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Show ADMIRAL MASON AND MAN LIKELY TO BE NEW ORDNANCE ORD-NANCE HEAD WASHINGTON, April 25 The secretary sec-retary of tho navy is considering a "long list of officers whose names have been submjltcd to him for chief of ordnance to succeed Rear Admiral X. E. Mason, who will ask to be retired re-tired to avail himself of leave of absence ab-sence until his regnlar date of retirement retire-ment for age. about a year hence. It is desired by Secretary Meyer to secure for the place an officer of experience ex-perience in ordnance work, and of pos slble, one of the junior captains or a commander. Thoio has been some criticism of the ordnance bureau for alleged falluro to keep up with tho developments In ordnance. Mr Meyer believes that with "new blood" in the ordnance bureau there will be more action and that the experiments In long range firing and the encouragement encour-agement of inventors of new devices will receive greater favor. Among the officers mentioned for chief oford-nance oford-nance aro Commander Xathan C. Twining, on duty at the Boston navy yard; Commander L. H. Chandler, the principal assistant of the aid for operations oper-ations and who is understood to be highly recommended by Kear Admiral Walnwrlght; Captain Albert Gleaves, in command of the North Dakota, and Commander Volnoy O. Chaao, commanding com-manding officer of the Montgomery, also on duty at one time In tho ord-nanco ord-nanco bureau. no |