Evening star., 1928-02-26

E. w. Ebsrle on August Il, while the
remaining officer to be selected will be
for the purpose of filing any vacancy
which might occur before June, 1929.
by reasons other than retirement. This
Is the smallest number of selections for
the rank of rear admiral which has
occurred in many years and indicates
that the advancement to higher rank
In the Navy has met setback. at least
for the 1929 fiscal year.
AS result Of the promotion rate in
the Navy having dropped apprec,ably
during the last few months in all
grades, and in view OF the fact that
during that period the attrition rate
has not reached the normal attrition
rate Of 4 per cent. there will BE-
no promotion TO the rank of lieutenant
commander after the distribution date
mex. June, until eight officers have
been separated from the rank of ,leu-
tenant commander, This situation
makes practically no difference to those
officers in the grade of lieutenant. since
they are required to serve in the rank
OF lieutenant commander for four years
without any increase in pay or allow
ances due to the fact that they will
not have had the required IA years
commissioned service requisite for q
lieutenant commander to receive the
pay OF the fourth pay period. This
Is Que 10 the fact that officers ap-
pointed 70 the Naval Academy after
March 4, 1913. we're deprived of the
right to count their service as ni6snip-
men III computing service for the pur-
pose OF longevity pay as well as ad.
vancement to higher pay period. The
neutenants advanced TO the grade of
lieutenant M commander since June. 1927.
VIII nave 10 wait four years to secure
any increase in compensation. since
they are the first class graduated froy,
the Naval Academy to be denied fhe
!.lgnt 70 count their midsripman serv-
Ice for pay purposes
though no decision has been reaehss
W!ln respect 10 the officer who will
rehere Rear Admiral Louis NJ. Mutton
as superintendent of the Naval Academy
tne indications are that Rear Adnirs;
Miiuam II. Standley. now on duty as
oirector OF feet training, win be the
nEeiy choice for that place.
4. IN aooition to those flag officers men,
Goneo IN this column last week, the
foreign stations for two wears or y,orc
this year. and thus are available for =
change IN station. most of the actuai
shifts of which will not be mace untii
next Summer or Autumn. They are:
Rear Admiral Sumner E. W, KitteIle
commandant Of the 10th Naval District
eno navy yard. Carite. Phiiinnjne
Islands; Rear Admiral William W
Pneips. commanding feet base force.
Rear Admiral Jehu v. Chase. Command.
ing Battieship Division of the battle
neet, and Rear Admiral George w.
Laws. commanding Battleship Division
z OF the scouting feet Capt. Charles
W EarT. who has been in command
OF the Patoka. VIII proceed to Washing
ton for duty in the operations office of
the Navy Department. His duties on
the Petoka will be taken over by Can't.
Abram Claude. who has been on duty
N the training division of the Bureau
o. Navigation The latter officer will be
succeeded in the Bureau of Navigation
by Concr. Harvey Delanc Lieut.. Comdr.
Charles K. Osborne. who has been on
duty in the Bureau of Navigation. will
relieve Comdr. Cary W. Magruder of
the command OF the q. S. s.
Marlborough, the latter oficer being
assigned 70 the War College.
Tne following officers Of the Navy
have been selected for aviation instruc-
ton, beginning on the dates indicated,
Fla: Ensigns James w. Havtland.
March 2: Lieut.. r. s. Parr and Ens;ens
]. p de Sha1o. John @. Brown, Glenn
III. Ccx. John p. Greenslade. H. p.
Rice. III. @. Dunlap and H. r. Fowler,
al On March o: Lieut.. John II. Cassidy
and Engigns p. u. Clyde and T. O
Overs On April 6. For the course Of
instruction, beginning April 10. two
Navy officers and eight Marine officers
viii BE- detailed.