New-York tribune., 1910-01-15
LIN ARMY AND NAVY
Wants Ciuilian Head Of Naual
Observatory.
rFron me THINE sr-szu.1


Washington, January "a
MR. cLCOTTS PLAN.-Rspressntattv
Olcott. OF New York. believes that IN.
prestige Of the Naval Observatory IN
Washington IS not enhanced by the pres
ent system OF having a naval officer a. ia
head RE Is OF the opinion that this iuset
tuition should have an international rsputa-
ton IN the scientific world and should B.
looked 20 for original work and Important
discovery. He believes that this cannot
be accomplished unless an astronomers Of
unquestioned reputauon and ability ia
placed In control OF the institution. and
for this reason he is pressing on the Naval
Affairs Committee a bin which VIII elm
mate the naval officers Mr. oIcott makes
no criticism OF the officers who have been
in charge. but points out that men who
have given most of their lives to the study
OF naval conditions cannot b expected
TO prove specialists in astronomy. He de-
cIares that since Professor Simon New
comb retired the observatory has had No
head who was recognized By scientific men
LABOR AT NAVY TARDS.-A deisga-
ton OF the national league Of sovernme1t
onployes held a conference to-day with
Assistant Secretary Winthrop IN regard 70
the general Improvement or labor cccc--
tions in the navy yards Representatives
were present from Boston. Portsmouth.
~ II, and washington Among ether ouss-
tions considered were those Of furioughiny
employees instead OF Gismissing them when
work became slack. Saturday holf-hoiicays
and prison labor AT the close of the cor
ference Mr.. Winthrop asked the delegation
t. submit their suggestions in writing. This
they promised TO do.
"oILING sTATIONS"-~oihng stat,cns'
for tire navy instead OF coaiins stations IS
enc of the proposals Secretary Mayer "a
row considering in connecti1 N wIrn t1s
future OF shirs of war. A plan Is under
consideration for the conversion OF the
coaling station noT In process CT con
struction st San Diego. Cal, into an "oil-
ing station" so that ships nay rsplsnish
their supply OF fuel oil should Its use bs
adopted extensively in the gsnSraticn ot
motive power at sea Several ships al
ready have been fitted for its use Il 6e-
sirabIe Representative Smith, OF Caiifor-
MIA had a conference with Secre-a<y
Never to-day On the subject The Propo~
sitior 70 change the nature CT the staten
AT San Diego has delayed work there and
operated as factor IN deGsrEtn11s t.s
amount which Congress will appropriats
for the improvement OF the harbcr.
ORDERS IsSUED.-Ihs following orders
Rave been issued:
Major JOHN x CREE coast .-rIils-y. %
general hospital, Preside a San Fran
Major EALpIMAND =. YOUNG. gua-czr-s.-
ter, assume temporary charge cErlss c,
depot auarrsrnasts- ard general s1rsr-
Francisco. vice Lieutenant Cclc-sl FRED
ERICE Won scERADER. dsDGty qus--
ts9mssteT, pspaTtnaszt q @ q califorais. v.cs
Lisutenant cnloasl ROBERT r. STE
vESS M E:aR aiRusy ssaoa s gss ssesao s ~
aad First Lieutenant BEVERLY G DAILY,
18th Infantry. 20 Walus- Red Gs1s-a1
Hospital. Disrrict 81 celur5ie
JAMES :. COLE. 9th csTairy: DE- RosEy
sATaE sA ssz "a eavsiry, a-f g Fer E1 RiisS 3,
FIRST Iiearsnant MICHAEL Z; HCGHES.
Lnsdiea! reserve eocps, 2 ssaiess a. AsSs.4- 5ET
from 2Sd TO Goth Infantry.
Leaves Of absence: First Lieutenant Will
daSs daM 6 caps2is PoANA 5EsNvIIER sS sEVrsS.
s9ssT aGs4sTy g sSTasIL PTrEH eossc e5s
artillery, eleven days
NAVY.
Lieutenant z. WOODS. 10 charge recruiting
station. chattanooga. vice Lieu,e2a1c Z
Lieutenant 4. 3. REED. de.aehed re albany
temporary duty ths Pensacola
Lieutenant W J. GILES. upon expiration OF
leave 10 Naval Academy
L!eutSnant ". J. MOSES. detached the Albany:
home await or6sFs.
Lieutenant L. E MORGAN. FROM Naval Eas-
pital. Norfolk: leave two months
Ensign R. WILSON. detached slaG % ccs--
raande- 4rh Division. atlantic d6e-S o1 t>s
Virginia. and continue Naval Asotcsl
SchoO! Hospital Washington
Assistant Naval Constructor J. REED. j.. c.
rsched navy yard. Philadelphia: 70 duty as
Inspector ot hull material FOR Eastern Dis
trict. Philadelphia.
MARINE CORPS
Second Lieutsnant = W WILLIAMS. -sro-t IN
person 10 major general co-nrnancs-r-
Captain W. c EARLLEEs leave OF abssrcs tcr
two months
MOVEMENTS OF wARsHIPS.-Thet tcl-
lowing movements OF vessels have been -
ported 10 the Navy Department:
ARRIVED.
Jan 12--Ths TaEkLCn. the Vulcan. ths Pazth-,
and the Mars, Guantanamo. the Nan
shan, at Yokohama the Rrutus. a. Nor
folk.
SAILED.
Jan. 1.-THE Leonidas from Bccas del Toro
for Guantanamo
Jan 1S-rhe West Virginia and the Psrnsyi-
vs1ta. from NasaSaiSi for Xoszohauna: ths
MsyhoTTer. from Charleston for Washing