Show NEW N W COMMANDER COMMAND R OF O FT Well Authenticated Rumor That Roosevelt Proposes to Make the Appointment Fort Monroe Va Ya Feb 23 Rear Ad Admiral AdmIral Admiral miral Charles S Sperry left lett tonight for Washington ashington and the Ships carpenter on onboard onboard onboard board the flagship Connecticut began to box up the admirals belongings The Impression grows that Admiral Sperry soon will haul down his flag It Is com corn common common cornmon mon gossip In the th fleet that President Roosevelt Roosevlt intends to name the next com corn before he ho retires from office next Thursday Admiral Sperry would have little to gain from continuing in the command at this time for the th ships are due to remain at atthe atthe atthe the navy yards whence they soon lIoon will be distributed until May 17 They will then rendezvous here to re remain remain remain main probably until July 1 before pro proceeding proceeding proceeding to tho the northern drill grounds off oft Cape Cod for record target practice In Instill instill still water Admiral Sperry retires in September so there Is little In the pro program gram grain of the next few months that would cause him to wish to remain The storms which met the fleet at the Virginia V Capes with almost welcome home seem scent tonight to have abated Reports of or disasters to parties cm on board the little boats were received today but all were unfounded |