The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-05-17

of The Twenty first Infantry and has
always been considered a straightfor-
ward, honest young man. His ac-
quaintances attribute his defalcation
and desertion to infatuation for a
young woman in Denver.
The post exchange is financed by
levying an assessment on the soldiers
at the fort. Dividends from the pro-
ceeds are disbursed at stated inter
walls to the various companies and go
into the mess fund.
White left the fort last night, but it
was not until this morning that the
discovery Of shortage in his accounts
was made.
Marine Officer Criticized.
That General Elliot, commandment of
marines, is dissatisfied with the man
ner in which certain unnamed officers
of the Marine Corps perform their
duties is clearly evident from the char
acter of a recent general order
Having in view" says the general
commandant, "the fact that the i'm
Tortant duties of officer of the day
now fall to many officers of the Ma
rine Corps who have had but limited
experience in the performance of gar
rison duty in the United States. and
in consideration of the further fact
that such duties have been recently
carried out in a manner highly unsat-
isfaetory to the major general COM
mandant, it is directed that command
ing officers enforce a rigid perform
ance of such duties"
1t was also directed that certain in
structions be observed to the letter
unless prevented by an unforeseen
emergency. One of these instructions
is that the officer of the day shall re-
, main in his office during his tour Of
duty, except when purely official du-
ties require his presence elsewhere.
Absence for meals is authorized. The
officer of the day is required to visit
all sentries three times at least during
his tour Of duty. Whenever he leaves
his Office for any purpose he must
wear side arms.
1.-THE occurrence of a tour of duty, :
says General Elliot. ewill not be made
the occasion for making social calls
in the navy yard and obviously not
| elsewhere. Ignorance of post orders
will not exoherate the officer of the
| day from their non-fulfillment.''
Army Woman's Peril.
| NEW YORK. April 3O-Mrs. Edwina
Hathaway, wife of Captain H. S.
Hathaway, U. S. A, and daughter of
Louis S. Berg, president of the Mobile,
| Jackson and Kansas City Railroad,
| was probably saved from death or Sc
rfous injury late yesterday, when she
! was thrown from her automobile u
| Central Park, through the fact thai
| she had remarkably luxurlan'
| growth of hair.
| When the knuckle joint Of the steer
| ing gear broke, the machine crushed
| into a tree and hurled both Mrs. Hath.
| away and Howard Hoffman, tbs
chauffeur, out. Mrs Hathaway's heal
struck the tree, but she was not IN
jured because her hair acted as 9
cushion.
The chauffeur was so badly injured
that the doctors at the Roosevelt hos
pital believed his condition today tt
be critical.
| Wireless Telegraph Tower.
Upon the advice of experts in wire
less telegraphy in the United States
| Navy no action will be taken by the
Navy Department in awarding she con
tract for the construction aud equip
ment of the wireless telegraph tower
at or near Washington until the com
pany seeking the contract has fully
demonstrated to the satisfaction of the
department its ability to fulfill the re
quirements.
For this purpose a series of tests
lasting probably three months, will
: take place at the company station a