The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-07-06
REAR ADMIRAL EBERLE D|ES;
 FAMOUS MAN
Commands Battleship Ore gon on Historic Race
 from Pacific, 1898
WASHINGTON, July G. Rear Admiral Edward Eberle, retired, died here today.

When Rear Admiral Edward w. Eberle was retired for age in Aug ust, 1928, he brought to a close one of the most constructive and dis tinguished careers among naval of ficers of modern times.
 He not only held the highest na- val posts, but instituted, developed and took an important part in ma jor changes in naval construction and operation during the last 25 years of his service. His counsel often had been sought by high government officials in internation- al matters.
 Beginning in September, 1881, when he entered the Naval Acad- emy, until he relinquished his post as senior naval officer and chair man of the Navy General Board, Admiral Eberle's AT years of serv- ice was review of the evolution of the Navy from the days of sail ing vessels to the fast aircraft car- riers of today.
 As illustrious as was his career. his accomplishments as an organ izer of fleets, his knowledge of na- l val tactics and of International sif- fairs and his work as superintend- ent of the Naval Academy during the World War, are little better known than the innovation he cre- ated and developed.
 Rear Admiral Eberle wrote the Navy's first work on modern gun and torpedo drills, which formed the basis for the present gunnery. He was an authority on torpedoes and mines and their usage. Be- sides assisting in the installation of the first wireless telegraph on naval ships, he compiled the first instructions and codes for the first naval radio communication system, and later developed 1t to include aircraft.
 Developes Smoke Screen
 After he had organized the At lantic Destroyer Flotilla, in 1912, Admiral Eberle was credited with a major portion in developing the smoke screen While he was com- mander of the battle fleet the first airplanes were launched from cata- pults on battleships. He developed the use of airplanes for gunnery spotting and fire control aboard warships and founded the planning division of the Washington Navy Yard and Gun Factory, which alone brought about uniformity in naval armament construction.
 He reorganized the Pacific Fleet after the war into battle fleet and was it's commander-in-chief with the rank of full admiral. Upon the completion of that work he as- sumed the Navy's highest post, chief of naval operations at Wash ington, D. c.
 During his service in the post, Admiral Eberle's knowledge of in- ternational affairs proved valuable in the Chinese and Nicaraguan revolutions and he played an inn portant part in guiding the gov- ernment's policies in those crises. He was held at that post beyond the prescribed period of four years because of his skillful handling of those problems. In the autumn of 1927 he became chairman of the Navy General Board, continu- ing as such until his retirement.
 Admiral Eberle was born at Den ton, Texas, August IT, 1864, the son of Joseph and Mary Eberle. He was appointed to the Naval Acad- emy from Fort Smith, Ark, in 1881 and was graduated four years later. As a young naval officer he learn ed sailing craft seamanship while charting strange waters in the Boring Sea and Strait of Magel- Ian, and helped develop the Tanner sounding device. In 1889, Admiral Eberle married Miss Tazie Harri- son, of San Francisco, a relative of the late president Benjamin Har- rison. They had one son, Edward R. Eberle, who, like his father, be- came a naval officer
 On Historic Run
 When the battleship Oregon made her historic run from the Pacific Coast around Cape Horn in 189S