THE LISTENING POST;
EXTRACTS FROM INSTRUCTIONS issued by actg. Chief of Finance on the Pay
Biil: ' , . ... • '
"In determining: amount due under old feates additional ration to
enlisted men of first three grades, FOREIGN SERVICE INCREASE, and
commutation of quarters, heat, and light should NOT be included# The
question as to whether or not these items are to be included in the
saving clause (Sec.16) will be determinded by the Comptroller Gen
eral ."
"Additional pay for qualification in marksmanship ----- have
been abolished, and in lieu thereof additional pay of not less than
#1 or more than |5 per month * for special qualifications in use of
arm or arms which they may be required to use1 ----- under regul
ations to be prescribed by the President, is authorized for enlisted
men". "The regulations ----- are now in course of preparation and
will be promulgated at an early date, but no payments should
be made on or after July 1st.,1922, until regulations are issued".
ARMY OF 125,000 ENLISTED MEN AND 12,000 OFFICERS AGREED ON. - We are
not sure, but believe this is a reduction of about 12,000 enlisted
men and 2,607 officers from the present actual strength.
YOU NEVER CAN TELL:
He .sipped the nectar from her lips,
As under the moon they sat,
And wondered if ever another man
Had drunlfi from a mug like that.
- Skagway Shakespeare ^
HEREAFTER the only days we attempt to celebrate are the Queen*s
Birthday and Yom Kippur.
THEY TELL US that Haines had a hiyu skookum the Fourth, and luckily
the Post Baseball team's trip to Juneau did not take all of our
ballplayers, so that those of us who remained at home did not let
the Post's reputation as ballplayers suffer any. The Ft. Seward
Wh$b$ Sox defeated the Haines Cubs by a score of ten to six.
The Seward White Sox were Morris, Matheson, Hood, Jones,Parr,
Page, Ward, Kelly Morris, and Connley. The Haines Cubs, - Willard,
Watts, Mark, Sheldon, W.Willard, Leghorn, Watson, Johnson, and
King. Kelly Morris featured in two double plays, assisted in one
by "Red” Morris, in the other by Matheson. Parr was the chief
scorer for the Post, crossing the pan for three runs.
THE WHITES WON the tug-of-war,after a hard-struggle, from the
Natives. The White team was Rutzeback,McRae, Reed, Matheson, and <<
Sorrels. We would print the names of the Natives if we knew them.
WARD, of the Finance Dept., was the bright and shining light *
in the other athletic events. The broad jump was his meat with
hardly any effort, the hundred yards he copped easily, and he
finished second in the half-mile.
DAT FALLAR hay bane say hay coom to Yuno, but ay tank hay don't coom,
dat's gude.
THE BEST BET in the Skag way-Ft. Seward game was even money in the seventh
• that Skagway couldn't score. We dunno whether Soapy Smith has left
Skagway yet or not.