Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-08-15
Making Out Pay Roll
For National Guard.
Two Aroosiook Classes With
One Nomination Each.
Recent Visitors at State House,.
Three New Corporations.
STATE HOUSE CALENDAR.
Next Meeting Of Governor and Council
Friday, Aug. %, at 10 A. M.

Friday, Aug. %, at 10 A. M.
The muster of 1908 is a thing of the
past and the boys of the 1st and I'd
Regiments who for a week We're en-
camped in this city have gone to their
homes, but the work in the office of
the adjutant general which was occa-
sOned by the muster is still far from
completed, although the force of clerks
have been working full time since long
before the muster began.
There is much additional work this
wear on account of the decision by
which the various companies no longer
have charge of making out the pay
rolls, this work now being thrown up
on the adJutant generals office. Pre-
viously to this year the only work of
the office force on the rolls was the
filling in Of the amounts due the men.
The work is being carried forward as
rapidly as possible and it is hoped that
large proportion of the pay rolls Will
be ready before the next session of the
Governor and Council.
There are several matters of interest
in connection with the making out of
this years rolls. Under the Dick bill, as
is already well understood the Guards
men who are on duty at muster receive
from the United States government
the same lay as soldiers in the regu-
lar army for the time they are on duty.
BY recent act of Congress. officers and
men We're classified with respect to
the pay which they receive. some re-
ceiving Il greater and some smaller
advance. but all being given more COM
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provisions of the old law. Enlisted men
who were privates received $l3 a month
and subsistence, now they receive SIS
month and subsistence.
The highest salary in the United
States army is that of the lieutenant
general who receives $1,000 year,
which is S305G a day. This is interest
ing enough, but the question arises.
How much will the Guardsmen OF
Maine receive for their work at the
muster just ended?"
new pay roll card, drawn in ac-
cordance with the provisions of the
Act of Congress Of May H., 1903, has
recently been received at the aGjutant
generals office, and the pay rolls will
be made out in accordance with this
card
he PtH'Tdl SlHu Oh tHe l<dllOIldl
Guard receives no compensation from
the government, and for this reason is
not taken into account in the sum-
ming up.
The highest officer recognized on the
pay roll card in the service of the Ma
tiOnal Guard is the colonel. He receives
ST IL day for his Services, ana as the
time of the tour of duty is rec;lonod
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coming to the cOlonelS is $GG.GG. Lieu
tenant colonelS receive $972 Il day and
the value Of the service rendered by the
majors is 1888 a day. The captains of
the various companies will receive
1857, their first leutenants $3.50 and
their secord heutenants $4.72 Il day.
The highest pay which an enlisted
man may draw in the regular army is
that of master electrician, $40 Il month
or $3.50 n day. but there were 10 mas
ter electricians in the tour of duty just
ended A first class sergeant of the
hospital corps gets $50 a day; the
members of the regimental non-com-
missioned staff receive $50 day.
while company sergeantS get 81 day.
The first men to receive less than Il
dollar are the carporalS. whose remu-
neration is 20 cents. First class pri-
Yates ara paid 60 cents, Il private In
the hospital corps 50 cents and just
plain private is paid 80 cents, all non
commissioned officers and enlisted men
receiving subsistence
1t will he seen that privates will re-
ceve SO for the six days tour of duty
from the United States government. To
this the state of Maine adds the sum
OF $3.50 making a total OF $50 which
private will receive for his weeks
work, tn" officers receiving cOmpen@a-
ton pro rata in accordance with the
regular army schedule
The nomination papers of all the
candidates Of the regular parties were
MED In due season at the office of the
secretary of State, the time limit eX-
piring at midnight of August 10. This
year there is no Republican ticket in
the Fort Kent and Van Buren, class,
and no Democratic ticket in the NADIA
waska class The electrotypes for the
ballots for the September election are
teing made. and the work of printing
Inc ballots will be pushed ahead from
row until the date Of sending them
10 'he city and town clerks for dlstrl-
button to the polling places.
The following are rcent registrations
~ the Fish and Game department:
Florence w. Birchard, Framingham.
MASS; l., Florence Holbrook. Whitman.
Mass; Angie r. Foster. Rome. Me;
Florence w. Leighton, WestbrOOk; Il.
b. Stowell, Providence, r. l.: Mr.. and
MRS. c. A. Pinkham. China. Me-: Mr..
and Mrs. F. A. Frost, Hartford, Conn;
Elizabeth d. Chase, Lewiston; c. l..
Wilson, Detroit.