The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-01-24
tNOONE WANTSTHf
Job OF CAPTAIN
Company E, Seventh Infantry.
Finds Difficulty in Securing
Commander
Officers and NOncOmmissiOned
Men Have TO Be Threatened
Before Decision Is Made

colonel Wilhelm, inspector. was with
company d. Fifth Infantry, at San
Rafael last Monday. and the following
night was with Company B Of the same
regiment al San Jose. From that point
he went TO Company H of the Second
infantry at Napa; then to Company l.
same regiment. at Eacaviile; thence to
Company G OF the Second, at Sacra-
nento- and or Saturday night he in
spected the headquarters, field and staff
commissioned stan, band and de-
tacnment OF the hospital corps Of the
second infantry at Sacramento.
AT each inspection there was a no.
uceable Improvement over previous
years and an increase in the numerical
showing at muster. At San Rafael not
a man was absent at muster.
There has been considerable dissatis-
faction in Company n. Second infantry,
captain B. n Heath commanding. This
eliminated IN a petition signed by Is
members being presented to the com
manding officer requesting him TO re-
sign Before the close OF the meeting
signations were presented by Captain
Heath First Lieutenant p. s Nyswon-
ger, Gu2rtermaster Sergeant G. E
dicks Sergeants +. Hicks and J. A.
Buchanan and Corporals A B. Thomp-
son and Benjamin Dufield.
The reason for the trouble in the
company was the order given by Cap
tain meath on the return OF the com
rnand from the camp at Atascadero, TO
the effect that none Of the company
should leave the car in which il en-
tra med until the destination depot had
been reached
-
Third battalion. TO which Company N
IS attached, stated that the order was
suggested BY him, and he exonerates
the captain or the accusation made.
II the designations stand and no ef-
fort is made 10 patch up the trouble,
The company W.. be IN bad shape for
inspection February Il.
Company II, Second infantry. Captain
Percy 6 King, located at Napa. has
been making substantial growth Of
late and at inspection this year viii
make a better numerical showing than
Il cid last year. At that time ii had
30 on the roll and at this time il has
81, or 10 less than the minimum number
The company was inspected last
Wednesday night
Company J. Nacaville, Captain ". w
Chandler. attached 70 the Second In
1antry. recently enlisted several men
and has now almost the minimum num-
Der of s. The company was inspected
last Thursday night.
The returns OF the shooting scores
Tor 1908 show that Company 3 Of the
Seventh infantry. Captain II. r. Fay.
located at San Diego, made q better
showing at the targets than the year
previous Ii stands No. 3 in the regi-
ment The following is the list of
nose who qualified last year
Cold medal men-Lieutensnt ]. NJ Loop. 49,;
Sergeant S. r. Bennett. I3I; Private II. +. Hill.
l3l Private =. H. smith, lSl; Sergeant K. g.
Nalln 1876: Captain II. r. Fay. 129: Cook
=. b. Alexander, 10: Lieutenant II. j. Schiegei.
lbs. Lieutensnt s. T. Clyne. I28; Ffrst Sergeant
W. y. Rhein. l2s; Ousrtermaster Sergeant L.
A. Mur-ell. I2s.
silver medal men-Cook A. H Ford. l25; Cor
porul J. ~ MeAndrew, I24; Corporal +. c.
ROdkey. 123; Corporal H. F. Clyne, 122; Private
j. H. Van Adeimsnp i22; Private c. II.
Pray, III; Private Albert Riddle, l2l; Corporal
s. n. Goliath, 100
Brouze medal men-Co-poraI Lester St Clair
Bartlett. 10; Private NJ L. Turner. log; Private
A. S. Hermetet, los; Corporal d. G. Val, lOl.
Private r. ]. Brown. IoI; Private F. C.
Schultz, 10i; Musician Eliza Denny, 100; Private
ii. ". r. Passow 100; Private A. A. Silveira
-: Private A. d. Chandon. %; Private Roy
Pair. 81; Private 4. A. Richardson, 81.
Second Lieutenant Sidney E. Clyne
has been detailed by Captain Fay as
company instructor in rifle practice for
+. the current year
Company f. located at Anaheim, at
tached to the Seventh infantry, has
after q long struggle elected a cap
tain, vice Stern. who was deposed after
a court martial about two years ago.
since the deposition Of Stern the COM
pany was under command Of First
Lieutenant John Kullenberg, who de-
clined to be advanced. Several efforts
were made TO secure a captain, but no
one wanted the job. Finally Colonel
w. g. Schreiber gave notice that IN
Hess there was an election on a fixed
date the company would be recon-
mended for muster out. On the night
lappOinted Major l. l.. Nestal presided
land there We're present 81 out Of the %
members.
Before the election the captaincv
H. Selinger. but he declined. II was
then offered in turn to Sergeants
SCHNEIDER, Spielmsn and Tausch and
J. A. Ahlborn. but each said None for
me-"
in spite or Lieutenant Selinger's
declination he was declared elected, but
lie positively declined the Office.
Then followed a caucus and ballot.
with the result that Sergeant SCHNEIDER.
who had been induced to recall his
determination not TO run. was elected.
Company NJ, Seventh infantry, located
AT Santa Ana, has been without a cap
tain for about six months, and since
then has been in command Of First
Lieutenant Howard A Wassum and has
run down 10 50 men.
Lieutenant William Speck, command
ing the engineer division OF the naval
militia, has received from Sacramento
headquarters a certificate OF reelection.