New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-11-04
ARMY AND NAVY NOTES
Convicted Naval Officers Get
Heavy Penalties.
Washington, November 2.

DISMISSAL AND PRISON.-President
Taft has approved the court martial SEN
fences Of the following officers Of the re-
ceiving ship Independence, on tho Pacific
Coast: Paymaster Arthur NJ. Pippin. inn
prisonment at hard labor for seven years
and dismissal from the navy for alleged
embezzlement. fraud. scandalous conduct
and culpable negligence; Pay1uaster's Clerk
James V. Fuller Getired). dismissal and
two years hard labor; Chief Woman
Henry Helfern, reduced to landsman.
three years confinement and dishonorabe
discharge; Paymasters Clerk Rowland Nj.
Thompson, public repriniand and loss OF
srs pay. All were involved I'm the same
affair Paymaster Pippin will serve his
term in San Quentin Penitentiary. Califor-
MIA. dating from April 3 last, when he
was imprisoned pending trial. The sen
fencing Of commissioned officers of the
navy to imprisonment is rare.
The review of the Pacific feet of San
Pedro. Cal. which was held simultaneous
" with the review of the Atlantic fleet by
President Taft. was In every respect a
success. according to dispatch received
az the Navy Department to-day from Rear
Admiral Thomas, the commander in chlef'
BY invitation Of Secretary Meyer. who
had 20 be in New York for the mobiliza-
ton OF the Atlantic fleet. the Pacific fleet
was reviewed bx Senators Smith and
Works and Representative stephens or
California The reviewing officers visited
several of the vessels. The greater portion
Of the Pacific feet will pass out from san
Pedro tomorrow 10 prepare for target
practice of San Diego beginning on No
vember ..
TO CLOSE NEW ORLEANS YARD
The naval station at New Orleans VIII
practically be stricken from the Navy De
partment lists about the middle of the
present month. and in the estimates TO be
submitted 10 Congress at the beginning OF
the next session in December no mention
of II will be made The Secretary of the
NAVY has recommended this step TO the
Senate and House Naval committees but
eo far has not received specific authority
70 carry out his plans. In the present fiscal
YEAR theitotal expenditure for maintenance
wa. SSs9As and the output was only
AZa The Navy Department, in the IN
terest Of economy. has decided 10 reduce
the charges for maintenance AS far as
consistent with protecting the government
property.
ORDERS IsSUED.-The following orders
have been issued:
Major GROTE HUTCHINSON. 9Th Cavalry, to
walter Reed General Hospital.
The following assignments OF ofhcers coast a. !,
t sTTbbH TsSSn' n p FooTE unsssisned LEV
tenant Colonies ALFRED M. HCNi Et 4.
r 9rIr,s"o ana IOHN L. HAYDEN. unas-
signed. Majors ANDREW MOSES, 10 for'
McKinley and THOMAS Q. AsHBJ En' VA dns
assigned: Captain PAUL d. BJNkbk, "a
Compsny. First Lieutenant JOHN *. JEMl-
SON attached 9jth COMPANY
Cclonel ALFRED REYNOLDS. 22d infantry 20
home. retirement 10 take erect Mar'n J.
1910
c,sn,s,n Holm M'pRIDE. Ir coast artillery. to
general hospital. Preside OF san Francisco.
FIRST Lieutenant CHARLES BAkER nediCa'
reserve corps. from Philippines 10 ian I rraI
cisco sailing January for fort Rueer'
Hawaii Territory. -
FIRST lieutenant ARTHUR T. DALTON. 2oth
Infantry. detailed general recruiting service
70 JEFFERSON Barracks. ~ ar
C ca, osips yo 5O 10 Ole IefTerson barracks
FIRST Lieutenant CHARLES :. CAFFERf' from
IRIS. iis2,s6 7 iBsRuCE MAGRUDER, from
18th TO 18Th Infantry. -,,
Parker. 24th Infantry: twenty 80 days az,
f~om November -. First Lieutenant GLEN
a. FDGERroN. corps Of engineers, one
month from December ].
NAVY.
lieutenant G. =. BURT DISCHARGED.
Captains e. =. ANDERSON 9. :. WILLIAMS
aud j. = NpONALD: Commander l.. :
THOMPSON and I-ieutenants LlunIor
RICK. g. L. SCHUYLER. 7. RUS
SELL o. r. BAKER. J.. \. MONROE.
" " BRADLEY. Jr. ". \. LlBBEY,
GyGAX. J. : EVANS, i. W. W. CUM
MING g r. CLARK, {. II. J. KEPPLER.
e. G. GIL. u r. CUMMINGS, r. s.
CRENSHAW. W. n. LEE. {. r. ROBIN
son. y. O.. NEEDHAM. T. II. MAN