Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-04-08
ARMY NOTES
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WASHINGTON. d. c.. Mar 36-Ft
Schofield, Honolulu. probably will be
the post which Rev. Ignatius Fealy,
for nine years curate at ST Joseph s
Church, will be assigned when he
takes up his duties as chaplain in
the United States Army. Father Fea-
Fly left Washington yesterday for a
vacation of few days. before as
Stunning his new duties at Fort Myer.
Va, where he is to be stationed prior
to his regular assignment. He is
likely to remain at the Virginia post
just across the Potomac about a
month
Plans for big reception and public
demonstration on the occasion of
Father Fealy's formal leavetake are
being made by number of his
friends. no definite date for the affair
having yet been fixed. 1t was stated
today that priest from the Apostolic
Mission House at Brookland Is to be
assigned temporarily to fill the vac
ancy occasioned by Father Fealy's
departure from ST. Joseph's
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Armor plate made out of cotton -
counterpart of car wheels made out o.
paper is the dream an inventor
capitalist, Col Marcellus E. Thornton
Of Hickory. N. c., told of in letter
to Secretary Daniels of the navy de-
partment. Col Thornton, an old ac-
Iquaintanee of his fellow statesman,
Secretary Daniels, is sure that it is
the right idea and that it can be az
eomplished.
The resistant power Of cotton is
we'll established by practice in war
fare. During the civil war the con-
| federates used cotton bales as an eff
fective rampant against cannon balls.
Col Thornton has plan for max
ing armor plate out of cotton, to dis
place steel, now exclusively used for
that purpose. He writes to Secretary
Daniels about it, in the expectation
that his idea may be made available
for the sheathing Of naval vessels.
II know it can be DONE" he writes.
Il intend to do it, believe such an
arrfor plate would be superior in eff
| fieieney to any that can be devised
from any process"
Col Thornton does not reveal any
of the details of his secret for manu-
featuring armoE from the souths sta
pie product 1t is, of course, there
fore, impossible to furnish any infoT-
nation as to how he would go about
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Armor plate made out of rubber
was the idea of an earlier inventor
never made practicable. 1t was ex-
pecteds that such defensive device
would provide a medium of elasticity
| from which cannon balls and shells
would bounce off and fall into the wa
ter harmless Z. l., g..
~. sr " 90
An exchange of courtesies between
the Army and Navy departments is
intended to result in adding to the
store of knowledge of the cadets OF
of both services The $4,000 model
of the big dreadnought Florida has
been sent to West Point Military
Academy by order of Secretary Dan
ieis of the Navy Department. Secre-
tany Garrison of the War Department
expects I'd return the compliment by
sending I'd the Annapolis Naval Acad-
envy model of one of the coast artil-
lery stations. -.
The superintendent of the Military
academy has been charged with res
tponsibility for the models of the Flor
ida, and will see that it is handled
with care. The cadets will be given
ample opportunity to examine it.
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AS onei result of the recent inVesti-
lgation into the lighthouse service by
Secretary Redfield and a committee
| of other officials of the Department
Iof Commerce. George Warrington
superintendent of naval construction
of the service has been dismissed and
Edward C. Gillette, assistant engin-
eer in the service has been appointed
by President Wilson to succeed him
MT. Gillette, a native of Philadel-
pfia. Pa, was formerly inspector OF
the lighthouse district with headquar-
tiers at Boston. No specific charge
was preferred against Mr.. Warning
ton, his dismissal being due, it is
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