Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1912-06-25
PAYLESS Army


II is rather expected that the quar-.
termaster's department will receive
similar orders as to expenditures and
the conservation of funds, but up to
this afternoon, Major Cheatham, chief
quartermaster of the department had
received no such cable.
Situation Farcical.
Officers at headquarters here believe
that there Is little chance of any priv.
ate bank or individual volunteering
TO finance the army here on Oahu, ow.
Ing TO the fact that money brings too
high rate of interest to tie up large
sum for the nominal percentage that
the soldiery might be expected to pay
for the accommodation, for In any
case the br0kerake would come out of
the soldiers pocket. ,.r,.. "a.
"The situation would be farcicai r.
1t wasn't so extremely serious" said
q high ranking officer of the depart.
ment this morning. Here Is the
nited States. trying to teach Cuba
and the Central American republics
how to run their governments, and
now the very thing that causes trou.
BILE In those countries-standing off
the army. OF course there will be
no turbulence or uprising among the
soldiers, such as happens In the Latin
American countries, but the theory is
there just the same"
Desert "Sinking Ship"
Already the effects of the money
shortage are being felt by some of the
officers, one rather amusing incident
being told today by an officer sta
toned in the. city. Last night. when
the evening papers containing the
news Of the pay stoppage were hardly
dry from the presses. japanese cook
bowed his way into the dining room
and addressed himself to the master
of the establishment.
| "Scuse me-" began the little brown
fnancier. with the usual. compliment
larry inftawing of breath. Il read
army get no more pay "rf'
4 "Yes," replied the officer. Maybe
six months no paw.
| &" 'Scuse me-" replied the cook. ~
think better for me get new place.
Good bye"
. And he left In an hour. .........
| 7 Following Is the text of the $3.50
cable received by the depot commits.
sary:
cease. Commissary, Honolulu.
in the absence of an appropriation
and after July |. the authority to pro.
cure the same will depend on section
1882 Revised Statutes. as amended
under which subsistence for the army
not to exceed the necessities of the
fiscal year may be procured by con.
tract or purchase. such contracts or
purchases to include the provision
that payment will be made when funds
are annrOnriata cd for tho nurnnca Tho
term subsistence will be construed
as including such supplies as are au.
thoriZed to be purchased for the army
'fy the general legislation on the sub.
Ject Of the regulations prescribed pur.
suant thereto, without reference to the
II ansatory provisions appearing in the
annual appropriation acts. Commute.
ton OF rations, on and after July /,
1911, will not be allowed, but subsist.
ence will be made furnished In kind
Sales of subsistence supplies may be
! mnus to officers and enlisted men on
1crVt't, as authorized by law. Where
cash is received therefor the same
will not be expended, but will be de!
POSTED to be placed to the credit of
the proper appropriation when made.
1.-THE continued employment of the civ,
ilian employees absolutely necessary
to contract for. Receive, distribute,
care for and account for such sub.
sistence stores as are now on hand
and as may be purchased under au.
thority of Section 1882 of the Revised
States as amended Is authorized, and
may be contracted for, payment to be
made when funds are appropriated by
Congress.
| "SuApprn