The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-01-22

is much cooler and the mosquitoes dc
not bother the men so much in sleep
ing in the day time as they do al
night and it gives the men clearer
idea of active service.
An Ensign's Bride.
LOS ANGELES, January I1.-An in
teresting romance of fleet week come.
out today in the announcement of the
engagement of Miss Edith Heron
daughter of Colonel and Mrs. Rufus r
Heron, and Ensign William Hamilton
Toaz, United States Navy, now attach
ed to the United States battleship Vir
ginia.. Miss Heron, who is popular
young society girl and cousin of Mrs
William HI. Taft, her father being &
first cousin of the next mistress of the
White House, met Ensign Toaz at {
reception while the Atlantic fleet wa
in local waters last May, and the youns
naval officer at once became infatuated
His affection was fully reciprocated
and though the lovers had but few
days together, Ensign Toaz' suit wa
pressed so ardently and their cores
pondence since kept up SO earnestly
that the only question remaining I'm
settled between them is the date of tn,
wedding. This will depend upon tn,
time of the fleets return. By tha
time it is expected Toaz will be a Lieu
tenant. His home is Rochester, New
York.
Navy Increase.
WASHINGTON, January 11-An in
crease of the Navy to the extent O.
$29, 100000 was agreed upon today by
the House Committee on Naval Affairs
The following naval program for ap
preparations at this session was adopted
by the committee: Two battleships O
10000 tons displacement, $19,000,000
| five torpedo-boat destroyers, $4,000,00
three golfers, $3,600,000 four subma
| rines, 100000; one sub-surface boat
100000.
Two battleships are recommended b,
the committee instead of four, as es
timated for by the Navy Department
| The estimate for destroyers was Gu
| in half, the Navy Department askin,
for ten. An ammunition ship, repai
| ship, and two mine-laying ships, es
timated for by the Navy Department
were refused by the committee. TIL
| eSbIuldttS IOE Inc juIee cOllltTS an
| the four submarine boats were agree,
! to except that the committee added on
| sub-surface boat.
Orders for the Army.
WASHINGTON, January 12.-Arm,
orders: First Lieutenant Thomas W
| Brown, Twenty seventh Infantry, vii
report to commanding officer of tn
| Dvnc1J,o l,,+xv
School of Musketry.
| Major Robert S. Woodson, Medica
Corps, is relieved from duty in tn
Philippines and will take transpor
| from Manila about March l. to Sa
Francisco and report to the Adjutan
| General for further orders
First Lieutenant Henry j. Niehol:
| Medical Corps, is relieved from dut
in the Philippines and will take tn
first available transport for San Frar
cisco and report by telegraph to TIL
Adiutant General of the Army for flu
Their orders.
Lieutenant Colonel Charles W. Foi
ter, Second Field Artillery, upon d.
parture of the headquarters of his reg
iment for station in the Philippine
will remain at his present station.
Lieutenant Colonel Granger Adam
Fifth Field Artillery, will remain o
duty at the present station in tt
Philippines.
The following destinations of officer
to conduct professional examination
of captains and first and second liel
tenants for detail in the Ordnance D
partment are announced: For Depar
ments of California excepting H;
waii) and the Columbia, conlmandin
officer Benicia Arsenal; for Philippine
division, chief ordnance officer of thu
division; for Hawaii, such officer {
the commanding General of the D.
partment of California may designat
Marine Reassignment Fight.
| WASHINGTON, January 12.-Pres
dent RooseveIt's order withdrawn
marines from ships and assigning the
to shore duty has aroused defiance
political quarters. 1t is declared o
high authority and from the hearing
now in progress before the subcon
mittee on naval affairs 1t is Iearne
that strenuous efforts will be made
secure the notification of the order b
the proposed enactment of law
assigning marines to service atioat.
To counterfeit such a movement
stubborn fight, led by the highest nav
authorities in the United States, is b
inc made before the committee.
Notes.
| Naval Constructor Evans has bet
: granted a divorce from his former a
tress wife.
Captain Underwood of the Unite
, States cruiser Colorado, IN Ill haalt
returns from Panama on liner So
, Juan on his way to Mare Island he
pital.