New-York tribune., 1908-08-30
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS
Rerards for Capture Of Dcserters
from SerUice.
IRON Tho Tribune Bureau.1


Washington, August q
NO BENEFITS FOR RETIRED Lsr.-The act
Of May IL 1905 provided for death benefits 10 be
paid to the widow OF an off,cer or enlisted man
whose death resulted from wounds or disease con
tracted in line Of duty. The amount was TO equal
.,r r,o,th- nav at the rate received by the ofcer
or enlisted man at the date Of his DEATH less SO
In the case Of oficer and SIS in the case OK an
enlisted man. which was reserved cor the expense
Of burial and any sum remaining out Oh the
amount reserved should Be paid TO the person
des,xnated 70 receive the death benefit The judge
advocate general OF the army has rendered q de-
csIon which the effect that Officers or enlisted
men the retired list do not come within the
provision OF the law. which specifically names an
officer or enlisted the active LIST OF the
army. II IL therefore held that an ofncer on 'ne
retired list though employed by the depart
ment In connection with recruiting service. Is not
included IN the operation OF this law.
RRIBE GOES TO TREAsURY.-The question OF
the disposal Of a OF money shown 10 have
been used a bribe IN case recently before the
War Department has been decided BY the amount
being turned over to the Treasury Department
under a section Of the Revised Statutes, whicn pro-
yides that the gross amount OF sl moneys received
from whatever source for the use OF the United
States shall be paid by the oficer or agent re-
ceiytnR the same into the Treasury at early a
date as practicable. without any abatement or de-
duction account Of salary. fees, costs. Charges
expenses or claims Of any description whstever
This case calls 10 mind a similar one whicn arose
in 1sO1, where q man conveyed 80 as orioe 10
an employe OF the quartermastes's department at
JenersonvilIe, Ind. He was tried and convicted OF
bribery, and after the sentence imposed had been
executed he demanded the return Of the money.
Tho War Department. with the approval OF the
Department of Justice. refused the claim. on the
ground that the giver of the bribe had attempted
to pass title to the money. and tie same was de-
posted In the Treasury and the claimant informed
that he could seek redress from the Secretary of
the Treasury.
NAVAL TUBERCULOSIS CURE-The medical
department of the navy Is greatly pleased over tho
success OF Surgeon b. L. Wright in his experiments
with mercury a treatment for tuberculosis Sur
geon Wright has carried on this work at the naval
hospital at New Fort Lyon, Colorado 1t IL now be-
ueved that mercury iudiciously used. is a specific
in the treatment of tuberculosis in all its forms
In some of the under treatment At New
Fort Lyon the patients were apparently at oeath
door and their lives were saved by the use OF
this drug Surgeon Wright has made a study OF
this matter. and has been carefully watching the
DEVELOPMENT of the treatment of tuberculous cases
since 1905 At present there are forty patents being
treated at New Fort Lyon. and, with few excep-
tions they are reported to be IN generally good
condition Surgeon Wright Will come TO Washing
ton next month as a delegate to the tuberculous
congress which meets September q. and Will
give detailed description OF his work In this Held
KEY OF THE PACIFTC.-The nava! bureaus
which have to do with the establishment OF a
coaling station and base and dockyard at
Pearl Harbor in the Hawaiian Islands. have taken
the initial steps Of construction IL Is estimated
that the cost will be S. 0occo OF which g 0Oo
GOO will be used IN the construction of a drydock
ARRANGEMENTS have been made for this work ~
we'll ~ for Dredging tho entrance to the channe
at cost Of 800 900: construction Of machine shops
3Oo Oo; erection OF storehouses. Soo 900. and de-
yelopment of yard. 100000 The site owned by thu
government at Pearl Harbor includes over six hun
arsd acres ef Land ana about tsa DQpaxA utlaa q