assistant surgeon
Second Lieutenant GEORGE II. ADAMS. I'd Infantry.
@ tTG sa da n IF hi. proper sao
NAVY.
Lieutenant Commander C. $ VILLAINS ANS detached iron from
Lieutenant Commander A. I. NORTON detached from
the navy yard Washington to the Iowa as executive
Lieutenant 9 HACKFoRD detached Maynower;
to navy yard Washington
Of the Worden, 10 command the Truxton.
MOVEMENTS OF WARsHIPs.-The following
movements of vessels have been reported:
ARRIVED.
Oct. ls-The strngham the Shuhriok the stockton and
De Long yard. New York the Caesar, a
Bradford the Tennessee and the Washington. Port
of Spain Trinidad: Quiros, a Shanghai the
Maryland. at san Francisco: the Adams. at Palermo.
Sicily.
SAILED.
Oct. 1.-THE Abarenda from Lambert navy
yard New York.
Oct. The srnshapl the shubrick the stockton and
De Long. from Newport for navy yard. New York.
Milwaukee Francisco for Magdalena
Bay West Virginia. from Francisco for
santa Barbara Channel; the Pennsylvania Col
Maryland. from Francisco for
Barbara Channel
The Maryland returned to San Francisco to
lost anchor.
The Hist placed commission Newport tender
second submarine hotia composed Of the Viper and
Cuttlefsh: be joined by the Octopus later The
Viper and the Cuttlefsh ordered in commission AT the
torpedo station. Nowport.