Evening Star Newspaper, June 21, 1931, Page 52

\] 3 Army. terest is shown in the selection of the dfficer to succeed Maj Gen. Willlam G. Everson, chief of the Militia Bureau, w4 is soon to resume his calling as & munister of the gospel, having accepted & pastorate in Denver, Colo. Gen. Everson has made a most favorable im- pression upon his associates in the War Department and he has been most help- ful in promoting the good feeling be- tween the members of the regular establishment and those of the Na- tional Guard. The selection of Gen. Everson’s suc- cessor involves consideration of circum- stances tHat may be described as a g=o- graphical mixture. There is a sugges- tion of necessity of a recognition of the Army areas, which was observed to a certain extent in the appointment of former chiefs of the Militia Bureau, such as that of Maj. Gen. George C. Rickards (Pennsylvania), who came from the first area, and Maj. Gen. Creed C. Hammond (Oregon}, who came from the third area. This has been sufficient to establish an argument that | C. W. the appointment should now be con- fined to an officer hailing from one of these areas, although the fragment of the term served by Gen. Everson as from the second orea might be consid- ered, it is pointed out, as still including that area in any list of eligibles, which might lead to the selection of Col. Al- bert R. Culbertson, Infantry Reserve and of the Illinois National Guard, who is now on duty in the Militia Bureau as chief of the regulations section. Other officers nemed in connection with this approaching bureau chief vacancy are Col. R. E. Mittelstaedt, the Adjutant General of California, end Brig. Gen. James W. Hanson, th> Adju-~ tant General of Maine. ‘The name of Brig. Gen. Frank D. Beary, lately Adju- tant General of Pennsylvania. also has been suggested in this connection. The Assistant Secrotary of War has selected Maj. Roy A. Hill, Infantry, a member of the 1931 Army Industrial College graduating class, as e first officer graduate of the college to be de- tailed to the Naval War College. This is the result of a policy recently in- augurated by the Navy Department to increase the annual quota of Army officer students assigned to the Naval College at Newport, R. L. The purpose of the Army Industrial College, the newest of the three general service schools operated by the War Department, is to train Army officers in the preparation of plans for procure- ment and industrial mobilization in the event of A major emergency. Despite the resolution adopted last week at the annual convention in Philadelphia of the American Medical Association urging that the Army medi- cal library, now situated at Seventh and D streets northwest, this city, b2 as possible to the Con- gressional Library, instead of at Walter Reed General Hospital, Army Medical Center, there will probably be no change | in the location of the new Army medical Jibrary, which, according to present plans, will be situated in the groups of the Army Medical Center. ‘The new Army Industrial College auditorium, which has been rushed to completion the past two weeks, will be the scene tomorrow morning, at 11 o'clock, of the commencement exercises of the 1931 graduating class of that Army educational institution. year's class is the largest that has ever been graduated from the industrial col- lege, the 46 officer graduates consisting of 41 Army, 1 Marine Corps and 4 Navy officers. If in the city, Assistant Secretary of War Frederick H. Payne will address the class and present the diplomas. The Chief of Staff, Gen. Douglas MacArthur, will be present, and Maj. Gen. Samuel Hof, Chief of Ordnance, will deliver the principal ad- dress. Lieut. Col. William A. McCain, Q. M. C,, is the director of the college. ‘The Army officers who will graduate tomorrow morning are Cols. Carroll D. Buck, M. C,, and Alvin C. Voris, 8. C. Lieut. Cols. Joseph J. Grace, S. C. This | Innis P. Swift, Cav., and Willam H. Smith, M. C. Majs. Gilbert V. B. Wilkes, C. E.; Henry W. T. Eglin, C. A. Roy A. Hill, Inf.; Francis , ir, O. D.; Roland Pinger, O. D.; Kenneth P. Lord, F. Thomas J. Hayes, O. D.; impson, 8. C.; Horace L. , @ M. C, and Edwin F. Ely, F. Ci Harold A. Nisley, O. D:; Frank 16y . M. !:me‘it C. Bomar, e . Skinner, O. D.; Letcher ic?, Q. M. C.; Edward W. Lachmiller, Q. M. C.; Roy M. en, C. E.;.Merle H. Davis, O. Schneeberger, A. C.; ‘Frank.M. Barrell, Q. M. C., and Fabius H. Kohless, C. E. Lieuts, Hoel S. Bishop, jr, C. Henry C. Wolfe, C. E.; Lcland W. Mil ler, A. C.; Clarence H, Welch, A. C. George M. Grimes, Q. M. C.; Robert S. Heald, A. C.;: Norman D. Brophy, A. C. Willlam C. Hutt, Q M. C.; MacKay, C. W. 8.; . W. B.; G:orge R. Burgess, C. A, C. and Donald R. Goodrich, A. C. The Navy graduates are Capt. Joseph E. McDonald, S. C., and Lieut. Comdrs. Theodore ~ E. Chandler, Theodore M. ‘Waldschmidt and Frank C. Dunham, S. C, while the Marine Corps officer completing the course of instruction is Capt. Donald J. Kendall. . Navy. As the result of an opinion rendered by the Attorney General to the Secre- tary of the Navy, the authoriz:d com- missioned line officer strength of the Navy will remain at 5499, as hereto- fore. This opinion related to the en- listed basis on which the 4 per cent of commissioned officers of the line of the Navy should be based. The Attorney General holds that the Navy Depart- ment has been correct in basing the computation on an enlisted allowance of 131,485 men as th» permanent en- listed strength, plus 6,000 apprentice seamen, but excluding 14,000 enlisted men temporarily authorized for instruc tion in trade schools, As a result the following officers became due for pro- motion on June 4, 1931, to the next higher grades, respectively, as a result of redistribution of numbers in the grades of the line incident to commis- sioning on that date of graduates of the Naval Academy as ensigns: Comdrs. Charlss C. Harbigan and George A. Alexander. Lieut. Comdrs. Webb Trammell, Charl- ton E. Battle, jr.. Robert M. Griffin, Robert H. Skelton, Alfred G. Zimmer- mann, Roger W. Pajne (bccomes addi- tional number), Delavan B. Downer, Oliver L. Wolfard, Ellis S. Stone, Harry 1. Merring. Francis S. Craven, Lybrand P. Smith (becomes additional number), William D. Chandler, jr.; Harry W. Hill, Bernhard H. Bieri, -r, James C. Byrn Awtrey, Howard L. Jeans (becomes ad- ditional number), Edward B. Lapham, | Edward B. Hanson, Daniel J. Callaghan, Frank J. Lowry, Thomas Baxter, Walter iA Riedel, Edgar R. McClung, John H. Magruder, jr.. Lewis W. 'Comstock, | Thomas S. McCoy. Lytell St. Pam- perin, Frank C. McCord, Herbort R. Hein, Thomas 8. King. 2d: Scott D. McCaughey, Frank Loftin, George B. Ashe, John C. Thom, Ralph P. Wood, Ames Loder, John W. Reeves, jr.; Guys- bert V. Vroom, Robert P. Hinrichs, El- liott B. Nixon, Sherwood Picking, Nor- man L. Kirk, G-orge A. Rood, Pat Bu- chanan, John W. McClaren, Carlos A. Wells E. Goodhue, Wallace B. Phillips, Prederick L. Riefkohl, John W. Gates, William C. Barnes, Van Leer Kirkman, Harry D. McHenry, Alfred S. Wolfe, Eug-ne T. Oates, Richard S. Field, Robert P. Molten, jr.; Jay K. Esler, George D. Murray and Harry Bogusch. ‘Twenty-nine officers of the Navy graduated last Friday from the Chemi- cal Warfare School, Edgewood Arsenal, Md. Those receiving diplomas were: Lieut. Comdr. V. O. Clark and Lieuts. Charles Allen, Laurence Bennett, J. S. Donnell, H. S. Dunbar, Ralph Ea C. Fitz, H. E. Maclenlan, J. V. Mc |ordered to 15 days’ training duty for BUGSEY THE o wON, GEORGE WASHINGTON'S ENERAL Braddock’s approach to his tragic hour was unknowingly planned in Carlyle House at Alexandria. Washington's courteous insistence that his services be accorded proper rank having been s observant youth for .the third ti factorily met, quiet and ime found himself moving in military fashion toward contested ground along the Ohio. Lord Fairfax rode with him part of the way, giving such advice from the saddle as came to his mind, for example, “Always look at the poftscript of a lady's letter.”” = D. C. Naval Reserve The cruising season for the members of th: 1st' Battalion, United States Naval Reserves of the District of Co- lumbia, opened here vesterday, when the United States destroyer Hamilton of the newly formed traning squadron of the Atlantic Fleet left the Washing- ton Navy Yard and steamed down the Potol nd Chesapeake Bay, pre- paratory to heading for the Bermuda Islands. The vessel had aboard the 3d Fleet Division of the local battalion and a division from the Baltimore, Md., reserve contingent. The Hamilton is commandéd by Lieut. Comdr. Gulbran- son. Three officers and 53 men from the District of Columbia organization were this voyage, which is the first of three which will be made hy the destroyers from this port. After two weeks away from Washington, the greater part of which time will be spent at sea, the vesszl will return to Washington and will lay over here a week, replenishing Elduff, 8. B. Moore and F. J. Nuber. 5Q, , G. W. Evans, . K. B. Ginder, A. H. Graubart, W. S. Howard, K. C. Hurd, A. M. Hurst, N. L. McDowell, P. V. Mercer, E. L. Schlelf, C. J. Stuart, H. G. Trainer, J. M. Worthington and Ensigns E. V. Dennctt, C. A. Johnson and.T. A.| Smith, { Comdr. L. C. Davis, now in charge of | the naval unit at Edgewood Arsenal, will be detached soon. The 1931 graduates of the Naval Academy have becn divided among the | battleships of tha fleet as follows: : Ari- zona, 15; California, 15; Colorado, 15; Idaho, 17; Maryland, 2i; Nevada, 17 New York, 17; Oklahoma, 16; Pennsyl- | vania, 16; Tennessee, 19; Texas, 17, ths West Virginia, 15. Of the two airplane carriers, the Lex- ington will receive 19 and the Saratoga 19 of the newly commissioned ensigns, while one will be assigned to each de- stroyer, one to each tender and two to five ensigns to the light crulsers, Thir- teen of the members of the 1931 class have been assigned to temporary duty with the Navy rifle team and will be given their ficet assignments later. ‘There will be convened at the Navy Department on Tuesday a board of officers of the Navy Medical Corps, the purpose of which will be to select not more than eight officers of that corps for promotion to the rank of com- mander. The board will consist of Capts. Charles P. Kindleberger, Theo- dore W. Richards, Eugene J. Grow, Charles S. Butler, John M. Brister, E. Hoyt and John F. Murphy, Robert, with Lieut. Comdr. John R. White as recorder. No Valves to d | M. Yeabower. > D, C. JunE 21 '"Ili e, A ISV b—k"‘;’I 5 fuel and supplies, and then will go over the same voyage with the 1st Fleet Di- vision, for a 15-day peri>d of training. On the rd voyage with the 2d Fleet Division aboard, the ship will leave on the same day she is scheduled to re- turn with the 1st Division. During the voyage the Reserve of- ficers and men will be put through a strenuous period of training, including emergency drills, ship operat'on, ai will make preparations for the annual targat practice, which will be fired with the big guns on the ship during the second week of the cruise. The officers and men from Washing- ton_on the voyage are: Leut. Charles H. Willilams, commanding the division; Lieut. (Junior Grade) Gordon W. Dais- ley and Ensign Bertram H. Lindman, and the following enlisted men: Alex- ander S. Ball, Orrie B. Bayliss, Willlam F. Bender, Jr.; Samuel M. Berry, Wade H. Blakistone, Paul W. Bogikes, Robert 8. Campbell, Emanuel G. Carr, William W. Clift, Ralph E. Cline, Leo F. Col- lins, Joseph P. Comiskey, Maurice J. Crawford, Alfred T. Dedge, Arthur C. Tyle, James E. Ferrier, Joseph G. Fer- rffr, William E. Freeman, Carl J. Fried- berg, Laurence M. Goodridge, James E. Gorrie, James E. Gray. Benjamin H. Hall, Oscar F. Harlow, Franklin B. Harper, Philip F. Klein, Raymond E. Landon, William' McK. Lewis, Dean E. McLaughlin, Charles D. MacGregor, George E. Mierke, James E. Montague, Charles S. Montgomery, Jo- seph B. Moody, Richard 8. Mudd, Jo- seph H. Neal, Le Roy M. Phillips. Byron E. Richardson, James R. Slm%—- flee son, Charles C. Sellers, William Smith, jr.; Benard Stasulli, William Swetham, Charles R. Taylor, jr.; Fred. erick H. Thomas, Richard B. Thrift, | Edwin L. White, Irvin O. Wolf, Joy E. Woolhiser, Willlam I. Wyndham, Robert While the Summer cruises were being | inaugurated here, the Navy Department ordered the convening in this city of a board of officers for the purpose nt‘ discussing the cruises. The board is | composed of Capt. R. E. Pope, assist- | ant chief of the Bureau of Navigation, a Regular officer, and the following Re- serve officers: Comdr. L. W. Hesselman, Lieut. Comdr. M. R. Wortley and Lieut. Comdr. J. J. Carrick. The announcement of the appoint- ment of the board did not outline the particular matters concerning Summer cruising which would be considered, but it is probable that it relates to plans for the training programs for next Sum- mer. The system which is being used this year, that of having a special fleet of vessels to be used entirely for train- ing_and experimental work, is & new one.” born ‘of the economy drive last Spring, when a8 number of vessels as. signed to the Naval Reserve organiza- lieved and placed out of commission. Heretofore, it has been the practice to assign particular vessels to the vari- ous organizations, on which they not (tml‘y eouldd hold t:lhe:x' weekly d;‘l"lh“ and ral Jur: armory - nod:?ngut m‘?l'd use ips, with which they had become familiar, on their training cruises. ‘Two battleships and eight destroyers have been assij to the new training fleet. - The two capital ships now are |, taking the midshipmen from the United Stat:s Naval Academy at Annapolis on their annual practice cruise, while the eight destroyers will go to various At- lantic Coast ports to cruise the serves. With so many organizations on the East Coast, it is quite a probl:m to give them all a two-week training course during the Summer months when the cruising is done. The sug- gestion has be-n made that some of the South Atlantic and Gulf Coast organizations make their cruises during the Winter months, in Southerns waters, possibly making a voyage to Guanta- namo. However, the problem there, from the standpoint of the Reserves, is that it is difficult for the Reserve personnel, who have civilian occupations, to get their vacations during these months. ‘The whole problem of Reserve cruis- ing probably will be workéd out and discussed by the new board. The Re- serve fleet divisions are suj to be organized so that each will form a nucleus ‘for a destroyer crew in the event of hostilities, and therefore it has been considered necessary to cruise them on destroyers. However. each battalion has a headquarters division, but the officers and men of these divi- sions are never cruised as such. Usu- ally these officers and men have to be sent to other ships, at such times as billets can be found for them during the Summer months, because the de- stroyer billets are held only for the t division personnel. 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South- er, Aviation \(nlllnutr) re, assigned to the local Reserve, but engaged on aviation work for the Department of Commerce in New Mexico, has been or- dered to take 15 days of active duty for training at the Naval Reserve Aviation Station at Long Beach, Calif. ’l":n:dl?cu“}mwe batul::n ‘was highly prai for appearance the in- spection last Monday nf ht% miral H. V. Butler, wi sumed command of the Navy Yard. The Reserve organization comes directly under the commandant of the local yard. It was his first official conuc}d‘w‘:tthe Reserve, and the offi- cers sa the ization put on a mr:vthcredlng:‘l‘e mm.. o en ral Butler, accompanied by Lieut. Comdr. W. C. Calhoun, his aide, and Lieut. W. F. Hinckley, inspec- tor-instructor of the local battalion, ared at the entrance to the drill hall, e was rendered the same honors which would be accorded him should he board a vessel of the Navy. Six aide boys sa- luted him as he entered, and a boat- swain “piped him over the side. After being officially received the bat- talion officers, hes by Lieut. Samuel W. Steinmetz, battalion commander, were introduced to him, and then the battalion was presented. In addition to the inspection, Admiral Butler pinned Navy decorations on two former mem- bers of the Regular establishment, who are now members of the local Reserve, Chief Tot lomen Raymond Charles Wilson and Perry Jackson Hoy, for their services in connection with the develop- ment of the “lung,” submerged subma- rine escape device. Hoy received the Navy Cross, citations on which the awards were based were read personally to the bat- talion by Admiral Butler. The men of the battalion were highly complimented on their appearance and the fine turn-out which they made for | the occasion. The citation for Hoy follows: “For distinguished service in the line of his profession in connection with the preliminary stages of the develop- ment and testing of the submarine es- cape device known as the ‘lung.’ With the final apparatus he made many test while Wilson received a| | gold star, in lieu of a third cross. The (Continued From Fifth Page. neously from his harness and- para- chute in case of landings in water or She"Vearer being. draggea: aione. the wearer Eound before the chute can be col- psed. . . ‘The lives of more than 50 Navy pilots have been saved by the use of para- chutes, according to the Bureau ' of Aeronautics, which states that the Navy "'.‘E. t in the fact that not a provided the parachute release ring was pulled at sufficient altitude for the chute to open. The most pretentious pursuit plane the national 'n“ul- escapes. When the final tests were made in open water, he was lowered in a steel box to the bottom of the Potomac River in 102 feet of water off Morgan- town, Md., and again in 155 feet of water off Solomons Island, where he assisted others to escape safely to the surface. So far as is known no such tests as this series have been previ- ouly made. All of the tests with the prelimnary design and tests with the final apparatus r:quired extraordinary coolness and courage, necessitating as- sumption of risks far beyond the call in line of duty. The hazards were| eagerly acceptzd by Hoy to the further- ance of this development and his work in this connection contributed greatly toward the final perfection of the ap- | paratus.” That for Wilson, in.addition to the preliminary statement, said: “During one of these escapes he was stricken with caisson disease, an acute case of brain and stomach bends. Upon being recompressed and cured, he was ready and eager to continue test work. 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The famous Siskin Flight, Canadian Royal Air Force, will visit the races on Canadian day, heading a fleet of about 30 Canadian planes in the wind- up of the transcanada tour covering the principal Dominion cities. Carl F. Schory, who used to be in ‘Washington as Contest Committee sec- retary for the National Aeronautic As- sociation, will be chief timer and will use for the first time a new electrical timer, known as the printing chrono- graph, which prints time in minutes, seconds and hundredths of a second. Lap time will be available within a minute, and winner and placing speeds within five minutes after the finish of - a race. One of the first results of the desig- nation of Cleveland as the scene of the national air races for the next five years is the construction of permanent grandstands at the blf municipal air- port. These stands will seat 50,000 per- sons and are nearly a half mile in length. 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