Evening star., 1925-11-29
NAVY.


Rear Admiral John G.. Tawresey
C. c., on duty in the Bureau of Con.
struction and Repair, Navy Depart
ment, on January %, 1926, due to his
reaching the statutory age limit of 81
years, there is considerable specula-
ton going on in naval circles as TO
who will be elevated to this rank
when Admiral TaWresey is separated
from the active rolls of the naval es-
tablishment. Another age retirement
which will take place during the first
month Of 1926 is that of Capt George
Pickrell (M. c., L. 5. N, who will be
placed upon the retired list Of the
Navy on January "a.
In connection with filing the va
cancy created by the retirement of
Admiral Tawresey the names of four
officers, all captains of the COnstruc-
ton Corps, have been most prominent
ly mentioned. They are Elliot SNOW,
on duty in the Bureau of Construction
and Repair; George II. Rock, assist
ant to the chief, Bureau of Construc
ton and Repair; HOratio q. Gillmor,
on duty in the Bureau of Inspection
and Survey, and Richard NJ. Watt,
manager Of the Philadelphia Navy
Yard.
The Bureau of Navigation, Navy
Department. has announced that the
following named officers became eligi-
BILE for promotion to the next higher
grades on the dates indicated, as fol
lows: Lieut. George y. Lamont, Octo-
Der 10, 1925. In addition to Lieut.. La
mont, / captain. commanders, 4
lieutenant commanders, ! lieutenants
and 6 lieutenants junior gradeJ be
came eligible for promotion on No
vember 16 TO the next higher grades.
They are Capt. Luke MCNamee.
Comdrs. Stephen c. Rowan, Walter
S. Anderson and Henry ID. Cooke;
Lieut.. Comdrs. Jabez 5. Lowell. John
f. Shafroth. jr.: Karl T. Smith and
Ernest W. McKee, Lieuts Walter
NJ. a. Wynne, Scott Umsted, Myron
]. Walker and William ]. Lorenz;
Lieuts. GuniOr gradel Frederick X.
Buse, Charles Wilkes, Chester L.
Hutton. Harley +. Cope, Hugh p.
Kirby and James +. Nolan.
An announcement of interest TO the
enlisted personnel Of the Navy was
made this week by Rear Admiral W.
r. Shoemaker, chief of the Bureau
| Of Navigation, in which he pointed
| out that the enlisted men of the ma
val service who have established their
special qualifications in the use OF
| the arm or arms which they may be
| required TO use shall receive addi-
| tional compensation in certain classes
| for such periods Of time as may he
| prescribed by the Secretary of the
| Navy. The Bureau of Navigation
manual. Admiral Shoemaker declared,
| Will include the general qualifications
| for enlisted men for this extra com
| pensation, and it will also embrace
the periods of time during which GER
| tain qualifications shall entitle en-
! listed men to extra Compensa ton.
| To be entitled to this extra COM
| pensation. enlisted men must be so
stationed by their comma nding officers
| that they may be required TO use such
| arm or arms. 1t is possible that an
| enlisted man who has qualified under
| one years Orders for Gunnery EXer-
! CiSeS is ineligible TO re-eStabiiS his
qualifications under later instructions.
| In this event, the man will be re
| iieVed from his station at such arm or
arms as of a certain date. whereupon
| his extra compensation ceases.
| During the past year. % enlisted
men of the Navy became warrant Of
ficers. OF this number IL We're given
radio electrician warrants car
| penters, boatswains and / acting
pay clerk. Should any vacancies oc-
I cur during 1925. the following will be
promoted to the rank indicated next
1 requirement
| for promotion and are on the waiting
| list. They are: Boatswains, c. Cuth.
bert, G.. w. Graves, NJ. 5. Shelf and
a. l.. Parker; carpenters. II. P. Cum
mings, L. V. Scott, J. Bryan. l.. W.
Parten, H. J. Hamilton, J. c. Staab
and T. P. Dunn.
The following officers in the Bureau
of Navigat ton became due for promo.
ton the past week to the next higher
grades: Lieut.. d. 81 Jewett p Mon.
| cure: Comdrs. Samuel NJ Robinson
additional number) and William w.
Smyth, Lieut.. Comdrs Dallas c.
Laizure, Lieut.. Powell NJ. Rhea and
Lieut.. d. g. Wade De Weese: Comdr
RaIston S. Holmes, Lieut.. Comdr
Jules James, Lieut.. Henry 2. Burnett
and Lieut.. d. 81 Rowland D. Hill. The
following will become due for promo
| ton December l, upon the retirement
of Capt. Martin +. Trench: Comdr.
| William j. Giles. Lieut.. Comdr John
F. McClain, Lieut.. Hubert E Paddock
and Lieut.. u. & Amariah b Cart.
wright
On or about February Is Rear Ad
mtral w. R. Shoemaker. chief of the
| Bureau of Navigation. announced a
competitive examination OF chief paw
clerks and pay clerks for appointment
to the grade of assistant payma ster
will be held. The regulations govern
ing the holding of this examination
prescribe that candidates for such ap
pointment must be not over 35 years
of age at the time of appointment
and only those chief pay clerks and
pay clerks whose records have been
above average since their appointment
! in the grade of pay clerk will be au
| thorlZed to compete in the eXamna.
ton. No consideration will he given tc
applications received after January 10
The application of Capt. Chauncey