The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-05-18
REASONS ARE GIVEN
FOR NAVY SHAKE-UP
No Definite Date Set for
Admiral Rogers Re
tirement.
SUPPORTER ORDERED
TODUTY On BOAT
Pavmaster Charles Conrad Is the
First Victim OF Prom
ised Changes.

While no definite date has been set by
Secretary Of the Navy Meyer for put
ting into effect the resignation OF Pay
master General Eustacs b Rogers, who
is also chief OF the bureau OF supplies
and accounts Of the Navy Department,
Payunastsr Rogers. VINO carries the rank
OF rear admiral just now VIII soon be
doing duty elsewhere
Admiral Rogers has not resigned his
position. nor has hs notified Secretary
BFeyeT or anybody else thai he desires
to do 50. But some day IN the very
near future Secretary Meyer VIII de-
clare Admiral Rogers resignation IN
ehsct, and that VII settle It
Two Reasons Given
Tfrare are two reasons given for the
removal OF Admiral Rogers. The first
given Is that be stubbOrniy refused TO
obey the suggest 4 OF the Secretary
that he restore % their proper place
stores worth S9500,O coo. which he had had
transferred 70 tia bureau OF supplies
and acc cunts The ether reason given
is that he administration OF the bust
ness affairs OF the bureau OK supplies
and accounts has been found by an eX-
uert accountant brought on from New
York 10 be not up 20 date
Reports were CirCui led today that
Admiral Rogers is being Ousted because
- -Tf4ioIse5 Secretary Movers naval
reorganization scheme at a hearing pc
fore the House Committee on Naval AZ
fairs It was stated al the NaEy DS-
uartment this morning thai before ne
appeared before the House CoIIlIIllLLee
Admiral Rogers called on Secretary
Meyer and asked him what MS AOeTtleS
would be at such a hearing.
The Secretary told Admiral Rogers ne
might say what he pleased BE SAID ne
knew Admiral Rogers. views were con
trarv 10 his, but that ths admiral need
not feel he was unuzZlsd- On the con
rrarv Secretary Meyer SAID II WOuil
be- desirable 20 have full expression OF
the views OF al naval Officers On me
Nith this sanction Admiral Rogers
appeared before the committee ana ana
vigorously opposed ri Meyers pet
scheme That was On March =
Clash Gus.
subsequently the question OF the
navy supply fund zane up This
fund was created bJ Congress ana
limited 70 S2,7OlOo0. It IS SINKING
fund for the bureau OF supplies ana
accounts on which 1hs other bureaus
When 6dmirsI Rogers took other
funds under his control the secretary
advised him that such eCllon vas IL
legal, ana suggested mildly at lTSI'
that the other funds be restored TO
their proper place in other bureaus
Mr.. Meyer was backed up Dy ALtOI-
tentfOn that the transfer OF funds was
Illegal. Admiral rogers declined 70
transfer them Not long ago 3lr-
Never. who had been watching the
bureau Of supplies and accounts
closely. called in an expert accoun-
raut- J. SfSudenhall- OF the urm OF
Warwick & Mitchell OF New York.
and told him 10 20 over the bureau
with q. Gpe-IOOrh comb.
one OF the first things &endenhal
found was that there was no way OF
making d trial balance If the chief
Of the bureau were called upon 20
make q statement Il short tine
would not, aCcoroTE-[ % Mendenhall 6
report. be able 20 say where he stood
In other res 0ects SIeudenhau said he
found The bureau Of supplies and
accounts going along under antigua
ted methods
Changes Ordered
These conditions, coming On top
OF Admiral Rogers refusal TO obey
Secretary Meyers suggestion about
the restoration Of the supply funds,
tipped the balance beam, and Secre-
tary Meyer decided that there was not
room enough in the Navy Department
for him and Admiral Rogers both
The Secretary viii remain where he
In the meantime what promises TO
be q wholesale shake-uD in the bu-
resu C. supplies and accounts has be-
gun One OF the first persons TO be
affected IS -PaymasteT Charles Con
rad, a supporter of Admiral Rogers.
He has been ordered to sea
II is probable that those officers
who are opposing Secretary Never
the fight in Congress Many members
of the House Committee on Naval At
fairs are sympathetic with the view
point Of the officers