Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-22

the Secretary Of the Treasury that the
finally approved estimate to be sent to
congress on the opening day Of the six
tieth session. and published in the So
called book of estimates, shall contain.
so far as may be, in detail the additional
cost represented in the increase of the
service pay provided for in the admins
tration measure which will be introduced
In the House and Senate by Representa-
tive Capron and Senator Dick respective
ly This action on the part of Mr.. Roose-
Felt may be accepted as a further indi-
cation or his purpose to promote the sue
cess or this bill by giving It all the
strength OF executive Endorsement The
insertion Of the additional cost of service
pay increase in the regular estimates thus
early in the coming session ought to add
10 the influences which will be promptly
applied In its behalf.
Killed in Target Practice.
The War Department has received the
report or board of officers and that of q
jury of inquest on the investigation held
into the death of a civilian during target
practice at Fort Davis. Alaska Both re-
ports concur in the fact that the death
was accidental. and that no one is guilty.
or crime thereby. The papers show
that the fatality was without fault or
negligence on the part of any one In the
military service, but was due to the dis
regard OF the deceased man and his com
panions of warnings which, 1t appears,
were understood 1t Is pronounced 40
very clear that there is no civil respon-
sfb1lity for the death attaching to any
one
Entitled to Mounted Pay.
The following designated officers are by
law entitled. to mounted pay, according to
an amended regulation on this subject just
made public by the War Department.:
Oficers of the STAFF corps, whether per-
manent or detailed officers of cavalry; Off
GERS of field artillery: authorized aids duly
appointed; regimental staff officers; acting
Judge advocates detailed under the act of
Congress approved February 2. 1901 and
Heutenants and captains detailed to the
general staff corps.
Paragraph 1899 of the army regulations
on the subject of mounted officers has been
amended to read follows:
THE officers hereinafter designated are
on duty that requires them to be mounted
and are entitled to pay as mounted officers
when their accounts are accompanied by
their certificates that they were mounted
at their own expense: Officers temporarily
attached to staff corps, or to organizations
of cavalry, field artillery and mounted in
fantry; regularly detailed assistants to the
chief of artillery; the authorized staff Off
GERS of artillery districts; officers serving
as military attaches to the embassies and
legations of the United States at foreign
capitals instructors and student officers at
the United States Infantry and Cavalry
School, the United States Signal School and
the United States Army Staff College.
Upon the certificate of the Secretary of
War, the commander of an army, army
corps, or of a territorial division or de-
partment that an officer is performing duty
which requires him to be mounted such
officer is entitled to mounted pay; sad GER
tificate will be made upon the first pay
voucher on which the officer claims mounted
pay; will set forth that the duty involved