Evening star., 1909-03-07

take place. Coming to the coast from
Panama. visits are to be made to
number of ports en- route.
Examinations in Non-Com. Staff
An important order is in contempla-
tion in tie War Department This VIII
aim to establish uniformity of eNamIna-
tion and determination of individual
fitness in the case of candidates for po-
sltions in the post non-commissione IA
stan Up TO this time candidates for
appointment as post quartermaster
sergeant post commissary sergeant
ordnance sergeant and so on have been
examined every few years. and an cii-
Sible list of qualified candidates has
been maintained. from which appoint
mentS were made as vacancies occurred.
IL Is purposed to have such examina-
tons held annually hereafter. the quo3-
TONS to be prepared in Washington,
and all the papers sent to board con
Eened for the purpose of marking on
a fixed basis.
To Have Duplicate Pictures.
1t is ordered that whenever permi3-
sion is given by the Navy Department.
or by commandants of stations or o,ii-
GERS commanding fleets or vessels. un-
DER the instructions of. the Navy De-
partment, to persons not belonging t.
the navy to make photographs or
thlteo states vessels or parts Thereof.
or OF navy yards and naval stations.
such permission shall he granted only
on the condition that the Nayy Depart
ment shall be furnished without cost
with duplicates of all pictures taken,
TO be used by the department for such
purposes. other than commercial, as it
may deem advisable; this agreement TO
ihciude moving picture" films.
Expiration Of Gen. Bells Detail.
Under the law establishing the gem
eral staff of the army the detail of an
officer to the office Of the chief of STAFF
terminates with the expiration of the
term Of office Of the President by whom
the detail was made. Consequently the
detail Of Maj. Gen. J. Franklin Bell as
cn1ef OF staff expired on the 4th of
Gen. Bell will be redetailed as chief of
stan by President Taft, to continue i'm
that office at least until April, 1910.
when he will have completed his four
mate official relations between the Sec
retary of War and the chief OF staff. ac-
tion In the matter Is suspended until
the new Secretary OF War assumes
charge OF the War Department. In the
event OF change In the office Of chief
of staff 1t Is fntimated that the assign
ment may go to Brig. Gen. William H.
Carter. now in command of the DEPART
ment OF the Missouri, who. like the in
coming Secretary is a native of Tennes-
see.
Reorganization of Atlantic Fleet.
The battleships Of the Atlantic fleet
have been reassigned TO the various di-
visions. The Connecticut remains the
flagship of the fleet, being at the head
OF the first division. The others I'm that
division are the Kansas, Vermont and
Louisiana In the second division are
the Minnesota, New Hampshire the
Idaho and the Mississippi The Georgia.
the New Jersey. the Rhode Island and
the Nebraska compose the third division,
while the fourth division consists of the
Virginia. the Ohio. the Missouri and the
Wisconsin. The Connecticut, Minnesota,
Georgia and Virginia are fiagships
Retirement Of Paymasters' Clerks.
Paymaster's Clerk Henry +. Minkler re-
Gently on duty at the navy yard Pennsa-
cola, has been placed on the retired list
Of the navy on his own application after
thirty years service. He is the first pay
masters clerk to be retired in accord
ance with the recent opinion of the At
torney General. that paymasters clerks
are officers of the navy within the mean
ing of the act Of May II. 1908. and as
such are eligible to retirment.
To Command Next Hospital Ship.
Surgeon George Pickrell. L. S. N. will
probably be assigned to command the new
naval hospital ship Solace when that YES
sci shall have been converted to Its new
uses and added to the Atlantic fleet. The
Solace is now en- route from San Fran
cisco to the Charleston navy yard. where
It will arrive in the course of the next
week or two. Surgeon Pickrell is now
on duty at the Naval Academy.
out-turning Screws for Navy.
An important order issued by the Navy
last week is that which
directs a change from in-turning to out
turning screws I'm the cases of the Louis
lana. Virginia. West Virginia and Mary
land. This places all the big ships of tue
navy on the out-turning screw basis.
Promotions in Pay Corps.
The retirement of Col. William f. Tucker
Of the pay department of the army has
resulted in the promotions of Lieut.. Col.
Harry l. Rogers TO the rank of colonel.
Maj. George F. Downey to be lieutenant
colonel and leaves vacancy in the grade
Of major In the pay corps. Col. Rogers
Is now duty In this city as post pay
master and Col. Downey is on duty in the
War Department as an assistant to the
paymaster general.
Army Orders.
Mai Moses G.. Zalinski, quarterma ster
has been ordered to report in person to
the quaItermaster general for assignment
to duty in charge of the quartermaster
depot in this city.
Leave of absence for two months is
granted Capt Walter b. McCaskey, 1oth
Leave of absence for three months with
permission to go beyond the sea is grant
ed Capt. Robert G.. Paxton. 10th Cavalry.
Leave OF absence for month is
granted First Lieut.. Charles X. Mayo,
10th Cavalry.
Capt William r. Smedberg, jr., 14th
Cavalry, assisted by Veterinarian Henry
W. Peter. 18th Cavalry, is detailed to in
spect public animals to be delivered at
Union and La Grande, Ore.
Leave Of absence for three months is
granted Capt. Frank S. Armstrong, 9th
Second Lieut.. Edgar NJ. Whiting. 1st
Cavalry, is transferred at his own re-
quest to the 10th Cavalry
BY direction of the President and upon
Company M, 29th Infantry,
.ired list.
Capt Walter B. McCaskey, 10Th In
'antry, will join his company.
Naval Orders.
Capt III. Osterhaus. from command
to command of the second di-