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Show 00 LIEUT. BURJL-RE,INSTATED. Washington. Feb. 1G. President Taft has directed that former Lieutenant Lieu-tenant Charles Burt of Atlanta. Ga be reinstated In the navy and promoted promot-ed to the ranii of lieutenant commander. command-er. Burr, who was discharged sev eral months ago for failure to pas hiR ? OH examination for promotion, was re- 'III examined by a special hoard of otfi" i HI cers at the request o Senator Bacon 2 of Georgia. He was found; to noa- Ml sess the necessary "montal, moral and $ m physical qualification's," la Iijo9 a Jzm board hold Burt deficient hi Jaiviga- ,.. J tlon, and unfit for promotion") be-'JBS&I cause of a "moral deflclencyHaboui'C 1400 of dobts, which Blnce have been ? L Paid." "I- C ,1 |