Show BY ADMIRAL PILLSBURY I Suggests Several Matters for Consideration of National Nation Nation- a al Congress Washington Nov O 7 The The annual report of ot Rear near Pillsbury chief of the thc bureau contains the interesting In Interesting In in- and Important fact that on the voyage oage of oI tho tile Atlantic fleet Heet from Rio to Magdulena 1460 tons of ot coal were saved and more mOle than 2000 tons of coal on the lap from Honolulu to Auckland This was the result of ot an order from Rear Admiral Evans In Instructing Instructing In- In competition among vessels without Interfering with their steamIng steam steam- ing illg efficiency More than wan aH thus saved and Admiral Pillsbury suggests that congress appropriate at least that tho amount for prizes The bureau purposes making a recommendation that fi five e vice ico admirals of the navy be I provided by congress cong In the report of a board to be appointed by b the President President dent its mem members or to consist of retired officers of ot the flag rank rani Admiral al also o r recommends recommend that tho thc minimum ago a o for fOl- entering I Annapolis be changed from flom 1 16 G years to 15 years ears and a maximum ago aSo of ot 17 years cars instead of or 20 o years ears Ho He consIders considers con eon siders it cry cr cry desirable that officers o should arrive o at command flag rank rani i at an earlier age c than at present present- Admiral Pillsbury points out that while gunners boatswains and warrant warrant warrant war war- rant machinists are aro eligible for promotion promotion pro pro- motion to the grade grado of or engineers chief gunners and chief boatswain are arc not so 50 eligible It Is recommended that the law be amended In the interest Inter Inter- est eat of the In last t two mentioned grades 0 |