New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-04-11
ARMY AND NAVY NOTES.
Cocaine Problem a Serious
Affair in NAVY.
IFrom The Tribune Bureau !

WdSHilENbHs ApfI ~
INCREASE IN HABIT.-The naval au-
thorities are confronted with a serious
problem in the elimination from the en-
listed force of those men addicted 20 the
use OF cocaine. The subject has Gently
engaged the attention OF the medical Of
fcers, largely on account OF the alleged In
crease in the pernicious habit. recon-
rnendstiOn has been made by one Of the
naval surgeons that greater care be exer-
cised I'm accepting recruits for the navy
and marine corps. and that special atten-
ton be paid 10 the inclfnations % appli-
cants. in order that those addicted to the
use of cocaine be excluded Their adj
mission TO the service Is likely 70 be detri-
mental TO their comrades. with whom they
must be intimately associated. ft has been
discovered that a person who uses cocaine
is likely to influence others in that direc-
tion.
TRIAL. OF MEYER PLAN--To give me
Secretary of the Navy the necessary au-
thority to carry his naval REORGANIZATION
plan into effect for year. and at the
same time leave Congress free 70 change
the naval abproprlation bill as IL sees Mt. the
Honss Naval Affairs Committee yesterday
reported a bill authorizing Secretary Meyer
Z
changeabIy. The committee says that II
feels il cannot at this time give legislative
sanction 10 the Meyer plan, owing TO the
short period ID has been IN operation, and
IS il has no plan OF its own PREPARED at
this time, II recommends the trial OF the
rlan suggested for one year"
ORDERS IssUED-The following orders
have been issued.
ARMY.
CAPTAIN JOHN l. HUGHES coast artillery,
transferred 20 t26th company -
Captain EDWIN " SUPLzE, paymas5er; non %.
Department OF the Missouri. MAY To- 70
SsnsIsI 6enaptni.Tt Of the Eas. FOR duty,
with station in New York CITY ..-
CAPTAIN JAMES d TAYLOR. Jr.. paymaster
from Department Of the Columbia April 81.
10 Kansas City. ,oo.
Company coast artillery. June .. upon relief
from subsistence department 1900 -
First Lieutenant 81 ~ ESItR - - rl,tTsd '''
First lieutenant JACOB SCHICk, 1Oth Infantry
10 Waiter Reed General Hospital. Dis'riet OF
second Lieutenant EDWIN F. BARLOW. COTS
artillery from iToth COMPANY 70 gra5-
signed list % eon I'M "a e s' 9iI's'
Chaplain JAMES r. HOTLIHAS. ON o., oaE 49,,
from Fort Benjamin Harrison y san ran
cisco. IN time 20 sail May for schons'd
barracks Honolulu. -- ,- 80
Dental Surgeon GEORGE l. MASON. from san
Frarcisco 20 Fort Smelling
T,sntaf Surgeon FRANKLIN F. WING. from san
Francisco 10 Fort D. A. Russell -.
Leaves OF absence: Captain CHARLES W, ..s a.
WAY Sd cavalry. fifteen DAYS; captain
EZEKIEL j. WILLIAMS, SIN Infantry
four months from August 18; First Lleuten-
ant EBEN c. HILL, medical corps '"o
months.
tls,,prs,+ & l. PACKARD. to the Wolverine
Assistant surgeon =. F. STERNE. detached the
Washington: 10 the Iris. - g.,
A.sIstsnt surgeon r l. LOSGABAl Oh. de-
tached the YORKTOWN 70 The, ths s,anssd pa
ciGc torpedo aect on the Iris: 70 washington
FOR examination for promotion, ana upon
completion await orders --~-,, -,
r. sPBAR C J. CLEBORNE,, T. II r.
MAN. Jr and G W. REEVES, IL, am
assistant Naval Constructors l. $ tOftDs-iSS'
A " COURT, J. c. SWEENEY Jr-' ana -
o. GAWNE. commissioned , .,..to
TORPEDO feet on The Dale, vice LAeuIens.'
III III NICHAELS, TO naval station, ave- =.
Ersisn 2 3 ROOT. detached the BAR -
Command torpedo division on the I}ainDridEe,
vice Ensign L. W. TOWNSEND, 10 TIE
r-r.,gv y WHITING; detached the POrpoise and
the shark; TO command submarine dlViSiO"'
Asiatic feet -. Go.
Ensign ?. j. FI1ETC'HER. detached the Chauncey'
Ensign 70 "a 4 . READ. detached the Barry: to the
r,-.,sn y r HOWELL. TO command the ADDER.
Midshtur, r e. CT-NSINGHAM- detacHeu l"7
charleston: the Chauncey -. nj
passe.I Assistant surgeon J. a RANDALL Dc
tachsd naval hospital, Canacao, 20 naval nos
Iital. OlOngspO.