The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-09-12

the aL0ttees when necessary.
Divisions Well Equipped.
Allotment divisions of the navy
pay Offices are supplied with the most
modern mechanical devices to facilitate
the work. No receipts for payments
are required. Paid checks are used as
vouchers. This materially reduces the
work of accounting.
1.-The navy department has assigned
twelve clerks to allotment work. At
New York a pay officer gives his whole
time to the supervision of the work,
while at the other pay Offices the pur-
chasing pay officers have charge of
aDotments in addition to their other
duties.
"About 5 per cent. of the men have
deposits aboard ship with their pay
officers. Four per cent. is gratuitous-
~ paid by the government on these ac-
counts to further encourage saving.
'*There is no means of ascertaining
how much the men save in other ways,
but it is reasonable to suppose that
this amount is relatively as large as
that thus accumulated by employees of
corporations throughout the country.
AS an example, and there are many
similar instances, while serving as pay
officer Of ship the writer exchanged
navy checks for $1,000 in cash with
man who had been honorably discharg
ed after a four-year enlistment. Most
of this amount he had saved in pri-
vate way His intention was to invest
| it in lands in the West.
Life Aboard Ship.
"Life aboard ship is rather secluded
| and if sailors sometimes set a lively
| pace when on leave they are ashore
| so seldom that any comparison of their
| acts of omission or commission with
those of the ordinary citizen would be
unfair to sailors.
"When ashore their time is limited.
Consequently they spend more money
| in less time than ordinary citizens
would for the same purposes; but that
sailors are spendthrifts or 'easy marks
! does not follow.
The publiv has it's places of amuse-
ment always at hand. If sailors some
! times overstep the mark while seeking
! recreation it is not from a desire to
| throw away money, but because OF
| their lack of opportunity for diversion,
and the great freedom they feel away
+ from discipline and routine life. AS
! they have certain punishment to face
for every excess, and are rarely ashore,
it is reasonable to suppose that the
money they waste is relatively less
. than that squandered by workmen in
! the same situation of life, because the
! latter are not under similar restraint.
"The high standard of enlistment
required by the department today, be-
cause of the skill necessary to man a
modern warship, has brought into the
: navy class of men who appreciate the
means at their disposal for saving. The
old impression must yield to the fore
! going evidence of thrift
/ The methods of making extra money
on shipboard are manifold. "Tailoriz-
ing'' is one of the most profitable.
While ships tailor is detailed to
most of our ships, his duties are limit
ed to making necessary alterations in
the uniforms which are issued to the
members of the crew. Many enlisted
men own sewing machines upon which
they do repair work.
They also do odd jobs for officers,
such as pressing and cleaning. Accord
ing to the National Magazine handy
man with the needle can make hand
some sum by doing fancy work. Some
of the most delicate embroidery work
has been done by sailormen.
Ship Barber Snap.
The ships barber makes a comfort
able living in addition to his regular
paw. The distribution of prizes at
target practice enriches the Golfers of
the gun crew by a considerable sum.
Men who are detailed to duty on board
submarine boats are allowed an addi-
tional So a month, and besides a dollar
day for every day the boat is sub
merged.
Bluejackets detailed as signalmen, as
coxswans of power boats or in charge
of holds are allowed extra pay. A crew
messman receives S. a month for per