The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1917, 1914-07-03
OFFICERS NAVY BOARD Us
PICKED ARE EFFICIENT
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Commander William 8. whitted. In
spector Cramp Shipyard. PHILADELPHIA,
Refdsville, N. c.
Lieutenant Commander Walter M.
Falconer. collier Leonidas, Springfield.
Ohio. icy -, ',"..I
Lieutenant Commander Ulysses s.
Macy. In charge. Of navy. recruiting
station. Philadelphia, Adrian, Mich.
Lieutenant Commander Carlton r.
kear. gunboat Alcano. Washington.
Lieut. Frank w. Osborn. Jr.. gum
boat Castine. Eugene, Oregon.
Lieut.. William ]. Moses, cruiser Ra-
leigh. Seattle. Wash.
In addition to the plucking boards
list. Secretary Daniels ennounccd thaf
the following six officers had bean
placed on the retired list at their own
request.
Retired Voluntarily. ors
Captain Harrison A. Bispham. navy
yard. Philadelphia; commander, En-
nett F.. Pollock. battleship Vermont.
bloomington. ILL.,: commander irwin
V. G. Gillis. battfeshfp p Michieain;i
Washington. b. c.: nccDmmander Raw,
mond Stone, battieship New. Jersey.
Mobile. Ala; Commandsf. Simon p
f'uilinwider, battleships Connection.
Haton, n. NJ; Commander Edwin H
Delaney, waiting. orders at, Washing
ton, D. Co.. Cleveland, ). Tenn. ,..'.,,r,,
number Of other officers .had asked
Tor voluntary refinement Had all AM
piicattons been accepted. the ,boaya
'woMld not have had to. .doiany "nintk. .
ang. - Ruttlass rEeaiv the .pfasidantt des
cided not tQ,permit the volunteer. re-
tirement of any officer who has mot
sAen twenty ye2Ss esrvica aster;-rnd- ;
uafing from the naval academy The
law requires the creation aofo ~ f6rty
Vacanctes annuallyE. with fifteettecoftfI
puIsory retirementsif hecesSary ..,in 4,
Included In the list of 'fplucked" ;,re
the names Of some fofficers . tyhnse
prominence In naval cireleY hn41Anl-
ed great surprise asIndhg thai4!4 9IIl.,
leagues at their retirement. E"nhHT 80
Captain Gibbons 1iAs 6NeR sf,t,e, IN
teadent OF the naval academy and nav.
al attache to the American embassy
In London. assignments given II off;.
GERS Of the highest ability. Cantain
Hill became prominent through his
outspokeq criticism or defects in the
emphcement OF armor on the older
battleships. which led to radical
changes In the designs.
We're Good Officers. $50: .:,
Some Of the officers had been ra.
ssTasa as in somewhat unsaiisfactury
health, though not In q. condition n,
warrant medical condemnation. M, ~.
Secretary Danielsi explained there
was nothing on the records. of anv, of
these officers to show that they, we've
not fitted for any naval servics ain the
matter of habit, temperament Ahd BRO
iessional ability. j He pointed nut. tAnt
the piucktnS law som stiMo tHxo hati
resulted n the ielimiuations from Tho
navy Of officers who .enre ,iiaIIahi1.
disqualified, but nov the. naval fiats
were In such shapetthAt lilo bSard 'Gas
confronted with the task OF detArmin-
Ing not who wss. .ankiAatn -AeerAtatned
IN the service but rather who conjd
best be spared adfs5 u stIiS II igt sSf fi,;ps
olghiy competent officers, {, :. !
The secretary added he Hoped n LII
could be prepared before the N ee.ine
OF the next r0ngresssfof, ,the reai iTsfa
ment OF the persgf5pel 81 tie navy
which would eliminate pbjectiak78bi
features of the present iaw. alesy
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