The Washington herald., 1917-06-23
BRIG. GEN. FRANK M'INTYRE,
Censor and Chief of Bureau
of Insular Affairs.

officer:
BRIG. GEN. FRANK MINTYRE,
Military Censor and Chief of Bureau
of Insular Affairs.
Born in Alabama January 5, 1865. and
appointed to the Military Academy
from that State in 1857. In 1856 he
was commissioned a second lieutenant
and was assigned to the Nineteenth
Infantry, in which arm of the service
he continued to serve until the estab-
lishment Of the Bureau of Insular AZ
fairs, in which he served as a subor-
dinate othcer until made chief of the
bureau.
Upon the entry of the United States
in the war against Germany, Gen. Nc
lntyre was appointed military censor
and Immediately was assigned to duty
Of censoring all messages transmitted
by telegraph or telephone across the
Mexican border. The task was not
a new one to him. having occupied a
similar position while serving in the
Philippine Islands.
The Navy Department Is preparing
t. erect buildings at seven coastal air
stations, which will be located at Mon
tauk Point. on Long Island; Rock
away Beach, on Long Island; Cape
yard: Old Point Comfort, Va: Key
West, Fla, and near Colon, on the
Canal Zone At each of these places it
is proposed to erect hangers for the
accommodation Of the aeroplanes and
to be built OF steel frame. together
with quarters for officers and men and
small shops for the repairs to the ma
chimes. 1t is estimated that about
100000 will be expended at each
place. Civil Engineer F. H. Cooke,
U. S. N, of the Bureau of Yards and
Docks, will be in charge Of this con-
ha - -
made known the existence OF recon-
mendatiOns that aviation and subma-
rine bases be established Immediately
at San Diego, Los Angeles, Ediz Hook,
Wash, at the mouth of the Columbia
River. and at the Mare Island and
Puget Sound navy yards. The dis
closure was made in a summary of
the proposals of the board of naval
officers, under Rear Admiral Helm,
which recently toured the Pacific
Coast under authority of Congress to
study this subject.
The Bureau Of Yards and Docks Of
the Navy Department Is proceeding
with all possible celerity in the COM
pletion Of the plans and specifications
for new construction work at the
Naval Academy to the extent of near
2,000,Oo0, will be devoted to an exten-
sion Of Bancroft Hall, adding two
wings in the rear so as to give ac
commodations in the way of sleeping
rooms and increased messing ar
rangements for a total body of 1000
midshipmen. About 100000 will be
utilized in the extension of Isher-
wood Hall, so as to provide more
classrooms, drawing-rooms, and shop
instruction space required by the in
crease In the number of midshipmen.
1t is expected that proposals for this
new work will be opened during the
first week in July.
The big problem Of clothing the
greater navy is being solved rapidly,
in spite Of the difficulty of securing
the cloth required for uniforms. The
navy's clothing factory at Charleston,
s. c., which is now manufacturing
about 1000 suits of white clothes a
month, will be able, it Is estimated, to
produce 10000 suits a month when
the large new building now nearing
completion is in full operation. The
New York clothing factory and con-
tractors during May turned out about
1000 suits Of blue clothing and the
officer in charge expects, in that plant
and through private contracts, to turn
out 5000 suits this month. II the
material is available, he estimates
that after July / blue uniforms can
be supplied at the rate Of 10000 a
month.