The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-06-13
Reeves To Succeed
 Commander Sellers
U. S. Fleet to Have New Head Friday-llis Respons-
 ibiIlty to Be Second Only to Roosevelt

New York, June it - (UsP,) ~- Admiral J.< NJ. Reeves, present eommandor of the battle force of the U. s. Navy, will succeed Ad. mlrnI Q. F. Sellers as commander of the 0. 8. iioct Juno ib.
 Admiral Reeves, rated as one of s the Nnvy's most coiorful officers, l succcedA n sen dog who has ranked lmong the ablent fleet commanders In the navy's history.
 Much of tho present day efn. clency, of which the navy is 50 proud, has been tho result of Ad. mirnl Sellers planning and organ. lsatlon. He Is credited with having developed many new mnnouvers which arc closely guarded secrets of the Navy, department.
 Favorable Circumstances
 His successor, Admiral Reeves takes over tho fleet under most favorable auspices - nt this tlmO when the country shows re. newed interest in naval nffnlrs. If there comes m hour of national peril within tho next two years, the destiny of tho United States will Do in his hands. His respon- siblllty will be second only to that of the president.
 Admiral Reeves graduated from the Naval Academy nt Annapolis admiral. He won hls wings nt Ponsacoia whom wolf past 70. He is 0i now, his early vlgor undi. minlshed. His trouser band mcn. sures the snmo ns when ho played football at tho Academy. Ie stands six foct two, weighs, 1Sb, works hhrdor than any llno.hnul. ing seaman on his qunrterdock. Iih thinks nothing of a i6.hour working day. willing young oifi- cerB of his staff.
 Says Right Thing
 For years he hnB worn q Rriyzlo of grayish beard after tho Farra. gut tradition. The long, lean hosc suggests tho polBo for which ho is notable. Always nt bnnaueH thing. on tho nas bridge hc never flos Into tantrums. Blue eyos that never knew giassos nro crInkly humorous. Admiral Tseovea combines 10 q rnro degree dignity and humor. It iB not nns usual Co hear him rofer Co hlln. self na "Iho Head Devil" Ho calls Tho Hhip doctor, Bhlpmato Of many rruisoB, "rhe Royni Physician"
 Ills interests range widor than most in the naval profession. Ho enn discuss science, politics, or nrt nbly, but when occasion B nppio. prIate spins salty yarns With nll the deep.Hon Rusto or n bosun's mnio. Ills v0lco is doop nnd reso. nant and he laughs 0fton. HIS fnyorlte cxpletivc iB something that sounds llko "oyo-gad,"
 i'm GAih nRaHnM
 As an ensign Admiral Ro0voB was ono of that horoIc ships com. puny in tho old oregon when she mndo the i0,00Q.mile run from snn irrnnelsc0 and through tho strnits of Magellan to join bamp'
 As e captain in tho World War he won tho Navy Cross for diB- iinsulshod service. iIo is tho hero of n guniesB victory at uonoVh ID 1927 whom his smashing elo. auonee snved tho American Nhvy from tho proposed 0.inch crulsor limit plan of tho British.
 All Star Cast
 Hollywood would bo cnllod m nll. atar cast, Vorcmost is tho ehiei of tho staff, Ronr.Admir0l Adol. DhuN AndrowB. Andrews, too, was q power, at 0enovn. Az n naval advisor in high pinces,. for years no has been V part of the png. eantry nt Washington, 10 wns aide to three prosidents---the first Toosovoit, Harding and Coolidge. iio was close to Taft and q ehers iahed frIond of Archie Butt. ffe com manded . the ,s. M"yiIe%,e,ir. MnS1, ",,i. ability of q beribbonod diplomat.
 He emerged from Annapolis seven years after Admiral Reeves. tho XsIatIc wohre no learned tho oxtren1e vaiuo of words In m in. ternatIonni group, he became m inatruetor at tho Naval Academy ma established tho publlc.spenk- Ing course. iio made naval ofil' COTS ably Artioulntc.
 But Andrews iB no moro pink. ten admiral. iIo has commanded