New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-10-26
IN ARMY AND NAVY
President to Name Surgeon
General of May.
From The Tribune Bureau. !
WASHINGTON DOT,

president Taft on his return 10 Washing
ton will take up his first important APP
pohtment In the navy-that of a chief of
the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery to
succeed Surgeon General P NJ Rixey
General Rixey was originally appointed TO
that place in February. 1902, and on Feb
ruaFy next he viii have completed two
terms as bureau chief. He was appointed
Dy PRESIDENT Roosevelt early in his ad-
nlinistration, It being understood that it
was the purpose of President Mckinley to
name him when there should be a vacancy
IN the surgeon generalship. General Rixey
does not retire for age until July. 1914. but
there are indications that he viii not be
Feappointed surgeon general.
Naturally. under such circumstances there
is much interest among navy officers, and
especially among those who have commits
siens in the medical corps, as TO his sue
cessor, and the list OF candidates is a long
one some of whom have made direct APP
plleauon through official channels The
claims OF others have been represented by
friends who have communicated with the
President or the Secretary of the Navy.
still others are conducting a quiet cam
palgn and are merely mentioned in con-
neetion with the appointment to which
they are considered eligible by their asso-
ciates by reason of service performed or
prominence n their profession.
partial list of those who are either
active candidates or are involuntary in
their candidacy has been made known at
the Navy Department. 1t includes officers
OF all grades and degrees of experience
Some of the juniors are men of more dis
unetion than the seniors who are mem
toned. so that with the conditions prevail
ing IL is nv certain that the
President win regard seniority in making
the selection.
For that matter, seniority in the selection
of a bureau chief does not have the sig
nificanee and effect that II has in appoint
ing general officers in the army, since
bureau chief holds his office fer only.
term of four years and may be, of course.
reappointed. He does not, however, jump
anybody in the sense that he blocks pro-
motion, is the case of a major or a cap
tain in the army who is made a brigadier
general over officers in senior grades.
There are indications that the fight for
the surgeon generalship in the navy will
be an animated one. Tt means much to the
medical corps en- account of the important
questions which are constantly up and the
plans for reorganization and increase which
have been before Congress for some time.
cine and Surgery has not been without ex-
element. as was evident when Surgeon
General Rtxey prevailed on President
Roosevelt 10 detail a medical officer to
command the hospital ship Relief. The
same question is destined TO be Teopened
in connection with the commissioning OF
the new hospital ship Selace-
The President will have an opportunity
TO make his selection from the following
medical officers. who are the most pFon4i-
rent or those mentioned as eligible and
are here named in the order of rank: Medi-
cal Director John c. Wise, member of
Naval and Medical Examining Board,
Washington; Medical Director Paul F4tz-
simmons, in command OF naval medical
supply depot, New York City; Medical Di-
rector Daniel \. Bertoletts, in command
of the naval hospital, Washington; Medi-
cal Director Edward H Green, in command
of the naval hospital. New York City;
Medical Inspector William R. Du Bose. on
duty in the Bureau of Medicine and sur
gerry; Medical Inspector Henry G. Boyer,
On duty in the Bureau OF Medicine and
Surgery. also attending conference of Of
ficers at the War College, Newport; Medi-
cal Inspector James D. GatewOod, feet
surgeon OF the Pacific feet; Medical In
speetor John NJ. Edgar, fleet surgeon of the
Atlantic fleet: Surgeon o. D. Norton. navy
recruiting station, New York, and in at
tendance on officers and men of the navy
and marine corps in New York City not
otherwise provided for; Surgeon George
PickreH. on duty with the SoIace and
named tentatively to command that ship
when placed in commission; Surgeon George
a. Lung, on duty at the navy yard at New
York; Surgeon Charles Z. Stokes. on duty
at the naval medical school hospital and
naval medical school and member of the
board of examining medical officers.
ORDERS IssUED.-The following orders
have been issued;
ARMY.
Colonel HENRY l. HARRIS. coast artillery, TO
home, preparatory to retirement from active
Each of following second iieutenants coast artil-
lery report 10 commanding Officer Of post
indicated November 10 for temporary duty
tor FIVE days and then proceed 10 Fort
Monroe for course Of instruction not To ex-
eeed one month JOHN J. THOMAS, Fort
barracks. WILLIS sHIPPAM Fort sael-
ling; LOREN II. CALL. JOHN K JEMI-
son, HuGIHEY s. HEMINGWAY, GLEN I7ll.
Washington Barracks; FRANK D. APPLIN,
sR her f'' TGNsEND F DobD. Fort sher-
idan; THURMAN p M'cAMMQN Fort Logan
WayHe: o'i RA9MoND f LEE Fort '5d1-'i Lea7sn-
worth: LOUIS 3. BENDER. Fort Lawton;
AUGUSTUS NORTON. Governors Island;
RALPH C. HARRIs)N, Fort Rosecrans;
FRANCIS P. HARDAWAY jefferson Bar
racks: John w, WALLIS. Fort Sam HOus-
ton; FREDERIC A. PRICE. Jr. Fort Du-
se 2a': william D. Frazer and and ROY
r. LYON, Fort Wayne; GEORGE F.
MOORE Fort SIN: JASON nv. AUSTIN,
Columbus Barracks
Second Lieutenant FRANK A, Ri ELL coast
Philippines. November Is, 10 san Francisco.
thence 10 Fort Monroe to Join his company
Second Lieutenant FREDERICK 5. SNYDER,
I'd Cavalry. to Walter Reed General Hos
pital District Of Columbia
Leaves Of absence: First Lieutenant FRANK
KELLER. LIST Cavalry, two months; Cap
tain DEROSEY c. CABELL list Cavalry.
three months and fifteen DAYS
NAVY,
C,sptaiu TEN FYCk p. ". NEEDER detached
retiring board. Washington continue other
r.ente1ant Commander n C. TwINING. de-
tsehed the Michigan; to navy yard Boston.
Lieutenant T. p. BASSETT. detached Fore River
sh.pbuilding Company; 10 command the
Lieutenant r. W KEasLER. detached charge
recruiting station. Cincinnati: home, leave
Lieutenant 1'- A c. KALI detached the Mont
FAsiTn Y B. ARMSTRONG. detached Fore
River shiphuilding Company command
,,,dsbinmsn q; e. BRANDT. to the Louisiana.
Passed Assistant Paymaster H. H ALKIRB 10
duty fitting out the New Orleans. al navy
ward Mare Island.
MOVEMENTS OF wARsHIPS.-The fol-
lowing movements OF vessels have been
-snarted 10 the Navy Department: