New-York tribune., 1906-12-26
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.
IFmm The n4sune Bureau ]

washington December y
REPAIRS on THE BATTLEsHIP oHIo.-when
,An United States battleship Ohio returned TO
prooklyn from a tour OF duty on The Asiatic sta
s,on the ship examined by the naval experts 10
,soersain hnt would 9e necessary IN rendering the
,essal more efheicn- The extent OF the work
.-tf,h has been recommended desirable wll
sic to keep the ship from soiEing the Atlantic
eeet for several weeks and viii require that the
ohio be again eockeG TT the BROOKLYN yard IN
o-ssr 70 receive new propeller blades. one OF the
sT'orratIc shutters. whch used IN closing the
aperture through which the a.nnunlI@9n ION - - Lsss
Al delveTiCg powder and shell from the magazine
sTstaiied 10 prevent tie communication Of fire TO
ne magazines or 10 the ammunition which might
hs exposed below deck II IS t%ogna % tnat these
80 n was necessary 10 tie them back during tar
anror cars y thai state OF afIairs existed It is
believed that there night as vel be no shutters
Gers that The means OF protection which have been
Installed N turre5s largely ny ne reLaoFs a. 81 ies
seainst disaster, ana thSt the aIs9nauc shutters
are uot greatly needed a. heretofore
ARMY OFFICERS QUARTERs-Army officers
.-terrsin abundant hope that. whatever else may
,.il of enactment IN the long list Of pending legs-
iston during the present session Of Congress- they
NIL obtain an increase in the allowance for quar-
ss-s Various ohicials representing the War De-
ra-tlnent have been before the House Military Az
s.,-s Committee In the last week. and have shown
;hs- Il absolutely necessary TO have this al
g-zAe u second Lieutenant may have his allow
snca an additional TOoom- which represents an in
crease of 81 This Is subject which has been
sr--Cduce6 several times something desirable,
especially ir view Of the fact thai rents and the
cost a living have ncTes sed This IS beneficial OF
nurse. hut 4 would noI affect the majority OF
oF7cers who DO not receive CoumUtatiOn OF quar-
se-s II would affect s-uf officers for the most
pgrr. the line officers being with their regiments
erE being provided with quarters at the posts.
What Is more 10 be desired Of course. Is the in
f~sase rhe pay or all officers. but Il is realized
Inst this VIII hardly he possible ct least at this
session OF Congress.
w1DsETPAfF-N MUST PASS EXAMINATIONS
r has been decided by the Secretary of the Navy
n require OF the yolng men who have been nomi-
aate5 ulldshipuan 10 take the entrance eXauina-
dor and not accept in lieu thereof the certificates
G. any E-sh schools or colleges OF the record made
by graduate who has passed No I 3n a conpetI-
tive test. which some Concressr1en and Senators
h0lo tu order 70 determine who shall be appointed
70 Naval ACADEMY vacancies 20 1heir credit. II Is
considered that there Is ar advantage IN keeping
the Young men ID 70 a high standard OF study and
eertls them into The habit Of application their
bc0ss i d nigh school college certificate were
ace6I tee when the nomination made the young
would rest on his oars with special bene-
n 20 himself or has fuI -hlncss wren he reaches
the academy In addition 10 this consideration it
became clfncult 20 draw the line 10 determine
spst what schools an2 universities should be re
gEfdeG rs emitted 10 SV7 certificate which could
serve instead Of tie entrance examination