The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-09-27
ARMY AND NAVY


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naval service lie had no intention,
he said, Of Withdrawing his resigna-
ton and would make no fight against
those who had forced him to give MP
his commission, beyond laying the
facts before the secretary OF the navy
in a personal interview.
When the liner was released from
quarantine Lieutenant Charles p.
HUI, t. S. ~, of Yerba Buena train
ing station, boarded the ship and
handed Smith communication from
the navy department ordering him -
report for temporary duty on board
the Pensacola. This is taken to mean
that Smiths resignation has not been
acted upon and that the young officer
may be dealt with as was Rear-Admir-
al Edward B. Barry. Barrys resigna-
ton was refused and he was dismiss
ed from the service for scandalous
conduct
Smith Hints at Scandal.
1T was a case" said Smith yester-
day, "of my word against that Of my
brother officers. My word was not
accepted and l concluded that if my
word was no longer good the navy
was no place for me. So I got out. II
II had fought these charges l would
have involved a number of officers
and the name of the navy in a scan
dal that would have shaken the SER
vice from one end to the other. For
the sake of the navy l decided to quit
I will seek personal interview with
the secretary of the navy and will
tell him everything l know. ] will
spare nobody. 1t will then be up to
him to take such action as he may
see fit. For my part l am through"
The knowledge of Lieutenant
Smiths disgrace came as a surprise
to his fellow passengers with whom
he had made himself very popular. On
his own shoulders the trouble appear
ed to rest lightly and after his in
terview with Lieutenant Huff from
whom he learned that the story of the
case had been made public, Smith
sat down in the dining saloon with his
fellow passengers and ate a hearty
breakfast.
Resignation Eliminates Trial.
In the navy, prior to the discovery
that ended his career, Smith bore an
envied name. Young and good look
ing he had the markings of brilliant
officer At the naval academy, from
where he was graduated with the
class of '05, he stood second in his
class. The promise of his midship-
man days was fulfilled and when he
went to the Asiatic station he was
given command of the gunboat Villa
lobos on which he served with distinc-
ton. He was transferred recently to
the flagship Saratoga.
Rear Admiral ]. B. Murdoch refer
red the charges against Smith to a
board of inquiry, which decided that
they were well founded. To save the
navy from disgrace the young officer
was allowed to resign. After he left
the Orient Rear Admiral Murdoch
was given to understand that Smith
INTENDED Withdrawing his resignation
upon his arrival here. If he had done
this he would have been sent bacR
under arrest and tried by court mar
tial.
His arrival here was reported tC
Washington yesterday and his case
will be disposed of in a few days.
Cruiser May Be Out of Commission
VALLEJO, Sept. LIT may be ne
cessary to take the cruiser Maryland
out of commission for a few months
at least as a result of The poor con
dition of her engine room - 1t was dis
covered this afternoon that the bot
tom bearing brasses of the main pro
peller shaft are defective and mus
be replaced before the ship can go t.
sea. This means a requisition to tn,
navy department and a delicate piece
of work when the orders are ISSUED
to proceed from Washington. 1t viii
be impossible for the Maryland to &c
away from the navy yard befor
Christmas and the Mare Island off
cials expect orders to place the cruise
in reserve.
Iowa to Be Used as Target.
VALLEJO, Sept. 19.-Although n