New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-22
ARMY AND NAVY NOTES
LEGISLATION Wanted for Naval
Officers Failing in Promotion.
From The Tribune Bureau.
shington, May

FROM Inc l!lDuH" bHi'"H'I
Washington. May 81
To REMEDY INJJ'STICE.-Th naval
authorities are trying to obtain legislation
which shall correct an adverse olscrii'''."
ton against certain naval omcers VIM
have failed TO qualify professionally io'
promotion Under the existing law theso
officers are suspended for one year "hen
they are re-examined IL they again IAN
they are dropped from the service "i'h'"
ceremony and without pay. In the oase Va
an officer who fails for moral disquai'''0"
ton he Is dropped with year > pay
Is felt that in the case of an officer VINO
fails professionally only. he should al ieas.
receive as much when he is separated
from the service. as an officer dlsquahi'e"
for more serious reasons. Then, too. the
Years SUSPENSION means an INTERRUPTION
NJ promotion. and in that period. under eN-
listing law. an officer may lose lie" VI nc
may lose many numbers. There is nothing
IN regulate it, II is proposed that the la"
shau he changed so that. In the hrst place.
the suspension shall not be TOT io'e''
n.r,od than six months, and I'm That uhe
the loss Of numbers representing ''e
fcers who jump the offlcer suspend
shall be determined by an average Vi '''
rate of promotion
SOUGHT RETIREMENT IN VAIN
u,ouir, ,o oh,aiu retirement by action oil the
presid Mt Lieutenant Colonel BeNerl! W.
Dunn. Of the ordnance department Oh tho
army inventor OF dunnite ana one Oh III
leading ordnance experts of the country
has resigned his commission IN the army
effective October /. Colonel Dunn uieu
to have his tour Of duty with the
hoard Al New York considering the sate
TRANSFORMATION Of explosives extended. faii-
,re in this he sought retirement so that he
might complete his work with the expio-
sivos commission Colonel Dunn is a ma
tive Of Louisiana. and was grahua'eu ii''"
the Military Academy in 1883.
ORDERS IsSUED.-The following ORDERS
have been issued:
ARMY.
Major WILLIAM 81 HoBERTs' medi ,n a.
CORPS from manPuvrc division. san M
tonic 70 Fort Thomas ,c,.
FIRST Lieutenant JOSEPH +. WARE io,n
Infantry. detailed professor Of military
science Virginia Polytechnic Ins,'ute'
August l. vice captain Win ,rnnsr s,a az
DASIIELI.. 24th Infantry 70 proper s'a-
FIRST Lieutenant OWEN e. FISK msa'' a.
absence. to Hot Springs army ana navy
general hospital ,.,, -
First Lieutenant ERNEST r sLAIE NE, en-, mea "a
zeal reserve corps. from New YORK 'i'E W
columbus Barracks. ..,.,.
Second Lieutenant FREDERICK T. ,,, Ph q, san
18th Field Artillery. from Preside OF "a"
Francisco to Fort sill - -,
Leaves Of absence. Colonel HOMER W.
WHEELER; cayalry unas sign, iur mr. r.
ih~nce to retired list: First Lieutenant ~,
MIND BAYLES. medical reserve corps
two months First Lieutenant JoSEpn, -
GRACE. coast artillery. recruiting oih'e
fifteen days from June T.
NAVY.
Lieutenant commander II. +. YARNELl. De
tachod naval torpedo station. Newport To
Atlantic feet on m. Connecticut.
Lieutenant Commander q. T.. COLIN detached
Naval Academy: to he Virginia. as hrst
Lieutenant G. II FIsCHER detached the Viz
Lieutenant 9 J. RowCLITri to the virginia Gs,ncs.a
navy ward. Washington: TO summer confer
ence Naval War College ..
Midshipman l.. l. lINDLEY detached the SCUM
surgeon : s RODMAN. detached the Rhode
Island. to the New Jersey. .- >.
Passed Assistant surgeon r. r RIGGS d.
tached navel hosrital. Port ROYAL; 10 dut,
in connection with nttng OUT the ONO ana
on board when commisslomcd r,s ,.,,.hod
naval hospital navy ward Norfolk; 20 com
mand naval hospital. PGrt Hss a.,,cbo, the
Assistant Surgeon -. &. 1HphAH, he'a'h'n NV
Rhode Island: to the Ohio.
Acting Assistant surgeon q. MALKIN. ap-
pointed -,
chief Boatswain g EBERWlEN. detached the
Philadelphia to nav ward. lueet soiIl'
chief Machinlst n. GEBHARDT. to naval hos
pital. New York ,
Orders ~ Nav Is % Passed Assistant surgeon D..
: ROsSITER should read naval hospital
Puget Sound. Instead ~ naval hospital Mare
Island.
MOVEMENTS OF WARSHIPS.-The fol-
lowing movements Of vessels have been re-
ported To the Navy Department:
ARRIVED.
MAJ is-Tho Bailey at Lynnhayen Bay
NAV lg-Tho rauaeut NJ san Diego; the lripe
at Boston.
SAILED.
Nav lS-The Eailey from Norfolk Tor Lynn
haven Raw