Evening star., 1909-03-14

Corps of the army. Some of these va
cancies will be filled. of course, by the
class Of Professionally qualified candidates
which is about to be finally examined at
the army medical school-thrty-three in
number. At the recent examination four
teen candidates We're found to be quail
fled. They will attend the school in
Washington next year The thirty-three
medical reserve officers who are to be ex
amined will not be commissioned until
June. while all the others will not be eiisi-
BILE to appointment until next year If a
reasonable number of these should pass
there will still be nearly sixty vacancies
in the grade of first lieutenant, Army
Medical Corps. 1t has been decided that
another examination shall be held in
July at a date when the medical schools
of the country have held their Sradua-
tions.
- Provision for Polo Ponies.
Army officers who are interested in polo
will be gratiiied to learn that the Secre-
tary of War has decided that they may
keep an extra horse, such as polo pony,
provided the allowance for forage which
is legal for two horses is not exceeded
Accommodations will be provided for such
animals at the post stables, and care
and attention will be given them in the
usual way so long as no additional eX-
Cost of Pacifying Cuba.
The withdrawal of troops from Cuba
represented an item of expense under the
War Department of 100000. The latest
available compilation of the expense of
the occupation of Cuba by the army of
Cuban pdciticatlon amounts TO Il little
more than S6.OOOOOO, of which sum about
S4,JO0,Oo was out of quartermaster de-
partment funds That was the cost up
to the fst OF January and cannot be
brought more nearly up TO the date since
there are still some troops in Cuba and
the final statements cannot be made until
they have been returned to the United
states and the cost of transportation has
been reported. 1t is estimated that the
cost of occupation in the end will be
about S6JOO,HJ0
Compensation for Injuries.
1t has been officially decided that when
a claim has been established under the
law providing compensation for acci-
dents to certain classes of government
artisans and laborers, the rate of COM
pensation is to be fixed by the rate of pay
received at the time of the accident and
that ii is to continue through disability
not exceeding one year. In fixing the
amount of the compensation il is to be
assumed that the injured emplOye would
have been employed on each and every
working day within the period indicated
and no more. and if he works and Is paid
for any of that time the amount paid
is to be deducted from the amount To be
paid under the act.
Army Small Arms Competition
According to an order issued by the Sec
retary of War there will be assembled an
nually AT such time and place as may
be designated by the War Department
competitors for the army rifle team. The
competitors will consist of the medal win
ners at the several departmental rifle
competitions and in addition any distin-
guished markSmen whose scores at the
last departmental rifle competitions eX-
ceeded by five to) per centum that of the
lowest member of the team in the same
competl tltlonS, respectively. In order to
afford opportunity to distinguished marks
men to compete for the army team, each
department commander will cause those
distinguished markSmen within his COM
mand who have won medal in the last
competition attended by them and who
desire to compete to attend the depart
mental competition, firing thereat in the
usual manner during preliminary practice
and competition. The scores that they
make in the latter firing will be graded
among those of all the competitors in
order of merit. though they can not win a
medal or Il place on the departmental
team.