The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-01-27

General orders NUMBER as prOmul
gated from Department of Hawaii |
headquarters gives instructions about .
the U. S. Army dental surgeon.
There is only one officer in this !
branch of the service station on Oahu /.
at present, DR.. George d. Graham, and |
according to these recent orders of
January 20 he will operate either at
Schofield Barracks or Fort Shafter as
circumstances may require. The post
commandant at each post will provide
dental operating rooms. Emergency
cases will be sent to Dr. Graham by
the post commanders to the post at
which the dental surgeon may be oper
ating for the time being.
All subjects for dental treatment
arising at Fort Ruger and Fort De Rus
sy among the rank and file of the two
companies of Coast Artillery of Fort
Ruger, with the second battalion corps
of engineers at Fort De Russy, will
be sent to Fort Shafter for dental
attention,
Transportation to the Kahuiki res
ervation and return o their proper
station will be furnished each candi-
date for better teeth, by the depart
ment quartermaster, Honolulu.
Appointments for dental treatment
will be made through post or canton
ment commanders and will take prece-
dence over all other duties required of
the military men. Such appointments
made with the dental surgeon will be
rigidly enforced, even if the aching
tooth stops entirely, when the soldier
or officer reaches DR.. Graham's office.
The dental surgeon will report in writ
ing to the proper post commander the
names of all who fail to keep their en-
gagements with him.
The commanders at these four gov
ernments reservations will cooperate
with the dental surgeon in securing a
dental examination of enlisted men
of their commands, as often as may
be necessary.
This is most timely and excellent
military ruling of General Macomb, for
the health and proper sanitation of the
file of the army should be and is the
first consideration of the commanding
general
The Wireless Mast.
A wireless telegraph NEST is under
course of construction at the De Russy
reservation. 1t is being built in two
sections, the first portion of one hun
bred feet is about completed. There
will be an additional fifty feet more
to raise the mast to the required height
of one hundred and fifty feet.
The apparatus that will be installed
at this station will be two kilowatt
machine.
There is several weeks work yet
ahead of Captain Charles A. Clark
foce of workmen to build to the dizzy
top mast of this future important wire
less station.
second ERIN OF WnlppIe.
An item of interest to the army is
the recent announcement that Briga-
der General Charles II. Whipple has
been redetailed for another tour of
four years service as paymaster gen
eral of the U. S. A.
General Whipple was named for this
duty by the President in January, 1908,
to succeed General c. G. Sniffen as
paymaster general and so acceptably
| has he discharged the business of his
corps that a second term has been CIV
en- him But this tour will not be en-
tirely completed for General Whipple
will, on June ~, 1913, reach the age
| limits of sixty-four years and will then
according to regulations be placed on
the retired list of the army.
| At that time another paymaster will
be selected for the position of chief
in the pay corps.
These corps' chiefs do not always
receive their promotion from seniority
in the list of the particular brapch OF
service in which they may be serving
The selection is with the President
his nomination to receive the confirm
alton of the senate.
Navy Matters.
In approving the wage schedule for
1912 Acting Assistant Secretary Win
throp Of the United States navy took
action on another important matter
which will undoubtedly find general
favor among the employees of that
branch of the service.
The system of the past was to des,
ignate employees of the navy, the army
as wei, as class first, second, third
and fourth class. This has not proven
satisfactory or comprehensive either
to the department or to their EN-,
ployes, so with the beginning of this
month this system will no longer be