New-York tribune., 1910-04-23
ARMY AND NAVY NOTES
Senate Committee Asks About
Naval Supply Fund.
IFrom The Tribune Bureau.I

INTERESTING DISCLOSURES CONF
ING-An investigation OF decided interest
to friends of the navy Is likely to result
from the adoption Of a resolution by the
Senate which will bring to light the ex-
tensive correspondence between the Secre-
tary OF the Navy. the Paymaster General
and the Attorney General regarding the
naval supply fund This correspondence,
while volum.nous. has been guarded with
the utmost secrecy. but IL Is the purpose of
the Senate Committee on Naval Affairs TO
bring IL TO light in connection with their
investigation OF the status OF the fund. IL
IS also the purpose OF the Senate commit
tee to call the Paymaster General before IL
and interrogate him regarding the situa-
tion.
In the mean time instructions have been
sent to the commandant OF the navy yard
at Brooklyn and TO cOmmandantS Of all
other navy yards, informing them that II
Is the purpose of the Navy Department TO
have the naval supply fund put on a legal
basis as soon as possible. with a total
value OF $4,000 In ordinary commercial
supplies and money. This means reduc-
tion of the amount Of stock now carried
in naval storehOuSes at the yards By near
estimated to be the value of stock at
Brooklyn. Ii has been decided that this
excess OF stock may be drawn by the vari-
Gus bureaus without charging the value OF
the material against the bureau appropria-
ton. Naval officers who are interested IN
the supply fund as an institution OF com
the service say that there will be a scram-
BILE on the part of the bureau representa-
tions of This stock II is destined TO be
drawn, whether there Is use for IT or not.
and there viii be, II Is predicted. the es-
tablishment OF private stores a sort OF
secret boarding of the stock by bureaus
against the time they may want TO use the
material
GENERAL BELLS TERM ENDS
Major General J. Franklin Bell completed
his tour Of duty as chief Of staff Of the
army at noon to-day and took official leave
OF all his associates. Major General Leon
ard Wood succeeds General Bell as chief
OF staff. but will not assume the duties of
that office until he returns from Buenos
AyreS I'm June.
ORDERS ISSUED.-The following orders
have been issued:
ARMY.
Colonel JOHN r. WILLIAMS coast artillery Is
retired. to take effect June 80 and IS de-
tailed on active duty at Army War College
Retirement Of Colonel WILLIAM w ROBIN
SON, jr, assistant GuarternaSter general.
Majors RICHMOND NC sCHOFIDLD. quarter
master. and FRANK r. kEEFER. medical
corps. detailed chief quartsrmaster and chief
surgeon respectively, OF camp OF instruction
at GETTYSBURG IN July.
Captain DAN T. MOORE. 9Th Field Artillery.
upon arrival in United States to Washington
for temporary duty in Office chief OF staff.
First Lieutenant SAMUEL. II. MLEART. coast
artillery, assigned to 18th Company.
Leaves Of absence: Major CHARLES F. MAR
Surgeon ROBERT n. HoILINSisw0
ana Second Lieutenant Carl. c. OAkES,
4th Infantry. two months
NAVY.
Commander II. NJ. DOMBAUGH. retired. de-
tached command the Ozark and the Tonopah;
Commander f w KELLOGG. detached com
nand the Prairie. to conferences at Naval /
Commander E. T. wTTHERsPOON. detached the /
Nebraska: TO command the Prairie
Commander J. F. HUBBARD. detached navy
yard. New York: 70 charge recruiting sta
tion. Boston
the st. Louis revoked
Lieutenant Commander C. G. MITCHELL. de [
Lieutenant Commander J. L. STICHT. detached
Lieutenant Commander L. A. BOsTwICK, TO
temporary duty Navy Department
Lieutenant J. II. COMFORT. 70 charge Re
cruiiins station; Chicago.
School Hospital, Washington; leave, one
Ensign 5. b. M'KINNEY. TO the Dolphin.
Medical Inspector c. p LCMsDEN. detached /
recruiting station. Chattanooga
Medical Inspector H. B. Fits, to navy yard.
Medical Inspector ]. NJ EDGAR. detached At
lantie feet on the Connecticut; to command
Surgeon A. NJ d. MCCORMICK. detached the !
Michigan: mic. - TO duty as fleet surgeon. Atlantic |
Island: TO the Michigan
Surgeon S. s RODMAN. detached recruiting sta
ton. Chattanooga; to the Rhode Island.
Surgeon T. L. BENTON. detached the Buffalo 4
Passed Assistant surgeon NJ. H AMES. detached /
navy yard Portsmouth; to Asiatic station.
tached the Philadelphia: continue other 7
Passed Assistant Surgeon T. G. FOSTER. de-
Island
Passed Assistant Surgeon J. NJ MINTER. de
tached LIST Provisional Regiment expedi-
tonary forces. continue other duties
Assistant Surgeon q. r. W FRENCH. detached
naval hospital. Mare Island to the Albatross.
assistant Surgeon A. 2 LEE detached the
Chaplain W. O.. CAsCARD. detached naval
training station. Newport: to the louisiana.
land: to naval station. Tutniia samoa and
additional duty Annapolis. vice Chaplain r
Chaplain g. =. T. STEVENSON detached the
Station olonFapo, 81 ne 40 10 hos e dee'ed na's
Commander u. z. KNEPPER. detached the
Commander G. R. sLOCUM. detscheI command
the tain5ow; to naval hospital Mare Island.
uocga; 70 the Wilmington.
Ffsign e. B. BAUGHMAN. detached the VIII
mingtOn: to the CtsttanoOzs.
Assistant Surgeon f. ?. CUFF detached the
Ntlialobos; 10 the Charleston.
Charleston; to the viIlaIobos.
MOVEMENTS OF wARSHIPS.-The fol-
lowing movements OF vessels have been re-
ported 10 the Navy Department:
ARRIVED
april 1.-THE South Carolina at Provincetovn. [
The Indiana at Philadelphia. the Octopus and
the Cuttlehsh at Charleston city. the Dolphin
Annapolis.
April 22-The Dolphin at Washington.
SAILED.
April ci-The Octopus. the Cuttledsh and the II
MontgOnery, from Charleston to Lynn Ea-
ven Say the Prairie from Port Royal for
philadelphia; the Navajo from Mare 1sland
Tor santa Rosa Island. the Dixie from Pen
sacola fo- Charleston. the Flusser. the Tam
son. the Preston. the Reid and the smith
rom Pensacola for Key West. the Dolphin
from ALnapOlis for Washington
RELIGIOUS NOTICES.
THE MIDDLE COLLEGIATE CHURCH.