The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-09-12
WHERE SOLDIERS ENTER
 TIVE { M3S 0F WAR New Haven is Headquarters of Large Recruiting District, With Major Anderson
 in Charge.
ARMY LIFE IS ATTRACTIVE
Teeth Disbar One Candidate from Enlisting Here in the Soldiery of
 Uncle Sam.

Handsome, erect and of soldierly bearing, a man p years old walked into the local United States army re- crultlng office yesterday ready to be- come soldier of Uncle Sam. He looked good to Major John Anderson, who proceeded to examine him.
 Eyesight was good, the heart beat regularly, but the teeth of the man were In bad shape, such that the pos sble recruit was told he was not elig- lble to army service. The United States is particular about the teeth of its soldiers, because once the man is under contract the country pays for the physical well-being of servants.
 Next in charge of the local office under the major Is Corporal John II. McCabe. who has under him Privates Campbell, Drummond. and Stambaugh. The five welcome candidates and at this time of year find their occupation growing more strenuous.
 From September to January enlist ment Is more active than the rest of the year. The average month in the district under Major Anderson whose headuuarters are here shows 25 to 35 new men in the U. s. IA. The district comprises New Haven, Hartford. Bridgeport, Waterbury and New Lon don. Of these Bridgeport shows the best results, according to the major, who explains that the manufacturing men there are attracted to army life, becoming dissatisfied with their pres ent lot. He did not say that any man would be glad to take any such means of getting out of Bridgeport. New Haven ranks next to Bridgeport, Wa terbury third, New London fourth. Hartford comes last. the citizens thereof possibly getting a poor idea of public servants from observation at the capitol.
 At any rate,' New Haven shows up better than in the baseball columns There is reason to believe that enroll ment here will grow larger. The life of the soldier is far from the dreary monotony that is commonly supposed to be the lot of the warrir in piping times of peace. Major Anderson has been long in the service and is still full of enthusiasm when telling the prospects of the soldier.
 He claims that the soldier has bet ter outlook at enlistment than the young octor or the general run of pro- fessional men.
 "Of course" said he, "the young man must work. for promotion as he would in any other pursuit. But If he does and gets into the spirit of the life. there is no reason why he should not rise high" General Miles and Brigadler General Young were cited as instances.
 Major Anderson declares there is more in the life than the SIS per n1ontf pay of the private. As money goes the soldier can add to his wage. Int riHeman who attains marksman': score gets S1 extra per month. The sharpshooter gets $2 added to his SIS The expert rifleman makes $16 pei month, and is looking forward to pro motion to corporal and beyond
 Besides this, $16S is allowed each sol dier for clothing for three years. H can be neat and careful, thereby say ing one-thlrd to half this money whicl is paid to him at the end of enlist
 ment.
 What should appeal to the New Ha
 ven man is that if he is discharge,
 honorably at San Francisco when hi ltime is up the government pays hir
 s131 at the rate of 4 cents mile, s
 that he can return without cost o
 he cah take the money and buy rose
 at Los Angeles from the flower girl! Money saved during army life ca be deposited with the paymaster an ! draw 4 per cent. interest And ther
 are plenty of chances to make extr