The San Francisco call., 1910-07-07
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Three Captains CompuIsoriIy
Retired by Elimination
Board
Especial Dispatch to The CALI

WASHINGTON, July 6.-The elimina-
tion board of admirals today compul-
sorily retired three captains of the
navy, who will retire with the rank of
commodores
They are Captains Ten Eyck D. W.
Veeder. Edmund B. Underwood and Ed
ward Everett Wright Their retire
ment will date back to June 80. This
trio of compulsory transfers completes
the quota Of IA vacancies necessary on
the active list to permit promotions
under the new blood provisions of
the naval personnel act.
The selections made by the board of
five admirals surprised naval officers
Captain Veeder is superintendent of
the naval observatory at Washingto
Captain Underwood commands the re-
ceiving ship Independence and Captain
Wright commands the naval station at
Guantanamo, Cuba. No successors hav-
ing yet been chosen, these officers will
retain their commands for the present
Captain Veeder, in charge of the OBJ
servatory little more than a year, had
almost 8 years of sea service and more
than 20 ashore. He is from New York
Captain Underwood, a Californian.
has had Fl years of sea service and 16
ashore. He was formerly governor of
Samoa and commanded the cruiser Col
orado. He had been attached to the
Independence for the last six months
Captain Wright is from Massachu-
setts, has had almost 20 years sea
service and nearly Ia ashore.
Announcement was made today of the
appointment of Pay Director Thomas
Cowie as paymaster general and chief
of the bureau Of supplies and accounts
of the navy.
Mare Island Orders
VALLEJO, July 6.-Lieutenant Com
mander Charles T. Owens ordnance
officer of the West Virginia, has been
temporarily transferred to the com
mand of the monitor Cheyenne, which
he will take to Seattle, where he will
turn over the vessel TO the naval re-
serve of Washington. Past Assistant
Paymaster Emmett H. Teabau, who
has been attached to the Mare island
navy yard as assistant store keeper,
has reported for duty on board the
fish commissions ship, Albatross.
Submarines on Test Trip
PROVINCETOWN, Mass, July g.
To demonstrate the practicability of
the submarine for long ocean trips, the
Salmon left here today on a $50 mile
trip to Bermuda. The little craft
swung round the end of Cape Cod at
a. m. today and, accompanied by
the ocean tug Underwater headed
away southeast for st. David's light
on the northeast end of Bermuda. It
is expected that the run will be made
in about 20 hours. After filling her
gasoline tanks al Hamilton the Salmon
will start for New York and then re-
turn to Quincy.
Trip to Stimulate Foreigners
WASHINGTON, July 6.-Stimulation
of interest in submarine boat con-
struction among the South American
governments is suggested as one of
the reasons for the long trip of the
submarine boat Salmon.
This is probably the longest straight
away trip on record of a submarine
vessel.
The Salmon was constructed under
a contract with the navy. department,
but has not yet been commissioned.
Assistant Naval Constructor Battles
and Lieutenant Weaver, the general
inspector for the Salmon, were detailed
TO make the trip to the Bermuda is
lands