Evening star., 1935-12-29
CHANGES IN FLEET
SPUR SPECULATION
Assignment Schedule Held
Up Pending Decision
on Commander.

Consideration is being given In the
Navy Department to changes that viii
be made In high places in the feet next
year. The schedule OF assignments win
be determined finally only after con-
sultation with the President, with
whom rests the decision as to who will
be the new feet commander in chief
and who will be next below him.
There Ia an unconfirmed rumor Ad-
miral Joseph M. Reeves may remain
as commander in chief Of the United
states Fleet until his age-retirement
date on December /, 1896.
Indications are when the change is
made, either next Summer or next De-
cember. Vice Admiral Arthur j. Hep
burn, now commander Of the scouting
force, viii be transferred to command
Of the fleet, and Vice Admiral William
d. Leahy, now In command Of the bat
tleships Of the battle force, viii suc-
ceed Admiral Harris Laning as COM
mander Of that force.
With respect TO other flag commands
In the feet. Vice Admiral Henry v.
Butler, now in command Of aircraft OF
the battle force. will come ashore, and
Rear Admiral Frederick J. Horne may
be transferred to that command from
command Of aircraft Of the base force.
Rear Admiral Ernest J. King, who will
not complete his four-year term of
office as chief Of the Bureau Of Aero
nautics until April 26, 1887, wishes to
60 to sea next Summer, and he may be
assigned to Admiral Horne's present
command
Rear Admiral Claude c. Bloch, Judge
advocate general Of the Navy, also
wishes to 60 to sea in advance Of the
expiration of his four-year term on
June !, 1898, and he probably will be
assigned TO an important command in
the feet, and to one carrying with 1t
temporary higher rank.
The only line officer subject to sea
duty now at the head Of a bureau.
other than Rear Admirals Bloch and
King, Is Rear Admiral Harold r. stark,
chief Of the Bureau of Ordnance,
whose term does not expire until No.
vember l, 1898, and he hardly will be
sent to sea next year.
A maximum Of seven commanders
in the Dental Corps will be selected for
promotion to captain, those eligible
for selection including Comdrs. Harry
z. Harvey, James L. Brown, Eugene
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Martin. Marion e. Harrison, Ernest w.
Lacy, Lucian c. williams, Harry w.
Blaisdell, Paul G. White, Cornelius H.
Mack, John r. Barber and Harry D.
Johnson.
Eleven commanders of the Supply
Corps are eligible for selection for pro-
motion to captain. A maximum OF
four may be selected. The list of
eligibles consists Of Comdrs. Charles r.
OLeary. John Irwin. jr.: Eugene H.
Tricou, Frank T. Foxwell, Duette w.
Rose, Thomas J. Bright, Maj. c. Shir-
ley. Smith Hempstone, Harold c.
Gwynne, Paul A. Clarke and Harvey
3. Ransdell. Only one commander
Of the Construction Corps will be Sc
lected for advancement to captain.
Those eligible for selection include
Comdrs. Edmund r. Norton, Ralph D.
Weyerbacher and Thomas B. Richey.
A maximum of two commanders of the
Civil Engineer Corps will be selected
for promotion to captain. Those
eligible for selection include Comdrs.
Greer A. Duncan, Henry G. Taylor,
Gaylord Church and Ralph D. Spald-
ing.
Army.
Graduation exercises of the basic
graduate class were held yesterday at
the Army Medical Center when off,
GERS of the Army Medical Corps COM
pleted this course. Beginning Janu-
ary they will proceed to the medical
field service school. Carlisle Barracks,
Pa, where they will pursue the basic
course of training. Those graduating
include Capt. Llewellyn L. Barrow and
the following first lieutenants: George
F. Baier, Sd; Allen N. Bracher,
Charles H. Bramlitt, David w. Clot-
felter, Howard F. Currie, Ray E. Cur
rie, John D. Dupre, Robert w. Du
Priest, Frank D. Jones, jr.; John H.
King, jr.; Frank H. Lane, Ralph w.
Lewis, Louis K. Mantell, Fred H.
Mowrey, Albert M. Richmond, William
w. Roe, jr.: William L. Spaulding.
Charles E. Spellman, Ralph T. Steven
son, John T. 3. STROBE, James l..
Tcbin, Aloysius T. Waskowicz. Wayne