Evening star., 1923-09-16

cision is that he does not possess the
authority to pass on property ac-
counts, although he has the authority
TO audit the accounts of the depares
ment for tho purchase of fuel or other
classes of goods.
1t is contended that the issue of fuel
Is SO closely related with the light
and fuel allowances that the War and
Navy Departments should have abso-
lutte power in it's distribution. Wisely,
the controller, in. rendering his de-
| cision, withholds its application until
June 30, 1924 This will not only give
| Congress an opportunity to legislate
| IN this matter, but the controller evil
! IDENTIFY does not desire to put himself
| IN the light of interfering with the
distribution of coal this winter.
Increasing last years appropriation
Tor instructional purposes for the
! National Guard from $3.50, 900 to $685.
600 for this year will provide school
| training for about 80 or 40 per cent
| more guard officers At the present
time more applications are coming in
Tor this training than the increased
appropriations will provide instruc-
| tfon for. In addition to the schools
FOR officers, there will be schools for
the enlisted personnel of the guard
| as follows: Field artillery horse
shoers, field artillery communications
and field artillery battery mechanics
az Fort Sill; cooks and bakers school
at the different stations; artillery
radio (CACl, Fort Monroe, Va. and
radio operators course, Signal Corps
at Camp Vail. N. ].
Thirty National Guard officers will
attend the GIL. G-2 and Ga courses
on the following respective dates:
January 2, 1924, to February 10, 1924;
september II, 1923, to November 10
i9z5' and January 80, 1924, to March
The Engineer School at Camp Hum
! phreys, Va will begin instruction on
April Is. 1924, and conclude June 25,
1924; the Medical Field Service school
CarIisie. Pa, from September 5, 1928.
10 october 16. 1923, and the Air Sery-
ice Flying School at Brooks Field be-
"a ian september l. 1928, and will end
The subjoined list contains the list
OF schools and dates on which they
will be held;
55nfantry-February rs to May 81,
1924, Ft. Benning, Ga.
Infantry ks)-February Is TO
May y. 1924, Camp Meade, Md
Cavalry-September 15 to Decem-
Der 10, 1928, Ft. Riley, Kas.
Field Artillery-Septembe Is to
December IS. FIT. Sill, Okla.
Field Artillery March Is to June
10, 1924, Ft. Sill. Okla.
Z. A. C. fharbor defense artillery
September Is to December Is, 1929,
FIT Monroe. Va.
c. A. c. (heavy mobile artillery
september Is to December Is. 1928.
c. A. c. CA A.)-September 15 to
December IS. 1923. Ft. Monroe, Va.
Signal-March Is to June Is, 1924,
Camp Vail. n. ].
November IL has been designated
as the time limit for officers with
world war service to join the or
ganized reserves without examina-
! ton. AS these examinations will be
dif1cult' and viii include q number
, of subjects, 1t is the desire of the
War Department that ex-world war
officers take steps Immediately to en-
roll themselves in the reserve.
Arrival of the L. S. S. Chaumont at
Hampton roads this week will mark
. the close of the tWo-month cruise of
members of the House naval affairs
committee on their tour of inspection
of the naval shore establishments at
Panama and the Pacific coast.
From all accounts, which include
letters from various members of Con-
greSS who made the trip and naval
officers who accompanied them, it was
complete success. Judging from
these reports the trip was in no sense
pleasure party" for the official
members. for at the request of the
congressman TWO ddl!y sessions or the
committee were held aboard ship, at
which every phase of naval activities
of the different shore establishments
to be visited on the trip were thor
oughly discussed and the Navys poll
cies explained in great detail. At each
portof call a strenuous program Of
inspection was carried out only suf-
ficient time being allowed at each
place for this. The trip>sstarted the
latter part of July and took forty
days to complete. part of the official
party leaving the Chaumont at Port
Angelus, Puget sound, EAturning to
the east coast overland, while the
others are making the return trip
aboard the ship.
Members of the comn&tee took ad-
vantage of the opportunity afforded to
familiariZe themselves thoroughly
with the details of the proposed plan
for development of the naval shore
establishments recently drawn up by
the naval board headed by Capt A. L.
Willard and approved by Acting Sec
retary Roosevelt, with particular ref
erence to the points visited.
Rear Admiral l.. f. Gregory, chief
of the bureau of yards and docks,
who made the trip of inspection as
the representative with the commit
tee of the Navy Department, returned
TO the department this week. Several