Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-11-04
ARMY AND NAVY

Capt Henri Gustav Boyer. medica
director. L. ;. n. in Charge OF The
Naval MediCd School and attached L
the bureau Ofmedicine and surgery O
the Navy Department. retired October
IS lie has treu detached from duty
and UriIcrtd lDmc 10 await retirement
Capt. BCyer : a native OF Germany
lie vas apro!.ted to the Medical Corps
OF the navy rom New York state iI
l>7f He WaSasSi2ned 70 the Medical
school, TWO pa-S ago.
New specifications have been drawn
by the War department. for the SCOu.
military aerolanes to be purchased
with the fist expenditures OF the
ID 100000 Appropriation made by the
las Congress.
To effect eSy shipment by rail or
boat the malmum spread OF the sup
porting surfaces is fixed at forty feet
The engines Or the two-passenger ma,
chine must + of American make. A
maximum sped OF siXty-tive miles an
hour is fixed for the larger machine.
I nese are nv features OF the specii-
cations.
1t is reQuild that the one passenge!'
machine Glib 1900 feet in three min
utes, carryiE fuel for one hour
fight. The two-passenger Machine
must rise 20 feet in ten minutes, car
rying 600 pands of weight. including
the aviator, assenger, and 80 pounds
Ct OIL Bothnachines must be capable
C making $figure within I rectan-
sic 500 yard by $50 yards. although it
IS not reque ed that extra weight be
carried durg these tests.
The one ssenger machine must at
tain a spec of siyty-five miles an
hour. The two-passeng-r aeroplane
rust make orty miles an hour, but
not more TIN sixt-five miles an hour.
Engines nst be capable of being
throttled ateduced speeds, both ma-
chimes mus Hand and rise on pIowe1
ground, car ing full weight, and the
supporting lrfaces must be large
enough to Rtisfy the army Office
that a safe iding angle will be insur-
Ell. A two3urs continuous endur-
apce test fdengines is provided. .
Manufact ers must provide a name
plate for eh aeroplane, giving the
makers tyl and serial number, but
the paintinpf names or similar mat
ter on any lrt of the machine is pro-
hlbited. H.
Brig. Gep ames Allen, chief signal
officer of i United States army in
VI certain ~ many machines will be
purchased -lder these specifications.
The speed tquired for attaining. Ger.
tain altitud the spread of the planes
and other tails represent the latest
informatioIpf the army aviation Of
ficers on Iiitary requirements, COM
bined witfhe maximum degree of
safety to tlaviator.
The Con ticut, flagship of the At
lantic squton, is at the Brooklyn
navy yardFith a broken propeller
She crept TO the yard after the re-
view of w;craft at New York Her
presence VI that of dozen other
vessels wateported at the yard. but |
it was at bt stated that they went |
there onlyecause it was the regu-
lar dockintme and they were to be |
brushed u md repaired in minor
way. -
The serb injury to the Connect. |
cut was ID reported. - ~ |
The pos savings depository as an |
incentive the laying aside of mon
ey for th}roverbial rainy day is |
pointed to a report from the Pana-
ma Canal bne. Whereas June 80, |
1911, cana nd railway employees had
placed $390 in money orders pay
able to thselves at the office of |
issue, JUMP, 1912, five months after
the postakvings system had been
established the zone, the employees
had a tol of $550,00O on deposit.
Of this AUNT $357,00 was in the
postal say IS banks.
Thirty IONS were represented by |
the 2402 lositors.
James fe, British ambassador to
the Unitettates, returned to Wash
ington a an absence of six
months. IS expected that the pro-
test Of British government
against t provision allowing free
passage fhe Panama canal to
American astwise trade will he i
one OF tH rst things to engage the
attention 1.-THE ambassador.
Since 4assador Bryce was last
n Washbn he has visited, in
company b Mrs. Bryce, Australia,
New Zeal New South Wales, and
other Brl possessions. Since his
~eturn oterica his latest book on