The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-04-15
MILITARY MATTERS;
 GUARD OF ALABAMA
By D. W. MclVER.
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 states Regular soldier and consequent. ventfon Chris Madsen. who served sixteen years In the Regular Army ane afterwards as a member of the Rough Riders in Cuba and is no deputy Uni ted States marshal of Oklahoma. says In an interview in the Leavenwortl Times: T know that the boys will tel the President about 1t and will carry tneir protests to him. for it Is a shame and a disgrace to treat the American soldier In such manner The idea oi a sauaw-man from the Chickasaw na- ton, one who gained his citizenship there by intermarrying with an Indan ito place his brand of citizenship above that of one who has seen thirty years service fighting for his country
 Too Big for tas Army.
 startling instance Is eiven of a man who is so big that he finds 1t i'm possible to stay in the regular army. A special from Washington speaking of il says:
 Here is a man who is too big to stay in the United States army.
 Tt is not unusual for men to think they are too big for the army, just as 1t is not unusual to hear of men who think they are too big for other walks of life into which destiny has cast them.
 But this man is the real thing as his army record in black on white shows. Karl Ludwig William Chris tian Hugo Muller has had to leave the Signal Corps of the United States army because he is too big. He stands feet inches in his stocking feet. Therefore. his clothes must be made to order and the cost of them eats ap his pay. as Uncle Sam does not calcu- late, when he cuts out uniforms in job lots for private soldiers and sailors on having to make an occasional uni form to order.
 no fault of his parents. They are of medium size. But he had a great grandfather in Denmark who was the tallest man in his native land, and to him Muller attributes all his troubles This great grandfather's name was Henry Hendrickson. and he was a great wing man in the Hester garde. the famous giant regiment of Denmark.
 "Muller's father is German. His mother is a Dane. The elder Muller came to this country twenty five years ago. He was a captain in the En- gineer Corps of the Germany army On coming to America h eentered the navy coming to America he entered the navy, the Cramps at Philadelphia. He is now constructing engineer at the United States navy yard at Washington
 Eugo Is Only 23 Years old.
 Hugo Muller. as the young gian. with so many names is called. is 2s years old. having been born in New York on June 18. 1883. Until he was l2 years of age his size was normal, Then he began to shoot up like a bean pole and by the time he was IS he had become known as the tallest young man in the six New EnglandStates. There were men over 21 years old who equaled him in height, but none who were supposed to be still growing could come anywhere near him.
 At first his parents were surprised at his rapid growth. The other chill dren were normal and the parents did not know what to make of Hugo until Mrs. Muller thought of her grandfa- ther, the hardy Danish soldier. Then they decided that Hugo was a throw back and letit go at that
 At 19 years of age, Hugo decided he wanted to go into the army. He was too tall for the regular service. but his father. who knows many army officers. got him into the signal corps. Then the boys troubles began.
 Trouble About Uniforms,
 The pay of a private in the signal corps is $1S month for the first term of enlistment. which is three years, The clothing allowance of a frst-class private, according to the regulations. Is about $13S.42 for one enlistment, or approximately $46 a year. But this calculation Is made for normal men The army gets its clothing supplies Tn job lots and the biggest ordinary man has no trouble in getting fitted. The quartermaster can always take care of man who is six feet four inches in height and who weighs upward of 200 pounds but when man is turned over to him who stands six feet eight, they both are up against it. This was