Tombstone epitaph., 1915-06-13

long. no matter how you change your name, your clothes and your job. They are sure to get you and take you away from mill village or pineapple field. rom the wife and baby that you have attained in your role as civilian. And if you try escape by water, pur- suit is even quicker. For today there IS that lightning nemesis, wireless. that will get you before you can reach the next port. On a recent trip of the steamer "Matsonia' from Honolulu. just twenty-four hours out, a message came to the captain to look for two deserters that were known to be hid den somewhere on board Search should be made for them at once, and if found they were to be transferred to the returning "Wilhelmina" Off, cers, stewards, everybody in the ships employ went on the hunt. Before long both men were found and were put into the jail" But one. a man Of years of experience. g deserter from the United States army, got away and secured in the ships dark corners a hiding place that was not ferreted out for days. Meanwhile the "Wilhel- nina" was signaled; it halted. the two ships lay rocking there in the moonlight in mid-ocean while the row boat carrying the lone stowaway bobbed over the waves and the lone stowaway was put aboard the vessel headed for the port of missing men, During this dramatic. fash-lighted in cident. where was the United States deserter? Down in the hold among the bananas. In time thirst drove him out; he stole forth at noon when folk generally were at their food and-drink But the first officer was not so en- gagged; he was on the watch, and the deserter's hours of freedom came to an end. At San Francisco an extra passenger had to be disclosed.
 Turning from deserters to those that stand by, let us speak of the wom- en Of the army. Army women are noted for their adap:ability, and their courage in situations where many women would weep and fall down. Transplanted thousands of miles to some new post, they arrive to find provided for them a row of whitewashed shacks or some eeris combination of canvas and boards. They cheerfully set to without loss of time. and presently the shacks are homes. pleasing and hospitable: presently the bare ground around the humble dwellings sports shrubs and blossoms. the whitewashed porches are wreathed in vines. The interiors of the homes show that the dwellers are citizens of the world; there are weapons and embroideries from the far East: there is the polished cala- bash of Hawaii. Hawaiian mats GOV CT the floors. Navajo blankets and cushions are piled on the couches; there are pictures and pottery be speaking old civilizations, there ara pictures and pottery of primitive man.
 Nowadays army residence in Hawaii has advanced beyond the shack and canvas stage, there is now a some what settled air at the various posts Fort Shafter is established looking and neat and trim, the sizable build ings are surrounded by well-groomed lawns; there are well-made roads and walks. Schofield barracks is a con siderable city in itself, does not look as though it could fold up its tent and steal away in a night. Fort Kane hameha is of no mushroom growth. and assuredly not so the naval sta tion near by. Fort Armstrong seems anchored. Fort de Russy has an ais of belonging on the sandy stretches by the sea. And on the edge of town. with the range station there on the top of old Diamond Head. Fort Ruger stands guard, strong rock of de- fense.