New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-12-16
ARMY AND NAVY NOTES
Deluge of Protests Against Clos
ina the Minor Naval Stations.
from The Tribune Bureau
Washington Docer,,f,er TX


CLOSING NAVY YARDS.-The House
Naval Committee. in the hearings OF bu-
reau chiefs held during the last few days.
has gone into the question OF the abandon
| ment of the minor naval stations as recon-
mended by Secretary Meyer in his annual
report The committee has been deluged
with protests from those In the neighbor-
hood of the stations which have been
marked for discontinuance. Most OF the
bureau chiefs have refrained from express
ing an opinion which will aid the commit
tee and 1t is expected that when Mr.. Meyer
appears before the committee tomorrow
he will be asked to give some additional
information along the lines of the general
comment made in his annual report. One
bureau chief, Civil Engineer II. c. Holli.
day, of the Bureau of Yards and Docks.
furnished some comfort to the opponents
of Secretary Meyer on this proposition by
stating that failure to appropriate for the
naval stations would not relieve the Navy
Department entirely of responsibility or
expenditure since it would be necessary TO
allot funds for preservation, if not for
maintenance.
Civil Engineer Holiday cited the ex-
ample Of one closed station which necessf-
tated an outlay of about SEQ for the erec-
tor of a fence. The closed naval station
at Sackett's Harbor, \. Y, was the object
of considerabl BILE curiosity on the part of the
members of the committee. The outlay
there is of little consequence, the regular
disbursement amounting to 81 a day, which
is the pay of caretaker. Mrs. Metcalf,
| the widow of a former veteran of the Civil
War, who continues her late husband $
| work in looking after the property on the
| -c,,y..
every year, largely to the effect that the
| station has experienced IAN awful winter"
! Mr. Meyer is prepared to show the COM
mittee that the navy yards he has recon-
| mended for abandonment should be per-
manently closed and steps taken to trans
| fer the reservations to other departments.
| il they are needed by the lifesaving ser
| vice, lighthouse board, customs branch or
others.
GENERAL FUNSTON TRANSFERRED
| TO PHILIPPINES-O issued from
/ the War Department to-day assigned
| Brigader General Frederick Funston at
present in command OF the army service
| schools, Fort Leaverworth, Kan. to COM
| mand Of the Department of Luzon, in the
| Philippines, relieving Brigadier General
Ramsay D. Potts, who win take command
| of the service schools at Fort Leavenworth.
| The changes will take place ON January Ia.
| ORDERS IssUED.-The following orders
have been issued:
| Brigadier General RAMSAY d. POTTS, detailed
commandan. of Army Service Schools Fort
heaxenwoPth 70 take sffsc. Ja rpFnr 70 rg
| FUNSTON. Brigader General POTTS re
lieved from command of Department OF
Major PAUL r sTRAUB, General staff. to
Army Service Schools. Fort Leavenworth,
during continuance of course of instruction
| at army field service school for medical
Detail Of Major ALvARADo NJ. FULLER re<-
tired. Tor duty with organized militia Of
Captain FRANK r. MCCOY, Sd Cavalry upon
expiration OF present leave Of abssnes' TO
First Lieutenan nan ARTHUR R. EHRDBEcH.
corps of engineers. from general nospitai;
I r9 sa gates TO With COMPANY r I'd Bat
talon OF Engineers.
First Lieutenant f hoy E For ah Eamton to Fort
/ Bayard General Hospital.
First Lieutenant CLARENeE Il; . hS Sansrai
Hospital; District q e9lSme s,sra, ,orp. re-
main on duty at Army Service Schools. Fort
First Lieutenant GORDON n. kIMBALL. 12t n
| Cavalry from duty aide-de-eamp 10
Brigadier General RAMSAY D. POTTS. upor,
! expiration OF present leave OF absence, tneiice
| 20 his regiment, Fort William Mckinley
! Philippines.
| H BISHOP 1st Infantry. one month
MOVEMENTS OF WARSHIPS--The FOL
lowing movements Of vessels have been re-
ported to the Navy Department:
ARRIVED.
| Dec. l3-The Iameon, at San Juan
Dec 14-The Smith, at San Juan; the CycloPs
| at Norfolk.
SAILED.
Dec. 1S--The hanson from Culeora for ear
Juan.
Dec 1.-THE Smith, from Culebra for San Juan
| the C.yclops, from Hampton Roads for Nor