Evening Star Newspaper, November 6, 1921, Page 36

%312 S¥ - a4 - o 15 B A N LTS SR oo ¥ Army and Navy News e lBy Capt. Arthur G. Duncan, O. R. C. o . — <% ployed at tral points to xu]ler\"i!n; | the work 1 grade the papers. bu ! THE ARMY | [Eeneratly the marking and Kradiae Possibly the most diMcult problem ever undertaken by the Army in its study of the composition of promotion is faced by the board of officers now in session, of which Maj. Gen. Shanks is the head. The object of the board is o ascertain whether or not tangi- ble relief is practical. in event an| amendment is necessary in the exis ing law pertaining to the new single |, list method of promotion. Officers who have studied the pro lers voice the opiniow that if rel is obtained witl be of a compu nature. not satisfuctory il r spects, and of necessity an injury to & number of of set back in their been pointed out that the present method tends to create a lack of proper proportion of grades in dif- ferent branches, thereby causing a deficiency in line officers of the higher grades. Among the suggestions advanced in order to remedy the present situation, it is proposed to again place officers on their seperate lineal lists accord- ing to arm, with the staff corps’ per- sonnel derived from the line. Pro- vision for permanent assignment un der such an arrangemeni would is clatmed. re-establish promotion ac cording to the aim | * example. if th promotio xelectsd wor sessing U se With numerou tions awailing conside Shanks board, it Is months will elapse hefore their worl of collaboration and recommendati is completed. In the meantime, offi- cers formerly on the general staff who wére instrumental in enacting the single list method of promotion. are being Interviewed by the board regarding the various angles of the present system. Final action of the board will end when their report is tendered the Secretary of War, which in turn, will be presented to the Senate military committee, wWho re- ?ueslrd a thorough study of the prob- em. A Commendable Selection. Secretary Weeks is to be congratu- lated for his excellent selection of field colonels, in the making of ap- pointments to the rank of brigadier general. Among the most recent se- lections of distinguished fighting colonels selected by thg Se appointment to the higher gra Joseph €. xceptional rec this officer published by the War partment during the past week. the appointment of Gen, C: ing the hearty approval of Washing: tonians, who reecall his excellent serv ice here. prior to the war, when he served a detall as adjutant general of the District of Columbia militia. It was largely in recognition of this work that the department tendered to Castner command of the 3d Corps area, with_headquarters at Richmond, Va. The National Capital is directly interested in this corps. for to it are assigned the District National Guard and all members of the officers’ Re- serve Corps who reside in and around Washington. The stor: is told that back in 18! Castner, then a lieutenant, arrived inj Manila. after undergoing exploring hardships in Alaska and shipwreck in the Japan sea, where he wak ordered by Gen. Lawton to immediately organ- ize a native scout company at Man which would lead the American tro in their march northward in the Phii- ippine expedition. Castner, after much scurrving around Manila, and with the assistance of a mnative chief of police, could find only seven friendly natives who agreed to join his scout eompany. With the afd of thig small force. Castrer grabbed a number of she most likely Batlves and, by dint of persuasion and other methods, mus- tered In & full company, which later proved its worth, and from which sprung the present splendid organiza- tion of native Philippine troops. Clergy Accepted in 0. R. C. Approximately 600 clergymen hav received commissions as chaplains the Officers’ Reserve Corps of the Unit- ed States . representing nineteen dencminat! Al the ministers who have received reserve commissions had zctive service in the world war as chap- lains. The majority of this number re- ceived instruction in the duties of chap- Jains elther in Camp Taylor, Ken., orén the school for chaplains in France. it the chaplains in the Officers’ Reserve Corps, five rank as majors, sixty as captains and the remainder as first lieu- tenants. There are at present 181 chaplains in the Regular Army, repre- senting seventeen denominations. Air Serviee. Field is a P- ferried to McCi Mclntire, who is stationed at Akron su- ' pervising the construction of a larger airship, which will probably make a trial flight about the first of the year. The first ship which arrived at McCork Field made an average speed of forty- four miles per hour. averaging twelve miles to the gallon of gasoline. Reservations from all’ over the coun- try are being received by the arml tice dinner committes of the Aero Ch of America, which has engaged special dinner tables at a New York hotel for November 11. Many of the old squad- rons are engaging tables. Last year the a0th, 27th and others made wonderful records in getting their old gangs to- gether and alre members of these squadrons have as sured the committee that their repre- sentation will be larger and better or- zanized than ever before. ™ THE NAVY | —_— - ————a House bill 8332, now before the House naval committee, will, it pass- ed by Congress, lay the foundation for a chain of nautigal schools under jurisdiction of the ‘respective states in’ which they are located. This bill. recently introduced by Mr. Butler, purposes raising the federal subsidy from $25,000 to $50,000 per anhum for each school. At the present time there are only three schools in opera- tion—at New York, Boston and Phil- adelphia. A law has been in effect for ten years providing tor an appro- priation” of 000 to certain ape iied school additin to the loan of ships and officers, but the schools have languished for lack of stale iles in order Lo | lie e correct any major injustice in thej!he moment of rescue Bacon would present method of promotion. 1t has |have been carried under the ashlighter, cretary for | this ship must be at the naval oper- ase, Hampton roads, Va.. not later than' November 23. Christmas or the Pacific will be carried by B Newport News, leaving 9 rbor. Ciuam :|and Cavite on November il for! dy this year former | [of the lexsuns is done on board ship. In the Pacific fleet, where the mysterr has been lately introduced, the re- ception given the educational plans has been received in a_most enthu- miastic manner. ® Commended for Rescue. Louis Ellis Groot, chief turret cap- tain, attached to the U. S. S. South{ rolina, a native of Philadelphia, Pa., has been commended by Secrptary Denby for the prompt and courageous ue of Neaman 13 K. Bacon at anamo. Cuba, August 19, Bacon fwith ot members of the crew swimming over the side and became hel in the water. Groot. oi -t fully clothed, the: Jumped ovett th I the incident stated that close to which would have greatly jeopardized his chances and made it almost im- possible to rescue him. May Setve Without Pay. Enrollments are authorized by the bureai of navigation in class six, United States Naval Reserve force, of officérs and men who are eligible for membership in accordance with the following requirements in the law of 1916: “The volunteer shall be composed of ! + members of the naval resepve who are eligible for membe " of the other class force and who the uniform gratuity Commandants ot | {naval districts are authorized to en- {roll or ra-enroll men for enlisted rat- ings in the volunteer reserve. Upon the expiration of their enrollments members of thé naval reserve force now on active duty may, upon appli- cation, and if physically qualified. be re-enrolled in the volunteer reserve in their present rank or rating and continued on active duty., The en- roliment; and re-enroliment of officers lin the volunteer naval reserve will be ’\'ondu(‘tevl by the bureau as hereto- fore, | Holiday Mail Schedale. Christmas mail for vessels in Euro- . pean waters will be carried by the U S. S. Alameda, leaving Hampton roads about November 26. Mail intended for this ship must_be in San Francisco not later than November 18. " "MARINE CORPS | | MARIN | > R - 9 A recent report showing activity of the Marine Corps Institute Indicates number of students enrolled total 1. with entry of 265 students dur- | ing the past month. More than 32,000 on papers have been recelved since the institute was inaugurated. All members of the corps. including re- gerve and retired members or their de- re eligible for entollment conrse, issued last week by the 1 commandant, under the nges in Uniforms.” gives n ting information regard- ing this importunt subject The data depictéd in the letter represents many months of study by the board which convened at headquarters In order to iperfect and consider changes in the luniform regulations. Briefly, a few of the changes follow: Gold lace stripe on evening dress trousers. Mess jacket restored with certain modifications. Sam Browne belt without shoulder strap to be worn by warrant officers and pay eclerks. Officers may wear dress evening uniform, the date upon which officers will be required to pro- cure the dress evening uniform will James King, Charged With Rob- ESCAPES FROM JAIL, bing Hacker, Flees. ing, twenty-six years old, s James prisoner in Arklington county jail. Vir- { ingston went to Fredericksburg and- ginia, made his escape about 1 lock yesterday morning. Noise of the sawing of bars attracted Mrs. Keins, wife of the depuiyv in charge of the jall, and she awekened her husband. Armed with a revelver, the deputy hurried from the prison to make an investigation. He reached the open just in time to see the form of the prisoner descending from a second- story window to the ground. Shots fired at the fleeing man failed to take effect, and the fugitive soon was out of sight. i King, who said he was from' Texas, was arrested and charged with rob- bing Clarence Beall, a hacker, of his THE SUNDAY STAR, dria and, it is charged, he robbed him |und bound his hunds and feet with picture wire. description el with au rg, Va., and afteTward. Detec! Robert recovered Beall's ring in tooth puste found tn the prisoner's possession. the police say. He was turned over to Sheriff Allison and placed in the Arlington county jail. DEVOTIONAL, SERVICES: Knights Templar to Hold Exercises on Monument Grounds. Open-air devotiomal servic 1 auspices of the commanderies of the Kuights. Templar of the District will be held today ut 3 o'clock on the north automobile, $300 in cash and a di nd ring the night of September eall, who resldes at 501 Stanton | the Masonic | side Monume Knights wi down 13th street to Pennsylvania ave- nue, west on Pennsylvania avenue to 15th street, thence south to the north side of the Monument grounds. Dr. James Shera Montgombry will de- liver the sermon. Under the direc! of Charles Hartlett the Shriners' Gl Club will lead in the singing. A featu of the exercises will be the formation of a huge passion cross by knights of the various commanderies, under direction of Past Grand Communder Frank . Gibson. DS DYE LOBBY PROBE LIKELY Senate Committee Favorably Re- ports Resolution for Inquiry. The Senate committee on expendi- tures has reported favorably the reso- lution of Senator King, democrat, of Utah, calling for an investigation of the activities of an alieged *‘dye lobby. Charges similar to those of & King have been made by WASHINGTON, D. C, NOVEMBER 6, 1921—PART 1. DISCUSS FRAT MEMORIAL. Delta Upsilon Pians Building at || ‘Williamstown, Mass. | Plans for the establishmént of a Delta Upsilon memorial and capito! At Whilamstown, Masx, were dia-| cussed at the IEbbitt Hotel during a ban- quet celebrating the eighty-seventh an- niversary of the organization of the fra- ternity. The building would contain all archives of the fraternity and be used as _the national center for activities. Twenty-five colleges and univer- sities were represented at the banquet last night. Dr. George S. Duncan, an alumnus of the Williams College. made the announcement of the plan- ned memorial. Among the speakers were Repre- sentatives McCormick of Montana and Layton of Delaware, Dr. Percival Hall, president of Gallandet Univer- Brig. Gen. H. M. Lord. chief of | finance division of the Army, and 1 ¥ Kellerman, one of the | sembers of the fraternit % Evening & Seundagr Star 60c a Month Delivered by Regular Carrier ., CALL MAIN 5000 and the service will start AT ONCE The opinion of those who wit-, be published in orders later. 'RETURNS FORT McHENRY.{ |Government Restores Control to | City of Baltimore. Historic Fort McHenry, Maryland, will be returned -by direction of Secretary Weeks to the city of Baltimore as soon as the public health service vacates the reserva- tion, and will be maintained as a public park and national memorial. 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