The San Francisco call., 1907-02-04
Woodland GuardSmen
Are in Bitter Mood
Complain That the Prizes Won by Them
Years Ago Are Not Forthcoming

also participated in the demonstration
| in question"
Companies E and q had a joint drill
in their armory last ~eek in the pres
ence of large number of persons.
Major Zittinger was in command The
drill was followed by dance.
L. s. Thompson and j. T. Ruther-
ford, privates of Company E. Captain
Frank F. Canon, located at Sacramento.
were hailed before Justice March last
week. on complaint of the captain, on a
charge of misdemeanor in neglecting
4 to appear at assemblage for drill and
to do guard duty. The accused pleaded
guilty and the Justice said in passing
on the case:
1T is voluntary act when citizen
joins the National Guars, but it is
compulsory on the part of the guards
men to perform their prescribed duties.
The law reads-why it does, I'm
sure l do not know-that failure to
perform that duty constitutes mis-
deneanor and is punishable in the
criminal courts / suppose a court
martial cannot be summoned for every
trivial offense. You have pleaded
guilty. and have offered no lawful ex-
cuse for your absence. I take 1t to be
neglect. AS an example to others. you
are fined $50 each, but the fine is with
held for the present, but it will be ex-
acted If you are brought down again
on the same charge"
The arrest was an outcome of q re-
cent order from superior headquarters
to the effect that commanders must
enforce attendance at drills, even if
the most drastic measures shall be
found necessary.
SIXTH INFANTRY
Captain Spears, commanding Com
pany c, Sixth Infantry, was tried last
week before a court-martial on a
charge of signing the name of Surgeon
n. z. Russell to medical certificates
for members and enlisting minors
without the consent of parents. Cap
tain Spears pleaded guilty 10 forging
the signatures of the men to medical
! certificates and pleaded not guilty to
signing the names or the two minors
parents giving their permission to en-
list.
The men receiving the false medical
certificates are Arthur Greene, Hugo
STANCE, Edgar Bush, Edmund Davis,
/ oscar Morton, Chester Keys and Tony
Serpas, the last named two being mi
nors who, 1t is alleged, enlisted with
out the consent of their parents. Ser
pas on the witness stand admitted that
man named Grider in Company c.
signed his mothers name to the GER
tificate giving her consent to the en-
listment. Keys also gave similar tes-
! timony.
Spears on the witness stand claimed
that DR.. Russell. the medical examiner,
was busy just previous to the time the
! train started to San Francisco and he
conducted the medical examination him
| self. having Clerk Phillips attach the
! doctors signature. Phillips was on the
stand and admitted that he had made
/ the signatures on the medical certifi-
Gates. but at the instance of Spears. Dr.
Russell was called to the stand and
stated that he had been shown some Of
the certificates and that his signature
! had been forged. The men who wore
enlisted at that time all admitted that
! Spears had conducted The medical ex-
! animation. This testimony having heen
j introduced the court considered the case
/ behind closed doors.
The court transmitted it's findings
to Brigadier General Wankowski, who
will forward the same to the ,diutant
4 general of the State.
] Company I, located at Hanford, had
| pleasing social evening and smoker
last week. during which three applica-
tions were presented by young men
who want to enlist.
SEVENTH INFANTRY
Company A. Seventh Infantry, located
at Los Angeles. had grand military
/ ball in the Pavilion at Venice last Fri
/ day evening.
The Military Band at Riverside has
elected as officers for the current year.
Charles L. Darling, president. Charles
Poore, vice president; L. A. Wilson.
secretary, treasurer and manager, and
Gustav Hilverkus. leader.
The old association of officers of the
First, which was known as the on
GERS Club. First Infantry, N G. c."
1 has been dissolved and a new organixa-
| tion formed under the name of '.rhe
Club of First Regiment Officers" which
is to be incorporated. The officers are:
Colonel Walter N. Kelly, president;
Major Beasley. vice president; Lieu
tenant Colonel ]. F. Eggert, treasurer;
Captain Duffy. secretary; Lieutenant E.
H Sengstack, financial secretary; Lieu
tenant Colonel Eggert. Captain Stindt.
Captain McCulioch. Captain Wehssr,
Captain Costello, Captain McQuaide and
Lieutenant Talbot. directors.
| The former members of Company A,
disbanded. organized social club last
week in the regmental armory at Bu-
chanan and Waller streets by the elec-
tion of Lieutenant Cecil II. Carcass,
| Dresfdout. Char1Aa T. Oman harry Via