Show TOBE TO BE MADE AT I I PANAMA PANAMA Jul July 3 During During the latter latter lat Int- lat lat- ter part part-of August and and the early days o of September nex next several Important Important Import Import- ant changes will take place among the higher personnel of ot tho the Panama canal The Tho resignation of MaJ Gen G George orse W W. Goethals U. U 5 S. A A. as governor governor gov gov- croon of tho the Panama canal and his de departure de- de from the isthmus w where cro he ha has been in supreme command for forthe forthe forthe the last eight years ears will be the be beginning beginning be- be ginning o or other othe changes Tho The most moat important of ot these will be bethe bethe bethe the probable elevation of ot Col Chester Harding U. U S. S A. A from h head d of ot the d department of ot maintenance and o operation to be governor of ot the Panama Panama Panama Pan Pan- ama canaL It has all aU along been understood on the isthmus and this I under understanding has not been contradicted contra contra- dieted b by General Goethals that Colonel Cob Colo nel Harding would succeed to the governorship go In fact General Goethals Goethals Goethals Goe Goe- has let it be known that he obtained the detail of ot Colonel Harding to the isthmus for tor that very pur pur- pose Immediately after atter his resignation as governor an and his departure from Panama General Goethals plans to apply for tor his retirement from ac active service in the army His intention is 15 isto to take a a. yc years year's ars vacation n and ad then to engage In private engineering consultation gun con on- on work in New York City In Inthis Inthis Inthis this venture he probably will be Joined b by his son Capt George R. R Goethals IJ U. S. S A. A and Sidney ShIne B. B Williamson long a civilian engineer on the canal work Before General Goethals' Goethals departure I the detail of Capt Hugh Rodman U.S. U.S. U. U S S. S N. N from shore duty as aa marine su superintendent superintendent su- su with tho the Panama canal to the command of or the naught New York will have havo been an announced announced announced an- an by It the ithe he nav navy department Early this year car Captain Rodman applied ap applied applied ap- ap plied to tho the department for a return to tOsea sea duty on the tho departure of ot General General General Gen Gen- eral Goethals from Panama His re request request re- re quest was granted and h he was as assured assured as- as aured of the tho command of t the tho New York He probably will wilt be succeeded by Commander Hutch I I. I Cone U. U S. S N. N now commanding the Dixie Commander H. H V. V Butler U. U S. S N N. NI at present captain of ot the port of or Balboa Balboa Bal Bat boa Canal Zone probably will have left the canal b by the time most 0 of oj these changes take tako place He already has applied for tor detail at sea and Undoubtedly undoubtedly undoubtedly un un- will be given the command of one of the smaller naVy navy vessels He Ho probably will be succeeded by Luiet Allen 1 B. B Reed U. U S. S N. N now commanding the torpedo flotilla tender tender tender ten ten- der Iris of ot the Pacific fleet neet Commander Commander Com Corn mander Butler has held his present I position since April 1 I 1914 At Cristobal the northern terminus of ot the he canal Commander Douglas E. E Dismukes U. U S S. N N. will be succeeded by Prentiss P. P Bassett Basett U. U S. S N. N now nosy on board the battleship Delaware Commander Dismukes also has requested re requested requested re- re quested to be detailed to duty at sea Just what detail will bo be given ghen him has not been learned No information is available on the I isthmus regarding the successor to Colonel Harding as head of or the de department department department de- de of ot maintenance and opera opera- tion |