New-York tribune., 1910-08-13
ARMY AND NAVY NOTES
Surgeon General of Navy Con-
sidering New Physical Tests.
lF'rom The Tribune Bureau-l
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NEW PHYSICAL TESTS.-The surgeon
general of the navy Is considering a new
form of physical exercise for the commis-
stoned personnel and the enlisted force OF
the naval establishment Naval medical
officers have reported that during the last
year there were serious results in some IN
stances from the excessive annual physical
test. One OF them said that the require
ment to ride a bicycle or a horse was mora
unreasonable than IL the officer had been
compelled to swim around his command.
About thirty officers were adversely az
fected by the training for the annual physi-
cal test. the list including officers who
would be valuable on the active Iisr on ac-
count of their experience and Unquestionei
ability to perform their duties 1t is be-A
lieved by the medical authorities that con-
sideratiOn should be given TO officers who
have reached an age where their expert
ence with the service should count for more
than physical energy and endurance. The
naval medical officers are pointing out that
aIacrity is not the only qualification which
should determine the continuance OF an Of
ficer upon the active list.
Surgeon General Stokes expects shortly
to receive a report from naval medical
officer who has been on duty In Europe for
some time looking into the foreign methods
of physical exercise on shipboard. It IS
probable that the so-caIled Swedish method
will be adopted by the United States navy,
with the idea that state OF personal 1T
ness may be preserved without any attempt
to establish records.
SOME MYSTERIOUS THEFTS.-With
the aid Of the Department OF Justice an
-
medical officers Of some mysterious thefts
which have been going on for about two
years at the army medical supply depot IN
New York The records show the loss OF
sheets. pillow cases and other supplies used
In the army hospitals. which IN the asgre-
gate represent considerable value These
articles are missing from the stock, and
there is nothing to show that they nave
been regularly drawn and issued TO per-
sons authorized TO receive them
One arrest has been made OF a former
enpIoye who served for time as night
watchman II was found that he had been
selling the stolen property to pawnorokers-
These paynbrokers entered into the con-
spiracy of accepting the property. but gave
no tickets which would incr1ninate them or
involve the employe- For this irregularity
il is said they are liable 10 punishment
under the city ordinances The waterman
was caught early one morning loading an
EXPRESS wagon with several bales Of mat
tresses.
In their Investigations the War Depart
rnent officials were seriously Handicapped
by the difficulty of obtaining detectives
Under the law enacted few gears ago Il
was impossible to call upon the Treasury
Department for aid from the Secret Service
division. and an old law prevented the de-
partraent from employing detectives from d
nrfvate agency The work of detectives was
absolutely necessary, and an arrangement
was finally made with the Department OF
Justice. The investigation is still IN prog
ress.
ORDERS IssUED.-The following orders
have been issued:
First Lieutenant JOSEPH o. MACBORGNE.. %.
Infantry detailed 3D. an aSenWopfh. to take
effect upon completion OF duties Win Conf-
First Pa4l TIeatenanr ut naa HAIRY GRAHAM. 2od IN
Tantry, to proper station ~ -5-a-..
First Lieutenant RAPHAEL r My OEd1Is OEd1laf;cs
Department, take station 81 Phila1elpnia.
August 20. In connection with duties a.
Second Lieutenant ROBERT B HEWITT. Lll an
Infantry. assume charge construc1lon ce worS
Captain WILLIS p COLEMAN, An n
Leaves Of absence: Captain JOHN R. PROC
Glenn H T2 DAVIS l25h InfaP5HEE5 f6H5 f'F:
Keller. coast artillery. to October l.
NAVY
CAPTAINS 2 G BEIAN. G H HARLoX I aEf
7 H MAGRUDER W, " IoEI-A,7,,.an PKAIT ana &
6AEF MAeEFLL ffa5SPan5 s49SE CSYdT9f5T MITGHI. =
s.r57 and f L PINNEP Poo+ 1isu,en72'S W sAaRs a 6
81 STo6T' q sPEARs PF j. E115 81 POOLE Sd. laAi F,
CARTER and A j. JAMES, IleuTenaIlJS
H 3q2i9T 9Tr, grace ,. Z dRF4SILsE L9NP9N' l. v. "
TOWNSEND and B. H STEELE. Surgeon
8 IL - HIGGTNS and Naval Constructors W.
MENTEE W. 3. FERGU SON, Jr-. and j.
A SPTL.NAN commissioned
Ensign F. T. CHEW, detached the PTeble; 20
s1dsbipman sng naGH T. J. KELEHER, detached rhs
Passed Assistant surgeon A H. ALLEN, De-
tached naval rife team. 1870 10 naval hes
pftaI navy yard. New York
Machinisr S. CHAMPENo. orders 10 California
Pavnas1er Clerk P. & DEMING, appointment.
duty Cleveland. revoked
MOVEMENTS OF wARSHIPS.-Thef fol-
lowing movements OF vessels have BEEN
reported TO the Navy Department:
ARRIVED.
August 1.-THE Wheeling and the PetreI- s-
South Dakota. at San Francisco; the C-oc-
taw, at Norfolk, the Lamson. a Newport
thea the Gopher. the Nashville the Yautic-
the Hawk and the Don Juan de Austria AZ
Buffalo: the California, san Francisco.
the Delaware. at Boston; the NiCksburs- ~
CorintO.
SAILED.
August 1.-THE TarantUla, from Solomon .
Island for Annapolis, the Ajax. from RCs-
ton for Newport News; the South Dakota
from Capitola for san Francisco; the Iowa.
the Indiana and the Massachuse-Ls. from
Porta. Azores, for SOlOmOn's Island, ths
Larnson. from Newport for New Lemon;
the California from Ttouron, Cal, for san
Francisco; the Georgia from Phi.aGelPhis
for Newport: the ViCksburS. from san Juan
del Sur for Corinto-
POSTAL SAVINGS IN PHILIPPINES.
Washington. Aug. 12-The % postal
savings banks In the Philippines had ner
deposits OF 81, ,6tS. .02t at the beginning Ot
Jure according 10 a rsoo~r from, Manila