New-York tribune., 1910-06-29
ARMY AND NAVY NOTES
Complications Over Pay of Naval
Bureau Chiefs,
From The Tribune Bureau
WaSbipeton Tune


from the legislation incorporated in the
naval appropriation act relating to the pay
of bureau chiefs. This provision appears to
have been hastily drawn. without consulta-
ton with the authorities who would know
its effect 1t provides that an officer who
has occupied the post of bureau chief, line
or staff, shall receive the pay of Junior
rear admiral Inasmuch as one of the bu-
reau chiefs-Rear Admiral n. E. Mason,
chief of ordnance-has already attained the
rank of senior rear admiral this law may
serve to deprive him of $1,000 a year in pay
If il be considered that the law limits the
nav of a bureau chief to that of a junior
rear admiral.
Another provision of the clause is that an
officer who has served as bureau chief may
become rear admiral. with the pay Of the
lower nine. when ne has served thirty
wears. It remains to be determined whether
this means that many additional rear ad-
mirals must be authorized to accommodate
those officers Who may serve thirty years.
In the case of the engineer in chief of the
navy. Hutch l. Cone who is rear admiral
by virtue of his bureau chiefship, that
officer. on completion of his present duty.
would ordinarily revert to his grade Oh
neutenant commander, which would place
him in command of some small ship. AS
suming that he serves two terms as en-
pineer in chief and returns to line duty, he
will nrobably be commander. or not more
thaa.a Junior captain, when he shall have
completed thirty years service. Then the
question will come up whether he becomes
bona fide rear admiral, displacng some
other rear admiral, or is an extra number,
and whether this promotion entities him to
be considered as the senior in rank of those
officers who have all along been his senior
If that is the case it is quick Jump,
which is likely to create much discomfort
1t is appreciated at the Navy Department
that the provision is defective in its appl1-
cation 1t was intended to protect Pay
master General E. B. Rogers on his retire
ment after thirty years service. In the
case of an officer who retires after thirty
years service no difficulty will be encoun-
tered but as the law reads. an officer may
continue on the active list after he has COM
pleted thirty years service and then become
rear admiral of the lower nine, which cir
cumstance is likely to give trouble. 1t is
possible that the Navy Department Will
recommend a change in the phraseology OF
the law so as to avoid complications In
the mean time the navy officers are dis
cussing with much animation the effect Of
this law upon certain officers
! EQUIPMENT BUREAU GOES.-The
President signed an order to-day abolishins
the Bureau of Equipment in the Navy De-
partment and distributing its duties among
the other bureaus of the department in ac-
cordance with the recommendations of the
Swift board.
LYONS DEFENCE-Captain Samuel +.
Lvon's defence TO the charges preferred
against him as the result of his testimony
ir the Brownsville investigations vas pre-
sented to-day to the court martial which Is
trying the captain at Fort Myer Inc
prosecution practically finished its case yes
terday Lieutenant General S. NJ. B. Young
(retired), who is Captain Lyons accuser
finished his testimony. The charges accuse
Captain Lyon of falsifying the amInunltlon
record Of his company when an inventory
was taken after the Brownsville shooting
Before the defence went on with its tesrl-
rnonv a fight was caused by an attempt %
show that Captain Rowland, Judge advocate
Of the court, and not General Young, was
the real frafner of the charges against Cap
tain Lyon. The defence sought to show
that Captain Rowland was recorder of the
Brownsville court and practically framed
signed them. The court martial decided 10
admit that and consider il on its merits
! Captain Murphy and other attorneys for the
defence then read to the court all the testi-
rnonv which Capain Lyon gave before the
Senate committee which investigated the
discharge of the negro battalion after the
shooting at Brownsville. They read more
than a hundred pages of printed testimony
In relays When the reading ended the
court adjourned until tomorrow.
ORDERS ISSUED.-The following orders
have been issued;
Major CARL REICHMANN. Path Infantry. and and
Captain EDMUND WITTENMYBR' general
STAN 10 Governors Island, July 1, for duty
pertaining to camp of instruction al Fihe
cantajn JOSEPH F. GoHN, quartermaster,
from Seattle to Portland, and assume charge
of construction work at Forts Mckinney
Levitt Prepe Willtsms Knox n HMPaREY and SefmEsY
Jr, quartermaster TO office quartermaster
general at washington.
GEORGE B. PRITCHARD, Jr., 9th cavairy.;
to duty pertaining to inspection Of organized
militia of Michigan at the encanpnien' Au
Captain RALPH S. GRANGER, 1st Field ATtii-
ter's department .,r>,, -.
First Lieutenant ASA l. SINGLETON, 9th IN
| fantry upon completion Of duties with COM
panv A, signal Corps camp of instruction
at Fort Benjamin Harrison to his regiment; !. :
First Lieutenant ROBERT u. .IIOOoNtf>, ~"
Infantry captain, acting judge advocate,
from San Francisco. August 8. for Philip
| pines :, -.-.u o,,,
Each of the following second lieutenants (coast
artillery attached to company hersinatter
indicated and will report TO commanding OF
fcer of post designated for temporary GUY,
thence to Fort Monroe, July 10: BELION S,s
Barracks: CARY r WILSON, 35th Com
pany Fort Monroe; JOHN H HOOD, 4lSI
Company, Washington Barracks: RlSHARD
| CHRISTOPHER d. PIERCE. I'D COMPANY
! washington Barracks; PHILIP LUNG
STEDT, 11sth COMPANY Washington gsen lsar bap-
pany. Washington Barracks; EDWARD l..
DYRER 16sth Company. Fort Warren.
| WALLACE L. CLAY, 163th Company. Eor.
Ethan Allen; FREDERICK e. KINGMAN.
llsth Company, Fort Screven; SIMON W.
| SHERRY. 166th Company. Washington Bar
racks; DANIEL n SWAN: 5r.; iosIF Fr,tssE. i9;I I.
16sth Company Fort Logan; Harry w.
sToVALL, 186th Company. Fort Mcpherson
RICHARD F. &c cox; 1ga ID, CSnpanS; Safb HoinspT
Fort Sheridan; JOHN p. McCASkEY. Jr.'
! 41st Company, Fort DUPONT: EDWARD 5.
/ HARRISON 9th Company, Washington Bar
racks.
Second Lieutenant FENELON CANON. coast
| artillery attached TO 11sth Company from
! Philippines, July Is. to Fort Monroe via san
| Francisco.
CHAPLAIN WILLIAM G. .STIVERSON, assigned
| to sth Cavalry: to Fort Crook, August l.
Dental Surgeon ROBERT F. PATTERSON. from
San Francisco to Fort sheridan
Leaves of absence Captain JAMES TOTTEN.
| coast artillery, three months ON releI from
duty in Philippines: First Lieut. enant WILL
IAN n. HUGHES Jr-. signal corps. one
| month; First Lieutenant LOUIS l. PEN
! DLETON, coast artillery, June y to July D.
| NAVY.
Rear Admiral A. MARK (retred) detached as
| chairman Lighthouse Board to home.
/ CAM taF detached