Salt Lake Tribune | 1900-03-11 | Page 9 | To Restore M'Calla

TO RESTORE JlICALLA I President Asked to Exercise Clemency Clem-ency in Captains Case Washington March lOTho Secretary Secre-tary of the Navy has recommended to the President that he exercise executive r execu-tive clemency In the case of Capt Bowman Bow-man H McCalla who was reduced several 1 sev-eral numbers on the navy list some i r years ago by sentence of courtmartial and thuD restore him to tho place ho originally occupied This action has been taken in vlcTr of CaP McCollaa gallant and meritorious flervJecs during the Spanish war and because of tho written statement of all lilt ft classmates who will be affected by his restoration that they would be glad to nee him restored The offense for which Capt McCalla was reduced was committed by him bout eight years ago when In command com-mand of the Enterprise he struck a mutinous sailor with the flat of hln word