Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-03-29
TOO BIG FOR ARMY
CARL HUGO MULLER ouiTs
UNCLE SANS SERVICE.
10 six Feet Eight Inches Tall and His
Clothes for Year Cost More
Than His Entire Allow.
anee and Pay.


Washington.- Ludwig William
Christian Hugo Muller has had to
Scave the signal corps OF tho United
States army because he is too big
He stands six feet eight inches In MS
stocking feet. Therefore his clothes
must be made TO order and the cost
oe them eats up his pay. as Uncle sam
docs not calculate. when he cuts out
uniforms In job lots for private SOL
dicrs and sailors. on having To make
an occasional uniform To order.
The pay OF private In the Sisha'
corps Ia SIS a month for the hrst term
Of enlistment, which Is three years
Tho clothing allowance OF hrst'ciass
private, according to tho regulations.
II about $685.: for one enlistment. or
approximately 3t6 a year. But this
calculation In made for normal men.
The army gets its clothing supplies In
Job lots and tho biggest ordinary man
has no trouble In getting ntted. Inc
quartermaster can always take care OF
a man who Is SIX feet four inches In
hoight and who weighs upward OF 2oo
rounds. but when man III turned
over to him who stands six feet eight.
thcy are both up against II. This was
the case when Hugo Muller appeared
ns a recruit for the signal corps the
result was that all his clothes had to
bc made to order. according to special
measurements. This cost the govern
mont something. Hugo would not
have cared what Il cost the govern
mcnt and would not even have inauir-
cd u the government had not taken
the difference out OF his pay.
Muller enlisted on June Z. 1905. and
was ordered to Fort Mycr. Va. Just
across the Potomac from Washington.
For two months he received his pay
regularly. Then It stopped and Mui'
Ter got no money. lie Inquired about
tho matter and was told that his pay
had been applied To his account for
clothes. which was far In excess OF
the regular allowance. Al the end OF
tho first year. according to his officers.
he was siss behind and his father was
called upon for that amount.
The calculations were as follows:
His ordinary allowance for clothes In
N'hf Nbuiu bV wv ah' f"' '''
year ahou l be Si56. Hut he had col
icctcd two months pay. which amount.
cd 10 s:6. Therefore he was due $3.50
IN pay. This and the SAC annual al
iownncc for clothes amounted TO SIG.
hut Muiicr's father was called upon
for an additional tiis. which shows
the cost of Muiicr's clothing for the
iirat year. according to the caicnia'
tionH OF the signal officers. TO have
been s5si.
when. after considerable trouble.
Capt Muller obtained the discharge
of hia son from the signal corps. he
was asked to make a third settlement
Of SOC and some cents. This aroused
the fighting spirit OF the old sea horse
and he brought the matter before Gen.
Greeley. Tho general offered to waive
the amount II the hoy were allowed TO
remain In the regiment. This offer.
however. was declined by both father
and son. and young Muller Is now
hunting Jobs where clothes Will not
play such an important part. but
where inches count for lot.
Hugo Muller. despite his size. is n
youn. man good to look upon. with
great. laughing brown eyes. dark hair.
and rosy checks. and. although his
measurements are abnormal. they are
all in perfect proportion. He wears
shoes. n 12 glove. his chest meas
urcs Is inches and his waist 10. and
hiH weight Ia over :35 pounds. His
great army oyercoat is fully as long
as an ordinary man. measuring 65
inches In length.