Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-09
Future Naval Movements.

will leave the jamestown exposition Thurs
day next although there will be a few in
Hampton roads all through the summer.
| The Alabama, Kearsarge, Kentucky and
Illinois will go to various navy yards for
repairs The Ohio, Iowa, Indiana and
| Maine will remain at Hampton roads, I'M
| der command of Rear Admiral Davis, VINO
| will be the navys host during the remainder
| Of the summer, in the absence OF Rear Al
miral Evans. Admiral Evans hagshlp, the
| Connecticut, will leave Hampton roads June
| Is for the New York navy yard, to I'M
dergo repairs The Missouri will be sent TO
the Norfolk navy yard for repairs On the
| 18th the louisiana Virginia, New Jersey,
Rhode Island and Georgia will be sent 10
| Cape Cod bay for target practice Whlch
will require about month"; AFTER Inese
! new ships have finished their target prac-
tIce some will return to Hampton Toads,
while those that need repairing Will be sent
! to yards for docking. Ships Of the lourth
| division will proceed about July ~ 70 tne
| navy yards for docking. 1t is expected that
| the vessels Of the third division Will be out
| of dock about July 20, when they VIII pio-
| coed to the southern drill GROUNDS "nere
| they viii be Joined by the Maitie iioiii
| Hampton roads. -, ,;
| The autumn target practice VIII eesih
| about September 9. Between August 20;
| the date for the completion of repairs on all
vessels, and the beginning Of target p1ac
| ticc September 9, the vessels of the meet
| will engage in tactical drills.
The cruisers Tennessee and washington
! which form a special service squadron un-
der command of Rear Admiral stockton.
will leave Hampton roads next Iuesday OF
Wednesday for Newport. r. l., where their
crews will be reinforced and they Will sail
about June Is for Bordeaux, France. 10 .ep-
resent the United States ut the interna-
tional ma rhine exposition. They VIII re-
turn home the latter part Of August
Changes In Navigation Bureau.
Two more changes will occur shortly in
the bureau of navigation, Navy Depart
mert due to the selection of Capt. Charles
| J. Badger assistant chief of the bureau as
superintendent of the Naval Academy on
! the retirement Of Rear Admiral Sands in
| July next and the relief of Commander
Reginald F. Nicholson, the detail offlcer, on
his promotion to the rank of captain early
| in July. Unless present plans are changed
Commander Cameron MGR. WinsloW Will De
detailed as assistant chief OF the naElsa-
ton bureau and Commander Richard l.
Mullgan will become detail ofhcer CON-
| mander Wnsow has just been renewed
| from command of the cruiser charleston
| on the Pacific station. and Commander
Mullgan is now in command OF the gum
! boat Yorktown. The Charleston is the YES.
sci on which Secretary Root made ms WISH
| to the principal ports of South America.
On his promotion Commander Nicholson
will probably be assigned TO duty as d
member of the naval examining board IN
! this city.
A Difference Of Opinion.
The case Of Major Robert s. Woodson OF
| the medical department, now under con-
| sideration by Major Gen. weston. COM
mandins the Department of Luzon presents
several unusual features. 1t appears that
| Major Woodson put on record MS profess
sional opinion, at variance with the OPINION
OF his official superiOrs In this CITY, thdl
his commanding officer, then colonel. now
brisadier general, Charles Morton. is physi-
cally unfit for active duty. Several months
Philippines and assigned to duty as surgeon
of the It'll Cavalry which Col morton com
manded Major Woodson soon after oecloeo
that his colonel was unfit for actVe duty'
and made formal recommendation tnat ne
he ordered before a retiring board for ex-
animation. Meanwhile Col. Morton was
nominated and confirmed by the Senate as
a brigadier general
recommendation fell into Gen Morton
hands, and he placed the major under ar
| rest and preferred charges against MN.
| Now Major Woodson faces the dilemma OIL
| renudiatine his professional judgment OF
Col Mortons condition or de1ylns INC
| Judgment of his superiors in Washlnetoli'
| who pronounced Col. Morton nj TOT pLoi,io,
ton The action in the case Is a"aiteo
! with general interest in military circles
| Rsturn to Entrance Examinations
After a thorough trial. which Demon
strated the fact that large percentage
among bows who We're admitted to the
academy without entrance examinations
| unon the diplomas of various educational
| institutes and schools, the War Department
has found it necessary to revert to the ola
practice of subjecting all candidates 10
rigid entrance examinations. Inc Tune OF
| these examinations has also been changed
! from Nav | to the second Tuesday In
| January and the date of admission from
! June ID to March each year.
The Eight-Hour Law Applies.
| Notwithstanding the great variation IN
| the length of daylight in the arctic regions,
| the War Department has decided that the
| eight hour law must be applied as else
| where even in connection with the building
| of roads and other public works.
To Inspect Ship Provisions.
| To make sure of the soundness of the
| naval food supplies the Navy Department
| has requested the Department of Agricul-
ture to assign to some of its inspectors the
| task of making unexpected and thorough
| investigations of the deliveries of provisions
| to ships and stations.
| Lands Withdrawn From Sale.
| The President has issued executive
| order withdra wing from sale certain por-
| %