Evening Star Newspaper, December 28, 1924, Page 31

Army and Navy Ne’ws By M. H. NAVY. ement was made this week A e vy Department of the as- mignment of Rear Admiral Henry J Ziegemeler to command battleship division 3 of the battle fleet to re- lieve Rear Admir- al Louis M. Nul- ton, who has just been appointed su- perintendent of the Naval Acad- emy. Admiral Nuiton relleves Rear Admiral Henry B. Wilson, who will retire for Relieving Ad- miral Ziegemeier from the Norfolk Navy Yard cre- ates three vacan- mpam ADM. NULTON cies in important shore assignments, others being the eighth aistrict at New Orleans and the twelfth naval district and Mare Is- land Navy Yard. Due to the acute shortage in flag officers, in all proba- bility the same Rear Admiral who 18 in command of the naval district at San Francisco will serve as com- mandant of the Mare Island Navy Yard. In all probability the Mare Island vacancy will be filled in five or six s. but the other shore stations main in command of the a mmandants until the general relief of oflicers from the fleet takes place in June. There are at the pres- ent time two admirals in the present Naval War College class who re- their promotions after had been ordered to the college. How- they will not be relieved until complete the course in June which augments the shortage of flag oficers who are avatlable for shore service. Rear Admiral Thomas P. Magruder, S. N, in command of the light aruiser divisions of the scouting fleet, has been ordered by the Navy Depart- ment to proceed to New Orleans with his flagship, the U. Richmond, and the crulser Cincinnati, to meet Sir James A. Ferguson, K. C. M. G., C. B., vice admiral, commander-in-chief of the British North American and West Indian station, when he arrives at New Orleans on January 5, 1925, for & visit which will extend to January 10. The British vice admiral's flag- ship, which is H. M. S. Calcutta, will be accompanied by H. M. . Capetown. H. M. S. Curlew and H. M. S. Con- stance will arrive at Key West, Fla., on December 31 and remain until Jan- uary 9, to pay a visit of courtesy to that port. Capt. C. D. Stearns, U. S. N., commandant of the seventh naval district, will meet the British officers on their arrival at Key West. The 1st Battallon, 6th Regiment, U. S. M. C, has been ordered on spe- cial temporary duty to the naval sta- tion, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, via the U. S. S. Henderson, which will sail from Quantico, Va. on January 5, 1925. The following rs are at- tached to this battalion: Maj. A. J. White, Capts. R. W. Williams, Burke, R. J. Bartholomew, J. F ton, First Lieuts. G. A. Plamb S. Quaster, E. J. Mund, and K. B. Chappell, W. W. Conway, Ils, T. C. Perrin, J, R. Rham- stine and P. A. Shefbler. Upon the reporting of the 1st Bat- talion, 6th Regiment at Guantanamo, the 3d Battalion will be ordered to Quantico, to which will be attached the following officers: Maj. F. R. Hoyt, Capts. F. Fisk, W. . Secor, W. J. Green, First Lieut. ¥. Burke, Second Liwuts. A. R. Bourne, L. R. Kline, J. W. E. Lee, J. M. Smith. Selection has been made by the Navy Department of the personnel composing the new class In aviation, which instruction will begin between February 1 and 15 at the naval air station, Pensacola, Fla. The 33 offi- cers who have so far been selected to take this training are graduates of the Naval Academy classes of 1919 to 1922, both inclusive. Those who have been selected are: Lieut. J. D. Sykes. Lieuts. (junior grade) Robert W. Bockius, W. S. Cunningham, J. W. Harris, J. P. Heath, R. F. Hickey, J. M. Hospkins, S. H. Ingersoll, Jones, J. B. Mallard, F. J. Mc. G. W. Mead, T. G. Murrell, O'Brien, B. J. Skahill, R. C. Warrack nd Ensigns F. Akers, V. O. Clapp, John Connor, E. A. Cruise, R. R. Dar- ron, W. P. Davis, H. B. Hutchinson, R. P. Kauffman, H. F. MacComsey, M. J. Malanaphy, A. R. Nash, A. D. Nelson, T. Ochiltree, L. P. Paw- likowski, J. L Pratt, H. E. Regan and W. B. Tucker. A number of other officers have been designated by the Navy Department to take thelr in- struction, but they have yet * pass the physical examination. The resignation of Maj. Littleton W. T. Waller, jr, U. S. M. C, who was designated to command the 1st Battalion, 6th Regiment, United States Marine Corps, which was scheduled to leave for duty at Quantanamo January 5, to take effect January 15, has been accepted by the authorities at Marine Corps headquarters. Maj. Arthur J. White, U. §. M. C, who 1s now stationed at Marine barracks, Paris Island, 8 C, has been named to command the battalion in place of Maj. Waller. With the exception of the fleet naval reserve, the administration of matters relating to the enlisted per- monnel of the naval reserve force has just been placed under the naval re- serve foroe division. A campalgn for the enroliment of 6,000 qualified radio operators as radio men, Class 6, naval reserve forcg, has been in- augurated by the bureau through the commandants of the naval districts. The instruction of these men enrolled as radlo men will be undertaken by the director of naval communications, It will not be expected of these radio men to drill or cruise, but upon thelr own application they may be ziven the same privileges as to drill- ing_and crulsing as other members of Class 6. In ordering these men to aotlve duty, other ratings in Class 6 will not be slighted, and the total crulsing quotas allotted to the various distriots will not be exceeded. They will not be given the gratultous issue of uniform outfits unless they under- take megular drill attendance or cruises, nor will they be eligible for transfer to Class 2 of the reserve force unless additional radio men are needed in any organization for prop- erly balancing the pergonnel of that organization and vacancies exist in the authorized pay-grade quotas. ARMY. Announcement was made by the ‘War Department this week that upon the retirement of Maj. Gen. Omar Bundy, June 17, Maj. Gen. Robert L. Howze will be assigned to command the 5th Corps Area, with headquar- ters at Columbus, Ohlo. At present, Gen. Howze is in com- mand of the 1st Cavalry Division, El Paso, Tex., which command he has held since his return from overseas. Among his prewar assignments were the command of the cadets at West Point, commander of the district of Porto Rico and with the punitive expedition into Mexico in 1916. Dur- ing the World War he successively commanded the 2d Brigade of the 15th Cavalry Division, the 38th Divi- slon and the 3d Division. For his work as commander of the 34 Division, Gen. Howze was award- ed ‘the distinguished service medal. He is also a medal of honor man for i {to enable )the gunner to follow his| Mcl ntyre. gallantry in action in the Sioux Indlan campaign in 1891, and citations for gallantry in gction at Santlago, Cuba, during the Spanish war. Gen. Howze is a graduate of the United States Military Academy, class of 1888. At the annual meeting of the Wash. ington Chapter of the Sojourners’ Club, held in Washington recently, the following officers were elected for the ensuing vear: Brig. Gen. Amos A. Fries, chief of Chémical Warfare Service, president; Maj. Gen. M. W. Ireland, Surgeon General of the Army; Admiral R. E. Coonts, commander- in-chief, Unlted States fleet; Asst. Surg. Gen. B. J. Llovd, P. H. S; Maj. Gen. John A. Lejeune, com- mandant, United States Marine Corps, and Capt. A. J. Henderson, United States Coast Guard, vice presidents; Lieut. Comdr. S. S. Yeandle, United States Coast Guard, secretary athan Willlams, U, S. A., ass secretary; Capt. Carl Halla, F. U. S. A, treasurer, and Lieut. Col Jullan Yates, Chaplain Corps, U. S. A, Announcement has just been made by the War Department that In tie future the Infantry will be equipped with a new accompanying sun—a 75-mm. mortar. This weapon has passed severe tests at Fort Benning and will be subjected to another com- plete test as soon as certain modifi- cations have been made. It will not be placed fn manufacture or issued for fleld trials until this second test is completed. The weapon has the plunging fire | of the mortar, but far more acéuracy than the Stokes mortar, and is the resuit of six years of effort to pro- duce such a gun. It fires a 12-pound projectile and has a range of from 600 to 1,800 yards. It also has telescoplc sights, is very accurate up to its greatest range of 1,800 yards, and| will replace the Stokes mortar which | was used during the World War. { This mortar, which is light enough to be drawn by one mule or four men, has the following welghts: Weight of mortar, 92 pounds; welght of cra- dle, trail, ~ wheels, axle, etc., 280 pounds; weight of caisson and limber, 300 pounds. In addition to this gun, the Infan- try is concentrating their efforts upon the perfecting of a 37-mm. gun and carriage, which model at its present stage of development has the follow- welghts: Gun, $2 pounds; cradle, trail, wheels, axle, 279 pounds; cais- son and limber, 300 pounds: propel- lent charge, 1,300 grains smokeless pow- der; projectile, 1 pound 4 ounces Both of these new designed weap- ons are for use against machine gun emplacements, strong points and in- trenchments. The 37-mm. gun has a very flat trajectory and small disper- sion, while the 75-mm. mortar will have a high angle, plunging fire, and a w le dispersion. Ordhance testg of the 3-inch anti- afrers Tt gun on moblle mounts have been oractically completed, and as| soon a: some minor alterations have | been nade it will be sent to Fort| Monroe, Va., for a service test. A rate | of fire \f 15 shots'a minute can be| secured yith this gun with a projec- tile weighing 15 pounds. The car- riage allcys full 360-degree traverse target in any direction and the gur can be elevated to 80 degrees, mak ing it effective at altitudes up to 21.- 000 feet. As soon as the service tests indleate this to be a satisfactory| model, a project will be initiated for | its manufacture and issue to the anti- | alrcraft service. The problem of procurement plan- | ning, as it presented itself to the Signal Corps, is divided into three | general phases: . (1) A determination of require- ments. | (2) The building up of a reserve | organization in time of peace which!| would function in time of war for the | procurement of supplies. | (3) A survey of the production of | the Nation in military supplies and an apportionment of requirements to facilities for production in time of | war. As an example of the quantities needed to equip and maintain six| armies in the fleld, the Signal Corps | would need 67,000 miles of insulated | wire per month, 19,000 miles of gal- | vanized iron wire per month, 7.000 | radlo sets per month, 200,000 dry bat- terles per month, 20,000 storage bat- | teries per month, 12,000 telephones | per month, 2,000 switchboards per month, and 60,000 pounds pigeon feed per month to feed the 16,000 birds which would be used at all times. The approximate cost of this pro- gram would amount to about $165, 500,000 at the end of the twelfth month. In order that a supply of raw ma- terials may be assured, plans are be- ing made to control certain raw ma- terials in which a shortage would probably occur in case of war. The Signal Corps plans contemplate de- centralized procurement in three pro- curement districts with centrallzed control in the office of the Chief Sig- nal Officer, at Washington. At the present time three districts have been organized with headquar- ters at New York, Chicago and San Francisco. To each district head- quarters one or more Regular offi- cers have been detailed as planning agents to organize the district and survey resources in time of peace and to serve as executive officers to the district chfef in time of emergency. With the exception of these officers the entire commissioned personnel of the districts will be composed of Re- serve officers. According to the pres- ent plans the procurement organiza- tion will contain 79 officers, to which there have already been assigned 51 Reserve officers, which is an excellent start toward the assembling of a procurement organization. S 'PIGEON SHOW PLANS. Second Annual Exhibit Here to Start January 8. A three-day pigeon show, the second annual affair of its kind, will be held by the Washington Pigeon Fanclers' Club at the Pythian Temple, 1012 Ninth street, January 8, 9 and 10. The show will follow open competition rules, and pigeons are expected from most of the States of the Union. A feature of the show is the excep- tionally large offering of special prizes. In addition to a large offering of cash and miscellaneous special prizes, 19 silver cups are offered, and a cup is to be put-up for the best dis- play of pigeons, all birds competing. Judging will be done by experlenced pigeon judges, among them J.-J. Me- Atee of Washington and A. Besche of Baltimore. The 'ub was organized in 1923, and held a uccessful show last year. Present ofi ers of the club are: H. G. Bergling, president; Paul Kos- telny, vice president, and J. H. Van Hoy, secretary-treasurer. S e e Before noon a man is hopeful of accomplishing something by night. After noon he side-tracks his hopes for use next day. 'Bums'teadsWomISymg “To children an angel of merey.' ai rections are followed IT NEVER FAILS. Despite scercity and enormous cost of SAN- TONIN, it contains full dose. Stood sixty Joare: Lest. Bold-averywhers or by mall, S i 3 - Est. C. A. Voorhees, M. D., Philadelphia. Drapery Store 3rd Floor Sales Bring Many Savings —A closing-out sale of all holiday articles left from a busy season’s business. Many of the lots are limited, so be here early Monday for best selection. A reason- able deposit will reserve your purchases for later de- Our Whole Stock of Pillows Reduced ~Various shapes and styles, of silk taffeta, rayon, velour, satin, etc., in plain and figured effects. $1.45 to $2.95 Pillows, each. . 84c $3.95 to $4.95 Pillows, each. ... 9247 $5.95 to $7.95 Pillows, each ee...$449 $9.95 to $11.95 Pillows, each. . . .......$6.55 All Cedar Chests in Four Sale Groups —Plain and copper-trimmed styles, inlay styles, walnut and mahogany-finished chests, with cedar lining. 36 to 48 inches long, extra wide and deep. Complete with lock, key, cedar handles and strong casters. $19.95 Genuine Red Cedar Chests. . . ..$13.00 $24.95 Genuine Red Cedar Chests. , . ..$15.50 $32.95 to $39.95 Chests, special. . . ....$24.50 $43.95 to $57.45 Chests, special. . . . . ... $39.50 266 Pairs of Lace Curtains Sale Priced —Imported and domestic lace curtains, including sam- ple pairs and slightly soiled curtains. 1 and 2 pairs of a kind. 98c to $2.45 Lace Curtains......... 79c $2.95 to $4.95 Lace Curtains. v....51.50 $5.45to $7.95 Lace Curtains. eee..$3.00 $8.95 to $12.95 Lace Curtains. ....55.00 Curtain, Drapery and Upholstery Fabrics Reduced In Remnant Lengths 25c to 39c Materials, yard. ..........15c 45c to 75c Materials, yard. ..........25¢c 85c to $1.25 Materials, yard. ..........40c $1.29 to $2.45 Materials, yard. ... .......75¢c Our Entire Stock of Portieres in Four Lots —Choose from double-faced velours, \art silks, art damask, sheela velour, armure tapestry, etc. 1 apd 2 pairs of a kind. $5.95 to $8.95 Portieres, pair. ...... $4.29 $9.95 to $14.95 Portieres, pair. . .. $7.88 $16.95 to $24.95 Portieres, pair. . ... ..$10.66 $27.95 to $39.95 Portieres, pair. .. .$19.88 Table Runners, Scarfs, Etc. All Reduced —Also in the assortment are pillow slips, couch covers and other pieces, made of velour, damask, rayon and armure tapestry. $1.45 to $2.95 values, special $3.95 to $5.95 values, special. . $6.95 to $9.95 values, special . $11.95 to $14.95 values, special . $19.95 to $39.95 values, special. Window Shades (Seconds) —High-grade Linen-finish Window Shades, size 3x5.9 ft. 4 long. .In ecru; seconds of 98c grade. Special, each... c —High-grade Duplex Window Shades, size 3x5.9 ft. long, In &reen on one side and white on the reverse slde. Seconds @) of $1.49 grade. Special, each .... s c Two Lots Velours —Our egtire stock of 50-inch Velour, in plain and embossed styles, various qualities and colors. $3.95 to $4.95 $2 50 values. Yard ..... areserisieaaseasanaiian . o —Fine quality Velour, in large remnant lengths, sl 85 $2.95 to $6.95 values. Special, yard . e s ene s g b cureaees | Monday—67 Napanee Dutch Kitchen Cabinets Reduced Savings of $10.00 to $23.00 —Just because these sixty-seven beautiful Kitchen Cabinets are slightly scratched—the manufacturers have made it possible for us to offer these really unusual price conces- sions—beginning tomorrow. There’s nothing else the matter with them! For all practical purposes they're-as desirable as ever, and they’ll. uidoubtedly go fast at the reduced price! In some styles there is but one cabinet. In others there are two to twelve of a kind. —Here’s the list. Check off the one you want and hurry down. 11, Reg. $84.50 J. Oak Cabinets, $69.50 12, Reg. $94.50 J. White Cabinets, $72.50 1, Reg. $96.50 J. Gray Cabinets, $73.50 12, Reg. $72.50 G. Oak Cabinets, $52.50 10, Reg. $82.50 G. White Cabinets, $59.50 3, Reg. $84.50 G. Gray Cabinets, $61.50 4, Reg. $72.50 K. White Cabinets, $51.50 7, Reg. $69.50 M. White Cabinets, $49.50 1, Reg. $59.50 M. Oak Cabinets, $44.50 2, Reg. $39.75 D. Oak Cabinets, $29.75 3, Reg. $62.50 K. Oak Cabinets, $41.50 1, Reg. $71.50 M. Gray Cabinets, $49.50 $1 DOWN —Galvanized Iron Garbage Cans, No. 0000 size, with bail handle and 330 tight-fitting cover . e —Jardineres, “seconds,” assorted patterns and shapes. 10-inch stze. . DOC ~Tea SJardineres. assorted patterns. og Seconds, S-inch size. rations. Half d Houseware Specials Third Floor. Cups and Saucers of fmported Japanese china, assorted deco- @7 @ Sis: Tetnfarced: ith Floor Secures any of these cabinets at the Re- duced Prices, and you have a whole year to pay the balance if you wish. —Wash Boilers, No. 217, with copper bot- tom and copper rim, reinforced. Heavy tin cover. .. L 82.98 —5-foot Step-ladders, a handy thing about the house......... 9198 —Galvanized Iron Ash Cans, 1é-gallon * $1.39 Qefla - 5ot v handles A Special Purchase—75 Seamless Wool Velvet Rugs at $44.95 “Argonne” Quality Wool Rugs Rugs, including Axmin- sters, Smyrna, v etc., in quite a ran colors. Regular values, Monday, $2.00 Axminster Rugs —6x9-ft, extra quality in 3 good pat- They are the soft-nap kind; only. Regularl, Monday, each, $19.95 Slight Seconds of the Size 9x12 ft. All with Fringed Ends . —A very high grade velvet rug Wwith a close, thick nap. The colorings are of the best and ‘the patterns are the lovely Wil- ton rug designs with blue, rose, taupe and sand grounds. As to the imperfections, they are of such a trivial nature they do not hurt the looks or mar the wearing qualities in the least. Select Monday from this lot and save nearly $10.00 on your new rug! Room Size Worsted and Wool Wilton Rugs $80.00 1o $95.00 Grades —38 rugs in all, 8%4x10% ft. and 9x12 ft. sizes, that include the best Wiltons of the season. They have soft, rich colorings and are in attractive patterns. Splendid wearihg qualities. $66.75 5,000 Sq. Yds. Reg. 69¢ Felt-Base Floor Coverings Cost for Average Room Less Than $5.00 —15 designs to choose from in tile, wood, carpet, Dutch tile and conventional patterns and in the very best of colorings. These are all full rolls, so you Monday. L4ou whae, you need. You save exactly 30c on each square yard Sale of $15.95 Mattresses At $11.95 —Splendid layer-felt mattresses, in all sizes, that regularly sell for $15.95. Monday at the above price. —$1095 Cotton Mattresses, in all sizes. Monday...em esaeeees Kann's—Third Floor. $7.88 —$24.95 Fine Layer-felt Mat- $ tresses, in all sizes. Monday, 16.88 $17.88 —Beds that regularly sell' for $25.00 to $45.00; . offered Monday at $17.88. These are slightly scratched from handling and are in twin and full bed sizes, including wood-finished metal: and four-poster wood beds. Just 23 in the lot. Velvet Carpet —1,000 yds. of Wool Velvet Carpet, in f ured and plain pattern: for stairs and halls; to B0 yds. in each piece and regular $195 to $3.95 grades. Monday, yard, $1.50 $1.95 Rag Rugs —1,000 Washable Rag Rugs in colonial hit- and-miss patterns, with band borders. Dark and light mixtures; size 8x4% feet. Monday, each, 98¢ Felt-Base Rugs —300 Waltona 9x12-ft, felt-base rugs, all bor- dered and in a splendid assortment of patterns. These are seconds of $16.20 grade. No holes or broken places. Mon- day, each, $9.99 Fiber Door Mats —Extra large size Door Mats of cocoa fiber; they are the extra brush grade, well made and firmly beund; $2.95 and $3.95 values. Mon- day, each,