New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-15
ARMY AND NAVY NOTES
officers Clash in Heated Debate
Over Aviation Work.
From The Tribune Bureau.l
WASHINGTON. August

washington. August II
ARGUMENT OVER AVIATlON.-ln
the hearing before the House Military
Committee this morning on Represent
alive Hays aviation bin there came near
being an exchange of personalities, be
cause Of the arraignment Of the army
signal CORPS by Captain Paul ". Beck
an infantry officer. formerly on avlauoh
duty.
The hearing was devoted TO the measure
which proposes the establishment of an
aviation CORPS. separating aviation work
from the signal corps. Oflcials OF thdl
corps. including Colonel Samuel ReOer'
signal officer of the Eastern Department
on duty at Governor Island, had testlneu
that it was absolutely necessary 10 con
tinue aviation under the signal orlcels'
with an increase in the commissioner
personnel of the corps to PROVIDE Tue
officers necessary for the work Genera
Scrven. head Of the corps, subihit'eu
plans for the development of aviation.
CAPTAIN Beck made some forcetul re-
marks concerning the lack Of enterprise
sbovn bv the signal corps, and informed
the committee that that branch had been.
engaged for five years IN sledi''''
hIuff He also said that unless there
was a complete separation OF aVlaton
from the signal corps there could not oe
much development. and tnat All noP1
rests In putting aviation under UdIieu
flyers, who themselves are supervisor 10y
a man who knows that work thoIousnI9'
Captain Beck was promptly followed oS
General Scriven. who pronounced t"e
allusion TO the signal corps as 'oHenS''e
and untrue" He said plans had pe'H
carefully prepared for the development Oh
aviation. and that Captain Beck 3 lgho-
rance had led him into making these ms
statements. He expressed surprise anu
Indignation that an army ofncer shou'u
en- far forget himself as to indulge IN
unconplimentary illusions 10 his service
associates. lie renewed the recommends
ton that aviation bc kept uhoe' 'he
signal corps. where its development "oN'u
no sure and where Il would not be oe-
nendent upon what Colonel Reber had IN
his testimony, described as a kaieiuo-
SCOPE personnel 80,
Representative Hay introduced the Dill
providing for a separate AVIATION co'p'
with the idea Of eliciting the military
view Oh the subject, although u va III
expected there would be any suCh Hgau
exchange Of views is oecuTTeu d.
session.
ORDERS ISSUED. The following army
and navy orders have been Issued
ARMY.
c,,,atn RICHARD NJ THOMAS. I'm 1eN.
alry 10 enter neat class mouhltn
rchool 90 Fort RILEY. SepteWneI 20 30 -
Fist Lieutenant PAUL II. I'm -'
fartry. 10 Fort LeavenWoIlh. ,lrr. cas-.
,-,-st ieutcnant WILLIAM n. POFE. cav
airy. 10 Walter Reed Genera. 't,SIyN
Leaves Of absence FIst LIZ. Leu 90. month
captain EDWARD hill 6ih tieia AZ,
,iPierr' lire months second iieutenanl
MAURICE d. WELIfii .J on 'p t;sie.' '
months on arrival IN Ih'''"
NAVY.
Surgeon r. J. GROW. detaened we '''"'''
Ac,ing Assistant surgeon J. II. W. Meyer
Bo aRPo''iS' +. +. QUIRK detached the Ken
tucky. home, Wait Orders. ..,. 2, ~
Chief gunner ANDREW OLSON, +. :"
Bliss Works Brooklyn N,,e-ll,.cs ..,,,-,.
Parmastcr clerk j. O.. MASTERS hPp''"'
I'd; the Minnesota. ,.s
Captain ". T.. PARKER ". g.. detac1e'
marine barracks. nav yard. Mashi"s ,.n
recruiting duty. Buffalo. vice frs Lieu
tenant ARTHUR STOKES. marine o''-
racks. Annapolis
MOVEMENTS OF WARSilPS Tho
following movements 81 vessels have been
reported to the Navy Department
ARRIVED.
Angus, 1.-THE Yorktown. - Topo.ooampo
August 1.-THE Buffalo. a. Gua'mas
August. l3-The Raleigh nj BeIlingham. ne
Culgoa. AZ North River.
SAILED.
August i3-The Glacier. from GuaymA' Tor
TopolobampO and Mare Island. IN" Rs-
lIgh from Bremcrtou. f0r Bellingham
the Cincinnati from hiuklang. for Nan
King. the CulgOa. from Iona Island. for
North River Sew York CITY.
August 1.-THE Culgoa. from North River.
for Ncwporf.
The Nestal ordered placed In ommisslon.
navy VarI Boston Sepfcmbsr l.